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Men’s College Basketball Roundup: Syracuse Shows Off New Talent in Win
The junior transfer Wes Johnson and the freshman Brandon Triche helped lead the unranked Orange to an 87-71 victory over No. 6 North Carolina in Madsion Square Garden.
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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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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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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 Champions, and also to become America’s next best long-distance hopefuls.
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Pacquiao-Cotto 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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For Nets and Knicks, Shared Woe
The 0-12 Nets are plumbing just a little deeper than the 2-9 Knicks, but they may get a lift from the return of Devin Harris on Saturday.
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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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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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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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N.B.A. Roundup: Carter Soars, Lifting Magic Over the Celtics
LeBron James scored a season-high 40 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied on the road to beat the Indiana Pacers, 105-95, on Friday night.
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Far From Field, Lawyer’s Blog Is Player in N.F.L.
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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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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Raids Expose Soccer Fixing Across Europe
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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U.S. to drop case against Blackwater guard
Car strikes crowd outside Ala. school; 1 killed
Police say a woman has died after being struck along with nine children by a car outside an Alabama middle school.
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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.
Dozens arrested in UC student protest
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.
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.
