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Drops, not catches, occupy Crabtree's thoughts
Four games into his rookie season with the 49ers, Michael Crabtree is contributing nicely with 18 receptions for 215 yards. But it's the two passes he's dropped thus far that keep the wide receiver up at night. Crabtree dropped a pass at Indianapolis ...
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Michael Crabtree
Indianapolis Colts
Tim Lincecum 2009 Cy young award winner / A second Cy Young season
The Giants exceeded most expectations in 2009, and Tim Lincecum was a big part of their success. Here's his Cy Young Award-winning season, game by game. April 7April 12April 18April 24April 29May 5May 10May 15May 21May 26June 2June 7June 12June ...
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Cy Young
Tim Lincecum
NBA ROUNDUP / Hornets, young and old, step up
The rookie didn't flinch in crunch time and the old sharpshooter couldn't miss. Darren Collison's poise and Peja Stojakovic's long-range shooting provided the 1-2 punch the suddenly surging New Orleans Hornets needed to pull out a surprising 110-103 ...
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Darren Collison
Peja Stojakovic
New Orleans Hornets
NHL ROUNDUP / Niedermayer scores OT winner for Ducks
Scott Niedermayer scored a power-play goal 52 seconds into overtime and the Ducks beat the Lightning 4-3 on Thursday night after blowing a three-goal lead in Anaheim. Corey Perry extended his career-best point streak to 13 games with a power-play goal ...
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Scott Niedermayer
Corey Perry
Digest / Swedish judge for Ward fight
The California State Athletic Commission has assigned a Swedish judge, Mikael Hook, to Andre Ward's fight against Mikkel Kessler, clearing up a dispute over the neutrality of the officiating crew at Saturday's World Boxing Association ...
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MMA & Boxing
Mikkel Kessler
WBA
FOOTBALL / QB comes off bench to rally Cowboys
Third-string quarterback Brandon Weeden threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns in the second half, leading No. 12 Oklahoma State from an 11-point deficit to a 31-28 win over Colorado on Thursday night. With starter Zac Robinson injured and backup Alex ...
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NCAA Football
Oklahoma State Cowboys
BASKETBALL / N. Carolina squeaks by Ohio State
Deon Thompson had 15 points and 12 rebounds and No. 6 North Carolina managed to hold on for a 77-73 victory over No. 15 Ohio State in a 2K Sports Classic semifinal on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Tar Heels, who led by ...
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Ohio State Buckeyes
North Carolina Tar Heels
Deon Thompson
Madison Square Garden
STANFORD 99, PEPPERDINE 50 / Cardinal win 30th straight at Maples
Tara VanDerveer points to Stanford star Jayne Appel and the legacy she wants to leave. The coach also singles out Nnemkadi Ogwumike and the sophomore's strides. Then there's Jeanette Pohlen and her leadership and court vision. And Kayla Pedersen, who ...
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NCAA Football
Stanford Cardinal
SYRACUSE 95, CAL 73 / Bigger, tougher Orange blow out Bears in semis
With four seniors in the regular starting lineup, No. 13 Cal has been a trendy pick this season to win the Pac-10 title and reach the Final Four. But if Thursday's dismantling at the hands of unranked Syracuse was any indication, the Bears have much ...
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NCAA Football
Syracuse Orange
You won't see the Big Game on DirecTV
If you're a DirecTV subscriber, don't bother looking for the Big Game on TV Saturday. You'd better find a friend who has cable or Dish Network, or find a seat at a local sports bar. The Cal-Stanford game is being shown on Versus, which is no longer ...
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For the best stories, stay far away from BCS title contenders
It seems like Texas and either Florida or Alabama have been written into the national championship game since August. With three weeks left before the regular season ends and bowl season begins, now is the time those teams will show why they deserved ...
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NCAA Football
Alabama Crimson Tide
Vikings reward Childress with 3-year extension
Vikings coach Brad Childress, who coaxed quarterback Brett Favre to Minnesota en route to an 8-1 start this year, received a contract extension Thursday through the 2013 season. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, according to anonymous sources and ...
