Quinn weathers test, but spirits dampened
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There were four solid rounds on a demanding golf course under intense pressure. There was a final-round 5-under-par 67 when only 10 players in the field of 77 could break 70. And, yes, there was great relief that he had chosen last week's site in California and not the one in Texas for his second-stage challenge at the annual PGA ...
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Chicago Bears: Their quarterback situation a mess, the Bears will bring in Tim Couch for a physical and a tryout Friday. Starter Rex Grossman is out for the season with a knee injury and backup Jonathan Quinn has struggled in two starts.
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Mariano Rivera smiled easily and talked about how yesterday was better, how the &quot;sun came up today.&quot; But his eyes were still weary when he stopped to talk during batting practice before Game 2 of the ALCS last night.
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With three consecutive defeats in the N.F.C. championship game, Eagles fans can hardly be blamed for a case of jitters or show-me skepticism.
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Jonathan Quinn might have had his best half of football, but it still resulted in a goose egg on the scoreboard. With a little help from the defense, the Bears avoided a shut out with a Thomas Jones touchdown, but it was nowhere near enough.
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Xaverian coach Charlie Stevenson approached yesterday's game against No. 3 Brockton as a sort of litmus test for his team. &quot;This was really a measuring game for us,&quot; he said after a 35-21 victory for his No. 6 Hawks. &quot;As a team, we weren't really sure where we were at after the first two games.&quot;
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- For the second time in less than a month, the Notre Dame football team returned to the practice field Tuesday after a bye week preceded by a frustrating home loss.
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On Wednesday, Joe Gibbs kept rubbing his eyes when he spoke after practice, as if in need of a late afternoon nap. On Friday, his answers were short and void of any emotion.
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Tashard Choice rushed for a career-high 196 yards and two touchdowns and the Georgia Tech defense had little trouble with any of Notre Dame's replacements for Brady Quinn, shutting down the running of Demetrius Jones and the passing of Evan Sharpley and Jimmy Clausen in beating the Irish, 33-3, yesterday.
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Brady Quinn still hasn't figured out the Notre Dame offense.
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On the day one of the worst defeats in Atlanta Falcons history, Jim Mora used jokes and compassion as medicine for his players' wounded psyches. Mora's assistant coaches were meeting with the players to review Sunday's 56-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs at the same time Mora met with reporters.
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Chris Riley doesn't want to be known as the guy who was too tired to play. Begging off an afternoon match in the Ryder Cup might have given Riley a label he'll have trouble shaking, though. He's already finding that out.
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I couldn't help but think of former linebacker Ted Johnson when the Patriots kicked off minicamp this week, because of his eerie description of bracing himself for the first hit of spring. Johnson said he knew it would trigger the old, familiar, warm sensation that precluded the onset of yet another concussion, a feeling so daunting that it ultimately led ...
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Coach Jim Mora has a specific message for the Atlanta Falcons this week: Relax. Be happy.
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Notre Dame Accepts Invitation to Play in Insight Bowl in Arizona Against Pac-10 Team on Dec. 28. Notre Dame&#39;s quarterback Brady Quinn gets a pass off under pressure from Southern California&#39;s Mike Patterson
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I sat under a rain-soaked yellow poncho last Saturday watching No. 1 USC dominate Notre Dame. True, Notre Dame lost 41-10 to its rival, but only after giving the Trojans a tough time in the first half.
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The Giantsâ comeback victory against the Washington Redskins in Week 3 was just the first of several games, most of them away from home, that sprung up as tests to the teamâs resolve.