Despite Limited Role, Betts Plays On
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A year after emerging as a workhorse -- rushing for five straight 100-yard games in 2006 -- Ladell Betts is again the understudy, and Washington's running attack has turned tepid.
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Toronto Sun. Gary Bettman proved as elusive a target as Jean Chretien for Peter Mansbridge and a town hall crowd on The National last night during a segment devoted to hockey&#39;s lockout.
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Washington Redskins Coach Joe Gibbs said yesterday that running back Clinton Portis's status for tomorrow's game against the Dallas Cowboys would be downgraded to doubtful and that Ladell Betts would start. The announcement ushered in a new round of confusion regarding Portis's status as he...
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In the battle between Major League Soccer and the national teams of several players over the coming weeks, there will be likely few winners.
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The Boston Red Sox have three corner infielders and only two corners to put them in.
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When Chris Simms said he welcomed competition for Tampa Bay's starting quarterback job, he surely didn't envision the Buccaneers going after two accomplished veterans to challenge for his job. As it turns out, he might have to compete with only one.
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It often seems as if Ron Artest cannot help being at the center of a storm.
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Jerome Bettis is often a broken-down Bus by now, weary and worn out after all those games of 20-plus carries and all the contact that goes with being an NFL power running back.
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Ladell Betts's crucial fumble against Tampa Bay could not have come at a worse time, and the new starting running back is eager to prove the play was an anomaly.
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These guys are doing what they can, but it just isn't enough.
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Curtis Granderson of the Detroit Tigers has written the words âDonât think. Have Funâ on his cap as a reminder to play baseball loosely and not scrutinize every situation.
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Knicks Coach Isiah Thomas may not have the lineup, the rotation or the style he envisioned in training camp. But fate has formed a team that may yet save his job over the next two months.
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Knicks Coach Isiah Thomas is trying hard to devise a way that seven players can share only five starting jobs.
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The split between the Reds and Barry Larkin left the club with two very big holes to fill. The obvious one is at shortstop. The less obvious one is in the clubhouse - where he was the undisputed
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A hands-on general manager like Isiah Thomas would never be satisfied with simply assembling his team&#39;s roster, and then sitting back to watch the players perform.
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By DAVID BAUDER  NEW YORK - At Showtime, the bosses are accustomed to having a very narrow window of opportunity.
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With 25 games remaining in the season, the Celtics have nothing to play for other than ping-pong balls, but that's not something coach Doc Rivers will attempt to sell his young team. Instead, he's motivating the players by focusing on improvement in practice and challenging them to play the role of spoiler.