Robby Gordon would sell his car to let Michael Waltrip in the Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — As they repaired the shattered front end of the No. 40 Aaron's Toyota, the faces of Michael Waltrip's crew told the story: their boss's quarter-century-long streak of Daytona 500...
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Tiger Woods crashes out of match play in second round
It was a putt we've seen Tiger Woods convert a thousands times in his career: a critical six-footer for birdie that, for all intents and purposes, looked like a sure thing. Or so most of us thought....
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Court Report: Stephen Curry is hurt, but at least it’s not his ankle
Stephen Curry left Wednesday's game with a strained right posterior tibialis tendon that will keep him out of All-Star festivities, but the hope is that it will not cost him any games after the break....
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Puck Previews: Red Wings go for 24 straight at home; Jeff Carter to Kings...
Here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general frivolity. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished....
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Provisional for past champions unfair, Gordon says
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Robby Gordon finished the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season 38th in the owner standings, three spots and 160 points from 35th. It was a critical miss for Gordon's underfunded,...
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Combine Notes: Rex Ryan is making no Super Bowl promises this time
INDIANAPOLIS — At last year's scouting combine, New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan did what he does best: he got vocal and entertained everybody. And in that process, he guaranteed that his Jets were...
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Surprising LSU hopes to make late push into NCAA contention
LSU coach Trent Johnson is notoriously tight-lipped and guarded with the media, so it was hardly surprising to hear him downplay the Tigers' recent surge in a teleconference with reporters earlier...
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J.R. Smith’s Chinese team fined him more than $1 million
With J.R. Smith and Kenyon Martin already back in the NBA and Aaron Brooks and Wilson Chandler soon to return, four players' lockout-inspired China Basketball Association adventures are essentially...
View ArticleDTotD: Scoring a winner with your face can be painful
As Chicharito can attest, scoring goals with your face produces an unusual mix of joy and throbbing pain. In an indoor match played under the threat of being smothered by a giant U.S. flag, the...
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Three surviving top seeds advance to Friday’s third round
One day after the WGC-Accenture Match Play produced 15 upsets, Thursday's second round was fairly straightforward, as the three surviving top seeds advanced to the third round. Here's a rundown of five...
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Blue Jackets ship Jeff Carter to Los Angeles for Jack Johnson, first round pick
Reunited and it feels so good. Exactly eight months to the day that Mike Richards and Jeff Carter were dealt from the Philadelphia Flyers, the pair are back together again, this time in Los Angeles....
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Duke can no longer be discounted as a Final Four contender
So much of the conversation about Duke this season has centered around its obvious flaws that something else about the Devils has somehow been overlooked. They're the only team in the nation whose...
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Analysis: Jeff Carter for Jack Johnson deal a royal coup for Kings,...
"The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired defenseman Jack Johnson and the Los Angeles Kings' first-round selection in either 2012 or 2013 for forward Jakub Voracek, the eighth-overall pick in the 2011...
View ArticleRoy Nelson’s excellent adventure includes sleeping in a capsule and, um,...
Roy Nelson probably didn't need to prove his toughness any more after he survived the beating he took from Fabricio Werdum in their heavyweight match on Feb. 4 at UFC 143 in Las Vegas. In video from...
View ArticleAlex Burrows ends Wings’ home winning streak with familiar stick-breaking...
The Vancouver Canucks ended the Detroit Red Wings' historic home winning streak at 23 games Thursday, defeating the Wings 4-3 in a shootout. The winner was scored by Alex Burrows, who celebrated the...
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Thursday’s Three Stars: Dubnyk blanks Flyers; Canucks end Red Wings’ 23-game...
No. 1 Star: Devan Dubnyk, Edmonton Oilers Dubnyk kept the Philadelphia Flyers at bay all night with a 35-save performance earning him his 12th win of the year in a 2-0 Oilers win. Jordan Eberle and...
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Unpopular Blackburn manager has a bodyguard with him at all times
Blackburn fans really don't like manager Steve Kean. They've expressed this through signs, protests and even planes throughout a season that has the Rovers teetering on the brink of the relegation...
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Combine Notes: Harbaugh believes in Luck, but RGIII was on his radar as well
INDIANAPOLIS -- San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh knows a great quarterback when he sees one. Why? Start with the fact that Harbaugh was a pretty good signal-caller himself -- he played in...
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Spring headlines: Jake Peavy aims for 30 starts, Cole Hamels takes dig at...
Baseball is back! Here at Big League Stew, we'll take a quick dash around the league each morning in an attempt to keep you updated on all the springtime storylines. •If the Chicago White Sox are to...
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Chipper Jones laughs at picture that shows he’s ‘fat’
It's one of the dirty rites of spring. An unsuspecting ballplayer is photographed in less than flattering clothing that makes him look a bit puffy. Said photograph then zooms around the Internet and is...
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