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Oliver Stone, America&#39;s most controversial, Oscar-winning filmmaker, is waging war on the box office this weekend with ``Alexander,&#39;&#39; a violent, sexually combustible, nearly three-hour epic.
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ATHENS, Greece -- There was room for one error -- maybe two -- in the Olympic women&#39;s gymnastics final, but not three.
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A fight breaks out, and even though people at the far side of the crowd can&#39;t see what&#39;s going on, they are immediately on edge.
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A couple of players who weren&#39;t able to crack the US lineup when the World Cup began earlier this week helped propel the Americans to victory in a game they had no choice but to win.
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The steelmaker isn't having a blast, but it is buttressed against adversity.
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It is an all-for-one, one-for-all game if ever one existed. The complexity, the speed, the violence all dictate that, and even those who practice the team concept fervently sometimes find it isn&#39;t good enough.
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Once they get their back up, there&#39;s no backing down. They are governed by rules, regulations and, it would seem, by rockheads.
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âPakistan is inherently unstable. Dealing with them is like playing with matches in a forest.â - Larry Pressler. That statement from Larry Pressler, made during his recent visit to India, coincided with
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CHICAGO -- It's hard enough trying to hit a 5-ounce sphere hurtling toward the plate at 90-something miles an hour. For David Ortiz , it's even harder trying to do it batting fourth in the Red Sox lineup, although he didn't have much trouble last night.
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Australians try to tame the giant.
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The 49ers&#39; defense refuses to go down without throwing haymakers. Despite an injury-ravaged secondary, and spotty play at times, the defense continues to toss all it can at the opposition with decidedly mixed results.
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By Douglas A. Kaid, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Jan. 31--LAKEWOOD RANCH -- Sometimes the other team is simply better. It's a tough thing to admit for competitors who spend all season trying to convince themselves they can't be beaten if they play their best.
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The game began like many others. BC forward Jared Dudley drew a crowd the first time he caught the ball, so he passed it along. The second time he touched it, just two minutes into the game, he took a good, open shot that rolled off the rim.
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Goals from Djibril Cisse and Milan Baros secured a 2-0 victory over last year&#39;s beaten finalists Monaco in a Group A game. Monaco looked a shadow of the side that made it all the way to the rinal last May, but
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By Jordan Robertson< Associated Press
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ATLANTA - In the second period last night, after his shorthanded breakaway wrister beat Atlanta goalie Kari Lehtonen but clanged off iron, Marco Sturm returned to the bench and smashed his stick in frustration.
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Sometimes the people breaking the rules aren't your typical Rule Breakers.