PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies rolled into a chilly but mostly dry Citizens Bank Park on Monday afternoon with visions of a night dominated by champagne, cigars and a big ol' shiny trophy.
But by the time they left the field, chilled to the bone and soaked to their jocks, all they were thinking about was finding a warm, dry place to forget about everything. A few innings away from winning the World Series, with the nearly unbeatable Cole Hame
The NFL is learning the hard way that a microscopic foe can be much more imposing than a 300-pound lineman, as a sudden slew of staph infections has sacked several players in the game.
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"I'm going to play here for four years," McCoy said, according to the Web site. "I've been blessed to be able to play here.
Not very many people get to [start] here for four years, so what an opportunity. And if the NFL is there for me, then I hope that I'll get to keep playing, because I love to play this game. Hopefully, it will work out."
These new balls and surfaces mean more strikes, which means higher scores and more perfect games.
By some counts, amateur bowlers can average 40 pins higher per game than a professional bowler did 40 years ago � and that's not because of some recently evolved mutation in the human bowling gene...
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When a "random English chap" asked American basketball star Devin Harris if he fancied a quick game of one-against-one after visiting a refurbished basketball court in Stockwell, south London, the New Jersey Nets player was happy to oblige.
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Boston closer Jonathan Papelbon picked up six huge outs in ALCS Game 5 to give his team a chance to rally, even if those outs followed a double by red-hot B.J. Upton that scored two runners he inherited. It took Papelbon 38 pitches to get those six outs, the most pitches he has thrown in a game since Aug. 20, 2006, and the third most since he converted to a reliever in 2005. But, because of the wildness of Manny Delcarmen (two batters, two wal
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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/tom_verducci/10/18/five.cuts.game6/index.html?eref=yahoo_buzz
CHAPEL HILL The mood in Kenan Stadium went from party to panic and back to party again. After instant replay overturned a catch that would have given North Carolina a game-sealing first down, Notre Dame drove the field and looked like they had a shot at stealing the game from the Tar Heels. But then another instant replay turned a Notre Dame first down into a fumble that No. 22 North Carolina recovered to seal a 29-24 win against the Fighting
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http://northcarolina.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=861861
Ales Kotalik has become so successful in scoring shootout goals that the Buffalo Sabres forward is growing tired talking about them.
You got something different, right? Kotalik said, wanting to change the subject. What mattered more is that he contributed in helping the Sabres open this season by accomplishing something they struggled with all last season -- winning a close game.
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A Superior, Nebraska High School athlete is thankful to be alive today. 18 year old Spencer Trapp broke his neck while playing football last Friday night.
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