No miracle as Pittman finishes fifth
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Australian Jana Pittman finished fifth as Greece&#39;s Fani Halkia won the much-anticipated women&#39;s 400 metres Olympic final in Athens this morning.
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Sara McMann came through even as the rest of her supposedly strong team was stumbling, leaving her as the Americans&#39; only chance for an Olympic women&#39;s wrestling gold medal.
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The weather and the offenses could be described in one word: cold. In a low-scoring affair yesterday, ninth-ranked Waltham came up with the only touchdown of the game in a 7-0 victory over Brockton. Waltham coach Paul Mayberry was not surprised at all by the outcome. His team was prepared for a grind-it-out defensive battle.
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The fifth-ranked Utes, behind the cool efficiency of Alex Smith, dominate 19th-ranked Pittsburgh, 35-7, in the Fiesta Bowl.
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PITTSBURGH (Sports Network) - Kevin Bettencourt scored five  of his 13 points in the final two minutes to lead Bucknell to a  69-66 upset over 10th-ranked and previously unbeaten  Pittsburgh.
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Chevon Troutman&#39;s 20 points included the go-ahead basket with 2 minutes 37 seconds remaining after No. 10 Pittsburgh lost a 9-point lead, then rallied to beat visiting South Carolina, 72-68, last night.
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Brady Clark drove in four runs and Milwaukee used a six-run third inning to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-5 on Monday.
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Aaron Harang pitched an eight-hitter for his National League-leading sixth complete game and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 Friday night to keep their slim postseason hopes alive.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Nick Goings revived the Carolina Panthers' running game -- for a half, anyway.
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The five drivers locked in the closest championship race in NASCAR&#39;s history have a single, simple goal in Sunday&#39;s Southern 500: win.
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Meaningless, that is, for the Steelers, who&#39;ve clinched the conference&#39;s top seed. The game isn&#39;t meaningless to Cowher, who&#39;s hoping to sustain momentum.
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LOWELL -- Pity St. Joseph Central of Pittsfield. Unlike many who have batted against one of the state's very best, Harwich's James Hamilton, the Crusaders got to toy with the notion of victory in yesterday's MIAA Division 3 state championship at LeLacheur Park.
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First Pittsburgh's fans took over Carolina's stadium. Then the Steelers manhandled the Panthers to virtually end their playoff hopes. Willie Parker rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown and Ben Roethlisberger threw for a score and ran for another to lead Pittsburgh past Carolina 37-3 on Sunday, delighting the thousands of loyal Steelers fans who filled Bank of America Stadium.
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Carl Krauser hit a 3-pointer with 47 seconds left and Chevon Troutman made four free throws in the final seconds as No. 17 Pittsburgh slipped past ninth-ranked Syracuse, 68-64, last night in Syracuse, N.Y.
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Carl Krauser hit a 3-pointer with 47 seconds left and Chevon Troutman made four free throws in the final seconds to lead No. 17 Pittsburgh past No. 9 Syracuse 68-64 on Monday night.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers found a way to beat the Kansas City Chiefs. They simply outscored them. Michael Pittman scored one of his three touchdowns on a team-record 78-yard run and Tampa Bay held off the Chiefs 34-31 Sunday, giving the Bucs consecutive victories for just the second time since they won the Super Bowl two years ago.
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PHILADELPHIA -- With its inside game stifled, Pitt got its transition offense going just in time.