George sits for first time in career
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Irving, TX (Sports Network) - Dallas Cowboys running back Eddie George was inactive for Sunday&#39;s game against New Orleans as a healthy scratch and missed a game for the first time in his NFL career.
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RALEIGH, North Carolina  - The Denver Nuggets have  appointed George Karl as their new head coach, team general  manager Kiki Vandeweghe announced Thursday.
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The Denver Nuggets named George Karl the 19th head coach in team history Thursday. Karl will take over for interim head coach Michael Cooper and is expected to lead the team during a practice in Milwaukee, where the Nuggets will face the Bucks on Friday night.
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Tim Duncan missed his first game of the season Tuesday night, sitting out the San Antonio Spurs' matchup with the Charlotte Bobcats due to a sprained right ankle.
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For the first time since 1993, Willie Randolph won&#39;t be in a Yankees uniform on Opening Day when New York opens its season next April.
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George Karl's first win with the Denver Nuggets was especially satisfying because it came against his former team.
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Richard Gough today started his managerial adventure after being appointed boss of Livingston, not even a full week after the sacking of Allan Preston.
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Michael Cooper opened his first day as head coach of the Denver Nuggets in a team meeting, giving each of his players a frank assessment of what their roles will be now that he&#39;s running the show.
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Memphis forward Pau Gasol was in the starting lineup for the Grizzlies' game against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night, his first action since breaking his left foot in the world championships.
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IRVING, Texas (Sports Network) - Dallas Cowboys running  back Eddie George was inactive for Sunday's game against New  Orleans as a healthy scratch and missed a game for the first  time in his NFL career.
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Chelsea striker Didier Drogba was making his first start for almost two months as Jose Mourinhoâs side took on Fulham at Craven Cottage in the Carling Cup quarter-finals tonight.
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Brandon Gorin could have had better timing for his first starting assignment for the Patriots. Gorin, who spent most his first two years in the NFL on benches and practice squads, was in the starting lineup for the first time as New England lost to Pittsburgh, 34-20, Oct. 31, breaking the Patriots' 21-game winning streak. But if Gorin's starting debut ...
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MADRID, Aug 19  - England striker Michael Owen was given a warm welcome by his new Real Madrid team mates and waiting fans on Thursday when he took part in his first training session since joining the club last week.
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Wake improved to 6-1 in the Preseason NIT...The Demon Deacons beat George Washington on Monday in its first game as the No. 1 team...This was the first- ever meeting between the two schools. New York, NY (Sports
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Kansas City, MO -- New York Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi will make his first appearance since late July, as the former American League MVP was inserted in the starting lineup for Tuesday night&#39;s game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium
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Jason Giambi met with George Mitchell on Friday, becoming the first active player known to talk with baseball's steroids investigator. Mitchell and his staff finished interviewing the New York Yankees slugger, and no further meetings were scheduled, a person familiar with the session said on condition of anonymity because the parties agreed not to make any statements other than the release from Major League Baseball.
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Ron Artest was back in the starting lineup for the Indiana Pacers last night after being benched for two games for asking for time off because of his busy schedule.