PREP ROUNDUP Sanda&#39;s big plays lift O&#39;Dowd
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After taking some knocks his junior season, Bishop O&#39;Dowd High senior defensive back Adam Sanda delivered the key ones in an emotional 29-26 Hayward Area Athletic League home victory over San Leandro on Saturday.
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Considering her age, which is often overlooked in this saga, it was hardly an upset that the catchword of the day was used 13 times. Fun. Michelle Wie had fun last week, was looking to have more fun this week, because to her golf was all about fun.
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In East Boston, there are a few important games, but none can compare to town bragging rights that the East Boston-Savio Prep game brings. Kevin Gilmore, an Eastie native, will be getting more than his fair share of praise at Santarpio's Pizza, after scoring four touchdowns yesterday in the Jets' 48-20 victory over Savio Prep (2-5) in nonleague action.
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If you're a fan of defensive football, skip to the next game. Brighton defeated Pope John, 60-58, in three overtimes last night at Chelsea Stadium. Brighton ran for more than 550 yards, led by senior quarterback Kameel Lashley and his five touchdowns. Alan Williams added three scoring runs.
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Point guard Devin Harris&#39; play in the preseason has impressed Mavericks coach Don Nelson enough to start the rookie from Wisconsin.
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Second seed Rafael Nadal came through   a tough test of his U.S. Open credentials on Thursday as he   beat Peru's Luis Horna 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-2 to reach the third   round.
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Jeff Maggert thought he had been playing well. Now he wants to see how much better this year can be coming off his first victory since 1999. He became only the fourth player this year to come from behind in the final round and win, shooting a 5-under 65 on Sunday to overcome a three-stroke deficit and win by three over Tom Pernice Jr. at the St. Jude Classic.
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For a major part of the day it seemed like there were two different Test matches going on. Virender Sehwag was playing in one of them, the conditions looked fine for batting and there were enough boundary balls available to keep the scoreboard moving.
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ST. FRANCIS - In the midst of an unusual Tuesday afternoon, the usual seemed ready to happen to the Milwaukee Bucks. The unusual was the Bucks managed to get enough healthy players on the practice floor for
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CROMWELL, Conn. -- There were professional golfers on hand, the sunlight was pouring down, and Eddie Carbone had on a shirt and tie, so in many ways everything seemed in place yesterday.
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The honour roll at the Hamlet Golf and Country Club reads as a who&#39;s who of modern-day US Open tennis champions. Ivan Lendl, Stefan Edberg, Andre Agassi and Patrick Rafter have all triumphed
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Syracuse forward Terrence Roberts, who left Thursday&#39;s opener with a sprained his left knee, had eight points and six boards...Wallace blocked three shots...The Orange now lead the all-time series, 24-9, with Princeton&#39;s last win in 1964 at MSG behind
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A strong finish is a big deal at Southern California. The coaching staff talks about it, the players, too.
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All-Star Brian McCann's big night against Greg Maddux made a huge difference for the Atlanta Braves. McCann homered and drove in four runs against Maddux to lead the Braves to a 5-4 win Sunday night over the San Diego Padres.
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Strip away the great plays and the wild action and San Diego&#39;s 34-31 victory over Kansas City is reduced to a simple fact: big plays.
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DANVERS -- In a grind-it-out game between two strong rushing attacks and two stingy defenses, both Central Catholic and St. John's Prep had their share of big plays.
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LOS ANGELES - As far as road starts go, Saturday&#39;s Game 3 in the first round of the National League playoffs was one of the best of the season for Cardinals righthander Matt Morris.