Saturday, October 9, 2010

Things are never easy for Giants



Purdy: Things are never easy for Giants
San Jose Mercury News
By Mark Purdy A Giant's trainer checks on Buster Posey (28) after he collided with Pablo Sandoval trying to get a pop-up by Jason Heyward of the Atlanta Braves in the first inning at AT&T Park for Game 2 of the the National League Division Series in ...
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Brett Favre's wife nearly sacked him over babes
New York Post
By ADA CALHOUN and DAN MANGAN After years of suffering ever since she hooked up with the randy quarterback, Brett Favre's wife has tried to kick him to the curb at least once after discovering he'd been trying to hook up with a bevy of babes. ...
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New York Post
Dustin Byfuglien: Thrashers win won for fallen goalie
Rotoworld.com
The Thrashers were extra motivated to win Friday night's game against the Capitals due to the collapse of Ondrej Pavelec. During the first period after the Thrasher players received a positive update on Pavelec's condition they discussed the need to ...
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Modano makes great first impression
msnbc.com
Modano got off to a great start to, scoring a vital goal for Detroit in their 4-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks. "Great, much more than I expected," Modano said. "They really supported the Red Wings decision to bring me here." Modano had 14:11 of ice time ...
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UConn imposes sanctions for hoops violations
New York Post
By LENN ROBBINS The University of Connecticut, citing major rules violations, yesterday imposed sanctions on its men's basketball that it hopes is sufficient to prevent the NCAA from rendering any additional penalties. Connecticut placed itself on two ...
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Lupica: Yankees bring October to Stadium
New York Daily News
When the bullpen doors opened at Target Field and Mariano Rivera ran through them, there wasn't the explosion of music and noise that will greet him if it happens around midnight Saturday night. Do you think the Yankees will complete the ALDS series ...
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New York Daily News
Grant: Count of 0-1 a successful one for Rangers' pitchers in series
Dallas Morning News
ARLINGTON – The first few days of the Major League Baseball playoffs have been all about pitchers and their devastating pitches: Roy Halladay and his sinker, Tim Lincecum and his change-up, Mariano Rivera and his cutter. Rangers pitchers, however ...
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Brian Westbrook: 2010 season is "definitely frustrating"
ProFootballTalk
Sunday night's 49ers-Eagles game will feature San Francisco running back Brian Westbrook playing against his old team. Or at least, it will feature Westbrook standing on the opposite sideline from his old team. So far this season, Westbrook has barely ...
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Devils can't scare up a full effort
New York Post
By MARK EVERSON What should scare the Devils after their 4-3 overtime loss to Dallas in last night's season opener is that they must visit Washington tonight and play host to Pittsburgh on Monday. Their task now is to avert a dismal start. ...
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New York Post
Through the Enemy's Eyes: Chicago Bears
Cat Crave
We're a little more than 24 hours from kickoff. The Chicago Bears come to town to try and make the Carolina Panthers go 0-5 for the first time ever. Can Carolina's defense play with the same tenacity as it did last week? Will Carolina's offense improve ...
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Five Cuts: After an improbable win, the Braves are looking dangerous
SI.com
If Billy Wagner is shut down, the Braves could turn to Craig Kimbrel (above), who has 45 strikeouts in 23 1/3 innings. AP SAN FRANCISCO -- Their manager was in his office (wink, wink) and their closer was in pain in the training room when the Atlanta ...
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Lin grabs spotlight in exhibition
San Francisco Chronicle
(10-08) 23:33 PDT -- The Warriors' first preseason game, a 127-87 victory over the Clippers on Friday night, was supposed to be about finding a pecking order for the reserves and seeing just how much of the defensive emphasis has taken hold. ...
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Mavericks coach Carlisle collapses during practice
San Francisco Chronicle
AP Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle collapsed at practice on Friday and was briefly taken to a hospital. The 50-year-old Carlisle will not travel to the NBA outdoor exhibition game tonight in Indian Wells (Riverside County) that matches the ...
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Point of attack
Boston Herald
By Dan Duggan FOXBORO - With Wednesday's trade of Randy Moss to the Vikings, the Patriots [team stats] didn't just lose a receiver who caught 50 touchdowns in 52 games in New England. They also lost a player who always drew extra attention from ...
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San Jose Wants To Take Home 4 Points
NHL.com
By San Jose Sharks Staff The San Jose Sharks are making no bones about it – they want all four points from their trip to Sweden. "We got the first two points and now we're looking to get the two points tonight," said Captain Joe Thornton. ...
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Player-umpire relationships to be evaluated
MLB.com
By Brian McTaggart / MLB.com | 10/08/10 10:00 PM ET Braves manager Bobby Cox, in the final stages of a Hall of Fame-caliber 29-year career, is about as much of a throwback baseball purist as there is, so it's not surprising he's not advocating the ...
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Steelers should be better with Ben, but it may take change of philosophy
The Canadian Press
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Maybe the Pittsburgh Steelers didn't exceed their own expectations by going 3-1 without Ben Roethlisberger. They certainly surprised a league that figured any team forced to start its No. 3 and No. 4 quarterbacks in September was in ...
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The Canadian Press
Media Predictions: USC-Alabama
GamecockCentral.com
Each week this season, a panel of media members will make their predictions for South Carolina's upcoming game. How does the panel see today's South Carolina-Alabama game playing out? Find out here. David Cloninger, GamecockCentral: A lifetime of ...
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McMurray takes Fontana pole
SkySports
Jamie McMurray claimed pole position on Friday for this weekend's Pepsi Max 400 at Fontana's Auto Club Speedway, the fourth race in NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup. The driver of the No. 1 Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet lapped the two-mile track ...
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SkySports
Colts hoping to provide new twist to unbeaten chase when Chiefs visit
The Canadian Press
INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts could recite this plot from memory. Perfect record, on the road, with everybody waiting to see if the NFL's last unbeaten team can defy the odds by winning one more time. In 2005, 2006 and 2009, Indianapolis was the centre of ...
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Watch Indiana vs. #2 Ohio State College Football - Live on ESPN3
ESPN
The health of Terrelle Pryor was Ohio State's concern even after surviving a scare in its Big Ten opener, but the Heisman hopeful's gimpy leg appears to be improving every day. Even if Pryor isn't 100 percent, Jim Tressel's team likely won't have too ...
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Darrelle Revis: Revis no guarantee to play Monday
Rotoworld.com
There is still doubt that Jets CB Darrelle Revis (hamstring) will play Monday night against the Vikings. If Revis does find the field, he'll likely be used as a hover, not exclusively on Vikings WR Randy Moss. That job will likely fall on the shoulders ...
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