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James lifts Cavaliers with big 4th quarter - (Sports, 30 articles)
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Danny Granger scored 24 points for Indiana - Bucks 104, Celtics 102 Charlie Bell scored 24 points and Dan Gadzuric added a season-high 21 points and 11 rebounds to help Milwaukee beat host Boston. Hedo Turkoglu scored 25 points for Orlando, leading all five starters in double figures - 76ers 84, Mavericks 76 Andre Miller scored 21 points to lead host Philadelphia. - Lakers 117, Magic 113 Kobe Bryant had 36 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, and Pau Gasol scored 30 points, leading Los Angeles to a wild victory over host Orlando. Georgetown has won 22 straight home games - Southern California 77, No. 7 Stanford 64 Freshman O.J. Mayo scored 25 points, Taj Gibson added 20 points and 11 rebounds, and the Trojans defeated the visiting Cardinal. Kenny Brown scored 19 points for Stanford (24-6, 13-5) - Alabama 78, No. 16 Vanderbilt 73 Mykal Riley scored the Crimson Tide's first 13 points in overtime and host Alabama beat the Commodores. Corey Maggette led the Clippers with 24 points - SuperSonics 106, Jazz 103 Rashard Lewis scored 28 of his 35 points in the second half, and Seattle rallied from a 22-point deficit to beat host Utah.
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For starters, Boylan's not talking :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Bulls (Sports, 32 articles)
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HOUSTON Larry Hughes and Drew Gooden made their Bulls debuts Sunday night in a 110-97 loss to the Houston Rockets, the hottest team in the league as owners of a now 12-game winning streak. The Bulls, who had seven players score in double figures led by Tyrus Thomas' 18, again looked like more of the run-and-gun team that scored 135 points Friday in their first game post-Ben Wallace. The Bulls have struggled with just about every aspect of the game at some point this season and the only consistent part of the their game has been inconsistency.
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Rowand wants Giants to deal for Crede :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: White Sox (Sports, 13 articles)
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TUCSON, Ariz. While Orlando Cabrera didn't want to start talking contract extension on his first day of camp, the new White Sox shortstop did say Thursday that the " basic interest is there for both sides. TUCSON, Ariz. Most players who make their spring-training camp in the Phoenix area don't volunteer to make the 90-mile trip down Interstate 10, past the ostrich farm and into Tucson for a Cactus League game. For the second time in eight years, a Berry represented player refused to sign off on his one-year contract, forcing the White Sox to renew the deal and set the 2008 salary by next week.
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No. 8 Stanford outlasts late scares from Wash. - (Sports, 14 articles)
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Tina Charles added 18 points and six rebounds, while Renee Montgomery hit three three-pointers and finished with 17 points and five assists for UConn, which led by 48 points in bouncing back from a hard-fought loss at No. 7 Rutgers on Tuesday. Rashanda McCants added 18 points for North Carolina - No. 7 LSU 78, Mississippi 48 Sylvia Fowles scored 19 of her 22 points in the first half to help the host Tigers beat the Lady Rebels (10-14, 4-7 SEC). March 14, 2008 Freshman O.J. Mayo scored 23 points, and Southern California turned up its defense down the stretch yesterday to beat Arizona State 59-55 in the quarterfinals of the Pac-10 tournament in Los Angeles.
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Fred Couples leads, Tiger Woods frustrated in Orlando (Sports, 6 articles)
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Lee Westwood followed his first round of 66 with one of 68 yesterday to maintain the pressure near the top of the leaderboard at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at the Bay Hill Club. The Englishman, who reached the turn in 35, had birdies at the 6th, 12th and 18th holes and dropped only one shot in all. The Arnold Palmer Invitational delivered a few surprises Thursday, none bigger than the 48-year-old Couples booming tee shots, taking only 23 putts and finishing atop the leaderboard with J.J. Henry.
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Hawks looking to restart playoff drive vs. Wings :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Blackhawks (Sports, 12 articles)
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The Blackhawks were facing a much better-rested team Wednesday night in their 3-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, but this is hardly the time to be tired. Suffering a fourth straight loss before a United Center crowd of 18,210 further diminished the Hawks' slim chances of making the playoffs with 11 games remaining. The next one is Wednesday against the Carolina Hurricanes and former Hawks Sergei Samsonov and Tuomo Ruutu, who were dealt to the Hurricanes this season.
