Friday, January 7, 2011

Fans of 7-9 Seahawks Warm to This Playoff Thing



Fans of 7-9 Seahawks Warm to This Playoff Thing
New York Times
By JOHN BRANCH SEATTLE — Among the top stories around Puget Sound this week was the announcement that Starbucks, the ubiquitous coffeehouse chain based here, updated its green, siren logo. The Seahawks' first-year coach, Pete Carroll, and quarterback ...
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Michigan back in the picture for Jim Harbaugh?
Detroit Free Press
By MARK SNYDER Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh had dropped from the minds of many Michigan fans after athletic director Dave Brandon opined that Harbaugh was going to the NFL and not taking the Michigan job. Yet this morning, on Denver radio station The ...
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Devils Trade Langenbrunner to Dallas
New York Times
By JEFF Z. KLEIN The Devils traded their captain, Jamie Langenbrunner, to the Dallas Stars for a conditional draft choice Friday morning, signaling the end of the Devils' hopes for this season and the possible start of a series of rebuilding moves by ...
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Cubs set to deal top prospects to Rays for Garza
MLB.com
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com | 01/07/11 2:15 PM EST CHICAGO -- The Cubs are apparently close to acquiring Rays right-hander Matt Garza for five Minor League players, including Cubs 2010 Minor League Pitcher of the Year Chris Archer and '10 Player of the ...
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Suns, Steve Nash downplay trade rumors
SportingNews.com
In response to rumors this week that the Suns are on the fence about dealing Steve Nash, the point guard told the Arizona Republic that there are no plans for a trade. Nash told the paper that president of basketball operations Lon Babby informed him ...
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C. Villegas has been DQ'd from the Hyundai
Rotoworld.com
Camilo Villegas was disqualified from the Hyundai Tournament of Championship for breaking Rule 23-1 in his opening round on Thursday. Villegas attempted a bump-and-run from a swale below the 15th green. His ball didn't reach the top of the hill, ...
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Colts, Manning take business approach to Jets game
The Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Peyton Manning has kept it all business this week. He studied tapes, looked for flaws and worked overtime to figure out how he beat the Jets defense. No change there, so don't take it personally, Rex. "It takes you absolutely ...
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NFL postseason begins with a Lone Star-sized hole
Corpus Christi Caller Times
By Joel Roza CORPUS CHRISTI — Since professional football was securely founded in the state of Texas (excluding the lone season for the Dallas Texans in the NFL, as well as the three seasons in the AFL), the Cowboys and Oilers have always been able to ...
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Taylor: Andrew Luck-Cam Newton comparisons shouldn't be based on race
Dallas Morning News
SportsDay columnist Jean-Jacques Taylor answers a reader's questions about a topic of the day. Question: We were trying to figure out how Andrew Luck would be the No. 1 pick over Cam Newton if Luck was coming out. What other criteria is the NFL and ...
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Packers' Jenkins questionable vs. Eagles; Zombo, Bigby out
NFL News
By NFL.com Wire Reports Green Bay Packers defensive end Cullen Jenkins, who was limited in practice Friday with a calf injury, is questionable for Sunday's wild-card playoff showdown in Philadelphia against the Eagles, coach Mike McCarthy told ...
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Nick Spaling: Nick Spaling hurt in win over Kings Thursday
Rotoworld.com
Nick Spaling sustained an upper-body injury on Thursday night against Los Angeles that forced him to leave the game after just 5:53 of ice time. However, coach Barry Trotz isn't worried about the ailment. "He's a tough kid," said the Nashville bench ...
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Mark Ingram, Julio Jones, Marcell Dareus all leaving Alabama for NFL
USA Today
Alabama will have some rebuilding to do in order to get back to get back to the top of the college football world. Running back Mark Ingram, wide receiver Julio Jones and defensive lineman Marcell Dareus all announced Friday they will leave school ...
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USA Today
Downtime important as Oregon, Auburn prep for title game
USA Today
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Both Auburn and Oregon are gearing up for the game of their college careers. That doesn't mean that players have the entire focus on Monday night's national championship tilt. They're taking advantage of the sites in Arizona and ...
