Ames wins playoff to take Skins Game
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Skins Game rookie Stephen Ames rolled in a 3-foot birdie putt on the third playoff hole Sunday for $270,000 that gave him the championship with a total of $590,000 in earnings.
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SEATTLE Shaun Alexander ran for three touchdowns and the Seattle Seahawks clinched an NFC playoff berth for the second straight year by outlasting Arizona 24-to-21.
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ON A day of close finishes, the game of the week was won with the final play by the Green Bay Packers. They grabbed the leadership of the NFC North by beating the Minnesota Vikings, the previous leaders, 34
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A tighter, stronger Washington Redskins team has emerged from a turbulent season, and the reward is a trip to the postseason.
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In the Major League Baseball playoffs, the New York Yankees overcame a late-game deficit to beat the host Minnesota Twins 6-5 and advance to the American League Championship series.
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ATLANTA -- T.J. Duckett set a team record by rushing for four touchdowns and the Atlanta Falcons clinched just the third division title in franchise history, wrapping up the NFC South with a 35-10 rout of the Oakland Raiders yesterday.
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UCLA added another one to its crowded trophy case. The fifth-ranked Bruins took control early with tenacious defense and hot shooting and beat No. 19 Georgia Tech 88-73 on Wednesday night in the championship game of the EA Sports Maui Invitational.
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Drew Tate passed for 328 yards and two touchdowns Saturday to lead No. 19 Iowa to a 29-27 victory over Minnesota. for the Hawkeyes (8-2, 6-1 Big Ten), who have won six straight games.
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The Washington Redskins, who snagged  the last NFC wild-card spot after four successive victories,  kick off the playoffs on Saturday (4:30 p.m. EST) against the  Seattle Seahawks.
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The Dallas Cowboys are 5-and-7 -- and still in the race for an NFC playoff berth. Julius Jones made sure of that scoring on a 17-yard touchdown run with 32 seconds left to complete a 43-to-39 comeback win over the stunned Seattle Seahawks.
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Playing the kind of hard-nosed, harder-hitting defense that fallen teammate Sean Taylor was famous for, the Washington Redskins shut down Adrian Peterson and set up two early touchdowns with interceptions to take control of their playoff fate with a 32-21 victory over the sloppy Minnesota Vikings last night.
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Raffi Torres scored the go-ahead goal on a deflection in the second period, helping Edmonton eliminate the Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2-1 Saturday night and advance to the Stanley Cup finals.
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AMES, Iowa -- With a kick and a pick, Missouri knocked Iowa State out of the Big 12 championship game. Adam Crossett kicked a 25-yard field goal in overtime to give Missouri the lead and AJ Kincade intercepted
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Warren Holloway's game-winning catch that lifted Iowa to a stunning victory over LSU Saturday was a fitting end to an impressive Hawkeye season.
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SEATTLE, Washington  - The Seattle Seahawks defeated the Washington Redskins 35-14 in their NFL Wild Card game on Saturday, scoring 21 fourth-quarter points, to set up an NFC divisional play-off clash with the Green Bay Packers.
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The Washington Redskins rolled into  the playoffs with a 27-6 home win over the Dallas Cowboys on  the final day of the regular season on Sunday.
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Tasheed Carr scores 13 points in overtime and Iowa State ends its 28-game conference road skid with a 92-80 win over No. 20 Texas.