Sports | High School

Many similarities between Clare and Millington in Saturdayâ€™s round-four playoff matchup
Published Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
MILLINGTON â€” Itâ€™s uncharted territory for the players on this yearâ€™s Millington football team. The Cardinals, after bowing out in the first round of the 2008 playoffs, join the final four teams remaining in Division 5.
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Millington can party like its 1999
Published Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
OVID-ELSIE â€” Once again, the Millington Cardinals found a way to get it done and stretch their football season out for one more week. The Cardinals put on quite the show for the standing-room-only crowd of more than 3,500 as they knocked off third-ranked and previously unbeaten Ovid-Elsie, 22-21.
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ONE STEP CLOSER
Published Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009
GOODRICH â€” Chalking up their fifth straight sweep of the postseason, the North Branch volleyball team inched one step closer to their ultimate goal of a Class B State title by walking all over Mt. Morris (25-15, 25-12, 25-13) Thursday night.
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Sports | NCAA

Krzyzewski continues as U.S. basketball coach
Published Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Mike Krzyzewski will continue as head coach of the U.S. men's basketball team that will try to defend their Beijing gold medal at the 2012 London Games, officials announced in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
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Ex-Knicks chief Thomas takes over at FIU
Published Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Twelve-times NBA All-Star Isiah Thomas was appointed as the new coach of Florida International University's (FIU) Golden Panthers on Tuesday.
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Oklahoma's Griffin quits college for NBA draft
Published Wednesday, April 8, 2009
College basketball's player of the year Blake Griffin will forego his final two years at Oklahoma University to enter the 2009 NBA draft, he said on Tuesday.
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Sports | NFL & Other Football

Chiefs wide receiver Bowe banned for violating drug policy
Published Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe has been suspended for four games for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances, the league said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Bills sack head coach Dick Jauron
Published Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
Dick Jauron was fired by the Buffalo Bills Tuesday, becoming the season's first NFL coaching casualty.
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Supreme Court won't hear Redskins name case
Published Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009
The Supreme Court said on Monday that it rejected an appeal by six American Indians in their long-running legal challenge of the Washington Redskins' name, which they find racially offensive.
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Sports | MLB & Other Baseball

Lincecum wins NL Cy Young second year in a row
Published Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants claimed the National League Cy Young Award for the second successive year Thursday, winning in a close vote over Cardinals starters Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright.
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Baseball still faces tough economy: commissioner
Published Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
Major League Baseball still faces an uncertain U.S. economy that led to lower attendance and financial losses at some clubs this year, the commissioner of the U.S. sports league said on Thursday.
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Colorado's Tracy, LA's Scioscia managers of the year
Published Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy and Los Angeles Angels skipper Mike Scioscia were named managers of the year on Wednesday by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
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Sports | NBA & Other Basketball

China's Sun unhappy with bit-part role in the NBA
Published Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Sun Yue, now back in China with his old Beijing team, has complained about his lack of playing time in the NBA.
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Warriors trade disgruntled forward Jackson to Bobcats
Published Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009
The Golden State Warriors have shipped disgruntled forward Stephen Jackson and guard Acie Law to the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for guard Raja Bell and forward Vladimir Radmanovic, the team said Monday on its website (www.nba.com/warriors).
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Sixers' Speights out with knee injury
Published Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
Philadelphia 76ers forward Marreese Speights will be sidelined for six to eight weeks with a torn medial collateral ligament in his left knee, the NBA team said on Sunday.
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Sports | NHL & Other Hockey

Shanahan brings curtain down on 21-year career
Published Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
Brendan Shanahan is retiring from the NHL after a brilliant 21-year career that may be remembered as much for what he did for the game away from the rink as for his accomplishments on the ice.
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NHL team values, profits rise even in recession: report
Published Friday, Nov. 13, 2009
The National Hockey League had its most profitable year in 2008-2009 and team values rose $3 million to an average of $223 million despite a recession that curbed fan and sponsor spending, Forbes magazine said.
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NHL takes first step towards banning hits to head
Published Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009
National Hockey League general managers took the first steps toward banning shots to the head on Wednesday by establishing a committee that could recommend a rule change for next season.
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Sports | Golf

Westwood starts with 66 in Dubai cut and thrust
Published Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
Lee Westwood's six-under-par 66 at the season-ending Dubai World Championship gave him a first-round advantage over money-list rival Rory McIlroy on Thursday.
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McIlroy swayed by India's Singh in U.S. PGA Tour decision
Published Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
Rory McIlroy has revealed a conversation with Jeev Milkha Singh swayed his decision to join the U.S. PGA Tour next season, despite advice from Ernie Els, Lee Westwood and Darren Clarke to stay in Europe for another year.
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Tom Watson guaranteed Open spot until 2014
Published Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009
Five-times former champion Tom Watson will be able to play in the British Open beyond next year after the exemption rule was amended by the Royal & Ancient golf club on Monday.
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Sports | MLS & Other Soccer

France lead five more qualifiers into World Cup
Published Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
France, with a controversial extra-time goal from William Gallas, squeezed into the World Cup finals despite failing to beat Ireland in Paris while Slovenia upset Russia on a nailbiting night of qualifiers on Wednesday.
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Thousands gather to honor German soccer star
Published Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
Tens of thousands of fans joined family, friends and team mates of Robert Enke to pay their last respects to the Germany goalkeeper on Sunday, five days after his suicide shocked the country and soccer fans worldwide.
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France, Portugal, Russia eye World Cup spots
Published Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009
France, Portugal and Russia all moved closer to next year's World Cup finals with first leg playoff wins on Saturday, although none of them did enough to take victory for granted in the second legs next week.
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Sports | NASCAR & Other Racing

Button teams up with Hamilton at McLaren
Published Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
Jenson Button will partner Lewis Hamilton at McLaren next season in an all-British lineup of world champions, the Formula One team said on Wednesday.
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Mercedes exit is good for McLaren, says Dennis
Published Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009
Mercedes' decision to buy Formula One champions Brawn and sell their stake in McLaren is good for all those involved, according to McLaren co-owner and former team head Ron Dennis.
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Alonso makes first public Ferrari appearance
Published Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
Twice Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso made his first public appearance with his new Ferrari team at an event in Valencia, Spain on Sunday.
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Sports | Other Sports

IAAF agrees to Semenya keeping world title
Published Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has agreed that South African runner Caster Semenya will keep her 800 meters world title, the country's sports ministry said Thursday.
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Federer faces choppy ride to secure top spot
Published Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will step on board the riverboat to the ATP World Tour Finals on Sunday with the world number one ranking in their sights.
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Federer to face Del Potro, Murray in ATP round-robin
Published Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
World number one Roger Federer will face his U.S. Open conqueror Juan Martin del Potro in the round-robin stage of the ATP Tour finals after getting the rough end of Wednesday's draw for the season finale.
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