Perfect positioning for rejuvenated Jarrett
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The last four years, Dale Jarrett had to watch helplessly as the Daytona 500, NASCAR's crown jewel event, was dominated by the kingpins of restrictor-plate racing at Dale Earnhardt Inc., winners of the last two 500s and three of the last four.
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David Hanson has two little Zenos to care for these days.
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Two weeks ago, there was concern about whether Mike Hampton would pitch again this season. Now the only question surrounding the southpaw is just where will he fit in the Braves&#39; postseason rotation.
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By Steve Hanf, High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Dec. 6--THOMASVILLE -- The most noticeable thing about Scott Hines is the  stunning amount of hair shooting out under his football helmet.
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Dave Leitao's rebuilding job at Virginia is progressing nicely. The second-year coach asked his team for a progress report against No. 8 Duke, and he had to love their answer.
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Dave Williams has rebounded from the surgery he underwent to repair a herniated disk and is scheduled to be the Metsâ starting pitcher Sunday.
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The team also placed starting strong safety Brian Walker on injured reserve. The nine-year veteran had arthroscopic knee surgery on Friday.
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There are times when it's good to have a blowhard/glory hog on your roster. This is one of those times.
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By Mark Gokavi Staff Writer  Go ahead, make Thad Matta's day.   Foul Greg Oden. Send the 7-foot center to the line to shoot free throws left-handed until his right wrist fully heals.
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When the Patriots lost outside linebacker Rosevelt Colvin to a season-ending foot injury Nov. 25, the team went from a five-man linebacker rotation to a four-man setup. One of the concerns was how the increased workload would affect the remaining linebackers - Junior Seau (38 years old), Tedy Bruschi (34), Mike Vrabel (32), and Adalius Thomas (30).
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It&#39;s not all bitterness and resentment in Raptorland these days. While Vince Carter has demanded to be traded, Rafer Alston was expressing his joy yesterday at being back in Toronto.
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Gary Sheffield was the Yankees&#39; best player last season, a runner-up for the Most Valuable Player award despite a separated left shoulder.
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The Tennessee Titans finally got some good news about an injured linebacker Wednesday.
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Tycho:  To the great delight of a vocal percentage of the readership, Div has returned.  Briefly.  Now he can return to attic storage, there to languish in oak, resting in close proximity to my Spelling Bee medals and an black baseball mitt (unused).
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Here's my description of the ideal big league backup catcher: he is smart, incredibly disciplined, extremely hard-working, a total team guy and he hits for power .
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SARASOTA, Fla.  -- Josh Hamilton's comeback is going very well.
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PHOENIX -- The Yankees&#39; on-again, off-again pursuit of Randy Johnson is back on again, only a week after a three-team mega deal that would have sent the 41-year-old Diamondbacks&#39; left-hander to New York collapsed because the Dodgers pulled out of the