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Watson Wins Playoff Over Oosthuizen

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 18:56:00 CDT

Trapped in the trees, Bubba Watson had no chance. Good thing he's one of those guys who never hits the ball straight. Unable to even see the green from where he was standing, Watson curled a shot from out of the pine straw and safely onto the 10th green to...

Giants, 49ers, Ravens Head to Championship Games

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:49:39 CST

For Eli Manning and the New York Giants, Lambeau Field has become a familiar launching pad. After beating the Green Bay Packers at home for the second time in four years, they only hope this trip ends the same way—at the Super Bowl. Manning threw three touchdown passes and...

Proposed Law Pushes College Football Playoffs

Ambreen Ali — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:04:24 CST

A flustered Texas lawmaker has decided to fix the college football ranking system that he says "constantly misfires" in sending the two best teams to the championship, the AP reports. Rep. Joe Barton is introducing a bill that would "prohibit the marketing, promotion, and advertising of a postseason game as...

Mets Live Another Day; Phillies Clinch

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:49:49 CDT

Desperate to stay in the playoff race, the New York Mets brought back Johan Santana early and he delivered, pitching a three-hitter that led them over the Florida Marlins 2-0 on a rainy day today, the AP reports. Nearly 2 hours later, the Mets pulled into a tie with Milwaukee...

Ducks Avoid 3-0 Deficit with 4-2 Win Over Stars in Game 3

Doug Sweeney — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:47:41 CDT

Anaheim finally played like the defending Stanley Cup champion—at least long enough to avoid a nearly insurmountable deficit. Chris Pronger scored two power-play goals after assisting on the Ducks' first goal and they held on for a 4-2 victory Tuesday night over the Dallas Stars, who lost for the...

Stars Down Ducks, Take 2-0 Series Lead

Mitch Pritchard — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 09:11:05 CDT

Mike Modano and Brad Richards scored 55 seconds apart in the third period to lift the Dallas Stars to a 5-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks last night and give them a 2-0 series lead over the defending Stanley Cup champions. Modano scored on a slap shot during a power...

Cowboys Fall in Giant Upset

Mike Buss — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:16:16 CST

Fire up the golf cart: the Cowboys are headed to the offseason after a 21-17 home loss to the upstart New York Giants. Eli Manning was mistake-free, completing 67% of his passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns to veteran Amani Toomer. Running back Brandon Jacobs had the other score...

Tie-Breaker Mayhem in NL?

Kevin Spak — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:11:38 CDT

Imagine for a moment that Mets, Phillies, Diamondbacks, Padres and Rockies all finished with the same record. That could mean ties in the NL East, West and wild-card, and four days of tie-breaker games to send two teams packing. In the East, Philly would host New York for a one-game...

Red Sox Bag Playoff Berth

Caroline Zimmerman — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:47:00 CDT

The Red Sox became the first team to clinch a playoff spot last night with an 8-6 win over Tampa Bay. Boston trailed 6-5 heading into the ninth but got homers from Jason Varitek and Julio Lugo. The only question now is whether Boston will get the wild-card spot or...