Junior tightens title race
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. pulled away from Jeff Gordon in a pair of overtime laps to win the NASCAR Nextel Cup race yesterday at Phoenix International Raceway, tightening the championship chase with two races to go.
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There were times last season when Stephen Carriere seemed to be living a figure skating version of "Big," one without the wish machine but with a reverse gear. After skating with the juniors all fall, he turned up as the youngest contender in the senior event at the US Championships in Spokane, Wash.
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Two fresh tires helped Dale Earnhardt Jr. win the EA Sports 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway yesterday, but a four-letter word he said in Victory Lane might cost him the points lead.
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ATHENS: Athletics got the boost it sorely needed here on Sunday as Americaâs Justin Gatlin became the youngest winner of the 100 metres Olympic title here on Sunday in decades and in one of the greatest finals of all time.
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She doesn't train harder than other snowboarders, just with more frequency. That's what US snowboard team program director Jeremy Forster has to say about 19-year-old Lindsey Jacobellis , who followed her X Games snowboardcross gold medal last week by taking the overall US Snowboard Grand Prix title Saturday in Mountain Creek, N.J., with a halfpipe win. Jacobellis shared the podium ...
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HAMPTON, Ga. -- After breaking through for his first Busch Series win at Lowe&#39;s Motor Speedway two weeks ago, Mike Bliss is in a position for more.
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Jimmie Johnson grabbed a victory last night at California Speedway in Fontana, clinching a spot in NASCAR's Chase for the Nextel Cup Championship and guaranteeing he will be no worse than a tie for the top seed in the 10-race playoff.
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He doesnât start for No. 1 USC, and ranks second on the team in rushing and receiving. Heâsa sophomore, and the previous winners have all been juniors or seniors.
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Class B girls power Newton South will be entering uncharted waters next season when it moves up to Class A, but it was smooth sailing at yesterday's State Relays at the Reggie Lewis Center as the Lions rolled to their second title in three years.
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Jeff Adrien made a name for himself last season with a run through the state basketball tournament, carrying Brookline High on his shoulders to the Division 1 EMass final in March.
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Martin Truex Jr., Dale Earnhardt Jr.âs teammate for now, has had the best run of his budding career, surging to 10th place in the driver standings.
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ATHENS, Aug. 23. - In a shade under ten seconds Justin Gatlin went from a hyperactive boy who used to jump off his parentsâ TV set dressed in a Batman cape to the holder of the most prized title in track-and-field.
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Jimmie Johnson took advantage of a pit mistake by Jeff Gordon's team and won the final Southern 500 on Sunday, making the tightest championship chase in NASCAR history even closer with one race remaining.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. liked the blue-and-yellow threads his Busch Series driver was sporting in yesterday&#39;s Bi-Lo 200. He liked the silver hardware he was hoist- ing afterward even better.
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They stayed in school because there were more championships to be won. Now, Florida's juniors are one victory away from a three-peat at the Southeastern Conference tournament.
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AVONDALE, ARIZ. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. lost the argument, but won the race. Earnhardt&#39;s crew chief ordered the driver to stay on the track and pass up a tire change late in yesterday&#39;s NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway.
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Senior Marc Eddy threw for 341 yards and three touchdowns last night as Bentley began defense of its Northeast-10 title with a 36-24 victory over Southern Connecticut in Waltham.