Allen preparing for a return trip
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TORONTO - Injured Celtics guard Ray Allen is projected to return for Wednesday's Eastern Conference showdown against Detroit at TD Banknorth Garden.
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Allen Doyle is starting to feel comfortable on the golf course again even if it doesn't look that way.
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Brett Favre's private jet was revving, ready to take the quarterback and icon back home to another offseason in Mississippi. The Seahawks' team jet was nearby at the airport in Green Bay, readying to fly back to Seattle.
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Former Jet Darrol Ray said he was ready for Sundayâs big game. But he may be paying more attention to that dayâs soccer action than the Super Bowl.
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Gary Payton was back at practice yesterday. His third round trip to California since the start of training camp was, as they say in the trade, an elevator ride. Out on Saturday. Check on the family. Back on Sunday in time for the rap concert at the FleetCenter.
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Allan Houston took what he called "a huge step" Friday toward his comeback, participating in a half-court scrimmage and setting next weekend as the possible date of his return from prolonged knee problems.
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Ron Artest was back in the starting lineup for the Indiana Pacers on Friday night after being benched for two games for asking for time off because of his busy schedule.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Peyton Manning will replace the headset with a helmet, Edgerrin James expects a full workload, and Marvin Harrison should be catching passes well into the second half.
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PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest will be back in the lineup for Friday&#39;s game versus Philadelphia at the Wachovia Center.
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Hope somebody from BC remembered to bring the helmets and shoulder pads. These guys from Miami don't mess around. If BC is going to get by Miami in its ACC tournament quarterfinal game this afternoon, the Eagles better be prepared for some serious combat when the ball goes up, particularly if some Miami kid has shot it.
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CINCINNATI -- Bengals receiver Chris Henry returned to practice Wednesday with the NFL's permission, allowing him to work back into shape while serving the last two games of his suspension.
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A day after being returned to the Knicks' starting lineup, Allan Houston was happy to be there but tentative about how many minutes he could play.
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PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - Indiana Pacers forward Ron  Artest will be back in the lineup for Friday's game versus  Philadelphia at the Wachovia Center.
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With the Knicks ending a four-game road trip last night, Allan Houston said he will begin practicing with the team next week, a major breakthrough in his comeback.
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Troy Allen was an elite athlete in his day, a baseball player at George Washington University whose pro career was cut short by a shoulder injury. For the past decade he has purposefully avoided exercise, but now he is coming back from his "de-training" with an ambitious goal in view: San Diego's...
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Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Byron Leftwich expects to be back in the starting lineup this week when his team travels to Minnesota to take on the Vikings.
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When aircraft problems forced the cancellation of Wally Backman&#39;s trip last week to interview for the Mets&#39; manager&#39;s job, something told Backman to cancel a chance to be reunited with his former team.