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Jose Mourinho jeered by home fans for the first time in his career
Reports of disparaging remarks that may or may not have been made by Jose Mourinho in private about Sergio Ramos and Iker Casillas elicited whistles and boos from the Santiago Bernabeu crowd as Real...
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Sydney Leroux scores five goals in memorable homecoming, but still hears...
VANCOUVER, B.C. —It was a homecoming to remember for 21-year-old Sydney Leroux Sunday. Leroux, who was born and raised in nearby Surrey, B.C., came on for Lauren Cheney at halftime of the American...
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Pressing Questions: The San Diego Padres
San Diego, 14 years removed from its last World Series appearance, has provided little fantasy utility in recent seasons. That is, for the offensive minded. The club's absence of power and spacious...
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Kyle Williams’ two punt return fumbles sink 49ers Super Bowl dreams
The goat wasn't even supposed to be back there. Going into the NFC championship game, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Kyle Williams had returned just five punts in his NFL career. He was compelled...
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Patriots open as three-point favorites over Giants in Super Bowl XLVI
The New England Patriots opened as three-point favorites over the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLVI. That's a far narrower spread than the previous time the two teams met in the NFL's title game. In...
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Serena Williams ousted in Australian Open shocker
The difference between good tennis players and great tennis players is that the great ones can survive an off day in a big tournament. For as great as she is, even Serena Williams couldn't get through...
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Sunday’s Three Stars: Hiller time in Anaheim; Malkin’s OT game winner
No. 1 Star: Jonas Hiller, Anaheim Ducks The Ducks goalie made 43 saves in their 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche, giving up two goals in the third. But in the first 40 minutes of the game,...
View ArticleAlex Ovechkin, Zbynek Michalek both face the Shanahammer on Monday for...
This has to be a first for the NHL Department of Player Safety: Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin will have a Monday afternoon hearing for his leaping hit on Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Zbynek...
View ArticleLionel Messi hat trick makes commentator shriek like he’s been tased
Lionel Messi momentarily overtook Cristiano Ronaldo as the top scorer in La Liga this season with a hat trick against Malaga on Sunday. Each of his goals as tremendous (the first was a header from...
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Championship Sunday’s five least valuable players
See Sunday's five most valuable players here. Kyle Williams, Wide Receiver/Punt Returner, San Francisco 49ers. You know what happened. It was a nightmare scenario for Kyle Williams and the 49ers, and...
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In playoff loss, Flacco earns respect he didn’t deserve in previous wins
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco has faced the New England Patriots twice in the postseason. His team has won one of those games, and lost the other. If you subscribe to the idea of...
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Championship Sunday’s five most valuable players
See Sunday's five least valuable players here. Vince Wilfork, Defensive Tackle, New England Patriots. There are a lot of men in the NFL who are paid to be unnaturally strong, inhumanly big and...
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John Calipari goes overboard vouching for SEC
It has become as time-honored a January tradition as vows to lose the 10 pounds we put on the previous year. As college basketball's conference season heats up, coaches from across the nation claim...
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49ers goat Kyle Williams has been receiving death threats on Twitter
Kyle Williams, the San Francisco 49ers punt returner whose two fumbles helped cost the team a trip to the Super Bowl, has been receiving death threats via Twitter from angry fans. The San Francisco...
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Legendary Ohio coach may have to re-pay missing ticket funds himself
One of the most respected and decorated high school coaches in Ohio is being found accountable for thousands of dollars of gate receipts which went missing following a game against a Canadian team in...
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Spurs to retire Bruce Bowen’s jersey in March
Every championship team has several key role players who make a huge difference with limited responsibilities. They're necessary components of a winner, though, and those players deserve credit for...
View ArticleZbynek Michalek avoids suspension, fine for hit to head of Caps’ Matt Hendricks
Zbynek Michalek of the Pittsburgh Penguins was in a peculiar position on Monday: Arguing that his hit on Matt Hendricks of the Washington Capitals didn't warrant anything more than the elbowing minor...
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Meanwhile, in news about Mannings who are not going to the Super Bowl
Peyton Manning was but an observer on Championship Sunday, a time of year when he's so often been the center of attention. He was at a football game Sunday, but only to cheer for his brother Eli. He...
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DT Exclusive: Andrei Arshavin confronts Robin van Persie about his negative...
When Arsene Wenger substituted Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Andrei Arshavin in the 74th minute of Arsenal's match against Manchester United on Sunday, captain Robin van Persie's negative reaction to...
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Bernabeu sign: ‘Pepe, my son does not want your shirt’
Pepe will not be punished by the RFEF after stepping on Lionel Messi's hand during the first leg of Real Madrid and Barcelona's Copa del Rey quarterfinal last week. The fans at the Santiago Bernabeu...
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