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Associated Press Fresno State quarterback Derek Carr (right) gets protection from Robbie Rouse while throwing a pass against Air Force on Nov. 24 in Fresno, Calif. Like, SMU coach June Jones, Carr and Fresno State are quite familiar with Aloha Stadium, site of today's Hawaii Bowl.
Jones, SMU return to Hawaii
HONOLULU — SMU coach June Jones felt and looked right at home when he walked into Aloha Stadium. Dressed in slacks and flip flops, he strolled down a corridor where portraits of Hawaii’s biggest...
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Source: Ibanez, Mariners agree to $2.75 million, 1-year contract
NEW YORK — Raul Ibanez and the Seattle Mariners have agreed to a $2.75 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Saturday night. The deal a...
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Swisher
AP source: Swisher, Tribe reach $56M, 4-year deal
CLEVELAND — The Indians’ pitch to bring Nick Swisher “home” worked. Two people familiar with the negotiations said Swisher has agreed to a $56 million, four-year contract with the Indians, who u...
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Associated Press St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson leaps away from a hit by Tampa Bay Buccaneers free safety Ronde Barber during the fourth quarter Sunday in Tampa, Fla. The Rams won the game 28-13.
Bradford, Rams top Bucs
TAMPA, Fla. — Music blared in the St. Louis locker room, even though the Rams were eliminated from playoff contention. A winning record still is within reach, and the NFL’s youngest team is ready t...
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Freel
Ex-MLB player Freel found dead in Florida
MIAMI — Former Major League Baseball player Ryan Freel has been found dead in his Florida home, and authorities are investigating his death as a possible suicide from a self-inflicted gunshot wound...
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NHL, players’ union have no plans to talk
NEW YORK — All is quiet between the NHL and the players’ association, and there is no sign the sides will talk even by phone before Christmas. “Nothing today,” NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly ...
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Greenberg
O’s give Greenberg minor league deal
Adam Greenberg is getting a chance to resume his baseball career with the Baltimore Orioles. The 31-year-old returned to the major leagues for one at-bat in October, more than seven years after ...
Dec 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Is this season’s NFL rookie class the best ever? Could be
As the guy who drafted Peyton Manning, Bill Polian knows something about quarterbacks. Polian calls this year’s class of rookie QBs the best since 1983, when guys named Elway, Marino and Kelly w...
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Leagues, NCAA poised to challenge state over betting
NEWARK, N.J. — Four major professional sports leagues and the NCAA are poised to move forward with their legal fight over New Jersey’s plans to allow sports gambling. That comes after a judge on...
Dec 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Ross, D’backs agree to $26 million, 3-year pact
PHOENIX — Cody Ross and the Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to a $26 million, three-year contract Saturday that includes a club option for 2016. Ross, who turns 32 on Sunday and lives in nearby Scot...
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Associated Press New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) sits on the bench during last week's game against the Atlanta Falcons in Atlanta. The Giants stand 8-6 and hope to regain the magic that saw them get hot late in the season on the way to the Super Bowl title.
Some surge, some stumble toward playoffs
Some teams surge toward the playoffs. Look at Denver, Seattle, Washington and Green Bay. Others struggle to stay in the mix: try the Steelers, Bengals, Giants and Bears. This penultimate week...
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Source: Red Sox, Pirates near deal
PITTSBURGH — The Boston Red Sox are pursuing another burly right-hander to shore up their bullpen. A person familiar with the talks said the Red Sox and Pirates are close to completing a trade t...
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Phelps
AP selects Phelps as top male athlete
Now that he’s away from the pool, Michael Phelps can reflect — really reflect — on what he accomplished. Pretty amazing stuff. “It’s kind of nuts to think about everything I’ve gone through,”...
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Jackson
Source: Cubs reach deal with RHP Jackson
CHICAGO — A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that the Chicago Cubs have agreed to a four-year, $52 million contract with right-hander Edwin Jackson. The person spoke...
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Associated Press Hawaii's Bryan Maneafaiga (43) scores a touchdown against Nevada on Oct. 9, 2004, in Honolulu. Maneafaiga was an undersized 180-pound running back trying to make the Hawaii football team. Twice, once in pre-season and once in the fall, he failed school drug tests, showing up positive for marijuana use. What surprised him was that the same tests turned up negative for steroids. He'd started injecting stanozolol, a steroid, in the summer to help bulk up to a roster weight of 200 pounds.
Steroids loom in major-college football
WASHINGTON — With steroids easy to buy, testing weak and punishments inconsistent, college football players are packing on significant weight — 30 pounds or more in a single year, sometimes — witho...
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