Spartans Victorious Over Rambo
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âMeet the Spartans,â a parody starring Sean Maguire and Carmen Electra in yet another retelling of the historic battle against the Persians, barely outslugged Sylvester Stallone in âRamboâ to seize control of the No. 1 ranking at the weekend box office. In their debuts âMeet the Spartans,â distributed by Fox, pulled in an estimated $18.7 million, while âRamboâ (Lionsgate) came away with $18.1 million, the tracking company Media by Numbers reported. The romantic comedy â27 Dressesâ (Fox), with $13.6 million, fell to third place from second last week. The monster movie âCloverfieldâ (Paramount), on a gross of $12.7 million, plunged to fourth place from No. 1 a week ago. Fifth place went to the newcomer âUntraceableâ (Sony), the horror thriller starring Diane Lane as an F.B.I. cyberwizard. It grossed $11.2 million.
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Michigan&#39;s march toward another Big Ten championship continues after yesterday&#39;s miraculous 45-37 triple-overtime victory over Michigan State in the Big House.
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BEIRUT -- Lebanon's defense minister declared victory yesterday over the Fatah Islam militant group, saying it had been crushed after a monthlong military assault on its stronghold in a northern refugee camp and only mopping up remained.
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Santa Clara, CA -- Doron Perkins scored a game-high 18 points to lead the Santa Clara Broncos to a 73-60 victory over the San Jose State Spartans in a non-league affair.
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DURHAM, NC - JJ Redick and Daniel Ewing each scored 29 points to lead the No. 10 Duke Blue Devils over the No. 11 Michigan State Spartans 81-74 Tuesday night in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.
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ATHENS, Greece -- Whether it counted as victory or just consolation, the US men&#39;s basketball team took the Olympic bronze medal with a 104-96 victory Saturday against Lithuania.
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Marissa Coleman and her teammates finally showed what they are capable of when they play a full game.
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The United States defeated Lithuania 104-96 here to win the Olympic men's basketball bronze medal game.
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ATHENS -- A wild comeback lifted the United States from the brink of defeat against an inspired Greek team yesterday, putting the Americans in the Olympic volleyball semifinals for the first time in 12 years.
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The last battle of the Athens Summer Olympics is over. The dispute over who won the men&#39;s all-around gymnastics Gold Medal has been resolved, at least officially.
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The American men&#39;s basketball team bounced back from a defeat by Puerto Rico to beat Greece 77-71 Tuesday while Lithuania, China and Australia were among the other winners.
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Matt Ryan did not win the Heisman Trophy and his Boston College team fell short of a Bowl Championship Series berth. But there was a final victory over Michigan State in the Champs Sports Bowl on Friday night.
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Second order for MRAP armored vehicles goes to a surprise winner.
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MISSOULA, Mont. -- In a game in which something had to give, New Hampshire's defense gave the most.
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EAST LANSING, Mich. - Alan Anderson couldn&#39;t stop smiling, and his teammates couldn&#39;t stop scoring. Anderson led a balanced offense with 18 points and No.
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SAITAMA, Japan  - Greece produced a sensational   win over the United States to reach the world basketball   championship final on Friday.
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Drew Naymick and Drew Neitzel didn&#39;t score a point Sunday, but Michigan State&#39;s players, coaches and fans appreciated their work in a 42-point win.