Oct 09
Not for the first time this season, Leeds managed to turn a moderate performance into victory by resorting to what is becoming a familiar formula, namely to score so late that the opposition has no time to reply.
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Oct 09
Being the best of the best as an elite athlete is something that kids dream of. Fame, fortune, and respect normally go hand in hand with being, say, the holder of baseball’s single-season home run record, the 2004 Olympic 100-meter sprint champion, or the 2006 Tour de France winner.
Unfortunately, Barry Bonds, Justin Gatlin, and Floyd Landis have had their accomplishments tarnished by the specter of performance-enhancing drugs. The involvement of Bonds with the infamous Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO) and his alleged use of anabolic steroids calls into question the validity of the San Francisco Giants slugger’s surpassing of Hank Aaron’s career home run record. Caught with excessive testosterone levels, Gatlin was stripped of the 9.77-second world record he set in May 2006 and received an eight-year ban from sprinting. Landis, meanwhile, gave numerous excuses for why synthetic testosterone might have been detected in his urine sample before losing his crown in a cycling event that has become notoriously drug-riddled.
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Oct 09
TORONTO (AP) — Maple Leafs forward Jason Blake has a rare form of leukemia that he said leaves him in no immediate danger and is highly treatable.
The 34-year-old left wing has started treatment and doesn’t expect to miss any playing time.
“When you find out that you have something it’s definitely shattering to your whole family and so on,” Blake said after practice. “Overall, I feel good. I’m still here and my goal this whole season hasn’t changed.”
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Oct 09
Jackie Stewart
Jackie Stewart is considering legal action against FIA president Max Mosley for his remarks against the former F1 world champion.
While speaking to a group of British journalists, Mosley referred to Stewart as a "certified half wit" for his criticism of the World Motor Sport Council penalty against McLaren in the spygate affair.
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Oct 09
Tennessee might be in the race to win the SEC title, and is coming off a big win over Georgia, but the Vols haven’t been in the national title picture for years. What went wrong? Can it possibly fixed? This begins the second in a series of how to possibly restore the glory to the great programs.
Restoring the Glory … Tennessee
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Oct 09
The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON
Third Round Qualifying
Saturday 13 October 2007
Winning clubs receive £5,000
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Ian Allinson says he is more nervous about steering tiny Stotfold into the Fourth Round Qualifying of The FA Cup than he was playing for Arsenal in a League Cup semi-final against Tottenham.
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Oct 09
The FA Youth Cup Sponsored by E.ON
Second Round Qualifying
Monday 8 October 2007
Michael Evans was the Corby Town hero as they beat Raunds Town on penalties in The FA Youth Cup Second Qualifying Round.
Goalkeeper Evans saved two out of three spot kicks as Corby went through 4-1, after the game had finished 2-2 in extra-time.
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Oct 09
With the wild way the season has started, what’s next? Each of the CFNers give three things they think will happen, including Davone Bess and Hawaii getting a BCS bid.
Past TQs
– The biggest disappointment
– 5 most overrrated teams
– I was dead/on right/wrong about …
– USC, LSU or Oklahoma?l
– Was the App St win good or bad for college football?
– 3 Sleeper Teams
– Predicting the Season
– 3 things we’re sure of
– What to look for on Signing Day
– Bears or Colts?
– Early bowl surprises and trends
– 3 things to look for from the bowls
– Do you want the Alabama job?
– What are the 3 best non-BCS bowls?
– Who’s 2nd in the Heisman race?
– Michigan-OSU rematch?
– Michigan or Ohio State?
– Should Louisville be No. 3?
– The nat’l title game will be …
– The best one-loss team
– Rule changes to help the flow
– The Midseason Stuff
– The real top five ranking
– The early coach of the year is …?
– These three teams are for real, these three aren’t
– After 2 weeks, who’s better, who’s worse?
– 10 Greatest Quarterbacks of All-Time
– 10 Greatest Defensive Players of All-Time
– 10 Greatest Regular Season Games of All-Time
– 10 Greatest Playmakers of All-Time
– 10 Worst Heisman Winners
– 10 Greatest Bowl Games
– All-Time Offensive Team
– All-Time Defensive Team
Pete Fiutak
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Oct 09
ROME (AP) — The NBA is staging another successful preseason tour in Europe. Regular-season games on the continent are the next step.
“I think that time is coming closer,” NBA commissioner David Stern said Sunday at halftime of the Toronto Raptors win over Virtus Lottomatica Roma. “That has historically been a matter of euros. It costs many euros to buy a game from a regular season because our teams do so well.
“But with the new O2 Arena in London, with the new arena in Berlin, with the proposed arena in Rome, Europe is beginning to develop buildings that look much like the ones that we have in the United States, and those buildings will yield more revenue for such a game.”
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Oct 09
Steve McClaren probably departed St James’ Park with a spring in his step yesterday. After all, the England manager had just witnessed Michael Owen score a winning goal in a typically robust Premier League match just eight days after two operations in 24 hours in Munich. Russia here we come.
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