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Cubs in Brief: Piniella warming to Ceda's heat :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Cubs (Sports, 24 articles)
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TEMPE, Ariz. Three days into spring training games, and the battle for the Cubs' two openings in the starting rotation already is heating up and that's just the boiling commentary between one of the pitchers and the manager. After a so-so two innings in his spring debut, pitcher Cubs Jason Marquis said Saturday that if he doesn't win a spot in the rotation, he wants to " take my services elsewhere. There's a wide-open fight for two openings in the rotation, but manager Lou Piniella said Monday that there's no room in that fight for prospects, no matter how thrilling their performance. General manager Jim Hendry wouldn't address specific teams or players but said reports that things are "heating up" with any team are wrong. Cubs manager Lou Piniella says nothing is lost in translation with Kosuke Fukudome when the Cubs' new right fielder swings a bat. TUCSON, Ariz. With Carlos Zambrano scheduled to pitch the first time the Cubs saw the Arizona Diamondbacks since getting swept out of the playoffs in October, manager Lou Piniella was ready to respond before the first question was finished.
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For starters, Boylan's not talking :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Bulls (Sports, 32 articles)
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Bulls need blue-collar effort Black Magic provides a history lesson NBA highlights: Butler, Wizards top Cavs. 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.
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White Sox in Brief: Ozzie won't be reason Richar fails :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: White Sox (Sports, 13 articles)
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That doesn't mean Guillen is pulling the second-year player out of the running to fill the White Sox vacancy at second base. Asked Saturday if Richar has fallen off the depth chart, Guillen took a long pause and said, " He's going to have a legit shot. TUCSON, Ariz. - Manager Ozzie Guillen and general manager Ken Williams each sported Northern Illinois hats on Saturday, in memory of the five students shot and killed at the university last week.
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News for Dallas, Texas (Sports, 10 articles)
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Andrea Riley had 28 points and led Oklahoma State's run, scoring 10 straight points to give the Cowgirls a 54-53 lead with just more than three minutes remaining. KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A'Quonesia Franklin had 19 points and hit four free throws in the final 22 seconds, helping No. 11 Texas A&M hold off No. 18 Oklahoma State 64-59 Saturday night to win its first Big 12 tournament championship. In College Station, Texas, Darby Brown had three hits and Texas A&M scored 11 runs in the fourth and fifth innings to beat Texas Tech.
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Rockets' streak at 20, tied for 2nd longest - (Sports, 14 articles)
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Rafer Alston scored 31 points and hit eight 3-pointers, both career highs, and the Rockets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 104-92 to stretch their streak to 22 and claim sole possession of first place in the Western Conference. Kobe Bryant scored 24 points for the Lakers and smothered McGrady on defense, helping hold the Houston star to 11 points on 4-for-16 shooting. Shane Battier scored 14 points and shadowed Bryant most of the game, backup point guard Bobby Jackson added 19 points and Luis Scola had 13 points and 11 rebounds.
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Devils Nip Lightning, Grab First in East (Sports, 8 articles)
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Behind goalie Martin Brodeur, the New Jersey Devils handled former coach Jacques Lemaire and the Minnesota Wild again Thursday night, taking a 4-3 shootout win on the road. New Jersey jumped over idle Montreal and Pittsburgh to reclaim first in the East for the first time since Feb. 29 with 84 points, one more than the Canadiens and Penguins. Ramo was sharp in making 31 saves in his first game since a 1-0 loss to the New York Islanders on Feb. 21.
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Goergl of Austria wins last World Cup giant slalom (Sports, 6 articles)
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Bode Miller s coach, John McBride, and the United States ski team men's coach , Phil McNichol, announced Saturday that they were stepping down. Reinfried Herbst of Austria won the season's final World Cup slalom race Saturday in Bormio, Italy, while Italian Manfred Moelgg claimed the season title in the discipline. (Armando Trovati/Associated Press) Moelgg finished sixth, good enough to edge out rival French skier Jean-Baptiste Grange, who was ranked No.1 in the slalom standings prior to Saturday's race.
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Ryan Sidebottom bowls England to victory (Sports, 13 articles)
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An hour after England had completed their expected victory in the second Test, there was the rather charming sight of several of the team playing cricket on a sunny Basin Reserve outfield with their small children. England captain Michael Vaughan claimed the decision to drop Matthew Hoggard and Steve Harmison was vindicated by his side's victory in the second Test. England will need four wickets on the final day to level their Test series against New Zealand after reducing the Kiwis to 242-6, chasing 438.
