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Don Larsen’s perfect game jersey sells for $756K
Turns out you can put a price on perfection. The total: $756,000 for the New York Yankees jersey that Don Larsen wore in 1956 while pitching the only perfect game in World Series history. As reported...
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Create-a-Caption: Eric Bledsoe controls the vertical and horizontal
The Los Angeles Clippers had a little bit of fun at the expense of the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night, with some loose Dallas passing and some tight L.A. defense — 18 Clipper steals, 22 Maverick...
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Didier Drogba presents commemorative rings to Champions League winning...
The Chinese Super League season is over, so Didier Drogba has been back in London, training with his old teammates at Chelsea in an effort to stay fit for the Africa Cup of Nations next month. And on...
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The 50 worst own-goals in hockey: Puck Daddy counts down Nos. 20-11
By now, you might think that you've seen all the different ways a guy can score into his own net. The first 30 entries on this list have featured all the standards: the bad pass that travels the...
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Ronda Rousey now has championship belt, first UFC opponent
It's official: Ronda Rousey is the UFC's first female champion. The one-time Strikeforce bantamweight champion is the first female champ in the UFC, and received her belt on Thursday to prove it....
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Report: Rory McIlroy’s appearance fee now a staggering $2 million
Remember when we thought Tiger Woods was the only golfer on the planet who could bring in an appearance fee north of $2 million? Well apparently the 14-time major winner has company in the eye-popping...
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The 10-man rotation, starring Anderson Varejao and his future in Cleveland
A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to...
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USC linebacker rips the Sun Bowl and has to apologize to the entire city of...
USC linebacker Tony Burnett was in a little hot water with the city of El Paso and its fans earlier this week when he sent out a disparaging tweeting mocking the Trojans' bowl destination. USC will...
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NHL fans are losing it; tough questions for NHLPA (THE VENT)
THE VENT is a forum for rants, raves, pleas and laments from hockey fans across the world about the NHL lockout. It runs every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. If you've got a take on the lockout and need...
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Carmelo Anthony (game-time decision, cut left middle finger) offers Pop zing...
Carmelo Anthony's hand might not have been feeling 100 percent following his New York Knicks' too-close-for-comfort road win over the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night. But he was still feeling up...
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Patriots using racquetball paddles to prepare themselves for the J.J. Watt Swat
It's common practice for quarterback coaches to use brooms in practice to simulate defensive pressure for their quarterbacks on non-contact days, but as the New England Patriots prepare for their...
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Nick Diaz, not Johny Hendricks, to get next shot at Georges St-Pierre and...
Though the UFC had focused on making a superfight between welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and middleweight champ Anderson Silva, and Johny Hendricks was supposed to be the next welterweight...
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Oregon LB averages incredible 17.8 tackles per game — down from 20 last year
Before we begin, let's put David Henry's numbers into perspective. Minnesota Vikings OLB Chad Greenway is the current NFL leader in tackles after 13 weeks. With 123 total tackles (solo and assisted)...
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Report: Chargers to fire A.J. Smith, Norv Turner after the season
The San Diego Chargers will fire both head coach Norv Turner and general manager A.J. Smith at the end of the 2012 regular season, reports Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune. Smith has been...
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David Stern would like to stamp out ‘Hack-a-Shaq’ tactics
Back when Shaquille O'Neal was the most dominant force in the NBA, several teams utilized the "Hack-a-Shaq" strategy that essentially turned every Los Angeles Lakers possession into an opportunity to...
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The Dr. Saturday 2012 college football awards
College football hands out most of its awards this week. There's the show tonight to present most of the awards, and then on Saturday is the Heisman Trophy presentation, which should be historic...
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Breakfast Table: Almost Famous
For the last decade or so, Michael Salfino and Scott Pianowski have been putting together an email exchange centered around (but not limited to) the NFL. You might enjoy listening to them haggle. You...
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Wesley Woodyard, Chris Kuper, Richard Seymour headline Broncos, Raiders...
The Denver Broncos will be without their leading tackler on Thursday night as linebacker Wesley Woodyard did not accompany the team on their trip to Bay Area to take on the Oakland Raiders. Thrust...
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Days of NBA Lives: Wherein the Lakers went to see “Lincoln”
At this point, most of the NBA is on Twitter. It's a wild world of training updates, questions as to which movies they should go see, and explanations of their Call of Duty prowess. Every so often,...
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NHLPA proposal rejected, NHL pulls part of own offer as CBA talks hit another...
NEW YORK -- The NHL Players' Association made a proposal Thursday it feels should lead to a quick resolution of the NHL lockout. Executive director Don Fehr said the sides were close. But the owners...
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