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BEAVER CREEK - Ski racing requires a rare blend of fearlessness, stellar reactions and bionic will - the latter being vital to longevity.
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Pedro Feliz hit a tiebreaking grand slam with two outs in the eighth inning for his fourth hit of the day, and the Giants helped their playoff chances with a 9-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.
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Dan Ortmeier tripled to start the eighth inning and scored the go-ahead run on Pedro Feliz's sacrifice fly, and the San Francisco Giants snapped Arizona's six-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory over the Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.
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Once the ball left Oliver Ames defender Jess Schlehuber's possession, it was hard to tell whether it was a throw-in or a corner kick. Last night, the junior led the Tigers (14-1-0) to a 3-1 soccer victory over Hockomock rival King Philip, with two assists.
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Tiki Barber became the New York Giants' all-time leading rusher and capped his achievement with a winning flair. Barber capped a record-setting Sunday night by scoring on a 3-yard run with 11 seconds to play, leading the Giants to a 28-24 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in a wild finale to the NFL regular season.
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SAN DIEGO - Edgardo Alfonzo's two-run double capped a six-run rally in the fourth inning, and the San Francisco Giants tied the Chicago Cubs for the wild-card lead by beating San Diego 7-5 on Tuesday night.    The Giants remained three games behind NL West leader Los Angeles after the Dodgers' 5-4 comeback victory against Colorado...
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On an afternoon when the Giantsâ defense had six sacks, two fumble recoveries, two interceptions and five passes knocked down, Osi  Umenyiora finished with the lionâs share.
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George Zahringer III is back for another shot at the U.S. Amateur. The New Yorker is one of three returning quarterfinalists for the tournament, which begins Monday at the Winged Foot Golf Club. Lee Williams of Alexander City, Ala., and Patrick Carter of Lesage, W.Va., complete the trio from last year's championship that was won by Nick Flanagan of Australia.
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The Giants, with 291 rushing yards, clinch a spot in the NFC playoffs with a 38-21 victory over host Buffalo.
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Brad Hawpe singled in the game-winning run with one out in the ninth inning to lift Colorado to a 6-5 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night, the Rockies' third straight win.
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It took 13 innings and they had to overcome a dramatic home run by Alex Rodriguez, but the San Francisco Giants snapped their eight-game losing streak with a 6-5 win over the New York Yankees on Saturday.
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So much for Purdueâs New Yearâs resolution of entering Big Ten play with a .500 record. The Boilermakersâ Bryant Dillon hit a game-tying three-pointer with 3.8 seconds
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American limits Maryland to five first-half baskets, gets 18 points from Derrick Mercer and earns a 67-59 victory, their first over the Terps since the 1926-1927 season.
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Pedro Feliz scores from first base on Rich Aurilia's bloop single to give the Giants a 5-4 win over the Brewers, who have lost four in a row.
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Moises Alou picked up his 2,000th career hit Sunday when the San Francisco Giants right fielder hit a bloop double in the second inning against the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Nastia Liukin moved within one medal of joining Shannon Miller as the most decorated American gymnast in world championship history yesterday in Stuttgart, Germany.Liukin won a silver medal in the uneven bars finals, failing to become a world champion in her signature event for the second straight year. Ksenia Semenova of Russia beat Liukin for the gold by 0.05.Other winners included Brazilâs Diego Hypolito (floor), and Chinaâs Chen Yibing (rings), Xiao Qin (pommel) and Cheng Fei (womenâs vault). Liukin will have a chance to tie Miller with a ninth medal today in the beam finals.
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Tiki Barber sprinted for a 52-yard touchdown in the third quarter, the play that the Giants would ride to their third victory of the season.