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Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers wins MVP award
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AP - Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers has won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award in a landslide.
Martin, 4 linemen make Hall of Fame
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AP - Curtis Martin has gone from the mean streets of Pittsburgh to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Day before SB46, web page proclaims Giants winners
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AP - Oops. Talk about a Super Mistake.
Spencer Levin opens 6-stroke lead in Phoenix Open
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AP - Spencer Levin remained in control in the Phoenix Open in front of the largest crowd in tournament history, shooting a 3-under 68 on Saturday to take a six-stroke lead into the final round.
Davis leads No. 1 Kentucky past SCarolina 86-52
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AP - Anthony Davis had 22 points, eight rebounds and eight blocks as No. 1 Kentucky wiped away the memories of the last time the top-ranked Wildcats came to South Carolina with an 86-52 victory Saturday night.
Saints QB Brees wins Offensive Player of Year
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AP - Drew Brees' record-setting season has earned the New Orleans quarterback the 2011 Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year award.
Pats release WR Underwood, sign DE Silvestro
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AP - So close to the Super Bowl, yet so far.
Wife of Yankees GM Cashman files for divorce
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AP - The wife of Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has filed divorce papers, a day after prosecutors charged a woman with stalking him and extorting money over an extramarital affair.
Bynum, Bryant lead Lakers past Nuggets 93-89
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AP - Andrew Bynum scored 22 points, Kobe Bryant added 20 and the Los Angeles Lakers opened a season-high six-game trip with a 93-89 victory over the weary Denver Nuggets on Friday night.
Arizona coach finds positives in 40-point loss
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AP - Finding positives in a 40-point loss is no easy chore. Arizona coach Niya Butts insists she saw some in the Wildcats' 91-51 setback against No. 4 Stanford on Saturday.
Lance Armstrong rides on as doping allegations fall by wayside
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The Christian Science Monitor - The decision by US prosecutors to drop a two-year doping investigation of legendary Tour de France champ Lance Armstrong could mark a stalemate in the debate over how to deal with the use of anabolic steroids in sport.
Canucks rally for 3-2 shootout win over Avalanche
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AP - Kevin Bieksa tied the game with 34.1 seconds remaining in regulation and Mason Raymond scored the lone goal in the shootout as the Vancouver Canucks rallied for a 3-2 win over the struggling Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.
Lawrie takes lead in Qatar despite penalty
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AP - Former British Open Champion Paul Lawrie recovered from a penalty for dropping his ball on a marker to shoot a 5-under 67 Saturday and take a one-shot lead over Nicolas Colsaerts into the final round of the Qatar Masters.
MMA's 'Iron Mike' gets prison in Vegas sex case
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AP - A mixed martial arts fighter once featured on Spike TV's "The Ultimate Fighter" is going to prison for one to four years for the attempted sexual assault of a woman at his home in April 2010.
Dundee was an ambassador for boxing
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AP - He saved a young Cassius Clay when he was in trouble in England, convinced Sugar Ray Leonard that he could somehow overcome the fearsome Tommy Hearns. Angelo Dundee worked thousands of corners, and had just as many stories about fighters and the games they played in the ring.
