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A day after downhill win, Vonn struggles to 9th in super-G
Swiss champion still perfect in super-G
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Hirscher spoils would-be first for Britain
Austrian edges British skier Dave Ryding in slalom
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Fleetwood holds off big names to win in Abu Dhabi
Johnson, Stenson, Kaymer can’t catch the Englishman
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Nadal holds off Zverev to reach 4th round at Australian Open
The 14-time Grand Slam winner, still recovering from a couple of months off with an injured left wrist, rallied for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2 win over German…
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Lindsey Vonn wins with ‘blood, sweat and tears’
Coloradan back on top with downhill win
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Kickers for final 4 NFL playoff teams each have leg up
Three of the four teams left in the postseason have seasoned veterans. And the fourth team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, has a kicker who booted a league playoff-record six field goals…
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Durability of NFL’s final 4 QBs vital to Super Bowl run
Yet the numbers that might define Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger, Aaron Rodgers and Matt Ryan as much as any other on their eye-popping, fantasy football league-winning stat lines might 39,…
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Falcons look to rewrite history against Packers
Final game in Georgia Dome one to remember
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Respect abounds between Patriots, Steelers
Patriots host Steelers in AFC title game
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Falcons are among the elite company of Patriots, Packers and Steelers
Falcons don’t belong in such elite company? Guess again.
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‘Crazy’ good: Federer into 4th round at Australian Open
The 17-time Grand Slam champion, seeded a lowly-by-his-standards 17th after spending six months on the sidelines to let his left knee heal, only needed 90 minutes to beat Tomas Berdych…
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Spurs overcome Gasol’s injury to top Nuggets
Despite an incredible game by Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15), the San Antonio Spurs earned a win Thursday night.Darren Abate/Associated Press Denver’s three-game winning streak was snapped despite a…
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Who is that? Falcons’ Gabriel, others make their marks
Especially considering that group includes All-Pro Julio Jones. Gabriel’s surprise unveiling began when he scored his first touchdown of the season in the Falcons’ 33-32 win over Green Bay on…
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4 quarterbacks left have unique talents – but also have flaws
Tom Brady’s career AFC championship game stats hardly should scare an opposing defense, nor should his deep-throw efficiency in the playoffs.Ben Roethlisberger becomes rather ordinary when being blitzed.Aaron Rodgers is…
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Roethlisberger hoping to play up to Brady’s ‘gold standard’
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger catches a ball during NFL football practice Wednesday.Keith Srakocic/Associated Press file Their brief exchange before Brady and the New England Patriots visited the Pittsburgh Steelers…
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Djokovic falls early at Australian Open
Earliest Grand Slam loss for six-time Aussie Open winner since 2008
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Curry, Durant, LeBron, Irving to start NBA All-Star Game
Curry and Houston’s James Harden beat out Russell Westbrook for the two Western Conference backcourt spots in the new voting system that included players and media for the first time…
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Schilling’s political rants could keep him from Hall of Fame
And then there is Curt Schilling. Alone among the top 10 holdovers from last year’s balloting, Schilling’s vote total went down this year, and not by an insignificant amount. After…
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Raiders file papers to move from Oakland to Las Vegas
The NFL and officials in Nevada confirmed Thursday that the team is asking league owners to approve the move, although the team made no immediate comment and a group that…
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Son reflects on Benny Parson’s Hall of Fame NASCAR career
Don’t misunderstand, he wasn’t voted in simply because people liked my father. During his 19-year driving career, the man most everyone called “BP” won 21 races, including the 1975 Daytona…
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Elliott’s climb back to Nordic ski world championships complete
Durangoan named to U.S. Nordic world championship team
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Bagwell, Raines, Ivan Rodriguez elected to baseball Hall of Fame
After a vote that could prove to be a turning point how Steroids Era stars are viewed, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens could be joining them in the next few…
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This was the piece of Kevin Durant’s heart he left in OKC
Kevin Durant left Oklahoma City for rival Golden State in the offseason, but a big piece of his heart is still in an Oklahoma City at his Positive Tomorrows education…
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American ownership approved for Formula One
Liberty Media Corp., which is controlled by 75-year-old tycoon John Malone, ended years of uncertainty about the ownership of F1 with the takeover announcement in September. Four months on, the…
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IndyCar drivers eager to keep momentum as season nears
Now he’s hoping those memorable moves help the IndyCar Series take an even bigger step — expanding its audience. Less than two months after surprisingly toe-tapping his way to a…
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Murray, Federer advance to 3rd round at Australian Open
There’s a good chance the most-viewed clip by that stage at the Australian Open was of the between-the-legs shot by enigmatic local hope Nick Kyrgios late Wednesday in his surprising…
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Cloud of steroids hovers above Hall of Fame voting
Tim Raines, in his 10th and final year of eligibility, appears likely to gain election along with Jeff Bagwell when the Baseball Writers’ Association of America voting is announced Wednesday…
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Avalanche, Blackhawks combine for 10 goals
Colorado Avalanche center Matt Duchene, center, redirected the puck at Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford, left, as defenseman Duncan Keith covers in the first period Tuesday’s game in Denver.David Zalubowski/Associated…
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Tomlin: Brown ‘foolish’ to livestream postgame locker room
The coach in Tomlin has just as big an issue with one of his team’s biggest stars forcing the Steelers to talk about something other than trying to find a…
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Ligety, Svindal miss ski world championships with injury
Ted Ligety won’t get a chance to win a fourth consecutive slalom world championship, as a n injury will keep him out of competition this year.Alessandro Trovati/Associated Press file Ted…