June 18, 2013
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Associated Press Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt leaves the field after helping his team to a 19-13 NFL wild-card playoff win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Houston.
Top Texans provide edge over Cincinnati
HOUSTON — J.J. Watt swatted away passes, Arian Foster ran away from tacklers and the Houston Texans did just enough to knock Cincinnati out of the playoffs for the second straight year. Matt Sch...
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Packers show depth in win over Vikings
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers showed how dangerous they can be when they’re at full strength Saturday night, overwhelming the Minnesota Vikings 24-10 in an NFC wild-card...
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Eagles en route to Arizona for interviews
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles’ front-office brass left for Arizona on Saturday to continue interviews for the team’s coaching vacancy. “The Eagles are committed to finding the right fit...
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Sources claim Reid agrees to deal with Chiefs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andy Reid pulled up to Arrowhead Stadium in a black SUV on Friday, stepped out of it wearing a dark suit and red tie, and walked briskly toward the doors of the Kansas City Chief...
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First-day winds delay PGA Tour’s opener
KAPALUA, Hawaii — The PGA Tour season now starts on Saturday. Wind squalls that howled down the mountains above Maui were so severe Friday that the opening round of the Tournament of Champions w...
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Panthers owner to discuss Rivera’s future
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson has scheduled a meeting with Ron Rivera this morning to discuss the coach’s future with the team, said a person familiar with the situatio...
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Talks stall between NHL and players union
Talks between the NHL and the NHLPA stalled somewhat on Day 111 of the lockout on Friday, as federal mediator Scot Beckenbaugh shuttled between the midtown Manhattan bunkers of the two warring side...
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Associated Press Indianapolis Colts football coach Chuck Pagano talks about Sunday's playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens during Friday's press conference in Indianapolis. Pagano has 28 players on his 53-man roster who have never played in an NFL playoff game.
Playoff newcomers must lift Colts
INDIANAPOLIS — The playoffs can’t start soon enough for Donnie Avery. Five years after being the first receiver taken in the 2008 NFL draft, he will finally make his postseason debut at Baltimor...
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Associated Press Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) calls an audible against the San Diego Chargers during a Nov. 18 game in Denver. After missing a season to surgically repair his neck, Manning looks very much the way he did in his prime.
Manning helps make all Broncos better
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — John Elway insisted that every one of the Denver Broncos was better the second Peyton Manning put his signature on that nearly $100 million contract last spring. Indeed, all h...
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Swisher officially signs deal with Indians
CLEVELAND — Nick Swisher is officially with the Cleveland Indians. Swisher passed his physical Thursday and signed the four-year, $56 million, free-agent contract he agreed to last month. The 32...
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Run still helps in pass-happy NFL
ASHBURN, Va. — As a wideout, Santana Moss wants Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III to throw the ball as much as possible, of course, preferably in his direction. As a football pl...
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Wild-card route creates no fear in NFL
NFL teams have no fear of playing in the wild-card round. Recent history shows the playoff bye isn’t such a big deal anymore. In six of the last seven years, one of the Super Bowl participants d...
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Philadelphia 76ers' Jrue Holiday (11) dribbles past Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Oakland, Calif., Friday, Dec. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Warriors’ turnaround sparked by defense
OAKLAND, Calif. — Since Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin captivated the Bay Area in the “Run TMC” days of the early 1990s, the Golden State Warriors have been known for scoring a lot o...
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Florida insists Sugar Bowl foe Louisville is legit
NEW ORLEANS — Florida seniors Jon Bostic and Omar Hunter say they’re are done dwelling on what might have been if not for their lone loss to Georgia. After finishing third in the BCS standings, ...
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Associated Press Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith watches from the sidelines during a game against the Detroit Lions in Detroit. The Bears fired Smith after nine seasons on Monday, parting ways with a coach who led them to a Super Bowl but also oversaw late collapses the past two seasons.
Reid among 6 coaches sacked in firing frenzy
SAN DIEGO — By lunchtime Monday, six NFL coaches were looking for work. With the regular season ending the day before, the firings came at a furious clip and within a two-hour span the following...
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