Chad bumps; Rudi runs
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If the Bengals are sharing this improbable underdog sports week with the Red Sox and Peter Warrickâs broken leg is their version of Curt Schillingâs bloodied ankle, then Chad Johnson must
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JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 6 -- Life eased toward normality Wednesday in Chad's capital of N'Djamena as a few shops reopened and people began venturing out of their homes on the quietest day since rebels attacked last week, according to humanitarian workers.
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N'DJAMENA  - Rebels fighting to overthrow Chad's President Idriss Deby attacked the eastern town of Adre on the border with Darfur on Thursday, in a raid the Chadian government said had been launched from neighboring Sudan.
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His legs were amputated when he was a year old. Now Oscar Pistorius is on track to make the South African Olympic team. Is he an engineering marvel -- or just one hell of a sprinter? By Josh McHugh from Wired magazine.
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With a clash of mallets and the stomping of jumbo feet that shook the earth, the game was under way. Tense commands were shouted by pith helmeted players tied firmly to their two-ton mounts. The beasts collided and the ball disappeared in a forest of elephantine legs, raising some dust and much laughter. We had just witnessed a classic scrum in the whacky sport of elephant polo.
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Alistair Cragg couldn't believe his eyes. He saw Kenenisa Bekele , the favorite in virtually every race he enters, start sprinting for the finish line. The only problem was, there were two laps remaining in the men's 3,000-meter event at last night's Reebok Boston Indoor Games at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center.
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FOXBOROUGH -- It was a big week at the Razor. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards Wednesday. Jake Plummer and the Broncos defense last night. Beasts of burden, one and all.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- That blur speeding through Indy was Tyson Gay. Running on a wet track, with the wind blowing in his face, Gay completed one of the most impressive sprint doubles in the sport's history yesterday.
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For the three American runners, getting last night&#39;s 200-meter final started was somewhat awkward and tense. But the finish was a thing of beauty -- as Shawn Crawford, Bernard Williams
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How do you finish out of the running in two races, wind up third in another and still increase your points lead in the World Cup? By being Franconia, NH, phenom Bode Miller.
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N'DJAMENA  - In an anonymous compound in Chad's capital N'Djamena, young boys clad in matching shirts play volleyball, shrieking and clapping with delight.
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CINCINNATI -- At the height of his efforts to get out of this town, Corey Dillon declared, &quot;Rudi ain't no C.D.&quot; Dillon, now a Patriot, genuinely liked his former backup with the Bengals -- Rudi Johnson -- and really didn't mean it the way it sounded.
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N'DJAMENA  - Rebels fighting to overthrow Chad's President Idriss Deby attacked the eastern town of Adre on the border with Darfur on Thursday and the Chadian government said the raiders came from neighboring Sudan.
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When his positive dope test was confirmed, Adrian Mutu forgot to blame someone for spiking his drinks. Odd this, because athletics, swimming and cycling have taught us that
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DARLINGTON, SC - âThereâs no such thing as luck.â âAny old nag can start, but it takes a thoroughbred to finish.â âWinning isnât everything; it is the only thing.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Dec. 5 - Chad Pennington was back and the Jets ended their scoring slump with 29 points, their second-best output in 10 games, but Coach Herman Edwards still found a few things he did not like about his offense.
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N'DJAMENA  - A U.S. evangelical church missionary working on a U.S. government-backed development project in northern Chad has been kidnapped by rebels, Chadian and U.S. officials said on Thursday.