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Federer, Venus Win at Australian Open (Sports, 6 articles)
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In the 2008 league table of results, Murray is sixth, three places ahead of Roger Federer and three behind Rafael Nadal, who is defending his Pacific Life Open title here. INDIAN WELLS, California - Swiss world number one Roger Federer said he was happy with his game on Friday after recovering from a recent viral problem. Federer has competed in only two ATP events this season after succumbing to mononucleosis (glandular fever) at the end of last year.
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Lewis Hamilton and McLaren show promising early form in Melbourne (Sports, 10 articles)
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A fresh breeze was blowing down the paddock on a hot and sticky morning at the Albert Park circuit when Lewis Hamilton appeared in the McLaren Mercedes garage for the first time in his second season in Formula One. The Ferrari driver took the lead with 21 laps to go, rallying from third in the drivers' standings to win the closest title race since 1986. Ferrari's Raikkonen, limbering up for his first race as world champion, laid down an early marker for Sunday's grand prix with a one minute 26.461 second lap that topped the morning timesheets at Albert Park.
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Lloyd lets one slip :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Bears (Sports, 7 articles)
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How can Rex be the Rx? Having failed to develop a quarterback, the Bears have no choice but to bring Grossman back for another try. Bears bringing back Booker Bears react to Favre's retirement Griese, Ayanbadejo out of Bears' picture Charting Brett Favre vs. the Bears. Price tag soaring on Berrian Demorrio Williams to visit Bears on Tuesday Bears lose TE John Gilmore to Bucs Berrian hits market armed with numbers.
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Champions League draw presents us with a mouthwatering trilogy (Sports, 7 articles)
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Frank Lampard and Avram Grant will be staying at Chelsea for the long term, according to Peter Kenyon So, for the fifth season in a row there will be an all-English meeting in the Champions League, Arsenal's quarter-final tie with Liverpool the latest sign of this country's increasing strength in continental competition. There should be more of the same in the semi-finals when the winners of this contest will face either Chelsea or Fenerbahce, with the London side clear favourites to progress to the last four.
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Miracle shot feeds Illini karma :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Sports (Sports, 5 articles)
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -It was easy for Purdue coach Matt Painter to summarize why Illinois surprised his team in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals. Shaun Pruitt added 14 points and nine rebounds for the 10th-seeded Fighting Illini, who advanced to play either No. 22 Indiana or Minnesota in the semifinals on Saturday. Illinois led 67-66 in overtime when Mike Davis got a perfect pass from McCamey and scored on a backdoor cut to make it 69-66.
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Billy Crystal lives dream, plays for Yankees (Sports, 5 articles)
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The When Harry Met Sally Star, who wore a number 60 shirt in honour of his birthday, had to sign a one-day contract to play in the match. A lifelong Yankees fan, Crystal led off the first inning as the team's designated hitter, or " designated Hebrew as he joked, and struck out swinging against Pittsburgh pitcher Paul Maholm on a 3-2 count. Crystal fouled off a pitch toward first base and worked a 3-1 count before swinging through a couple of 88-mph pitches, according to an Associated Press story.
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Vonn of US Wins Overall World Cup Title (Sports, 10 articles)
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Ted Ligety also took the giant slalom title for the U.S. by winning the last race with Marlies Schild restoring some pride for Austria by taking the women's slalom globe. American Lindsey Vonn sealed her first overall World Cup title on Friday by taking an unassailable lead following the season's final slalom in Bormio. The 30-year-old, who raced as an independent this season after splitting from the U.S. team, is ready for a break after a punishing winter schedule of downhill, Super-G, slalom and giant slalom.
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Pacquiao finds his focus for Marquez fight (Sports, 6 articles)
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Arum, the venerated promoter guiding Manny Pacquiao's career, can allow just five dignitaries into the ring at Mandalay Bay on Saturday night after his beloved fighter's bout with Juan Manuel Marquez. Pacquiao means many things to many people in the Philippines, where focusing on his training can be tougher than any ring battle. Truth is, what makes this pay-per-view matchup worth the $49.95 fee is the competitive fire that burns within both men who were left frustrated when their first fight ended in an unsatisfying draw.
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Terps aren't too young to savor the moment - (Sports, 6 articles)
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Asked how difficult it is going to be to get motivated to play in the NIT after making the NCAA tournament last season, Vasquez was typically blunt. But the game most Maryland fans remember is an opening-round loss at home to Manhattan two years ago, coming eight days after losing to Boston College in the ACC tournament's first round. Two years ago, when a young Terps team sneaked its way through the NCAA tournament, it was fueled by the proverbial chip on its shoulder.