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Minnesota Vikings
Brad Childress
Brett Favre
DOLPHINS 24, PANTHERS 17 / Williams keeps Miami hopes alive
With Ronnie Brown hurt, the Miami Dolphins turned to their aging running back. And Ricky Williams showed he's still got it. The 32-year-old Williams rushed for 119 yards and scored three touchdowns, and the Dolphins beat the Carolina Panthers 24-17 ...
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Miami Dolphins
Ronnie Brown
Ricky Williams
Carolina Panthers
49ers can even record with win over Packers
Despite his skill as a motivational speaker, Mike Singletary often resorts to platitudes when talking about the upcoming game being the most important one of the season for the 49ers. In this case, he's spot-on. "As far as the importance of the game, ...
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Green Bay Packers
San Francisco 49ers
Mike Singletary
SPORTS CALENDAR
FRIDAY COLLEGE BASKETBALLMen 2pCoaches vs. Cancer, third: Cal vs. Ohio State ESPN23:30pToledo at Michigan State Big Ten4:15pCoaches vs. Cancer, final: Syracuse vs. North Carolina ESPN27:30pCSU Bakersfield at UCLA Fox College Pacific8pSan Jose State ...
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Ohio State Buckeyes
Michigan State Spartans
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NAMES & FACES
Landon Donovan There aren't many firsts left in U.S. soccer for the Los Angeles Galaxy forward, but he got one Thursday when he was named MLS Most Valuable Player, an award that had eluded him. The six-time national team Player of the Year helped the ...
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Soccer
Los Angeles Galaxy
Landon Donovan
Major League Soccer
That's not a Cy of relief for payroll
As Tim Lincecum walked from interview to interview on his Cy Young celebrity walk, Brian Sabean kept asking to anyone who approached him, "How do you quantify this?" He meant other than "two," the number of consecutive National League Cy Young Awards ...
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MLB
Cy Young
Tim Lincecum
Brian Sabean
Cal enters a new era with a new Tedford, as well
Sometimes, after games, Cal coach Jeff Tedford will enter the locker room, make a hard right turn and walk all the way down the aisle, near a window against one side of Memorial Stadium, to heartily congratulate an offensive lineman on playing well. ...
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NCAA Football
Jeff Tedford
Lincecum says pot bust 'won't ever happen again'
Pushed back into the spotlight with his Cy Young Award win Thursday, Tim Lincecum issued his first public comment on his Oct. 30 arrest for marijuana possession. Reading a carefully crafted and legally vetted statement during a conference call with ...
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Cy Young
Tim Lincecum
Reading
Second Cy Young is historic
Giants starter Tim Lincecum, one of baseball's most dazzling and charismatic players, made history Thursday when he won baseball's highest pitching honor, the Cy Young Award, for a second consecutive season. In winning an extremely close vote of 32 ...
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Cy Young
Tim Lincecum
Hard-working Gradkowski gives foes new look
Fourth-year quarterback Bruce Gradkowski thinks his best has yet to come. After all, it can't get much worse than the worst already behind him. Gradkowski was dumped off the Buccaneers' bench, dropped by the Rams before he played a game, unemployed ...
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NFL
Bruce Gradkowski
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Stanford uses balanced offense to rout Pepperdine
Tara VanDerveer points to Stanford star Jayne Appel and the legacy she wants to leave. The coach also singles out Nnemkadi Ogwumike and the sophomore's strides. Then there's Jeanette Pohlen and her leadership and court vision. And Kayla Pedersen, who ...
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NCAA Football
Stanford Cardinal
For The Best Stories, stay far away from BCS title contenders
It seems like Texas and either Florida or Alabama have been written into the national championship game since August. With three weeks left before the regular season ends and bowl season begins, now is the time those teams will show why they deserved ...
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NCAA Football
Alabama Crimson Tide
That's not a Cy of relief for payroll
As Tim Lincecum walked from interview to interview on his Cy Young celebrity walk, Brian Sabean kept asking to anyone who approached him, "How do you quantify this?" He meant other than "two," the number of consecutive National League Cy Young Awards ...
