Result doesn&#39;t surprise Junior
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HOMESTEAD Â· Although disgusted with the performance of his No. 8 car in Sunday&#39;s Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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The close finish in the governor&#39;s race that left the outcome unknown two days after the election didn&#39;t come as a complete surprise to either campaign.
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To look at the vote totals and see the wide smile on Bobby Crosby&#39;s face Monday afternoon, you&#39;d have thought the Oakland A&#39;s shortstop had aced his rookie season like he had all the answers in advance.
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Paul Casey and David Howell sure didn't look like Ryder Cup rookies on Saturday &#151; judging by the shots they produced under pressure, and by the crucial point they won.
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It&#39;s hard to believe that, although I am typing this opinion after finishing the regular season 12-0, I am not as ecstatic as I should be .
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This was no miracle, but you could not tell by the amount of elation surrounding the Dream Team&#39;s trip to the woodshed Sunday.
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The superstar springs a surprise.
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The Canadian finished eleventh in yesterdayâs Grand Prix. It may not seem a spectacular result, but in reality, he put in a strong performance on his return to F1.
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HIGHLY touted matches often fall flat, but Chelsea&#39;s 2-2 draw at Arsenal yesterday lived up to the hype with great goals and a liberal dose of controversy.
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The Gonzaga Bulldogs showed they belonged on the floor with a top-5 team. That wasn&#39;t the case earlier in this young season. Adam Morrison scored 24 points to lift No.
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Nonconference didn't mean unimportant to Memphis coach John Calipari. For the Tigers, winning at Gonzaga was huge.
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Since Toby Young, by his own account, has made a career out of being a hapless loser, it is fitting that his play - about what a loser he is - is not so bad.
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The kid came up big. LeBron James did, too. And the Cleveland Cavaliers are as close as they've ever been to an NBA title.
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The scene at the end of Colorado&#39;s victory Saturday night probably was not what the university was looking for after a tumultuous off-season.
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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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Mike Modano didn't make much of an initial impression on his junior hockey coaches. They weren't even sure the lanky teenager from Minnesota would make it at that level.
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Consistency isn&#39;t sexy. It&#39;s not a quarterback throwing bombs, or backs bursting into the secondary, linebackers in their wake.