GW Fades Down Stretch
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George Washington hangs with No. 2 Wake Forest for most of the game, but the Demon Deacons pull away in the final minutes for a 97-76 in the opening round of the Preseason NIT.
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5.10pm: Hello again, sorry about that little glitch. The action has started on the track with the women&#39;s 100m hurdles second round.
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Australia&#39;s Michelle Ellis is three strokes off the pace after the first round of the LPGA event in Portland, Oregon. Ellis fired a 4-under-par 68 to be two shots behind outright leader, American Brandi Jackson on 6-under.
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Most MLS teams are in a comfortable position for the last two weeks of the regular season. Too comfortable.
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Jay Wright has heard this before. The Villanova coach is in his third season at the Wildcats&#39; helm, and this is the third time he&#39;s heard that the Big East is in decline.
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(Sports Network) - The Minnesota Timberwolves suffered their first loss of the season on Thursday, as they were handed a 94-92 overtime setback at the hands of the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center.
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DEFENDING TERRITORY: GW is 5-1 at home this season, while Saint Joseph's has the Atlantic 10's best road record at 7-3, with the losses at Syracuse, Creighton and Charlotte. The Colonials are trying to avoid their fifth straight loss. In their last game, a 92-67 loss at Duquesne,
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Sophomore Rob Diggs is not in the starting lineup Wednesday, but he scores a career-high 24 points?nevertheless to lead GW past Richmond, 68-49.
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Kevin Garnett missed his third consecutive game last night, and his coach produced a timetable for a return without a calendar. In other words, indefinite. Or he could be back Tuesday. Does that make it any clearer? Didn't think so.
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The legend of Michael Vick appeared to be on the verge of ballooning yet again as he dropped back to pass in the game&#39;s waning moments.
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MINNEAPOLIS â- The gap between Gibril Wilson and Minnesota tight end Jermaine Wiggins was shrinking with every stride in the final seconds of the first quarter, with the Giants&#39; rookie
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David James: Long periods of inactivity. Did well to hold onto a Shevchenko shot and beat away a Rotan effort in the second half. Had the odd dodgy moment early on, when his kicking looked a bit dicey.
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There are times to go with the strong -- and there are times to go against the weak. In this case, Buffalo, Houston, and Miami. Each looked miserable last week and the hunch is this week will be more of the same.
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A sign that your stock's run is done.
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Sport: Alastair Cook's ton helps England to a big lead but standards hit a new low at Old Trafford.
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GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (Ticker) -- Brett Favre will be hoping his 200th consecutive start turns out better than his last two have against the St.
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Ellen MacArthur's lead in her round-the-world record bid slips below two days.