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Tiger Woods makes it seven wins in a row with birdie at last (Sports, 15 articles)
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He ran off five birdies in a six-hole stretch on the back nine, then finished his round with consecutive birdies to become the first player since Davis Love III in 2000 to have the first-round lead while playing the South. Rory Sabbatini, Stuart Appleby and Kevin Streelman, who began the day as the third alternate, were in the group at 67 with Woods. Tiger Woods made a 25-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational by one shot, extending his PGA Tour winning streak to five and keeping intact a perfect season in golf.
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Jon Heyman: Rangers struck out for Santana and Hunter (Sports, 6 articles)
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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. With 13 points separating 13 teams for eight playoff spots going into last night's games, a little paranoia is good for the soul.
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Swimming feels ripples of Phelps' dominance - (Sports, 8 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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Chris Mannix: Lessons learned from Marquez-Pacquiao II (Sports, 5 articles)
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Pacquiao won a split decision to claim Marquez's WBC 130-pound title Saturday night in a sensational fight that left both men bleeding, battered and triumphant. Judges Duane Ford and Tom Miller scored the fight 115-112 and 114-113 respectively in favor of Pacquiao while Jerry Roth scored the bout 115-112 for Mexico's Marquez. Marquez threw a right hand in response but a perfect counter left hand from Pacquiao dropped the Mexican fighter onto his back.
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Panthers Hitting Stride at Just the Right Time (Sports, 5 articles)
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The seventh-seeded Panthers defeated top-seeded Georgetown, 74-65, on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden to give the Panthers their second tournament title. The Panthers (25-0) ended Atholton's - and seniors Elie Snyder Taylor Chapman, Julianne Conroy and Lorri Toler's - hopes to become only the third team since 1976 to win consecutive titles in different classifications. The Panthers jumped on Marquette early and held on for a 68-61 victory that clinched a spot for the Panthers in the Big East title game for the seventh time in eight seasons.
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In the End, Desire Eludes Packers' Favre (Sports, 4 articles)
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So Favre put a strong arm around his tearful wife, Deanna, and walked off the stage und presumably for good. Favre leaves the game with a Super Bowl victory, virtually every quarterback record worth having and the widespread admiration of his peers and fans. Wearing an untucked, collared shirt, jeans and several days' worth of stubble, one of the toughest men in a tough man's business could only spit out a word or two at times before pausing to gather himself.
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No. 8 Baylor routed by No. 20 Texas A&M - (Sports, 11 articles)
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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). UCLA's only other win in school history against a team ranked higher than fourth was a 63-60 victory over No. 3 Texas on Nov. 28, 2004. Kayla Pedersen added 13 rebounds but was held to two points - 11 below her average - No. 9 Baylor 84, Texas State 57 Rachel Allison had 23 points and 13 rebounds to lead the host Bears over the Bobcats.
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Rugby fan's joy at Wales' victory (Sports, 6 articles)
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In the muscular confrontation that is the modern game, Wales have made themselves a match for other teams in this tournament, but they have risen above their rivals in their ambition. It gave a glimpse of why the team had risen from failure in the 2007 World Cup in France to triumph in the 2008 RBS Six Nations Championship and the grand slam. The scrum came in the third quarter when France were in the Wales 22 and had the put-in after a series of fumbles by the home side.
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The Seattle Times: Sonics could use guidance from Thomas (Sports, 5 articles)
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When Minnesota decided to put forth a little defensive effort in the final 1 1/2 quarters, the Timberwolves managed to pull away. Randy Foye scored 21 points and Al Jefferson added 16 as the Timberwolves moved closer to the Sonics, trying to climb out of last place in the Northwest Division. Minnesota won its third straight road game, yet another sign of improvement for a team whose marketing slogan back in the Twin Cities has become " Let's Build It.
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Sticking with Billick is bad play call by Bisciotti - (Sports, 7 articles)
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As the seasons passed, however, and the pages turn from 2007 to 2008, it's clear that to progress, the Ravens had to part ways with an important piece of their past. After nine seasons as coach - a Super Bowl ring, four playoff appearances, 80 wins and 64 losses - the Ravens said goodbye yesterday to the best coach the franchise has ever known. With the exception of a memorable 2006 season that produced a 13-3 record and a stinging playoff loss to the Indianapolis Colts, the past few years have not prompted many ticker-tape parades through downtown.
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Franco Baldini travels 10,000 miles to watch David Beckham (Sports, 5 articles)
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Quite how significant a part Baldini's scouting report of the 0-0 draw will play in that process remains open to debate. Beckham was appearing for his LA Galaxy team at FC Dallas in a pre-season charity game benefitting Unicef, a game scheduled to appease Texan football fans disappointed that the Englishman missed a league game here last season due to injury. Beckham's every touch was cheered by the home supporters, gasps greeting his set pieces and right-wing crosses, although the historic nature of Beckham's first appearance in Dallas must have been lost on Baldini.
