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Ravens went all Dikembe Mutombo on the Raiders
In Sunday’s 55-20 win over the Oakland Raiders, Ravens defenders channeled their inner Dikembe Mutombo, swatting six of quarterback Carson Palmer’s passes at the line. All that was missing was the finger-wagging. “It’s something...
Tags: Courtney Upshaw, Terrell Suggs, Football, Baltimore Ravens, Oakland Raiders
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Tale of the tape: Houston's pick-six of Joe Flacco
Every Tuesday, blogger Matt Vensel breaks down a critical play, sometimes with the help of Ravens players, from that week’s game. Today he looks at Joe Flacco’s interception that Houston returned for a touchdown. There weren’t many...
Tags: Vonta Leach, Football, Whitney Mercilus, Glover Quin, Kelechi Osemele
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Let the riots begin: Kentucky poised to win it all
The Baltimore SunMemo to University of Kentucky campus police: get the pepper spray ready, boys. They'll be torching couches and playing "Flip the Toyota" again tonight after the Wildcats get past Kansas and win their eighth NCAAtitle -- although their first since 1998....Tags: University of Kentucky, Anthony Davis
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We interrupt this lockout for some perspective
O h, no, am I here all alone? Actually, the world didn't end when the NBA locked its players out. The NBA didn't even end, even if it felt as if it were about to as darkness moved across the land. I have nothing against doomsday scenarios ... but if...Tags: New York Yankees, Bud Selig, Work Relations, National Football League, Juwan Howard
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Bailout pays airlines for years of bad management
AS HE pursued his doomed merger with United Airlines earlier this year, US Airways chief executive Rakesh Gangwal said "there is no Plan B" if regulators were to block the deal. Thank goodness, then, for Plan C: Using the terrorist attacks in New York...Tags: Air Transportation, Philadelphia 76ers, Corrine Brown, Transportation Accidents, United Air Lines
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Lakers owner Jerry Buss brought 'Showtime' success to L.A.
The frozen fields of Wyoming came first. Long before the championship trophies. Before the glitz and glamour. Jerry Buss was still a teenager, digging ditches beside his stepfather, when he dreamed of bigger things. It was youthful ambition — a...
Tags: Donald Sterling, David Stern, Real Estate, Cecil Brown, Major Indoor Soccer League
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Jerry Buss dies at 80; Lakers owner brought 'Showtime' success to L.A.
When Jerry Buss bought the Lakers in 1979, he wanted to build a championship team. He also wanted to put on a show. The new owner gave courtside seats to movie stars. He hired pretty women to dance during timeouts. He spent freely on big stars and...
Tags: Donald Sterling, David Stern, Cecil Brown, Boston Celtics, Major Indoor Soccer League
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Michael Jordan's 50 most memorable points
Michael Jordan probably provided about 50,000 breathtaking moments during his basketball career. On MJ's 50th birthday, we try to capture some of his high points — adding up to 50. 2 — March 29, 1982: As a freshman at North Carolina, Jordan...
Tags: Bryon Russell, Philadelphia 76ers, Luc Longley, Johnny Kerr, Denver Nuggets
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NBA All Star Game 2013 weekend TV schedule
Channel Guide MagazineNBA All Star Game 2013 weekend TV schedule begins Friday on ESPN and TNT and runs through Sunday with the NBA All Star Game at the Toyota Center in Houston. The NBA’s best head to the Toyota Center in Houston Feb. 15-17 for the annual celebration of... -
Closer Look At 7 Basketball-Only Schools That Appear Ready To Exit Big East
The Hartford CourantBy 1985, just six years into its existence, the Big East had established itself as one of the nation's dominant basketball conferences, sending three teams to the Final Four. Georgetown, St. John's and Villanova were there in Lexington, Ky., with...Tags: Houston Cougars, Chris Mullin, Georgetown Hoyas, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, College Basketball
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Boys' Water Polo: CdM lead short-lived
CORONA DEL MAR — The match could not have started much better for the Corona del Mar High boys' water polo team. The Sea Kings scored the first two goals and saw visiting Mater Dei's starting center defender foul out. They even allowed themselves...Tags: National Basketball Association, Sacramento Kings, Ice Hockey, Water Polo
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Commentary: Plan "B" for an arena plan - calling Howard Schultz?
It was an arena proposal that seemed like a slam dunk on Thursday, and now looks as sure as a first-round playoff series against the Denver Nuggets – a couple City Council members mockingly wagging their fingers like Dikembe Mutombo, as if to say...Tags: Golf, Denver Nuggets, Sales, Business, Paul Allen
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