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Retired Pats’ Light reveals fight with Crohn’s

betapur — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:56:00 +0000

Former Patriots offensive tackle Matt Light, who retired Monday, revealed his career-long fight with Crohn’s disease Monday night.

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Kings sweep Blues, advance to West finals

betapur — Sun, 06 May 2012 23:33:43 +0000

Dustin Brown scored two goals, Jonathan Quick made 23 saves, and the eighth-seeded Los Angeles Kings swept St. Louis Blues.

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BJ Young’s 15 leads Arkansas past No. 19 Michigan 66-64

betapur — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:13:10 +0000

BJ Young scored 15 points and Arkansas hit its first 11 shots on the way to a 66-64 win over No. 20 Michigan.

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Oilers defenseman severely breaks leg on icing play

betapur — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 15:05:42 +0000

Edmonton defenseman Taylor Fedun broke his right leg Friday when he crashed into the end boards after getting tangled up on an icing play.

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Power rankings: Capitals, Sharks ready to rumble

betapur — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:31:32 +0000

Voters think the teams can overcome their past playoff disappointments

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Athletes posing nude in ESPN’s Body Issue

betapur — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:22:00 +0000

Alicia Sacramone, Hope Solo, Gretchen Bleiler, Blake Griffin, Jose Reyes and Steven Jackson are posing nude for ESPN The Magazine’s third annual …

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Justice Department sets June 30 meeting with BCS director

betapur — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 02:47:00 +0000

Justice Department attorneys looking into the legality of college football’s Bowl Championship Series will sit down at the end of the month with …

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Mariners rookie Michael Pineda puts an end to Phillies’ streak

betapur — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 06:25:58 +0000

Michael Pineda took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and the Seattle Mariners ended the Philadelphia Phillies’ winning streak.

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News and notes from the NBA Finals between Heat and Mavs

betapur — Sun, 29 May 2011 22:46:44 +0000

Go behind the scenes at the NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the Dallas Mavericks.

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Rangers’ Boogaard died of alcohol, oxycodone mix

betapur — Sat, 21 May 2011 03:09:23 +0000

The death of New York Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard was an accident, due to a toxic mix of alcohol and the powerful painkiller oxycodone.

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Tiger Woods rusty but feels better as Players awaits

betapur — Tue, 10 May 2011 23:04:05 +0000

About all Tiger Woods can say about the injuries to his knee and Achilles’ tendon is that he is “good enough to play” in The Players Champio …

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NBA referee Salvatore admits he blew call on inadvertent whistle

betapur — Mon, 09 May 2011 06:56:22 +0000

NBA referee Bennett Salvatore acknowledged Sunday that he blew a call in the closing minutes of Atlanta’s 100-88 victory over the Chicago Bulls, …

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Round 1 goes to Wade, Heat as Celtics come up short in opener

betapur — Mon, 02 May 2011 03:24:27 +0000

Dwyane Wade knew going in he needed a great effort against the Boston Celtics and that his subpar season against them was not a harbinger for …

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Humbled Wayne Odesnik tries to get his career back on track

betapur — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 21:53:16 +0000

A year ago this month, Wayne Odesnik was battling for a second consecutive final berth at the ATP Tour event in Houston. Today he is toiling …

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NFL Network: Dolphins decide to retain Tony Sparano as coach

betapur — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 04:32:00 +0000

Despite consecutive non-playoff seasons and some apparent serious flirting with Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh, the Miami Dolphins have decided …

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Knicks halt Spurs’ 4-game win streak, deny them win No. 30

betapur — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 05:15:36 +0000

Perhaps looking toward a big one in Boston, Gregg Popovich pulled Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker with more than three minutes on the …

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No. 12 Kentucky cruises past instate rival No. 20 Louisville

betapur — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 01:07:06 +0000

Brandon Knight scored 25 points and Josh Harrellson added a career-high 23 points and 14 rebounds as No. 12 Kentucky defeated No. 20 Louisville …

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Conference title tilts, Civil War highlight weekend’s top action

betapur — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 06:31:45 +0000

Each Friday during the season, USA TODAY highlights the biggest showdowns on the schedule, including this weekend’s conference championship …

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Michigan AD waiting to evaluate coach Rich Rodriguez

betapur — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 07:05:05 +0000

Michigan athletics director Dave Brandon refuses to let speculation about Rich Rodriguez’s future change his timetable to evaluate the football …

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Evansville wins in OT to hand No. 23 Butler another defeat

betapur — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 02:53:09 +0000

As Denver Holmes saw it, beating No. 23 Butler was what mattered. Hitting the game-winning three-pointer was just a bonus. Holmes hit a 3 with ..

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Felix Hernandez tops Price, Sabathia for AL Cy Young Award

betapur — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:01:00 +0000

The Mariners’ Felix Hernandez won just 13 games but claimed his first Cy Young Award, his body of work trumping CC Sabathia and David Price.

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Time for the annual pleas for a college football playoff

betapur — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:14:50 +0000

Shhh. Listen. It’s mid-November and you can hear the annual plea. More like a mantra.

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In a season full of backup QBs, which NFL team has the best?

betapur — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:29:53 +0000

With Jon Kitna and Troy Smith set to become the latest backup quarterbacks to make their season debuts in a starting role on Sunday, USA TODAY’s …

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Giants may not be pretty, but now they’re NL champs

betapur — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 04:48:52 +0000

They go by the nickname of Torture, with the assumption that no success can come without anguish, tension and near-miss with disaster. But the …

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With newbies on board, U.S. battles to a draw with Colombia

betapur — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 05:59:33 +0000

The United States finished the home portion of its 2010 schedule with a dull, 0-0 draw against Colombia on Tuesday