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A number of breakdowns this season have failed to register because the Knicks continued to wake up in first place. The level of concern is growing exponentially now because the
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When, where: Tonight, 7, at TD Banknorth Garden. TV, radio: NESN, WBZ (1030). Records: Nashville is 25-20-1-4 (third in the Central Division with 55 points); Boston is 25-19-2-3 (third in the Northeast Division with 55 points). Goals: J.P. Dumont 18, Jason Arnott 17, Alexander Radulov 17. Assists: Arnott 27, David Legwand 25, Marek Zidlicky 25. Goaltending: Chris Mason (14-15-4, 2.78), ...
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The Detroit Tigers had everything lined up to take command of the AL Central race. They had a five-run lead against their favorite opponent and simply blew it.
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Mark Kotsay's two-run inside-the-park homer proved to be the deciding hit Wednesday in OaklandÂs victory as the Athletics took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five division series.
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Like the autumn leaves, baseball changes in October. Pitchers dominate, and hitters desperately look for ways to score runs. By Andre Pichette, AP.
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If the Los Angeles Angels and Seattle Mariners keep winning close games, they won't need to worry about who wins the division. The runner-up will still have a place in the playoffs.
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San DiegoÃÂ packs up their wild-card lead and heads for a first-place showdown with the Dodgers after taking down Cincinnati, 4-2, Thursday.
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OAKLAND, Calif. Oakland has company atop the AL West standings after the Athletics were beaten by Seattle 7-to-2. The loss drops the A&#39;s into a tie with Anaheim for the division lead with five games remaining.
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If it weren't for playing the Los Angeles Dodgers, the San Diego Padres might be lagging in the NL West. Thanks to their domination of the Dodgers, the Padres instead are a half-game up in the division, passing Los Angeles with a 2-1 victory Sunday. San Diego has won eight of the last nine meetings. The Padres are 13-4 overall against Los Angeles and 7-1 at Dodger Stadium.
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Points: Though Louisville is just reaching the midpoint in its Conference USA schedule, this might be the toughest remaining road game in its quest for the league title.
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Washington&#39;s Mike Jensen, left, keeps the ball away from Seattle Pacific&#39;s Matt Birkle, right, in the first half in Seattle on Friday, Nov 19, 2004.
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Major League Baseball resumes action on Thursday for the nominal second half of the six-month campaign with Barry Bonds closing in on Hank Aaron, and some tight division races adding spice to the season.
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MEMPHIS Eric Shelton scored on a one-yard run with 37 seconds remaining to lift 14th-ranked Louisville past Memphis 56-to-49. The Tigers went ahead by a point when Stephen Gostkowski hit a 29-yard field goal with six-19 left.
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It only took a half for the Green Bay Packers to find out how the other half lives. They figured it out somewhere between the last of Donovan McNabb&#39;s five first-half touchdown
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â¢ St. Louis (105-57, first place in NL Central) coasted into the postseason. The Cardinals split their final 26 games of the season but still finished 13 games ahead
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Points: Though it is still September, this key divisional clash could determine who represents the East Division in the Mid-American Conference title game - as it has for five of the past six years.
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The Northeast-10 Conference race is entering the final third of the season, and the four teams atop the standings are separated by just a half-game.