Teams left down and out
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Clemson and South Carolina will not accept bowl bids, punishment for players who brawled toward the end of Saturday's game.
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With a posted total of 42 or higher a the home team is off of a home win the road team scored 24 or more points their last game and the road team played a close gameâeither lost by five or less or won by 10 or less, itâs gone under 27-5.
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This is how the AL West was un-won: Basically, the same way it was so often won. How ironic that the Oakland Athletics â-inners of the last three division championships with
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Sir Alex Ferguson faced another nail-biting few days this week as ten of his depleted squad went out on international duty.
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The Knicks lost last night to the Nets&#39; A Team, the one with Jason Kidd in the lineup for 21 minutes, 40-32. They beat the B Team, the one without Kidd, for 27 minutes, 55-39.
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In most seasons, any NFL team with eight losses and one week left to play would be pondering what to do in the offseason. Thoughts of free agency, the NFL Draft and what golf courses to play
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AZ are through but the fate of Rangers, Auxerre and Grazer AK will be decided tonight. It seems simple: avoid defeat and youâre through.
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Checking in on two underdog picks, as well as some companies left on the bench.
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Milan (4-3-2-1): Dida; Cafu, Nesta, Maldini, Costacurta; Gattuso (84â Brocchi), Pirlo (72â Ambrosini), Seedorf; Kaka&#39;, Rui Costa (79â Dhorasoo); Crespo. All. Ancelotti. Shakhtar Donetsk (4-4-2): Lastuvka
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Atlanta finished a dismal road trip with another loss. Arizona did the same to close out a terrible homestand. Meanwhile, the New York Mets seem to win everywhere they play.
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One thing about the up-and-down world of the NFL: You can't shy away from teams coming off bad performances, because that would leave you with no one to pick.
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The Heat are a mess. The Bulls are a mess. The Nets are a mess. Those three, all thought to be legitimate playoff teams, were 18 games under .500 entering last night, with Miami, less than two years removed from an NBA title, holding down the cellar. None would even make the playoffs if the season ended today.
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The Chicago Cubsâ offense abandoned them over the weekend. Theyâre trying to prevent that from happening again during the final week of the regular season.
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Players have missed games for silly reasons. Just look at a few days off earned by the Cubs. Kicking an electric fan in the dugout -- Cubs reliever Kyle Farnsworth was lost for 22 games.
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Scottish Premier League leaders Rangers have nine players out of action for Sunday&#39;s clash against Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Pittodrie.
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D.C. United'sÃÂ depth has been depleted by departures and injuries, and the team's lack of forwards going into playoffsÃÂ is a growing concern.
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Overcoming a poor history can be tough in sports. Keeping a strong team consistently on top might be even harder.