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On The Fly: Yankees To Introduce Teixeira Today
The Hartford Courant>>Two weeks after agreeing on a $180 million contract, Mark Teixeira will be introduced by the Yankees at a press conference today at the old Yankee Stadium. The Red Sox, still glowing from the Josh Bard signing, have no events scheduled at Fenway Park....Tags: Contracts, Detroit Lions, Major League Baseball, Manny Ramirez, Football
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A look at one man's all-time team
bob.herzog@newsday.comThere should be a new all-time Long Island boys basketball scoring king later this winter, as Ryan Creighton of Greenport relentlessly climbs up a ladder that has Kenny Wood of East Hampton on the top rung. But as impressive as Creighton's career has...Tags: National Basketball Association, High Schools, Basketball, Michael Jordan, Schools
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Julius Erving and Alexandra Stevenson reunite
WatchdogESPN chronicles Dr. J.'s recent reunion with his daughter, tennis player Alexandra Stevenson, here.......Tags: ESPN, Tennis
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A Philly Prize!
THE ASSOCIATED PRESSFrom losingest team to longest game, the Philadelphia Phillies are World Series champions. Strange as that sounds. Strange as it was. Brad Lidge and the Phillies finished off the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in a three-inning sprint Wednesday night to win a...Tags: Pedro Feliz, Triple Crown, Jimmy Rollins, Geoff Jenkins, Major League Baseball
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Barack Obama likes Julius Erving, Chisox
WatchdogBarack Obama played basketball with and talked to Stuart Scott of ESPN last week in North Carolina, an interview that will debut on the 6 p.m. Monday SportsCenter. Obama has a chance to become the best basketball player in the......Tags: Human Rights, Civil Rights, Wrigley Field, Major League Baseball, Government
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Adam Yauch's basketball jones
Special to The TimesTHROUGHOUT their innovative music career, the Beastie Boys -- Adam "MCA" Yauch, Michael "Mike D" Diamond and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz -- have rhymed about everything from angel dust to Abe Vigoda. As their fans know, one of their favorite subjects is...Tags: National Basketball Association, High Schools, Abe Vigoda, Basketball, Movies
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Ask Sam Smith
Here's another stat where the Bulls lead the NBA: fewest tattoos. That's the real reason Paxson traded Chandler and Curry. How many tattoos do you see on Brown and Sweetney? He dumped the other guys who came along in those trades. --Roy, Meridian,...Tags: Chris Duhon, Shaquille O'Neal, Chris Webber, Major League Baseball, Boston Celtics
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Halls of fame on Long Island
STAFF WRITERFor sports enthusiasts in search of a day trip, there is the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum (at the Suffolk Y Jewish Community Center, 74 Hauppauge Rd., Commack; 631-462-9800, jewishsports.org), where plaques honor Jewish athletes and...Tags: New York Mets, Schools, Cincinnati Bengals, Judaism, Football
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Halberstam was ace of staff
Sun ReporterThe news of David Halberstam's death hit me like a sharp jab in the chest. It was strange because I don't generally experience strong feelings at the passing of public people. But I had only to stare at my bookcase to know the reason. When you own...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Major League Baseball, Y.A. Tittle, New York Times, Football
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Q&A with Sen. Barack Obama
Tribune national correspondentQ. What have you learned about the country? A. It's reinforced my sense that there is a mismatch between the priorities of Washington and the priorities of folks back home. It's something that I understood in the abstract as I was campaigning. It's...Tags: Parliament, Bill Gates, Medical Specialization, Religious Leaders, Government
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Will Ferrell Goes 'Semi-Pro'
Zap2It.comAmerica loves underdog sports movies starring Will Ferrell (or at least Will Ferrell thinks that America loves underdog sports movies starring Will Ferrell). After conquering the worlds of soccer ("Kicking & Screaming"), NASCAR ("Talladega Nights") and...Tags: Motor Racing, Movies, Woody Harrelson, Will Ferrell
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Read past questions to Brian Schmitz
Sentinel Staff WriterFrom the Jan. 23, 2005 OrlandoSentinel.com Magic Newsletter: DEAR BRIAN: I've been a Magic fan since I was 10 and the team began. Don't get to watch much of the team these days, but wanted your expert opinion on Jameer Nelson's recent scoring explosion:...Tags: National Basketball Association, Shaquille O'Neal, Stacey Augmon, Cato Corporation, Latrell Sprewell
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