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Car strikes crowd outside Ala. school, 1 killed
A woman lost control of her car and struck nine children and an adult who were standing outside a middle school Friday afternoon, police said.
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Judge’s Ruling Keeps Alive Lawsuit Over Seat Licenses
A longtime season-ticket holder has sued the Giants and the Jets, alleging that they violated antitrust and consumer fraud laws.
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Quiet Subdivision Is Home to a Booming N.F.L. Blog
Mike Florio started his blog as a sideline to his law practice, but it has grown into a leading source of information about the N.F.L.
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Dominance of Texas Is Harder to Define in a Softer Big 12
The question of how good the Longhorns are may linger until they are truly tested, which may be in the B.C.S. title game.
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Arrests in Europe Over Soccer Fixing Investigation
German law enforcement officials arrested 17 on Friday in connection with what was described as the biggest match-fixing scandal yet uncovered in European soccer.
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Sports of The Times: Iverson Isn’t the Answer for Knicks, but What Is?
Allen Iverson was not any kind of short-term answer for the Knicks, and now fans are left with only long-term hope that great change will finally come in 2010.
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Sticking to Game Plan, Knicks Pass on Iverson
Team officials spent three days weighing the pros and cons of signing Allen Iverson, a four-time N.B.A. scoring champion with problems in his past.
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Dozens arrested in UC student protest
The McCourty Twins, Divided Between Rutgers and the N.F.L.
The McCourty twins, Devin and Jason, have always played football together, but not this year. Jason has moved on to the Tennessee Titans.
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This Time, Soccer Stirs Egyptian Riot, Not Bread
History has proven there are two subjects that will move Egyptians into the streets in riotous numbers, crashing windows, battling each other and defying an army of club-wielding riot police.
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Couple pleads guilty in Cuban spying case
A retired State Department worker and his wife accused of a three-decade-long plot to spy for Cuba plead guilty in federal court.
Tour Unlikely To Pursue Case Against Agassi
In his autobiography, Andre Agassi admits using crystal meth in 1997 and then lying to tennis antidoping authorities about it.
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Levi Johnston's mother gets 3 years in drug case
The mother of the man former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol had planned to marry has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Baseball Roundup: Vizquel and Guillen Share a Number, a Hero and Maybe a Team
The Chicago White Sox, managed by Ozzie Guillen, are reportedly close to signing shortstop Omar Vizquel, Guillen’s longtime friend.
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Pacquiao-Cotto Bout Was a Hit for HBO
Manny Pacquiao’s 12th-round technical knockout of Miguel Cotto Saturday night generated 1.25 million pay-per-view buys, with gross revenue of $70 million, HBO said Friday.
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In New Jersey Twins, a New Generation of Runner
New Jersey’s 16-year-old Rosa twins are the favorites to go 1-2 in Saturday’s New Jersey State Meet of Champion, and also to become America’s next best long-distance hopefuls.
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Special Report: A.T.P. World Tour Finals: Showcase Finale Moves to London
Whether he wins or loses in the season-ending A.T.P. World Tour finale next week, this will still be Roger Federer’s tennis year.
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Army to allow media to Palin book event
The U.S. Army has reversed itself and says it will open former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media.
