Allen honored by pick
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At halftime of last night's 111-103 victory over the Knicks, Celtics coach Doc Rivers turned to Ray Allen and said, "You'll have to go to New Orleans with me." Allen isn't the emotional type, so he nodded. He was more upset about a bad pass that resulted in a turnover in the final minute of the first half.
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NEW ORLEANS - Celtics guard Ray Allen went from an NBA All-Star replacement to competing with LeBron James for the MVP award last night.
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It took Travis Henry only two days to get a job &#151; with a team that turns running backs into stars. The former Bills and Titans player, cut by Tennessee on Saturday, agreed to terms with Denver, which has made one-year wonders of Olandis Gary, Mike Anderson, Reuben Droughns and others, largely because of its schemes.
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Even before the results of the 2004 presidential election were final, it became clear that one of the yearâs big winners is Virgina&#39;s Sen. George Allen.
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Anthony Gonzalez considers himself a quick study. But even he was confused by the Indianapolis offense. Three weeks ago, Gonzalez, the Colts' first-round draft pick, acknowledged he was still struggling to pick up Peyton Manning's repertoire of audibles and hand signals.
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The most successful season ever by a rookie quarterback was rewarded Wednesday with Ben Roethlisberger's unanimous selection as The Associated Press NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year.
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The Great One hit town yesterday and he sure was welcome. He made it feel a bit more like winter. Wayne Gretzky was a pretty fair player in his day, and his time as an executive have been equally well spent.
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INDIANAPOLIS - Peyton Manning broke one of football&#39;s most hallowed records, and his reward was praise from one of his boyhood idols.
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In the meeting of first-round draft picks whose early NFL careers have been totally dissimilar, Pittsburgh&#39;s Ben Roethlisberger and New York&#39;s Eli Manning did exactly what they&#39;ve done so far.
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Phillies first baseman Jim Thome was the recipient of the 2004 Players Choice Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award on Thursday. The Man of the Year award, named in honor
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CLEVELAND - When the final votes were tallied in 2007, Ray Allen trailed seven Western Conference guards for a spot on the All-Star team. He then was bypassed by the coaches - perhaps because of Seattle's dismal record - and prepared to spend his first All-Star Weekend in years away from the game.
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Ray Allen looked great at practice yesterday. "He was standing there, right beside me most of the time, so he looked phenomenal," coach Doc Rivers joked. "He didn't do too much. We didn't want him to do a lot of cutting and running. He'll be fine for [tonight's game]. He said he feels great. I don't know if ...
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Kevin Durant is headed to Seattle and Ray Allen is headed to Boston. New Sonics' general manager Sam Presti pulled off a stunning set of moves during the early stages of Thursday night's NBA draft, sending Allen and the 35th overall pick in Thursday's second round to Boston for Wally Szczerbiak, Delonte West and the No. 5 pick. Boston selected Georgetown forward Jeff Green for Seattle with the fifth pick.
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Brown named the ACC Player of the Week and Singletary honored as the ACC Rookie of the Week. GREENSBORO, NC - University of Virginia men&#39;s basketball players Elton Brown and Sean Singletary have been honored
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On a sore ankle filled with bone spurs, Ray Allen believed he could have scored more than 34 points. Considering that a day earlier Allen's season was in question, 34 was plenty.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (Sports Network) - Texas senior Derrick  Johnson, Southern California senior Matt Grootegoed and  Virginia sophomore Ahmad Brooks were named the finalists  Thursday for the 2004 Butkus Award.
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It didn't take long for Ray Allen to show his new coach what adding a veteran can do for the Boston Celtics.