Dark horses muddy contest
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IT WOULDN&#39;T be a tour by the Kiwis without them talking down their chances, but without familiar world-class players like retired all-rounder Chris Cairns and express quick Shane Bond they may be closer to the truth than in the past.
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Take your best shot at snagging Orcs & Elves swag in Game|Life's new contest.
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Somewhere among nearly 100 horses getting ready to run in the eight Breeders&#39; Cup races Saturday at Lone Star Park, Jerkens the &quot;Giant Killer&quot; has two contenders.
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Competition and merchandise are posing some big problems.
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By Douglas A. Kaid, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Jan. 31--LAKEWOOD RANCH -- Sometimes the other team is simply better. It's a tough thing to admit for competitors who spend all season trying to convince themselves they can't be beaten if they play their best.
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As previously mentioned, Nick Halstead will be revealing the top three places in the results from the programming competition he was hosting. Today starts the top three list with third place - an entry from Karol Grecki:   I was really impressed with Karol's entry and if it was not for the fact that it did not 'run out of the box' it would have been a close cut thing to be the winner. The fact is that because it was a pain to get running the two other judges only gave it 1 point each.   The post includes Karol's solution - a method that involved using the Zend Framework as a backdrop. You can see the application in action on Karol's website or just download the code and play along at home.
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Maybe Azeri should have run in the Breeders&#39; Cup Distaff, not the Classic. Handlers of the 2002 Horse of the Year opted this week to take on the
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Duxbury's Week 1 loss to Whitman-Hanson seems a long time ago. Aaron McFadden ran for two touchdowns yesterday, and the Green Dragons (3-1) limited Hanover (2-1) to three first downs in a 33-0 victory, Duxbury's third win in a row.
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Terms and Conditions for The Prestige contest.
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When the 65th running of the Massachusetts Handicap goes out of the gate this afternoon at Suffolk Downs, it will pose an interesting challenge for the thoroughbreds who mark the bookends of the eight-horse field.
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Life & style: Blokarting, octopush, goalball - weird new fusion games are being invented all the time to encourage more people to play sport. Anyone for blackminton?
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RULE Of Law held off a dramatic late surge by joint-favourite Quiff to win the betfair.com St Leger at Doncaster yesterday. Having increased the pace from around three furlongs out, jockey Kerrin McEvoy faced
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By J.B. Smith, Waco Tribune-Herald, Texas  Jun. 24--A leader in the Stephenville-area dairy industry faces penalties  from the state for failing to apply for a permit in the environmentally  impaired North Bosque watershed.
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DARLINGTON, SC - âThereâs no such thing as luck.â âAny old nag can start, but it takes a thoroughbred to finish.â âWinning isnât everything; it is the only thing.
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Gabe: This is just a heads up to let everyone know that the charity poker tournament tonight has been canceled due to the snow. No point driving around tonight if you don't absolutley have to. We'll try and reschedule it for sometime after the holidays.
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Q: Given the pressure on drivers to become eligible for the NASCAR postseason, will the racing at short tracks Bristol and Richmond International Raceway be even rougher than usual?
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Royal blue with light blue cross-belts. The colours have been part of racing&#39;s fabric for more than 30 years, carried to success across the world by the horses of the Niarchos family.