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FA Cup giant-killers Barnsley, conquerors of Liverpool and Chelsea in the previous two rounds, have drawn fellow Championship side Cardiff City in the semi-finals of the competition. Premier League Portsmouth will take on Championship promotion contenders West Bromwich Albion in the other semi-final. Portsmouth, who have won the FA Cup once in their history, in 1939, were made favourites for ... [link]

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The Mid-Morning Skate for Monday, March 10
Published 3/10/2008 by Habsfan10 at Four Habs Fans
Bullet points for what you missed while dreaming of the day underdogs took over the soccer world's most famous Cup competition ... Habs battle Ducks to draw for most of 60 minutes ... still lose; Speaking of the Ducks, the Oilers are working overtime to make sure Anaheim doesn't get a top five pick for Dustin Penner; Washington's lost weekend may have put the kibosh on Ovie's playoff hopes. Habs come home to face Devils tomorrow night.

Back to the Blog
Published 3/10/2008 by Sturminator at Bob's Blog - Live from Lewisville
... is scheduled to make $4.5 million next season. If the team released him, it would not be responsible for his salary, but it would still have to account for three-fifths of his 2006 signing bonus ($6.9 million of the $11.5 million total) under the league's salary cap. Seattle could choose to spread that salary-cap hit over two seasons. Coach Mike Holmgren and president Tim Ruskell previously said there were no plans to cut Alexander. Nobody had this Final 4 picked … FA Cup giant-killers Barnsley, conquerors of Liverpool and ...

Stick With Me Here
Published 3/10/2008 by AB at Sports Frog
... It's pretty close to what happened in the competition the English call the FA Cup. Three of the teams remaining in the competition come from English Football's second level. The remaining Top Flight team is one that is capable of a good performance but will ultimately fall short of being a real threat for the league title. ...

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