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Nathan Ellington steals win for Derby County with 90th minute penalty at Stoke City
Close: Nathan Ellington was unable to score from open play, but he made no mistake with a penalty in injury time for Derby County Photo: GETTY IMAGES Derby reached their first League Cup semi-final since Brian Clough's first season, 40 years ago, in the most dramatic fashion on Tuesday night. Three ...
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FUN WITH ANAGRAMS
I saw this over at Pete Marasmitch and thought I would have some fun with it for some of our Chicago players. The anagram bot must have a brain. Some of these are uncanny. Derrick Rose= Kid Sorcerer Andres Nocioni= Senior and icon Larry Hughes= Harsher, ugly Luol Deng= Dull gone Derrek Lee= Elder re ...
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England stars ready to shun tour
At least five England players have told former Test bowler Dominic Cork they will not go back to India for the Test series after the Mumbai terror attacks. (Read on Source)
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In the year 2000 . . .
Lar from the blog Wezen-Ball stumbled upon a gold mine of awesome yesterday, in the form of the 1981 Sporting News Baseball Yearbook, which featured "experts" -- quotes of dubiousness included because Bowie Kuhn was one of them -- predicting what baseball would be like in THE YEAR 2000!!! The best o ...
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Neyer on Jeter
Rob Neyer defends Jeter against Steve Goldman, but agrees Derek shouldn't move to second base. I've thought for a while that the right move for Derek is to centerfield. The question gets more moot as time goes on, however. The... (Read on Source)
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Penn State Coach Paterno Back After Hip Surgery
Penn State coach Joe Paterno is back at work a week after having hip-replacement surgery and is already preparing for the Rose Bowl. (Read on Source)
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Arthur bemused by Nielsen comments
South Africa's coach, Mickey Arthur, has reacted with bewildered amusement to the recent outburst from opposite number Tim Nielsen in which he claimed Arthur and Graeme Smith had been "talking themselves up" and accused the South Africa coach and captain of "cheap talk.". (Read on Source)
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Swamp NHL Power Rankings for Tuesday, December 2nd
Last week's positions are in brackets. San Jose retains the top position, receiving 107 out of a possible 110 points. Chicago falls out of the top ten and Anaheim debuts. 1. (1) San Jose Sharks (107) 2. (3) Boston Bruins (92) 3. (2) Detroit Red Wings (86) 4. (4) Pittsburgh Penguins (63) 5. (6) New Y ...
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World Series shares remain below 2006 record
A full World Series share was worth $351,504 for the Phillies, below the record $362,173 set by the Cardinals two years ago. (Read on Source)
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Fred Mitchell: Baker wants to manage Wood again
The Cubs decided to pass on offering Wood a multiyear deal to retain his services, so Baker says he plans to give Wood a call to check on his possible interest in signing with Cincinnati. (Read on Source)
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Myers: Poor, poor Plaxico
Plaxico Burress went out on the town with a loaded gun to protect himself because he apparently had a bunch of money in his pocket and was wearing lots of jewelry, but he couldn't have anticipated the night costing him nearly $30 million. (Read on Source)
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Boston sports teams’ brands near top
Three Hub sports franchises rank among the nation’s strongest team brands, thanks to their recent championships. The Boston Red Sox [team stats] were second only to the Green Bay Packers on the 2008 Turnkey Team Brand Index, a survey of diehard sports fans. The New England Patriots [team stats ...
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‘08 Playoff Picture
1. Tennessee Titans (11-1) – Have a two-game lead for home-field advantage over Pittsburgh and three-game lead over Indianapolis in the AFC South. Can clinch the division title in Week 14. (Read on Source)
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Ryan Clark Is Sorry for Almost Putting a Hole in Wes Welker
by Ryan Wilson Filed under: Patriots , Steelers , AFC East , AFC North , NFL Fans , NFL Injuries , NFL Video , NFL Referees You may have heard something about Steelers safety Ryan Clark knocking Patriots wideout Wes Welker through the Gillette Stadium turf on Sunday. Opinions vary as to the legality ...
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Blue Jays wise to stay out of Japanese deals
Japanese pitcher Junichi Tazawa arrives at New Tokyo International Airport, in Nairta, east of Tokyo, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. Tazawa moved a step closer to signing with the Boston Red Sox after rejecting offers from three other major league teams. (Read on Source)
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Batters and BABIP
Batting average on balls in play—the rate at which batted balls other than home runs become hits—is commonly used as a measure of pitching performance. However, precious little work has been done to explore BABIP from the hitterÂ’s perspective. While luck is bound to play a large role in ...
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News: These People will officially Cost Draft Picks
24 free-agents were offered salary arbitration, including Juan Cruz, Brian Fuentes, Orlando Hudson, Raul Ibanez, Derek Lowe, Manny Ramirez, Francisco Rodriguez and Jon Garland. By offering arbitration, assuming he does not accept the one-year offer, if the player leaves to sign with a new team, that ...
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Bill Shatner Knows His Red Sox
Folks, I don't watch a lot of Boston Legal . But I happened to catch the opening of tonight's episode, in which William Shatner's character is being tested for Alzheimer's. Hardly the stuff that knee-slappers are made of, but his response to the question, "Who's the best pitcher for the Red Sox this ...
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The Hartford Courant
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Organization free of bad contracts and long-term financial obligations
A buying opportunity the likes of which has seldom confronted the Padres since John Moores bought the club could loom on the horizon. Whether Moores can take advantage is in serious doubt, but a prospective owner might find it enticing that the Padres have no bad contracts on their future player pay ...
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