After release from jail, Urbina returns to baseballFormer major league pitcher Ugueth Urbina has returned to baseball after serving 7 1/2 years in prison for the attempted murder of five workers on his family's ranch. |
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Patriots playoff seeding scenariosDec 28, 2012
Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com The Patriots can end up as anything from the No. 1 to the No. 4 seed for the AFC playoffs. |
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Dolphins' Bess out for season finale at PatriotsDec 28, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Receiver Davone Bess has been ruled out of the Miami Dolphins' season finale Sunday at New England because of a back injury. |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com FOXBOROUGH -- Defensive back Marquice Cole has been listed as doubtful to play in Sunday's game by the Patriots, who designated the other 20 players on the injury report, including tight end Rob Gronkowski, as questionable. Cole suffered a finger... |
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NFL fines Vince Wilfork $30,000Dec 28, 2012
Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com The NFL on Friday said that Patriots defensive lineman Vince Wilfork has been fined $30,000 for a hit that drew a penalty during Sunday's win at Jacksonville. |
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Greg Bedard on NFL Week 17Dec 28, 2012
Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com The Patriots host the Dolphins with hopes of earning a first-round bye in the playoffs. CineSport's Tara Petrolino & The Boston Globe's Greg Bedard discuss this, Texans-Colts & NFL Black Monday. |
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The Not-So-Secret Problem with the CelticsDec 28, 2012
Spencer Lund, dimemag.com Before the season started, the Boston Celtics were the biggest threat in the East to a LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh oligarchy set to control the NBA for the next few seasons. In the off-season, Kevin Garnett re-signed, Paul Pierce was still … |
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Bill Belichick: Beating Miami is only priorityDec 28, 2012
Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com The early games on Sunday featuring (Houston vs. Indianapolis, Baltimore vs. Cincinnati) will have an impact on the Patriots’ playoff seeding. |
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Dolphins are fish out of water in New EnglandDec 28, 2012
The Dolphins are 1-6 in Foxborough in December/January during the Bill Belichick-Tom Brady era. |
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Doc Rivers pays Clippers championship-level compliment after 29-point blowout of CelticsDec 28, 2012
Dan Devine, yahoo.com If you were watching Thursday night's NBA action on TNT, the late-running opener between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks — pushed to overtime thanks to this absurd, one-of-a-kind buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Darren Collison — meant that … |
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Friday morning one-linersDec 28, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Bills DE Mario Williams donated a pickup truck to a married couple who are both active duty Marines. Dolphins P Brandon Fields feels he was a Pro Bowl snub. Patriots CB Aqib Talib says that his hip injury has improved. Jets offensive coordinator Tony Sp… |
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Chat with Shalise Manza Young at noonDec 28, 2012
Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com Patriots reporter Shalise Manza Young talks football at noon. |
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Dime Magazine, dimemag.com The Clippers have caught the momentum of an avalanche in this 15-game winning streak, and they’re apparently stopping for nobody, no matter their reputation. The Celtics are only six months removed from losing in heartbreaking fashion to Miami in the Ea… |
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Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com The NFL’s decision to move the Patriots-Dolphins to 4:25 p.m. Sunday assures that the second seed in the AFC and a first-round bye will still be up for grabs no matter whether the Texans win or lose |
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Slater humbled by Pro Bowl nod, prefers Super BowlDec 28, 2012
Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Matthew Slater is humbled by his second straight Pro Bowl selection. |
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Dolphins not scared off by cold weatherDec 28, 2012
Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com With the NFL closing the regular season with division games, it’s a safe bet that the Dolphins will play a late road game or two in cold weather. They’ve drawn their share in Foxborough, and will get another one this season, ending their season on Sun… |
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Patriots cornerback Aqib Talib improvingDec 28, 2012
Boston.com Patriots news, boston.com Cornerback Aqib Talib, who was limited to eight defensive snaps in New England’s win over the Jaguars because of a hip injury, said he is improving. However, he stopped short of saying he would play this Sunday when the Patriots face the Dolphins in the… |
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Lee Jenkins, CNNSI.com LOS ANGELES -- The 2007-08 Houston Rockets have become something of a cautionary tale in the NBA, a middling team that stood at 24-20 on Jan. 27, before they jumped into a kerosene bath. The searing Rockets embarked on a 22-game winning streak, an unfor… |
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Clippers drill Celtics, extend winning streak to 15Dec 28, 2012
LOS ANGELES -- The 2007-08 Houston Rockets have become something of a cautionary tale in the NBA, a middling team that stood at 24-20 on Jan. 27, before they jumped into a kerosene bath. The searing Rockets embarked on a 22-game winning streak, an unfor… |
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Mike Napoli remains a priority for Red SoxDec 28, 2012
Red Sox manager John Farrell said Mike Napoli remains a priority. |
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Avery Johnson, a former teammate of Doc Rivers and one of his closest friends in the business, was abruptly fired as coach of the Brooklyn Nets Thursday after a 14-14 start. The Celtics coach took the news hard, expressing sympathy for his friend. |
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