Archive for October, 2007

Padres’ Cameron Suspended 25 Games for Stimulant Use (Update1)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
By Larry DiTore Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) -- San Diego Padres centerfielder Mike Cameron was suspended for 25 games for using stimulants, the second player penalized under Major League Baseball's ban.
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Hooley: Does Wisconsin still have Ohio State’s number

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
By Bruce Hooley Shane Carter isn't afraid to admit it. There's an Ohio State receiver he doubts he can cover. Shane Carter and Wisconsin are trying to upset the Ohio State.
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Cheerleader Gets Sacked

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
Cali Kaltschmidt was tackled by her high school football team while trying to adjust a banner. (ABC News) As Seattle's Auburn High School football team prepared to take the field against Auburn Riverside after halftime Friday night, cheerleader Cali ...
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Cameron suspended for banned stimulant (AP)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
AP - Mike Cameron, the Padres' Gold Glove center fielder, was suspended for the first 25 games of next season on Wednesday after testing positive a second time for a banned stimulant.

Dodgers: No Torre deal yet but ‘mutual interest

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti sidestepped the Joe Torre question Tuesday, but on Wednesday he admitted to ESPN.
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Breaking down incredible game-winning play

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
By The Sports Xchange Had Brett Favre stuck to what was called, there's no telling how the Packers would have fared in overtime Monday night at Denver.
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Dungy, Belichick are polar opposites

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
Given the state of the NFC, Sunday's game between the Colts and the Patriots - aggregate 2007 record, 15-0 - should offer more interest and suspense than the Super Bowl.
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Mavericks-Cavaliers Preview

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
The Dallas Mavericks and Cleveland Cavaliers go into the season with championship aspirations. Both teams have given doubters good reason to be skeptical.
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Bucks-Magic Preview

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
For years, the East has been the inferior conference in the NBA. Offseason moves by the Orlando Magic, however, could give the league a little more parity entering the 2007-08 season.
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SuperSonics-Nuggets Preview

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
The Denver Nuggets made a big splash last season when they acquired Allen Iverson in a December trade. The Seattle SuperSonics made one of their own six months later by drafting Kevin Durant.
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Stern criticizes Knicks’ management (AP)

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
AP - Even with the NBA season under way, commissioner David Stern hasn't forgotten the New York Knicks' embarrassing offseason.

Man in the News Joe Girardi: Thinking, Always Thinking

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
By TYLER KEPNER As a rookie catcher in 1989, Joe Girardi helped guide the Chicago Cubs to the playoffs. His biggest advocate was the Cubs’ colorful manager, Don Zimmer, who sometimes wondered if he was too hard on the 24-year-old engineering graduate ...
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Notre Dame Football Player’s Brother Shot Dead

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
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NBA commissioner assails conduct of Knicks management

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
NEW YORK (AP) -Even with the NBA season under way, commissioner David Stern hasn't forgotten the New York Knicks' embarrassing offseason.
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UConn unhappy over game on ESPNU

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
STORRS, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut will play its first-ever game as a ranked team Saturday night against Rutgers, but many fans in Connecticut and New Jersey will not be able to watch.
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Schilling’s list: 13 teams he’d consider for ‘08

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
A day after saying he'd written goodbye letters to some of his Boston Red Sox teammates, Curt Schilling has posted a list of 13 teams he'd be willing to play for next season as he enters free agency.
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Colts vs. Patriots: A perfect game

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
So many sporting events are shamelessly overhyped. Not the Patriots-Colts showdown on Sunday (4:15 pm, CBS). This one deserves the hype.
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Tennessee defenders begin to shine in spite of struggles

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee's defense has a knack for making some of its opponents look really good. The youthful squad has given up more than 500 yards in three different games and allowed Alabama's DJ Hall and South Carolina's Kenny McKinley ...
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Auburn’s Groves shifting from defensive end to linebacker part …

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) -- Auburn appears to have found a way to keep Quentin Groves and Antonio Coleman on the field together. The 19th-ranked Tigers are moving Groves from defensive end to linebacker at least part-time entering the final three ...
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Spartans, Wolverines set to mark 100th meeting in rivalry

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Former Michigan State running back TJ Duckett says his lifelong best friend, fellow Kalamazoo native John Bradford, "is the biggest Michigan fan in the history of the state.
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