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Cowboys & Giants 2007 Draft Picks
As teams in the NFC East look to improve we take a look at each rookie selected by the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys.
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But We Beat the Red Sox
Winners are not concerned with the goals and accomplishments of others. Winners go out and do what they must.
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One Year Later
From a prison cell to Super Bowl MVP. Ray Lewis turned his life entirely around in the course of one year. Or did he?
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Are YOU Among Those Who Know That:
Are you among those who know the following?
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Mets Slight Old-Time Fans
Mets owner Fred Wilpon puts Brooklyn first, and forgets about fans of the New York Giants with the construction of Citi Field.
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Patriots Beat Giants, 38-35
The New England Patriots defeated the New York Giants 38-35, becoming the first NFL team since the 1972 Miami Dolphins to post a perfect regular season record.
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Telelvision Syndicators Hope To Hit The Jack-Pot In Las Vegas
This week we preview some of the new syndicated and first-run syndicated series coming your way; Catch up on NFL coverage; check out the top-rated talk show hosts and vist "This Week in TV History."
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Vince Young Showing Improvement
Coming back from a 21-point deficit, Vince Young scores three touchdowns for the Titans against the New York Giants in a fourth quarter comeback to remember.
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Mays' Forgotten Season
In 1957, Willie Mays became only the fourth player to hit at least 20 doubles, 20 triples, and 20 home runs in the same season.
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McGinnity and Mathewson in 1904
There is no arguing the point. Iron Man Joe McGinnity and Christy Mathewson had the greatest season of any pitcher teammates in baseball history. Each won over 30 games
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The Giants' Plans Changed
The Giants' owner asked fans why the Giants should be interested in moving to the west coast. He assured them that the team would remain the New York Giants.
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Say Hey
If Willie Mays played today, he would be the best player in the game. Virtually every day he played, Mays demonstrated how great he was, greatness that no statistical formulas can ever reveal.
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Giants and A's Postpone Game
When Giants' manager John McGraw saw the lack of paying customers, he and Athletics' captain Lave Cross decided to call Game 3 of the 1905 World Series
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Henry Thompson
Who was the first black player to have played in both major leagues? Who was the first black batter to face a black pitcher? Who were the first two opposing black players to appear on the field at the same time? Which three black players comprised the first all-black outfield---in the World Series no less? One player is part of all of the above.
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Jackie Robinson's Enduring Legacy
Jackie Robinson's life after baseball was marked by great efforts and great honors. He and Babe Ruth are the most important ballplayers of all time.
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Looting Records and Sacking Reputations
Nice guy Michael Strahan breaks the NFL's single season sack record formerly held by bad boy Mark Gastineau, with a little help from his friend.
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Major League Baseball Uniforms
From the Knickerbockers' pantaloons, ties, and straw hats to the Pittsburgh Pirates' pullover double-knits, the baseball uniform has been anything but uniform.
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MLB Career World Series Records
It's been said that truly great baseball players excel in the World Series. These players are the real cream of the crop among Fall Classic participants.
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NFL Playoff Picture Week 16
With six playoff spots wrapped up, there are two divisional titles and four other playoff spots up for grabs in week 16.
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NFL Rivalries
Rivalries define the National Football League, here are five which raise the blood pressure of any fan.
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Willie Mays' Enthusiasm
Willie Mays played baseball because he loved the game. It didn't matter if he played at the Polo Grounds, on the streets of Harlem, or on the sandlots .
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Pottsville Still Battling NFL
The Pottsville Maroons were a National Football League franchise that was denied 1925 title
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The Top Hitters of the 1930s
Lou Gehrig and Jimmie Foxx were the top sluggers of the 1930s, but they were only the tip of the hitting iceberg in baseball's most offensive-rich decade.
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The OTHER Sox
Now it’s time to turn to the OTHER Sox. Until about the 1980s, most fans didn't know and didn't care that the Red Sox hadn’t won the World Series since 1918 but the fact is that the other Sox, the Sox from Chicago, had not won the World Series since 1917. They still haven’t won one.
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They Sure Were Still in the League
He was the last National League player to hit .400, had a higher lifetime batting average than Lou Gehrig, managed the New York Giants to a World Championship, was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1954, but he is rarely mentioned anymore.