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Arsene Wenger baffled as Arsenal blip becomes dip (Sports, 6 articles)
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A rundown of the Brazil squad shows that of the 52 players most recently called up, only seven play in the Premier League and just two are strikers. The drawback of his rise as a footballer is that Cesc Fabregas can no longer indulge in what was once a favourite activity: riding incognito on the London Underground. Fabregas confesses to being an aficionado of the television programme Wags Boutique, but his own partner, Carla, has an even lower profile than Olalla.
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Dwayne Roloson makes 48 saves in Oilers' shootout win over Sharks (Sports, 4 articles)
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San Jose flirted with disaster by entering a shootout against the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday night and Fernando Pisani and Dwayne Roloson made the Sharks pay. Pisani beat goalie Evgeni Nabokov on a backhand deke in Round 4 of the shootout to cap a 2-1 road victory and halt San Jose's win streak at 11 games. Nothing was getting past Roloson on Sunday night - certainly not the Sharks' shots, and not their 11-game winning streak, either.
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ABC News: Datsyuk, Red Wings First to Clinch Berth (Sports, 4 articles)
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On the power play, Jonathan Cheechoo was skating close in on the left side when he passed the puck to Pavelski in front of the net, pulling Dan Ellis out of position. Pavelski and Nashville's Greg Zanon got tangled in front of the net but Pavelski was able to get off a shot from close range. It looked like Zanon, who was lying down in the net behind the goal line, had stopped the puck.
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Bruins board for big dance :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Colleges (Sports, 4 articles)
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Collison scored 28 points playing all 40 minutes and the Bruins beat 11th-ranked Stanford 67-64 to win the Pac-10 tournament title Saturday. The Bruins (31-3) used a 22-8 run in the second half to earn their 10th victory in a row and add the title to their third consecutive regular-season crown. LOS ANGELES - First, U.C.L.A. won the regular-season championship in the Pacific-10, considered one of the nation's best conferences.
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James Scores 50, Cavs Clock Knicks (Sports, 7 articles)
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Before Sunday night's game, several of the Knicks sat in the locker room comparing how their former high school teams were faring in their respective state playoffs. In between those conversations, there certainly was not much riding on the Knicks' game at Madison Square Garden that was worth discussing. 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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Terps aren't too young to savor the moment - (Sports, 6 articles)
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The other three - Travis Reed, Ryan Young and Grant Catalino - might even start, which is highly unusual for a Division I power like Maryland. It's unusual for a team to recruit so many attackmen in one year, and even more unusual to have so many good ones. 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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Ron Dennis prepares to look to future again after victory for protege Lewis Hamilton (Sports, 5 articles)
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Ron Dennis has just been through the worst 12 months of a long career in motor racing and in recent weeks has come close to retiring. 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. Hamilton, trying to become the first rookie to win the title and F1's youngest champion, went off the track on the first lap and went on to finish seventh.
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The failed Rex-periment continues :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Greg Couch (Sports, 5 articles)
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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. A square-off deal for Rex Bears commit to Rex for 2008 but want Orton through 2010 Bears extend TE Clark Determining the character factor.
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Early arrival Patterson looking for fresh start :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Cubs (Sports, 4 articles)
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A lunch with business leaders in Hunt Valley maybe, a quick stop for coffee with the Maryland Chamber of Commerce - either would have been nice. It's great for the president to get down and get real, share his story of recovery with others and pat an ex-offender on the back. Patterson has not been able to find a job - in construction, warehousing or food services - in nearly six months of searching.
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Cuban Officials Stunned by Soccer Desertions (Sports, 4 articles)
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Cuban coach Raul Gonzalez, upset with a question about the possible defection of an assistant coach, left in the middle of his postgame press conference. Ommati said Wednesday that he hadn't spoken with the players and didn't know their whereabouts, but said he had spoken with someone who told him to expect the players. Prieto, a defender for the Cuban under-23 national soccer team, was in Tampa, Fla., competing in the regional Olympic qualifying tournament.
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Celtics Top Pistons to Snag Playoff Spot (Sports, 4 articles)
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The Celtics missed the playoffs the last two seasons, but the arrival of Garnett and Ray Allen has raised expectations for the NBA's most decorated franchise. The Pistons never led, falling behind 17-3 off the opening tip and working their way back to a 69-69 tie on Tayshaun Prince's putback for the first basket of the fourth quarter. Rondo drew a charging foul on Billups, and the Pistons guard was called for a technical that gave the Celtics an 82-77 lead.
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