Byrd, Ruiz defend crowns
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John Ruiz and Chris Byrd defend their heavyweight boxing crowns here on Saturday while former champions Evander Holyfield and Hasim Rahman seek triumphs that might give them a chance to reclaim the throne.
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By Laura Barnhardt, The Baltimore Sun  Feb. 8--Arguing that a retreat center proposed by Loyola College would have little effect on its rural northern Baltimore County neighbors, lawyers for the college asked the Court of Special Appeals yesterday to uphold county approval of the project.
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NEW ORLEANS -- As the crowd in the Superdome roared its loudest and the New Orleans Saints drove steadily down the field, the Washington Redskins on the sideline screamed "Shut the box!" to their defensive teammates. This wasn't some obscure NFL code. The box in question was simply the cardboard...
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In the PGA Tour&#39;s last full-field tournament of the year, Jeff Sluman and Jonathan Byrd are tied for first after two rounds. Byrd birdied five holes on the back nine
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Battered to the canvas in the second round and giving away 56 pounds to his much larger opponent, Chris Byrd courageously battled back to eke out a split decision
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Gannett News Service. WASHINGTON -- Sen. Robert Byrd isnât happy with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, but the veteran Democrat has stopped short of calling for him to step down.
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Hurricane Ivan could blow away some of the rewards Oscar De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins hope to realize from their middleweight showdown here Saturday.
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When John Ruiz gets in the ring, things usually get ugly. Put Andrew Golota in there with him, and things could get a lot uglier. That&#39;s the possibility Saturday night when Ruiz defends his WBA heavyweight
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Laura Harper, left, and Kristi Toliver are happy to hear No. 2 Maryland will face No. 15 Harvard as the Terrapins begin their defense of the NCAA women's basketball championship.
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The pound was in focus today after Bank of England (BoE) governor Mervyn King defended the central bank&#39;s arms-length approach to the instability sweeping the world&#39;s financial markets weighed on the pound.
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - John Ruiz retained his World Boxing Association heavyweight title with a controversial but unanimous decision over Andrew Golota on the &quot;The Battle for Heavyweight Supremacy&quot; fight card at Madison Square Garden.
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David vs. Goliath scenarios have always attracted an audience, particularly when the showdown is inside a boxing ring. When Oscar De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins square off Saturday
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Lame-duck Gov. Gary Locke may not be limping off into the sunset. If the slugfest between Republican Dino Rossi and Democrat Christine Gregoire doesn't produce a new governor by the scheduled Jan. 12 inauguration, Locke may have to stick around.
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His reputation, his clean-cut image, his stature as one of baseball's good guys, they all took a hit. And Paul Byrd, the soft-tossing pitcher who prides himself on command and control, couldn't stop it.
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Episcopal delegates asked church leaders Wednesday to &quot;exercise restraint&quot; when considering openly gay candidates for bishop, a vote that ended days of painful debate but fell far short of demands to preserve Anglican unity by banning gay bishops.
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The scene was the living room of Chris Byrd&#39;s Las Vegas home, and the subject was the state of the heavyweight division. On one couch was Byrd, the IBF heavyweight champion.
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Anna Montaqana's 20 points lead George Washington to a 64-47 win over Richmond. The Colonials are now in a tie for second place in the A-10 West.