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Matt Hasselbeck starting for Seahawks
ESPN
By John Clayton Mark Schlereth and Darren Woodson make their pick for the Saints vs. the SeahawksTags: NFL, new orleans saints, seattle seahawks Matt Hasselbeck will start at quarterback for the Seahawks in Saturday's NFC playoff game against the New ...
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MVP appetizer? Tom Brady wins player of the month honors
USA Today
In what might be a precursor to a second NFL MVP award, New England Patriots QB Tom Brady won AFC Offensive Player of the Month honors for December/January. Brady led the Patriots to a perfect final five weeks, en route to an NFL-best mark of 14-2. ...
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USA Today
Guillermo Moscoso DFA'd for Adrian Beltre
ESPN (blog)
By Richard Durrett In order to make room on the 40-man roster for Adrian Beltre, right-handed pitcher Guillermo Moscoso was designated for assignment. The Rangers have 10 days to trade, release or outright Moscoso to the minors. ...
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Coach Gene Chizik says calling Auburn's Nick Fairley dirty is 'absurd'
ESPN
AP SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Auburn coach Gene Chizik calls talk that his star defensive tackle Nick Fairley is a dirty player "absurd." ESPN.com's Chris Low writes about all things SEC in his conference blog. Fairley has bodyslammed quarterbacks and ...
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Molinari a surprise visitor to Maui
USA Today
By Doug Ferguson, AP Golf Writer KAPALUA, Hawaii — The so-called European snub of the PGA Tour was supposed to be evident at the season-opening Tournament of Champions, which is missing Lee Westwood, Rory McIlroy and PGA champion Martin Kaymer. ...
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Cotton Bowl Classic pits Tigers against Aggies
Kansas City Star
By Sports Network Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas is the site of the 2011 Cotton Bowl Classic, and the LSU Tigers of the SEC are slated to do battle with the Texas A&M Aggies of the Big 12 Conference in that showdown. "The Cotton Bowl is one of the ...
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Is it OK to cheer for Michael Vick?
CNN
By Steve Hummer, Special to CNN Michael Vick's fall from NFL glory was spectacular, but his redemption story with the Philadelphia Eagles is equally astonishing. Editor's note: Steve Hummer is a staff writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ...
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Kevin Williams replaces Ndamukong Suh on Pro Bowl roster
USA Today
The Vikings defensive tackle had a down year (for him) with just 39 tackles and one sack, but he made his fifth consecutive NFC Pro Bowl roster (and sixth overall) Friday when he was named as the replacement for Lions rookie DT Ndamukong Suh. ...
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Qatar crash to opening loss
ESPN
Qatar's Asian Cup campaign got off to the worst possible start as second-half goals from Odil Akhmedov and Server Djeparov saw Uzbekistan clinch a deserved victory at Khalifa Stadium in Doha. Read | Team-by-team guide | Asian Cup history | Australia ...
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St. John's-Notre Dame Preview
CBSSports.com
Notre Dame closed a three-game stretch against top 10 teams without its third-leading scorer. While its next Big East opponent isn't ranked, it could be soon. The 14th-ranked Irish will likely be without forward Carleton Scott on Saturday night when ...
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Federer reaches final; Nadal ousted by Davydenko in Doha
MiamiHerald.com
By Sports Network A highly-anticipated final between superstars Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will not happen Saturday in Doha, as Federer booked his spot in the title match while Nadal was upset by last year's champion Nikolay Davydenko at the ...
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Starikov added to US training camp roster
MiamiHerald.com
By Sports Network Zenit St. Petersburg striker Eugene Starikov was added to the US national team roster for January's training camp Friday. Starikov, 22, arrived in Los Angeles on Thursday and started training with the US Friday morning. ...
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Cincinnati Reds finalize 1-year deal with SS Edgar Renteria
ESPN
By Enrique Rojas ORLANDO -- Veteran shortstop and World Series MVP Edgar Renteria has signed a one-year deal for $3 million with the Cincinnati Reds. Renteria, who led the Giants to its first World Series title since the franchise moved to San ...
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