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MLB
Cy Young
Tim Lincecum
Brian Sabean
Jardine leads 'Cuse to 95-73 win over No. 13 Cal
Jim Boeheim walked into the postgame interview room and settled into a chair, hunching over with his chin tucked into his hand. When he finally spoke, the first words out of his mouth probably sent a shiver through Syracuse's future opponents. "I ...
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NCAA Basketball
Jim Boeheim
Syracuse Orange
Giants' Lincecum wins second consecutive Cy Young
Giants ace Tim Lincecum has won the NL Cy Young Award, becoming the first repeat winner in the major leagues since Randy Johnson was voted the prize four straight times from 1999-2002. Lincecum led the NL with 261 strikeouts and tied for the league ...
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Cy Young
Tim Lincecum
Randy Johnson
Warriors up next
Who: vs. Trail Blazers (8-4) When: 7:30 p.m. Friday TV/Radio: CSNBA/680 Of note: Portland entered Wednesday's game as the league's top defensive team, ranking first in points allowed (88.1) and opponents' field-goal percentage (41.2)...
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Portland Blazers
Golden State Warriors
The Fishing Report
Talked with the commercial crabbers for weeks before the season, asking how it would go or not go, what they expected and what they planned to do if the opener was the disaster most were predicting. Some of the guys already were making plans to move ...
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SKIING / Giving thanks for snowfall
With a wary look to the sky and then another to the Weather Channel, skiers, boarders and resort operators are relishing the likely chance that a series of storms will allow ski parks to open for Thanksgiving weekend. At Tahoe, five resorts are ...
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Open Division prep playoff games look competitive
First-round California football playoff games are often mismatches, especially lately with sections expanding brackets to 16 teams. Some of the best competitions tend to be in the lower levels, which often feature close games but not necessarily ...
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NCAA Football
California Golden Bears
DIGEST / Handy Henry helps France qualify for Cup
France qualified for its fourth consecutive World Cup when officials missed an obvious hand ball by Thierry Henry that led to William Gallas' overtime goal in a 1-1 tie against Ireland on Wednesday night. Greece, Slovenia, Portugal, Algeria, Uruguay ...
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France
World Cup
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NHL / Panthers stay hot in Buffalo
Michael Frolik scored twice, Dominic Moore and Rostislav Olesz had a goal and an assist each, and Tomas Vokoun made 26 saves in the surging Florida Panthers' 6-2 victory over the Sabres in Buffalo on Wednesday night. Stephen Weiss and Cory Stillman ...
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Dominic Moore
Tomas Vokoun
Florida Panthers
Buffalo Sabres
Stephen Weiss
Cory Stillman
40s expected, but Green Bay snow memories linger
It's not expected to snow in Green Bay, but 49ers offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye remembered one memorable Sunday when it did. He was an assistant with Tampa Bay when the Bucs played in Lambeau Field on Dec. 1, 1985. As much as 18 inches of snow fell ...
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Green Bay Packers
San Francisco 49ers
Jimmy Raye
Tampa Bay Rays
Lambeau Field
RAIDERS / The future is no longer now - Russell's out
JaMarcus Russell is back to being the quarterback of the future. Bruce Gradkowski has replaced him as the quarterback of the now. Raiders coach Tom Cable made it official Wednesday, benching the No. 1 overall pick of 2007 and naming Gradkowski the ...
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Oakland Raiders
JaMarcus Russell
Bruce Gradkowski
Tom Cable
RAIDERS' FUTURE / Team extends lease at Coliseum 3 years
Put all those Raiders-to-Los Angeles rumors back on the shelf. The team won't be leaving Oakland any time soon. The Raiders agreed to extend their lease at the Coliseum through the 2013 season, the Alameda County Joint Powers Authority announced ...
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Oakland Raiders
The Coliseum
NOTES / Cornerbacks diagnosed with concussions
The Seattle Seahawks' two starting cornerbacks have been diagnosed with concussions. Marcus Trufant and Josh Wilson didn't practice Wednesday, and Seahawks coach Jim Mora didn't specifically address their playing status for Sunday's game against the ...