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We Lost a Few
There are some things that they don't want us to know or want us to forget, not that those of us who really care ever could. The Yankees have lost more World Series than any other franchise in baseball history.
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Where Did They Go?
Free agency has changed little except that today, players have the opportunity to change teams themselves instead of being forced to change teams by the owners. One result is that individuals such as Marleen become confused about who is playing for whom. There are very few players, especially stars, who play their entire careers with one team.
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Why Offense Has Increased: Part 2 -- The Designated Hitter
Some owners decided that adding a hitter would help to alleviate the problem. The pitcher would not bat. Each manager would designate a player who would replace the pitcher in the batting order. It was a tenth “position” but one that required no defensive skills since the designated hitter would never play in the field.
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David Cutcliffe Gives Duke Hope
In Cutcliffe's last game at Tennessee, the Volunteers gave indication of the strength of Cutcliffe's offense with a 21-14 victory over Wisconsin in the 2008 Outback Bowl
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Fantasy Football 101 #1
Help with Fantasy Football
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Parcells Tells NFL Falcons No
The Big Tuna has backed out of a deal to handle football operations for the Atlanta Falcons after reaching a preliminary agreement to run the NFL club.
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Sports Cards and Memorabilia Marry
Patches of game-used jerseys and equipment on sports cards offer collectors and investors alike the chance to acquire pieces of sports history at a very reasonable price.
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Washington helps Giants beat his namesake
Giants beat Redskins behind gutty 3rd string running back.
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1999 NFL Draft Report
On Saturday, the heroes of the 1998 college football season bid a final farewell to their college days as Tim Couch, Ricky Williams, and a host of others were selected in the1999 National Football League entry draft.
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1999 Recruiting Winners and Losers
This years recruiting season has wrapped up. Find out which schools made the grade and which ones failed the course this offseason.
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A Stadium for the Yanks & Giants
Stoneham suggested that city-owned park should be constructed in the East Bronx, near the Whitestone Bridge, to house his Giants as well as the New York Yankees.
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ABC Expects Super Ratings on Super Bowl Sunday
Get the latest on the television coverage for Super Bowl XXXVII; get a sneak peek at the plot for the special broadcast of "Alias" after the Super Bowl. Check out our website of the week and relive this week in television history.
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Baseball and Autumn in New York
For ten straight years the World Series was played in New York City, usually between two New York teams. DiMaggio, Robinson, Mays and Mantle were among the heroes.
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Baseball's Opening Day 2007
Baseball places more importance and ceremony on Opening Day than any other sport. Here are some of the best and worst of baseball's annual inaugural game.
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Best Baseball Parks-Yankee Stadium
When Babe Ruth became a Yankee in 1920, the Yankees were sharing the Polo Grounds with the New York Giants. After Ruth changed the game, the Yanks had to change stadiums.
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Bizarre
Last night, Yankees fans watched “their” team on channel 9. Mets fans watched “their” team on channel 11. How surrealistic.
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Do Managers Win Baseball Games?
Managers of winning baseball teams are often hailed as geniuses. History suggests that ballplayer talent counts for more, but that good managers can make a difference.
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Evers and Hornsby: Hall of Famers
Hornsby was so superior to Evers that one must question how both can be in the Hall of Fame.
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Fantasy Football Top 20 Wide Receivers 2008
Coming back from a devastating injury that some thought might end his career, Marvin Harrison should be a good, but probably not a great, fantasy wide receiver in 2008.
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Major League Hitting Records
Here is a comprehensive collection of career, season and single game hitting records by Major Leaguers from 1900 to the present.
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Major League Pitching Records
Pitching is the key to winning games and winning championships. here are some of the best (and worst) records for hurlers in Major League History.
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Maroons Debate Meaningless To NFL
Writer David Fleming and NFL Hall of Fame official Joe Horrigan debate Pottsville Maroons being denied 1925 NFL Championship.
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Noted Director Sidney Lument Returns To His Television Roots
100 CENTRE STREET debuts on A&E, THE PRETENDER is back with a first-run movie.
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Packers Roll Past Seahawks
Halfback Ryan Grant overcomes two early fumbles to rush for 201 yards, Brett Favre tosses three TD passes as Green Bay whips Seahawks in NFC playoffs.
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Parcells Poised to Run NFL Falcons
Former NFL standout head coach Bill Parcells prepared to take over football operations for the Atlanta Falcons.
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