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Gomez Seals Rangers' Shootout Win (Sports, 7 articles)
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DiPietro hadn't been great Saturday in a loss to the Flyers, much like Lundqvist, who came into last night with a 3.62 goals against average and an.889 save percentage since Dec. 3, hasn't been either. About a fifth of the seats at the Nassau Coliseum were occupied by Rangers fans for their game against the Islanders on Thursday night. The team hardly skates alone in New Jersey or, even with gas prices going through the roof like opposing fans' heads at the sight of Sean Avery, in Philadelphia either.
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Thomas cites personal reasons for absence :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Bulls (Sports, 5 articles)
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By MARC BERMAN March 9, 2008 With attendance still sharp and Isiah Thomas playing rookies Wilson Chandler and Randolph Morris with the eye on next season, the Knicks president/coach keeps sounding more emboldened about being a part of this next season. Thomas also started to take more blame for the current crisis, in which the Knicks fell to 27 games below.500 with last night's 120-114 overtime loss to the Blazers. By MARC BERMAN March 14, 2008 Anucha Browne Sanders teed off on Knicks owner James Dolan and Garden president Steve Mills yesterday for not firing Isiah Thomas during this catastrophic season.
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Stone becomes Sox' radio analyst :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: White Sox (Sports, 4 articles)
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A funny thing happened as Steve Stone was lunching two days ago with Cubs general manager Jim Hendry at the Cubs spring training camp in Mesa. `` It's been a whirlwind thing Stone said today, hours after signing the one-year deal to replace Chris Singleton, who is leaving reportedly to work for ESPN's `` Baseball Tonight. Stone was to join the Sox radio team this season for its Friday home games, but when Singleton informed the Sox last week of his career change decision, Stone became Boyer's first option.
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Swimming feels ripples of Phelps' dominance - (Sports, 9 articles)
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Competing in another "off" event - the 100-meter backstroke - Phelps again dropped jaws, narrowly missing the world record by 0.03 of a second. His winning time of 53.01 seconds is the second-best time ever posted at 100 meters, barely off the pace of Aaron Peirsol's 52.98, set at the world championships in March. Lochte lowered his own mark in the event, winning in 1:40.08, which was 0.47 of a second better than his time from 2006.
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Clippers Hand Heat 5th Straight Loss (Sports, 4 articles)
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In the third quarter of Miami's game at Atlanta on Saturday, Wade approached coach Pat Riley and asked to play shorter stints to relieve pressure on his aching left knee. Corey Maggette and Al Thornton each had 22 points for the Clippers, who won for just the second time in their last 10 games. NBA rules mandate that a team have eight players in uniform for a game, and the Heat met that requirement for Friday's contest.
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Pyro Wins Louisiana Derby (Sports, 4 articles)
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Biding his time behind the leaders, Pyro muscled through an opening in the stretch and cruised to a three-length victory over 60-1 long shot My Pal Charlie at the Fair Grounds on Saturday. In the toughest Derby prep yet, Pyro made easy work of eight rivals for his second impressive win of the year, both at the Fair Grounds. BALTIMORE It wasn't a dazzling 10-length runaway of the type that other recent Preakness winners have scored, but Curlin's photo-finish victory Saturday was a stunning, brilliant performance.
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Oklahoma State women prove worth after topping Texas (Sports, 7 articles)
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Baylor and Oklahoma ruled the roost for so long in the Big 12 women's ranks, winning five of the last six league tournament titles, you almost forgot there were other teams out there. KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Entering Saturday's Big 12 tournament championship, the Big 12's total attendance is 994,594. The Big 12 first recorded 1 million fans in 2001-02 with 1,002,251 and hit the milestone again last season with an NCAA-record 1,023,576.
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Sticking with Billick is bad play call by Bisciotti - (Sports, 6 articles)
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This isn't the pope or the leader of the Free World or the only planet in the universe known to sustain life. As the process slowly plays out, fans, NFL observers, team officials and potential candidates should all remember that patience is the wisest of virtues in a coaching search. Put simply, a bad hire can set back a franchise several years, and since the Ravens last combed the NFL's landscape in search of a new head coach, the bad hires have outnumbered the good.
