Different Learning Curves for Past Two No. 1 Picks
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Unlike rookie quarterback Eli Manning, who has started the past five games for the Giants, Carson Palmer did not take a snap during his rookie year in Cincinnati.
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The best value in the first round of this week's NBA draft might come from a wing player picked in the top five who left college early. The worst value might be a senior big man selected late in the lottery.
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The skinny: The Giants&#39; first-round pick (30th overall) in the 2001 draft, Lowry owns the second-longest career-opening winning streak in Giants history to Hooks Wiltse&#39;s 12-0 run in 1904.
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The way I heard it, Oklahoma went off as a 3-point favorite in a lot of places. This had to do with a lot of, ahem, "smart" money coming in late on the Sooners.
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BOSTON ENGLISH Coach: Keith Parker (27th year, 130-136-5). Last year's record: 4-7. Playing surface: Artificial turf. Returning starters (6): Jason Cordova, OG-LB, 5-10, 185, Sr.; Darrell Smith, TE-DE, 6-2, 200, Jr.; Michael Roberson, C-LB, 5-11, 240, Jr.; Jouvahnie Grady, TE-DT, 5-11, 240, Jr.; Tony Tucker, RB-S, 5-7, 160, Sr.; Terrance Eaton, RB-LB, 5-9, Sr. Strength: Offensive line. Concern: Experience. Outlook: ...
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There are times to go with the strong -- and there are times to go against the weak. In this case, Buffalo, Houston, and Miami. Each looked miserable last week and the hunch is this week will be more of the same.
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In most sports, there are athletes built for the long haul, and those who dazzle in quick, mercurial bursts. Track and field has distance specialists and sprinters. Baseball has starting pitchers, setup men, and closers. Based on anecdotal evidence collected from 40-odd years immersed in sports literature, I suspect sportswriters fall into roughly the same categories. Like the starting pitcher who is awkwardly relegated to the bullpen, some writers aren't a great fit for every project. Lars Anderson, author of "Carlisle vs. Army," is a case in point.
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The Detroit Tigers&#39; young right-hander has been going through a rough stretch. His 21-year-old brain was being overloaded with too many thoughts about mechanics.
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Colorado&#039;s Josh Fogg likes to get people out with his changeup. Seattle&#039;s Jamie Moyer has a legendary changeup.
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Stephon Marbury looked up and studied the lopsided score for a long time. It took a while to do the math. Minds began to wander right after the opening tip of last night&#39;s 123
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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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ATHENS -- Some guys learn from their mistakes. Andre Dirrell didn't. America's middleweight medal hopeful followed the same pattern against Gennady Golovkin yesterday that he fell into during his quarterfinal victory over Cuba's Yordani Despaigne two days ago but this time he paid a more costly price than he had two days earlier, when he escaped with a 12-11 victory ...
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NFL scouts and front-office executives were less than enamored of the top tailbacks available in the draft in April. The first didn&#39;t come off the board until the St.
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With the pro football season in full swing, it's time again for a superfluous digression into the corollaries between investing and sports. I can already hear some of you groaning, but cut me some slack.
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Ignore the rankings. Ignore recent form. Remember this: You never can count a Williams out.
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these Christmas Day rivals - but they came with vastly different credentials. One was a former No. 1 draft pick and an established NBA star who
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