Seeking a playoff opponent
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The Patriots have earned a first-round bye and will play their first playoff game at 4:30 p.m. on either Saturday, Jan. 15 or Sunday, Jan. 16. Here's a look at their possible opponents and how each could earn a trip to Foxborough to face the defending Super Bowl champions that weekend.
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CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Linebacker Takeo Spikes all but ended his former team&#39;s postseason hopes and kept his current squad in the thick of the playoff chase.
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When, where: Tonight, 7:30, at TD Banknorth Garden. TV, radio: FSN, WRKO (680). Records: Memphis is 4-13 (fifth in Southwest Division); Boston is 5-11 (fourth in Atlantic Division). Scoring: Hakim Warrick 15.9, Chucky Atkins 15.1, Mike Miller 14.4. Rebounding: Miller 6.4, Warrick 5.9, Lawrence Roberts 5.8. Assists: Miller 3.9, Atkins 3.7, Damon Stoudamire 3.6. Head to head: This is the ...
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(Sports Network) - The Dodgers hope to avoid being swept by the St. Louis Cardinals, as they head into Game 3 of their National League Division Series today.
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This weekend in baseball, two teams from Northern California face two teams from Southern California and all four are in contention for a playoff spot.
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Raymond Felton vs. Chris Paul. Rashad McCants vs. Justin Gray. Sean May vs. Eric Williams.
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Bee Staff Writer. What&#39;s at stake: The winner will have an outside chance at a first-round playoff bye; otherwise, it&#39;s a test of strength between division champions and red-hot quarterbacks
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The Ottawa Senators are making a late push to secure home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The Nashville Predators have grander aspirations. They're trying to make sure the road to the Stanley Cup goes through Music City for the first time.
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The New England Patriots have an extra week to study their next opponent &#151; whoever that might be.
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One thing to remember about the playoffs is that it isn&#39;t always the best team that wins, but the team that plays the best in October.
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It's finally here - an honest-to-goodness Road Trip. Most of the teams in the Eastern Conference have ventured into the Mountain and Pacific time zones this season. Every team but the Celtics and Bobcats has had at least one road game against a Western Conference foe.
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NEW YORK -- Ah, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Just what a struggling club full of stars needs to get back into contention for a playoff berth.
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ST. LOUIS, Missouri The St. Louis Rams still have playoff hopes. The Philadelphia Eagles just hope the playoffs get here before anyone else goes down.
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Instead of watching the Yankees and Red Sox duel again, rather than stay riveted on several playoff races that will be decided in the season&#39;s final days, many eyes will focus on a team
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Teams have a better chance of winning if they go for it when facing fourth-and-short.
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San Diego (11-3) at Indianapolis (11-3), 1 pm EST (CBS). The winner will be the AFC&#39;s third seed in the playoffs, at worst. Peyton Manning needs one touchdown pass to tie Dan Marino&#39;s 20-year-old record of 48 in a season.
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Itâs become a familiar mantra: One game at a time. One week at a time. One game at a time . . . Todayâs 1 pm game against the Seattle Seahawks at Gillette