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Penguins' Crosby says he'll be out another week (Sports, 6 articles)
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In a dazzling return after missing 6 1/2 weeks with a high ankle sprain, Crosby set up Maxime Talbot for the game's first goal with only 2:47 remaining. Tyler Kennedy scored his first goal in 17 games during a three-point night, Chris Minard netted the first goal of his 10-game NHL career, and Evgeni Malkin put in his 39th of the campaign during the Penguins' highest-scoring game this season. Petr Sykora, who was supposed to be out with a back injury, Sergei Gonchar, Jeff Taffe and Kris Letang also scored goals for the Penguins, who moved past idle New Jersey by one point for the Atlantic Division lead.
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Panthers Roll in a Giant Way (Sports, 6 articles)
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Around this time every NFL season, fantasy owners jostling for a playoff berth or a first-round bye concern themselves with which players may be resting down the stretch. Last season's fantasy water cooler topic was whether Coach Tony Dungy, after the Colts' bid for a perfect season ended, would limit snaps for Peyton Manning, Marvin Harrison, Edgerrin James and the rest of the prolific offense. Fantasy owners who drafted the Heisman Trophy winner from Southern California in the early rounds anticipating a statistically charged season have been disappointed.
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Denman the new Cheltenham star (Sports, 5 articles)
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The anticipation of this Gold Cup had been so prolonged, so intense, that Cheltenham was reduced to a cathedral hush in the final preliminaries. Paul Nicholls had the appearance of a proud father, Paul Barber and Harry Findlay looked overjoyed but Sam Thomas seemed cool as a cucumber for someone who had just ridden his first Cheltenham winner. Denman's success in the Cheltenham Gold Cup in front of stablemate Kauto Star, the defending champion, and a third Nicholls-trained runner Neptune Collonges, sparked wild celebrations across the course, led by the winning connections.
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Dallas Mavericks' deal for Kidd comes with risk (Sports, 5 articles)
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The pressure to lead the Mavericks has been Dirk Nowitzki's and his alone since Steve Nash headed to the desert to a few years ago. As the point guard approaches his one month anniversary with his new team, the jury remains out on how this is fitting together. " That's the decision you have to make Utah coach Jerry Sloan said last week, when the Mavericks visited the Jazz.
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Sharks ride big 1st period to 11th consecutive win (Sports, 4 articles)
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Milan Michalek scored on the opening shift, and San Jose added three more goals in its highest-scoring period of the season as the Sharks coasted to their franchise-record 11th straight victory, 4-1 over the St. Louis Blues on Friday night. Jeremy Roenick, Brian Campbell and Patrick Marleau also scored in a dominant four-goal opening period for the home side that helped San Jose increase its lead in the Pacific Division over idle Dallas and Anaheim. The Sharks are three points ahead of the Stars and four in front of the Ducks, with two games in hand over both teams.
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Cuban Officials Stunned by Soccer Desertions (Sports, 4 articles)
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David Beckham is determined to keep his date with Dallas-Fort Worth this time around and contribute to the area's professional sports history. Freddy Adu scored on a penalty kick in the 42nd minute to help the United States' under-23 team beat Panama 1-0 on Thursday night in the second round of Group A pool play in CONCACAF Olympic qualifying. TAMPA, Fla. - Five Cuban soccer players went missing Tuesday night after the under-23 team played a key match against the United States, a team official said Wednesday.
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Coleman's late layup gives Vikings the title - (Sports, 4 articles)
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Though the teams are built similarly, both relying on the play of their undersized, athletic guards, the game is expected to be somewhat of a contrast in styles. Mount Hebron senior forward Deanna Dydynski stole a pass with six seconds left and then hit two free throws to give the Vikings a four-point lead that turned into a 54-53 win over the Falcons. The Vikings (27-0) will take on No. 12 Poly - a 62-55 winner over Wicomico in yesterday's other semifinal - Saturday at 5 p.m. in search of the program's seventh state title and first since 1991.
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Cogliano, Oilers Edge Blue Jackets (Sports, 4 articles)
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Dan Fritsche scored his ninth of the season to tie it for Columbus with eight-tenths of a second remaining, but made a costly mistake in the extra period. Fritsche turned the puck over in his own zone, resulting in Cogliano's snapshot goal, his 13th of the season. Fernando Pisani also scored on the power play for Edmonton, which snapped a three-game road losing streak, and won for the fifth time in six games.
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