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Curry, Ellis lead Warriors past Jazz (AP)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)— Monta Ellis didn’t seem too impressed with Golden State’s best offensive performance of the season
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Union: NFL won’t ‘bully’ players on HGH (AP)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP)—The head of the NFL Players Association insists the league won’t “bully” its way to a test for human growth hormone. At his annual Super Bowl news conference, NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith said talks continue in a bid to resolve the impasse over adding HGH to the NFL’s testing program—six months after the labor deal ending the lockout included a provision to allow checking for that drug once players approved the process
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Bryant scores 39 as Lakers beat Warriors (AP)
LOS ANGELES (AP)— Kobe Bryant’s injured right hand looks like a boxing glove, and his fellow Lakers’ legs are exhausted from a brutal early-season schedule. That’s still not enough to make Bryant flinch while carrying Los Angeles to yet another home victory over the Golden State Warriors. Bryant scored 26 of his 39 points in a dynamic second half, Pau Gasol added 17 points and 11 rebounds, and the weary Lakers hung on in the fourth quarter for a 97-90 victory over their upstate rivals Friday night.
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Chelsea’s Andre Villas-Boas will not recall Alex despite defensive injury concerns (Goal.com)
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has insisted he will not recall defender Alex to the first team during the Christmas period despite his side’s mounting injury problems at the back.
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Bengals beg fans to show for big finale (AP)
CINCINNATI (AP)—One victory away from an unexpected playoff spot, the Cincinnati Bengals are already immersed in their biggest challenge of the week. No, it’s not getting ready for Baltimore.
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U.S. Is Set to Ratchet Up Its Rugby Effort
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: December 24, 2011 Playing rugby is about to become a full-time job.
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Top Five Best Baseball Radio Personalities in New York: A Fan’s View
New York features some of the best baseball radio personalities in the nation. Here’s a guide to the top five. John Sterling Wikimedia Commons 1) Evan Roberts, WFAN Evan Roberts, a 28-year-old co-host of the 10 a.m.
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An appreciation for Joe Frazier (AP)
George Foreman’s crushing right uppercut connected for the first time in Round 1 and, suddenly, the heavyweight champion of the world was on the canvas. At ringside, the shocking sight sent Howard Cosell into a frenzy.
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Boxing great Joe Frazier dies at 67 of cancer (AP)
PHILADELPHIA – Joe Frazier had to throw his greatest punch to knock down “The Greatest.” A vicious left hook from Frazier put Muhammad Ali on the canvas in the 15th round in March 1971 when he became the first man to beat him in the Fight of the Century at Madison Square Garden. “That was the greatest thing that ever happened in my life,” Frazier said. It was his biggest night, one that would never come again.
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Auto Racing Capsules: Respect appreciated among NASCAR’s contenders
Needing to almost win out for a chance at his sixth consecutive Sprint Cup, Jimmie Johnson had every opportunity to make that happen after Tony Stewart passed him less than three laps from the finish of Sunday’s crash-filled race at Martinsville Speedway. He opted not to use a bump-and-run to win — and Stewart knew he wouldn’t
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