Christmas Brings Brawlers and Bickerers
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(New York-WABC and AP, December 25, 2004 ) - The NBA has a couple of attention-grabbers to lure basketball fans away from the Christmas dinner table.
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Worshippers brought hopes for greater peace in the coming year as they flocked to Manger Square in Bethlehem and to St. Peter&#39;s in the Vatican to hear Christmas messages urging an end to violence, particularly in the Middle East.
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The Salvation Army struggles this holiday season
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JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--Since Thanksgiving is upon us, I was pondering a holiday-related topic for this week&#39;s column. But then Ron Artest and the Indiana Pacers decided to pick a fight with
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Christmas is just around the corner and major computer games software publishers are readying their wares for the festive season. But these latest games are not your typical children&#39;s programs.
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It&#39;s the first of the festive season duels and it&#39;s one of high stakes and even higher interest. The two major videogame consoles, Sony&#39;s Playstation 2 (PS2) and Microsoft&#39;s Xbox, are involved in a multi-million
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There's a Yule duel brewing this Christmas day. Not one, but two separate versions of "The Yule Log," one of television's oddest yet most heartwarming holiday habits, will beckon families as they open their gifts.
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A brawl involving players and fans at an overnight (local time) NBA game between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons in Auburn Hills, Michigan, may result in serious punishment handed out by the NBA.
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A limited easing of security tensions raises hopes for a better Christmas.
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The brawl has been over for four days, but there&#39;s still plenty to fight about. There was action on several fronts yesterday as the players, the teams, the fans, and law
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Last week&#39;s basketball brawl in Detroit, triggered by an on-court fight that spilled into the stands when a fan tossed a drink, has set the sports world buzzing.
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Peace appeals are heard as Palestinian leaders join Christmas festivities in the town of Bethlehem.
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If Jermaine O&#39;Neal hadn&#39;t slipped while delivering that potentially crushing right-hand punch to a fan&#39;s jaw during the Nov. 19 melee at The Palace, that fan might have been slurping his Christmas dinner through a straw.
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On Christmas afternoon, ABC will air a special episode of its hit series âLost.â Only this one will star the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons, two teams desperately trying
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Moviegoers seeking a bit of seasonal entertainment are being offered blood and terror alongside Santa and his reindeer -- much to the horror of U.S. religious groups.
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By Catherine Clabby, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Dec. 10--This time of year, when B.J. and Ashley Sintay step outside their Winston-Salem home, their Christmas lights flicker.   That's not an electrical glitch, it's a salutation -- from people as far away as Pakistan.
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The brawl on Friday night following the Indiana Pacers&#39; victory against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace was an unprecedented occurrence for the NBA.