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Hollywood rarely did Donald Westlake justice
One of the enigmas in the long and rich career of Donald E. Westlake was that this author of more than 100 novels, many of them popular, accessible and plot-driven works of crime fiction, both grim and comic, received such a spotty handling by Hollywood....Tags: Books and Magazines, Cinema Industry, National Football League, Robert Redford, Basketball
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NFL MVPs (stand alone chart)
The NFL Most Valuable Players named by The Associated Press in balloting by a nationwide panel of the media: 2008 - Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, QB 2007 - Tom Brady, New England, QB 2006 - LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego, RB 2005 - Shaun Alexander,...Tags: Steve McNair, Dan Marino, John Elway, Rich Gannon, Emmitt Smith
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Toughness matters on NFL All-Foxhole Team
It is one thing to be invited to the Pro Bowl. It is another to be invited into a foxhole. These are the players who I would want next to me when the bullets start flying—not so much for their abilities or accomplishments as much for how they...Tags: New York Jets, Chris Johnson, Football, Brett Favre, Ethics
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Bears fans, don't question this opportunity. Enjoy it.
As a bizarre Sunday played out, it came to me that those of us who pay attention to the NFL aren't so different from the philosophers who ask why we're here, what our purpose is in life and whether anybody can explain Terrell Owens. Kierkegaard took at...Tags: Terrell Owens, Cedric Benson, National Football League, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Sports figures
Sports figures Jim Dooley, 77; succeeded George Halas as coach of the Chicago Bears (Jan. 8) Christopher Bowman, 40; two-time U.S. figure skating champion (Jan. 10) Johnny Podres, 75; left-hander pitched Dodgers to first World Series title in...Tags: Super Bowl, Golf, Motor Racing Endurance, Major League Baseball, New England Patriots
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Colts-Giants sudden-death game ushered NFL into modern era
SENTINEL STAFF WRITERThe University of South Florida campus was basically a ghost town in the summer of 1972 except for the few dozen burly guys lumbering in and out of Fontana Hall, the dormitory that temporarily housed the Baltimore Colts. The Colts took their training...Tags: Joe Namath, New York Jets, Super Bowl, Pete Rozelle, Green Bay Packers
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What a way for Kiffin to head into sunset
SENTINEL STAFF WRITERTAMPA — Do not hire the Bucs to coordinate your next going-away party. Nobody will leave happy. Sunday was supposed to be a nice Raymond James Stadium send-off for Monte Kiffin. After 13 seasons, his defense was supposed to stifle the Raiders and...Tags: Derrick Brooks, Jon Gruden, Kevin Carter, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Football
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But will they throw the pucks back?
Fans planning to attend the Winter Classic outdoor hockey game at Wrigley Field on Jan. 1 will want to carefully check the seating chart for the best view. "The upper deck will probably be the best seats," Chicago Cubs chairman Crane Kenney told the...Tags: Dave Winfield, Buffalo Sabres, Wrigley Field, Field Hockey, Detroit Red Wings
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Airline industry group issues dire forecast for 2009
james.bernstein@newsday.comThe airline industry, which employs about 27,000 people in the metropolitan area at Kennedy, LaGuardia and Long Island MacArthur airports, is expected in 2009 to have its worst year in half a century, the International Air Transport Association said...Tags: Air Transportation, Weather Reports, Long Island, Transportation, Trips and Vacations
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Plenty can claim the blame
Marcus Hamilton has been a Bear for 19 days, but after Sunday's 22-20 loss to the Falcons his teammates protected the young cornerback as if he were a longtime team member.
Safety Mike Brown gave Hamilton the first proverbial Bear hug, shielding him from...Tags: Charles Tillman, Danieal Manning, Football, Michael Turner, Robbie Gould
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End Doesn't Justify Means
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — He plays the state media like some bumbling high school defense and makes no apologies for it. Randy Edsall uses deception, misdirection and, if all else fails, lies. He has done it for years. He has gotten away with it for years....Tags: University of Connecticut Football, University of Connecticut, Football, Randy Edsall, Injuries
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