Jacobs Is a Bull of a Runner and a Teddy Bear of a Father
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Running back Brandon Jacobs is viewed as a brutish, supersized superhero and Giants fans take great joy in watching him flatten defenders. But he is nothing like his public persona.
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Play the horses? Use that to beat the bulls and the bears.
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Editors note: Sauk Valley Newspapers will run Tom Waddle&#39;s column on the Bears throughout the 2004 season. At first glance, it&#39;s hard to believe this is the same Bears organization that we&#39;ve come to know over the last decade.
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This story of a father trying to help his son is supposed to be heartwarming, but feels a bit cold-blooded.
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What do Jim from 'The Office,' Shrek and Al Gore have in common? They're beta malesâlosers who are winning. Look out, alpha dogs.
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Chris Slade is only 36 years old. He tries to stay away from junk food. He still runs four or five times a week. Not exactly the sort of person who would seem at risk of health problems.
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During a family gathering over the holidays, it&#39;s conceivable the Bulls could come up in conversation. Maybe everyone is sitting at the dinner table, and relatives from out of town are searching for something to talk about.
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Gete Wami of Ethiopia is running the Berlin Marathon on Sept. 30, then the New York City Marathon five weeks later. Such a turnaround is mostly unheard of in distance running.
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. - Jacob Aaron Ryon is the size of a healthy 3-month old. Only problem is, he's less than two weeks old. Jacob weighed 14 pounds and 1 ounce when he was born to Wendy Bullock, 24, on Jan. 21 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital. He measured 24 inches.
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Jacob Weisberg contends that George W. Bush's relationship with his father âlies at the very core of the second Bush presidency and its spectacular, avoidable flame-out.â
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It would have been easy to dedicate this one to &quot;Maw&quot; - the 78-year-old grandmother Ryan Franklin lost last week. He could have said it was for his son, splayed across his father&#39;s lap after the game.
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Singletary&#39;s owners didn&#39;t wear their Chicago Bears jerseys to Lone Star Park to watch the colt run in the $1.5 million Breeders&#39; Cup Mile on Saturday, trainer Don Chatlos
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His dad may have been born to run, but Evan Springsteen was born to kayak.
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Vin Baker's daily ritual is different these days. The New York Knicks center seeks cellular peace. He pulls out his cellphone, reaches out, and touches someone special. His phone is not just a communication device. It is his lifeline -- to his father.
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Just as Tiger Woods is chasing Jack Nicklausâs record of 18 majors, heâll also be measured against Nicklaus as a family man.
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Ryan Grant has been a dream come true for the Green Bay Packers' running game. And Grant could become the New York Giants' worst nightmare, a sort of prodigal son waiting to haunt them, when the teams meet in the NFC Championship game Sunday.
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The chiseled, 6-foot-4, 265-pound physique -- lean and hulking over the other behemoths in burgundy jerseys -- is imposing. But the first thing you notice is the feet.