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Tom Brookshier was born during one of the worst blizzards in the history of Roswell, N.M., and yesterday, with the sidewalks just cleared from one of the worst in Philadelphia-area history, Brookshier was eulogized and remembered at the Ardmore Presbyterian Church before a throng of family, friends, teammates, and coworkers.
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MIAMI - It really was a calling. All of it is true. Drew Brees didn't have many options four years ago, when his throwing shoulder was in ruins and his career at a crossroads. He was through in San Diego, discarded like an old car because daddy got a new toy and his name was Philip Rivers.
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Dear Sixers, You're a modern medical miracle. When word spreads, physicians all over the world will want to study you.
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The first time Pat Summerall met Tom Brookshier, at Franklin Field, it was a violent greeting. "He just about split my face mask away from my helmet," Summerall said yesterday, eulogizing his friend and longtime broadcast partner at a memorial service at the Ardmore Presbyterian Church.
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U.S. skating pair aim even higher
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In the spring of 2008, while America was lurching toward change, Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto were doing the same.
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MIAMI - Peyton Manning did not intend that gift for New Orleans, no matter how much he loves his old hometown. Wow, was it ever expensive.
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From: Gonzalez, John To: Ford, Bob; Fox, Ashley Subject: Old faces, new places Danica Patrick made left turn after left turn over the weekend. People are pretty excited about it. If I read the reports correctly, her NASCAR debut was a great victory for women everywhere and was a more significant moment in history for the gender than earning the right to vote.
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Marcus Morris scored 18 points to lead top-ranked Kansas to an 80-68 victory over 14th-ranked Texas last night in Austin, Texas.
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The top 25 teams in the Associated Press' men's basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sunday, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
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If the La Salle Explorers need to catch their breath and regroup after four losses in their last five games, their opportunity to do so is now.
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The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men's basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sunday, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
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The top 25 teams in the Associated Press' women's basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sunday, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
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Freshman star Elena Delle Donne had 26 points and 15 rebounds to lead Delaware to a 67-63 come-from-behind victory over George Mason yesterday at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Del.
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Delaware's Elena Delle Donne isn't the only newcomer in the Colonial Athletic Association having an immediate impact. Hofstra freshman Shante Evans, a 6-foot forward who is a graduate of West Chester Henderson, has been lighting it up at Hofstra (13-10, 6-5 CAA).
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On the verge of making history
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To this day, a lot of people think he jumped the gun. Of course they do, right? It's the Olympics and it's Apolo Anton Ohno, and the guy has high drama embedded in his DNA.
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Norwegian ski jumper injured punching wall
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Norwegian ski jumper Bjorn Einar Romoren will compete at the Vancouver Olympics with a broken little finger after slamming his left hand into a wall in frustration over a disappointing jump.
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"We weren't allowed on a ski lift. It's cool to see it like it is now."
- Snowboarding wins its battle for acceptanceASPEN, Colo. - Lots of people like to say they were there at the beginning. Jake Burton really was.
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Too much snow? Not in B.C.
- Moguls skiers, due to compete this weekend, were taking the lack of it in stride yesterday.VANCOUVER - Trucks and helicopters were still dumping snow onto Cypress Mountain yesterday to get the Olympic venues ready for the Games, which open Friday.
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