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Syracuse runs away from No. 6 North Carolina (AP) -- Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:06:05 GMT

Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim yells instructions to his players during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at Madison Square Garden in New York. Syracuse won 87-71. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - Jim Boeheim has always made a point of telling the media not to get too caught up in runs because basketball, especially on the college level, is a game of runs.
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Magic win 4th straight, beating Boston 83-78 (AP) -- Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:04:59 GMT

Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett (5) and Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard (12) reach for a rebound in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)AP - Vince Carter scored 26 points, Rashard Lewis had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics 83-78 on Friday night.
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FIFA: No replay for France-Ireland WCup qualifier (AP) -- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:54:32 GMT

France's Thierry Henry, second left, passes the ball as Ireland's goalkeeper Shay Given, right, tries to stop it, just before William Gallas (unseen) scored the goal for France during their World Cup qualifying playoff second leg soccer match at the Stade de France stadium in Saint Denis outside Paris, Wednesday Nov.18, 2009. At left is Ireland's Paul McShane and Liam Lawrence, (7), is second from the left.(AP Photo/Michel Euler)AP - There will be no rematch.
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Giants LB Pierce out indefinitely with neck injury (AP) -- Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:38:56 GMT
AP - New York Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce is out indefinitely after an MRI exam on Friday surprisingly revealed a bulging disk in his neck.
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NFL union pans reporting on teammates' concussions (AP) -- Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:27:11 GMT

Graphic surveys NFL players concerning concussionsAP - The NFL Players Association opposes commissioner Roger Goodell's call for players to tell their teams' medical staffs if they think a teammate shows symptoms of a concussion, saying that is not an adequate solution.
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Johnson takes pole at Homestead (AP) -- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:56:10 GMT

Driver Jimmie Johnson smiles in the garage as he waits to drive practice laps at the Homestead-Miami International Speedway in Homestead, Fla. on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, as he prepares for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Ford 400 auto race. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)AP - Jimmie Johnson's run for his fourth straight Cup title starts from the pole.
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Packers Havner fined $5K for late hit vs. Cowboys (AP) -- Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:54:22 GMT
AP - Green Bay Packers tight end Spencer Havner has been fined $5,000 for a late hit out of bounds during last week's 17-7 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
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Nationals top pick Strasburg won't need surgery (AP) -- Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:48:31 GMT
AP - The Nationals say No. 1 draft pick Stephen Strasburg has a dislocation in his left knee joint and should be fine for spring training.
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Reserves spark Mavericks to fifth straight win (AP) -- Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:08:24 GMT

Sacramento Kings forward Jason Thompson (34) looks for an opening to the basket as Dallas Mavericks forward Drew Gooden (90) defends in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)AP - Jason Terry scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, Dallas got 52 points from the bench and the Mavericks beat the Sacramento Kings 104-102 on Friday night for their fifth straight win.
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Winston-Salem cruises past Atlanta Christian 94-57 (AP) -- Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:01:32 GMT
AP - Shelton Carter scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead three Winston-Salem players with double-doubles as the Rams crushed Atlanta Christian College 94-57 on Friday night.
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Europe stunned by football match-rigging bombshell (AFP) -- Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:14:07 GMT

A betting shop is pictured in Berlin. Around 200 football matches in nine European countries including at least three Champions League games are implicated in a new match-fixing scandal, German prosecutors said on November 20.(AFP/DDP/Philipp Guelland)AFP - European football was reeling on Saturday from what one UEFA official called the continent's worst ever match-fixing scandal, with 200 games under suspicion of having been rigged in nine countries.
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Kazakhs pledge $22 million for Astana cycling team (AP) -- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:58:05 GMT
AP - Kazakhstan's state sovereign fund pledged $22 million in financial backing to the Astana cycling team Friday, ensuring the squad stays alive and Tour de France champion Alberto Contador remains in its ranks.
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Nolan's 2 goals give Wild 3-2 win over Islanders (AP) -- Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:50:44 GMT

Minnesota Wild's Cal Clutterbuck, left, is checked into his own bench by New York Islanders' Kyle Okposo in the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)AP - Owen Nolan's goal with 67 seconds remaining, his second of the game, sent the struggling Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Friday night.
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Federer and Nadal ready to battle for number one spot (AFP) -- Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:02:21 GMT

Rodger Federer of Switzerland (L) and Rafael Nadal of Spain pose for pictures in London. Federer and Nadal will stage the last chapter of their battle to finish the year as world number one when the ATP Tour Finals get under way in London on Sunday.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will stage the last chapter of their battle to finish the year as world number one when the ATP Tour Finals get under way in London on Sunday.
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Idle Ochoa leads LPGA Tour Championship (AP) -- Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:28:33 GMT

Sophie Gustafson hits out of a bunker on the eighth hole during the second round of the LPGA Tour Championship golf tournament Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 in Richmond, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)AP - Sophie Gustafson moved within two shots of leader Lorena Ochoa at the LPGA Tour Championship on Friday before second-round play was suspended because of bad weather.
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Friend says UFC champ Lesnar is home recuperating (AP) -- Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:46:21 GMT
AP - A friend of UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar says the ultimate fighter is back at his home in Alexandria, Minnesota, recovering from a bacterial infection.
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Pacquiao's PPV numbers add to megafight momentum (AP) -- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:58:04 GMT

Filipino boxing great Manny Pacquiao shows his championship belts as he is conferred the Order of Sikatuna, one of the highest awards given to diplomats and state leaders, by Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo during ceremony Friday Nov. 20, 2009 at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, Philippines. Pacquiao made history in world boxing for winning seven world titles in seven weight divisions after defeating Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico in their WBO welterweight fight Nov. 14. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)AP - Manny Pacquiao proved he can be a box office hit. Now it's up to Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. to see what they can do together.
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A twin win for Harvicks in Trucks Series finale (AP) -- Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:32:37 GMT

Ron Hornaday Jr celebrates after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship at the Homestead-Miami International Speedway in Homestead, Fla., Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 (AP Photo/Terry Renna)AP - Kevin and Delana Harvick were an extremely happy couple Friday night.
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Rochette leads Skate Canada, delights home crowd (AP) -- Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:38:10 GMT

Canada's Joannie Rochette, left, and her coach Manon Perron react as her marks are posted for her short program to place first in the ladies competition at the Skate Canada figure skating competition on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 in Kitchener, Ontario. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)AP - Listening to her coach paid off for Joannie Rochette.
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