The 76ers' lead drifted away slowly, setting like the sun.
With each Steve Nash assist, each Amar'e Stoudemire floater, each Jason Richardson trey, the home team's advantage became smaller and smaller until, at the final buzzer, the Phoenix Suns had won, 119-115.
With the up-front acknowledgment that we're mining for gems in a mountain of muck, there was a glimmer of insight somewhere in the middle of Andy Reid's Monday Socratic dialogue with the media.
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On Baseball: Phils' GM looks to fill in the blanks at meetings
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CHICAGO - Ruben Amaro Jr. arrived at the annual general managers' meetings late yesterday afternoon and listed his priorities for upgrading his team this off-season.
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Flyers goalie Ray Emery will play his former team, the Ottawa Senators, on Thursday for the first time. The Senators released Emery in 2008 because of issues on and off the ice. He spent last season in Russia.
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The off-season wasn't really an off-season for Temple guard Ryan Brooks, a 6-foot-4 senior from Lower Merion High School whom the Owls are counting on to score and lead.
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They collapse in December. That is the Dallas Cowboys' recent history. And until they prove otherwise and win a playoff game for the first time in more than a decade, they will be looked at skeptically. They've earned that.
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OWINGS MILLS, Md. - Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Michael Oher is enjoying the kind of rookie season that might require Hollywood to make a sequel to a soon-to-be-released movie about his life.
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From: Fox, Ashley To: Ford, Bob; Brookover, Bob Re: The Bobs Gonzo is AWOL. I can only imagine where he is today. Wanna venture a guess, or should we just ignore the comings and goings of our colleagues?
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Who stopped Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson: The Cowboys or his own team's play-calling and execution? The answer, as it often is with toss-up questions, is a little of both.
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A headache kept Brian Westbrook from playing Sunday night against the Dallas Cowboys. More ankle pain could keep the veteran running back from returning to practice tomorrow.
- The former Pro Bowler from Penn State had worn out his welcome - and seemingly lost his effectiveness.KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City Chiefs released former Penn State star Larry Johnson yesterday, the day the running back was due back from his second suspension in the last 12 months.
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DENVER - Rarely has playing it safe paid off so well for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Tyrone Carter started in place of safety Ryan Clark as a precaution last night and made the big play that sparked the Steelers to their fifth straight win, taking the first of his two interceptions 48 yards for a touchdown in Pittsburgh's 28-10 victory over the Denver Broncos.
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National ranking: 52 (Real Time RPI.com). Preseason Atlantic Ten ranking: Tied for fifth. Last season: The Owls finished 22-12; 11-5 in the A-10, and lost to Arizona State in the first round of the NCAA tourney.
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Temple quarterback Chester Stewart, who made his first start of the season Thursday in a 34-32 victory over Miami of Ohio, will start again Friday when the Owls visit Akron.
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Home games are in bold. Date Opponent Time Saturday at Delaware Noon Nov. 17 at Georgetown 4:00 Nov. 21 Siena 7:00 Nov. 24 Ball State 7:30 Nov. 27 x-Virginia Tech 8:30
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Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount, who was suspended for the season after punching a Boise State player following the season opener, has been allowed to rejoin the Ducks.
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