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Celtics trying to get back into shape

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:54:10 +0000

The meaning of the question was obvious, but Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers chose to give the inquiring reporter a tough time, anyway. It is what Rivers, perhaps the most quotable coach in the NBA, does.

SportsAnna posted 113 minutes ago from nationalpost.com

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NFL picks: It's Peyton's place to lead Colts

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:37:33 +0000

The Colts (10-0) travel to Houston on Sunday, while the Saints (10-0) host New England on Monday night. If you're handicapping the choicest bet to run the table, New Orleans has the best shot, mostly because they're a better over-all team.

SportsAnna posted 2 days ago from vancouversun.com

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NFL Picks, Week 12: Where calling them turkeys is insufficient

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:36:35 +0000

This space takes no delight in being wrong, which is too bad, because it happens so very often. This space will write or say something crazy and think, "This must be how Al Davis feels." Well, plus his relentless need to drink human blood.

SportsAnna posted 2 days ago from network.nationalpost.com

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Giants empathize with Broncos

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:28:43 +0000

New York knows exactly what free-falling Denver is going through after recently emerging from its own month of misery.

SportsAnna posted 3 days ago from theglobeandmail.com

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Taboos softening in macho world

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:20:24 +0000

Hockey and professional sports generally have been considered one of the last bastions of homophobia. It's a hyper-masculinized world where gay slurs fill the air, conformity is required and career prospects are so fragile that everyone goes along to get along.

SportsAnna posted 4 days ago from theglobeandmail.com

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Shanahan discusses Bills job: report

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:40:03 +0000

Two-time Super Bowl winner Mike Shanahan has met with the Buffalo Bills to discuss their head coaching vacancy, according to a published report.

SportsAnna posted 4 days ago from theglobeandmail.com

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Five suspected clubs named in soccer fixing probe

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:09:12 +0000

Five clubs in Albania, Latvia, Slovenia and Hungary are suspected in European soccer's biggest match-fixing investigation.

SportsAnna posted 4 days ago from thestar.com

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NFL Rankings, Week 12: The Raiders and Chiefs ruin everything

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:31:04 +0000

Upsets are nothing new in the National Football League, but they certainly make life difficult for the league's prognosticators. This season, in particular, two horrendous teams have scored three wins that have thrown everyone for a loop.

SportsAnna posted 4 days ago from network.nationalpost.com

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Meyer says Notre Dame not an option

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:41:00 +0000

Standing behind the same podium where quarterback Tim Tebow delivered his now-famous promise 14 months and 21 wins ago, coach Urban Meyer vowed Monday to be at Florida "as long as they'll have me."

SportsAnna posted 5 days ago from theglobeandmail.com

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NFL takes NHL's lead on concussions

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:26:16 +0000

The NFL is playing catch-up to the NHL in keeping watch over players with concussions. The NFL is putting together details of a plan that will have each of its teams consult an independent neurologist before a player who has suffered a concussion can return to action.

SportsAnna posted 5 days ago from theglobeandmail.com

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Injuries, losses piling up for Steelers

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:17:07 +0000

The Steelers lost outright to the lowly Kansas City Chiefs last Sunday, while the Ravens stumbled with the Indianapolis Colts in town. The Steelers could be without their top two quarterbacks this weekend, and if that's the case, you have to give the Ravens a clear edge.

SportsAnna posted 5 days ago from betonline.com

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Doc Hollywood? Angels back in Halladay hunt

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:49:01 +0000

According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, the Anaheim-based team that pursued the right-hander before this past season's trade deadline have contacted Toronto about acquiring Halladay this winter.

SportsAnna posted 5 days ago from network.nationalpost.com

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Kimbo to make UFC debut Dec. 5

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:47:01 +0000

Kimbo Slice will make his official Ultimate Fighting Championship debut on Dec. 5 in Las Vegas. Slice is the former strip-club bouncer who became an Internet sensation for his widely viewed street fights.

SportsAnna posted 6 days ago from theglobeandmail.com

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Pats can't handle an elite offense like New Orleans

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:03:38 +0000

The Saints remain predictably undefeated at 10-0, while the Patriots are picking up serious momentum since their enormous blowout win over Tennessee in Week 6. Now seems as good a time as ever to pose the "unstoppable force vs immovable object" question, doesn't it?

SportsAnna posted 6 days ago from betonline.com

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Colts, Saints on historic paths

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:05:48 +0000

Normally it's one team making a race to perfection. This year in the NFL, it's a perfection race.

SportsAnna posted 6 days ago from slam.canoe.ca

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FIFA ready to suspend Iraq

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:15:28 +0000

Football's world governing body said it was "unacceptable" for Iraq's Olympic committee to disband the federation this week for alleged financial and administrative irregularities.

SportsAnna posted 9 days ago from slam.canoe.ca

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NFLPA calls for doctor's ouster

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:33:42 +0000

The NFL Players Association wants the league to remove the co-chairman of the league's committee on concussions because the union believes he is biased.

SportsAnna posted 9 days ago from theglobeandmail.com

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Jennings starts with flourish

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:31:52 +0000

Jennings is averaging 24.8 points and has double figures in eight of nine games through Wednesday, an extraordinary start for any player in the NBA. You would think Bucks general manager John Hammond would be all smiles, but he is worried about the 20-year-old budding star.

SportsAnna posted 9 days ago from nationalpost.com

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Shockey says LeBron not NFL material

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:36:42 +0000

LeBron James, NFL player. Just a fantasy, says New Orleans Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey.

SportsAnna posted 10 days ago from theglobeandmail.com

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NFL players hide, fear concussions

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:49:09 +0000

Thirty of 160 NFL players surveyed by The Associated Press from Nov. 2-15 replied that they have hidden or played down the effects of a concussion.

SportsAnna posted 10 days ago from nationalpost.com

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