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Hatton Keeps Welterweight Belt; Dominates Malignaggi With 11th …

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
Las Vegas, NV (AHN) - Ricky Hatton retained his world junior welterweight boxing title with an 11th-round TKO of Paulie Malignaggi Saturday night in Las Vegas.
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BIG TEN/CONFERENCE USA : Nittany Lions clinch berth in Rose Bowl

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
AP STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Penn State Coach Joe Paterno has no plans to go out on top of the Big Ten. After the Nittany Lions routed BCS No.
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Utah trounces BYU to clinch BCS berth

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
AP / November 23, 2008 Brian Johnson passed for 303 yards and four touchdowns and the eighth-ranked Utes completed a perfect regular season by beating No.
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Crimson built a win from the ground up

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
By Craig Larson Zach Copple awoke yesterday morning, prepared to pull on his No. 77 Crimson jersey for the final time, and noted that the flags were fluttering briskly in the frigid winds over Harvard Stadium.
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Big Ten Roundup: Penn State gains Rose Bowl spot

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
AP Cane in hand, Joe Paterno beamed in the locker room after his players were handed roses and the Big Ten trophy. So, Joe, any plans to go out on top?
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A huge game for Patriots to contend with

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
By Christopher L. Gasper FOXBOROUGH - It's one of Bill Belichick's most trusted bromides: You want your team to be playing its best football in November and December.
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Thunder fire Carlesimo, elevate assistant

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
AP Oklahoma City —- The losses kept piling up for PJ Carlesimo, and it didn’t matter which city his team called home. With the relocated Oklahoma City Thunder off to an NBA-worst 1-12 start, Carlesimo was fired as coach Saturday and replaced on an ...
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BRIEFLY: Creamer guts it out to advance at ADT

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
AP Paula Creamer will have a chance today to be the first American to win the LPGA Tour’s season money crown in 15 years. She’s one of eight remaining competitors at the ADT Championship at West Palm Beach, Fla.
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Spartans might end up playing SEC’s 5th-best team in bowl game

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
By DREW SHARP • FREE PRESS COLUMNIST • November 23, 2008 What's most likely to be remembered about this Michigan State regular season: Its 9-3 record or its colossal losses to Ohio State and Penn State?
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Oklahoma City fires Carlesimo, Westhead

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Oklahoma City Thunder fired coach PJ Carlesimo on Saturday after the team got off to an NBA-worst 1-12 start in its new city.
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Sheridan, McGuffie battle injuries; Players get in pre-game …

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
BY GEORGE SIPPLE • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • November 23, 2008 COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Michigan's offense struggled against the No.
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Giants march back into Arizona - this time to play Cardinals

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
By RALPH VACCHIANO Derrick Ward might get more carries for the Giants Sunday in Arizona since Brandon Jacobs (below) is banged up ... ... but Jacobs plans to play against the Cardinals. GLENDALE, Ariz. - The last time the Giants walked off a plane into ...
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Favre knows there’s added pressure from winning

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
BY ERIK BOLAND | erik.boland@newsday.com NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Although none of his Green Bay teams ever started 10-0, Brett Favre said he has a pretty good handle on the emotions of the unbeaten Titans, whom the 7-3 Jets take on today at LP Field.
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Cassel No Longer An Inexperienced Backup

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
By DOM AMORE Understudies of the world, unite. Take note of the story of Matt Cassel and make the most of your time on stage. "I think for any backup anywhere that my story is one that gives inspiration, and gives promise to some of those guys that are ...
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Charter MLS clubs Columbus, New York look for first Cup sip

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
AP This much is clear at the MLS Cup: There will be a first-time league champion hoisting the trophy at the finish. And count on Guillermo Barros Schelotto of the Columbus Crew and Juan Pablo Angel of the New York Red Bulls making plays today that draw ...
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CAL: Best runs wild as defense ends Cardinal’s season

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
(11-22) 22:58 PST -- Cal's defense ended the first half Saturday in Strawberry Canyon by stopping Stanford power back Toby Gerhart on two runs from the 1-yard line.
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Utah completes perfect regular season

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
AP Brian Johnson passed for 303 yards and four touchdowns and the eighth-ranked Utes completed a perfect regular season by beating No.
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Malignaggi gets cornered by Hatton in 11th round

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
John Locher / AP Ricky Hatton lands a right hand against Paulie Malignaggi in the third round Saturday night. Ricky (The Hitman) Hatton was more like Ricky (The Trackman) Hatton on Saturday night at the MGM Grand.
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Utah’s Johnson sets sights on BCS

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
By John Henderson Quarterback Brian Johnson sees to it that the Utes are BCS bowl-busters after leading Utah to a 12-0 record Saturday with four touchdown passes, including two in the fourth quarter.
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EXTRA POINTS Around the Nation

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
· HARVARD 10, YALE 0: Gino Gordon ran for 177 yards and a touchdown for the Crimson (9-1, 6-1 Ivy League), which tied Brown for the Ivy League championship, the 13th time Harvard has won at least a share of the title.
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