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Seattle Seahawks
Marcus Trufant
Josh Wilson
Jim Mora
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Local teams today
Men No. 13 Cal (2-0) vs. Syracuse (2-0), 4 p.m., ESPN2, 1550, at 2K Sports Classic, New York Cal notes: Syracuse, which lost three starters from last season's Sweet 16 team, gave coach Jim Boeheim his 800th win in the season opener. "They dare you to ...
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NCAA Basketball
Syracuse Orange
Jim Boeheim
ORAL ROBERTS 83, STANFORD 81 / Cardinal fall at buzzer
In a game with 17 lead changes, Stanford nearly pulled out a victory Wednesday night. The Cardinal got a career-high 28 points from Landry Fields and some heady play by Jarrett Mann. But Oral Roberts had the final answer, an 18-footer by junior guard ...
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NCAA Football
Stanford Cardinal
ROUNDUP / No. 3 Texas thumps Western Carolina
Damion James scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds as No. 3 Texas rolled to a 73-41 win over visiting Western Carolina on Wednesday night. Gary Johnson added 10 points and seven boards for the Longhorns (2-0). Harouna Mutombo scored 10 points to ...
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NCAA Basketball
Damion James
Gary Johnson
ROUNDUP / Wizards cast spell on James, Cavaliers
With LeBron James taking a second-half breather, Gilbert Arenas, Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler put the Washington Wizards way ahead. When James returned to the court, instead of leading a comeback, he became part of the problem as his Cleveland ...
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Cleveland Cavaliers
LeBron James
Gilbert Arenas
Antawn Jamison
Caron Butler
Turiaf feeling better about knee
Help for the shorthanded Warriors could be on the horizon. Ronny Turiaf was cautiously optimistic Wednesday that his left knee sprain is healing and is calling it day to day. The day before, coach Don Nelson said he thought Andris Biedrins, who will ...
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Golden State Warriors
Ronny Turiaf
Don Nelson
Andris Biedrins
CELTICS 109, WARRIORS 95 / A loss, but not feeling defeated
It's not common that a locker room full of guys who just lost a game by 14 points is also full of smiles, but these are uncommon times for the Warriors. The Warriors on Wednesday night were down to half of their 15-man roster, including two players ...
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Golden State Warriors
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Sports Calendar
TODAY COLLEGE BASKETBALLMen 11aGeorge Mason vs. Villanova ESPNU1pPenn State vs. UNC Wilmington ESPNU2pIndiana vs. Mississippi ESPN24pCal vs. Syracuse in New York City ESPN2 (1550)6:30pNorth Carolina vs. Ohio State ESPN26:30pLa Salle vs. South ...
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Names & Faces
Rex Ryan "I've got a new sponsor," the Jets coach said Wednesday, fighting a grin. "The Jets have Toyota and I've got Kleenex, for obvious reasons." Never afraid to show his emotions, Ryan cried in front of his players during a team meeting Monday ...
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Rex Ryan
New York Jets
ANALYSIS / Well, maybe it's Lincecum
Back when Cy Young Award ballots were due, before the first pitch of the playoffs, it seemed Tim Lincecum would finish behind either Chris Carpenter or Adam Wainwright or both. A Cy Young repeat shouldn't be considered unattainable - despite ...
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Cy Young
Tim Lincecum
Chris Carpenter
Adam Wainwright
College glance
Here are four other big games coming up at Bay Area colleges. Tonight Men's soccer: St. Mary's at Stanford, NCAA first round, 7 p.m. Note: It's the Gaels' first appearance in the NCAA tournament. The winner plays Sunday at UC Irvine. Friday Women's ...
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Smith, Rodgers forever linked by 2005 NFL draft
From the Green Room to Green Bay, Aaron Rodgers is happy that the sequence of events at the 2005 NFL draft conspired to make him a Packer. Alex Smith is still looking for that kind of happiness with the 49ers. Linked by events beyond their control ...
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Aaron Rodgers
NFL Draft
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Alex Smith
CAL / Best: 'Every day, I feel a little better'
Jahvid Best watched the replay twice. Unlike his mom, his friends and most fans, he was not really shaken seeing the way he soared through the air, got twisted in flight and crashed awkwardly to the turf. Still, those replays made Best realize he ...
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