Players off to running start
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When Celtics players and coaches gathered Monday night for a team dinner, the conversation gradually turned to the running test that would come at the end of the first practice. The players knew exactly what to expect. In fact, some geared offseason conditioning routines to the test, which requires them to run five sets of nine full-court sprints ...
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D.C. United begins preseason workouts Monday at RFK Stadium by introducing four new players to a team that jettisoned six regulars and several reserves in the offseason.
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Scottish Premier League leaders Rangers have nine players out of action for Sunday&#39;s clash against Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Pittodrie.
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The minute Daunte Culpepper arrived at the Metrodome, it was obvious his timing was off. It was about 90 minutes before kickoff -- or about 30 minutes Culpepper was running behind
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HARRISONBURG, Va. -- Opposing running backs are beginning to enjoy playing against the University of Massachusetts.
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Gracefully tagging out runners? Not exactly at the top of Julian Tavarez's list. But starting pitching? He's getting to be pretty good at that.
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One was running to put a final stamp on his team's championship, the other to pull his squad near the top of the point totals.
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NEW ORLEANS -- The kickoff for Friday night&#39;s preseason game between the Miami Dolphins and the New Orleans Saints was moved ahead 30 minutes, to give the Dolphins extra time to return home as Hurricane Frances moved toward the Florida coast.
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They've all been starters in the Georgia backfield. Now, all they can do is wait.
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Bryan Cupito was 10-of-12 for 279 yards and a touchdown in his first start, Minnesota&#39;s running backs picked up where they left off last season and the No.
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BURLINGTON, Vt. -- The Celtics rookies quickly learned the importance of early wake-up calls. With ankles taped at the team hotel, Al Jefferson, Delonte West, Tony Allen, and Justin Reed needed to show up well before the veterans or risk being bumped to the back of the line. It could be a long wait for any rookie who overslept. Then ...
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The Green Bay Packers might have to play at Washington next week with four starters in the secondary who weren&#39;t in the lineup last season.
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Full-back Iain Balshaw ousts Mathew Tait, while Luke Narraway makes his debut for England for their Six Nations opener with Wales.
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Troy Vincent made the most of his first game in two months -- and he did it at safety instead of his usual cornerback spot.
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BOSTON ENGLISH Coach: Keith Parker (25th year, 119-124-5). Last year's record: 2-7. Returning starters (17): N'K Paye, FB-LB, 5-10, 195, Sr.; Demar Powell, C-DT, 5-11, 215, Sr.; Jose Pizzaro, TE-DE, 6-1, 180, Sr.; Jose Curet, OT-DT, 6-0, 240, Sr.; James Bruce, QB-CB, 5-9, 165, Sr.; Jean Arcene, OT-DT, 6-2, 245, Sr.; Yosief Wolday, WR-S, 6-0, 170, Sr.; Phillip Jackson, OT-DT, ...
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ALTHOUGH the morning players yesterday awoke to a bit more breeze than their first day counterparts, conditions grew progressively tougher at Coolum in the second round of the PGA Championship, and the later starters found themselves battling a stiff wind
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Joey Harrington is still a starting quarterback. Drew Henson apparently is back to being a future starter. And Chad Hutchinson is looking like a starter by default.