D-Will, Nets bounce back, knock off HawksAssociated Press, ESPN.com Deron Williams scored 24 points, making four free throws in the final 43.4 seconds, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Atlanta Hawks 94-89 on Friday night to earn a split of a home-and-home series. |
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Carmelo Anthony joined Amar’e Stoudemire at the podium late Thursday at O2 Arena, just in time for a Polish journalist to ask a question that nearly made Anthony do an about-face and bolt for the team bus. |
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Scott Underwent SurgeryJan 18
Eric Weeks, thejetsblog.com Bart Scott underwent surgery earlier today after battling with a toe injury that hampered him for the majority of the season. Scott was in recovery by late afternoon and was upbeat. His future with the team is cloudy as the Jets will undoubtedly look to… |
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Joe Namath, yahoo.com As he did last year, NFL Hall of Famer and New York Jets legend Joe Namath will join Yahoo! Sports and the Shutdown Corner Blog for commentary and analysis. Make sure you like the Official Joe Namath page on Facebook. And with playoff news always breaki… |
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As if the Giants weren’t already kicking themselves enough for their season gone wrong, consider this the insult added to the injury. They’re already stuck at home, watching the playoffs go on without them. Now they get to stare at an NFL championship… |
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Rex Ryan's power base with the Jets, which these days falls a bit short of being Woody Johnson's co-owner, just got a little stronger with the hiring Friday of John Idzik as general manager. |
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There will be two teams running a West Coast offense in the AFC East in 2013. Last season, the Miami Dolphins made the switch with mixed results under first-year head coach Joe Philbin and offensive coordinator Mike Sherman. This season, the Jets are se… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Apparently, the days of ground-and-pound in New York are over, and the speculation about another controversial quarterback has already begun. According to multiple reports, the Jets are going to hire former Eagles offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg … |
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Bent, thejetsblog.com According to Adam Caplan and Manish Mehta, the Jets will name Marty Mornhinweg their offensive coordinator. Mornhinweg has been with the Eagles since 2003 and has spent the last six seasons as offensive coordinator and assistant Head Coach. He has been … |
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Bryan Hoch, MLB.com Boone Logan and the Yankees agreed to a one-year, non-guaranteed contract on Friday, thus avoiding salary arbitration. |
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Eric Weeks, thejetsblog.com The Jets’ search for a new offensive coordinator continues today as Pat Shurmur is reportedly interviewing for the position. Rich Cimini has also reported that the Jets interviewed Saints quarterbacks coach Joe Lombardi, the grandson of Vince Lombardi, … |
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CHICAGO (AP) -- The Chicago White Sox have agreed to one-year contracts with second baseman Gordon Beckham and outfielder Alejandro De Aza to avoid arbitration. |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com The New York Knicks scored a 102-87 win over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday afternoon at the O2 Arena in London as part of the NBA's ongoing efforts to expand global interest in the stateside product. The game itself wasn't particularly thrilling, and … |
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -- The Chicago Bears have hired Matt Cavanaugh as their quarterbacks coach and Skip Peete as their running backs coach. |
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Brian Bassett, thejetsblog.com Uh oh, looks like Pep Hamilton is getting courted by another team than just the Jets according to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen. Pep Hamilton, who is Stanford's "Andrew Luck Director of Offense," is a leading candidate to become Luck's new OC for Col… |
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Mike Kurylo, nytimes.com Iman Shumpert's return from a knee injury Thursday gave the Knicks a booster shot of youth and defense. |
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Ben Lindbergh, deadspin.com Originally published in Baseball Prospectus. More » |
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Peter King, CNNSI.com ATLANTA -- I'll be spending the weekend covering the NFC Championship Game, but before I get too heavy into Niners-Falcons, I wanted to write about the most under-appreciated single person of the NFL weekend: John Harbaugh. |
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Working across the country from his more celebrated brother, John Harbaugh has made the Ravens one of the most consistent winners in the NFL, writes Peter King. |
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Brian Bassett, thejetsblog.com As was written about a few days ago there’s been a host of coaches (nine at last count) who have parted ways in some capacity with the Jets. The Jets have made it clear that they would hire their GM first before announcing a rash of coaching moves. … |
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Obviously, the most bizarre story in sports this week is Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o and his fake girlfriend. Still unclear what exactly happened -- whether Te'o made the whole thing up or was the victim of some elaborate prank. And until some more… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Plenty of players drop out of the Pro Bowl every year because of injuries suffered during the season. Giants guard Chris Snee isn’t one of those players. Snee needs hip surgery to repair a torn labrum that bothered him for much of the season, but said T… |
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Lee Jenkins, CNNSI.com LOS ANGELES -- Outside of fame, riches and backlit banners, there is no motivator in sports quite like the threat of everlasting ignominy. It is the specter that hangs over each of the so-called super teams, the realization that if they fail, reputation… |
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A closing 9-0 Miami run sealed a 99-90 win over L.A. The Lakers fought hard, but LeBron James may have just ignited another championship run for the Heat, writes Lee Jenkins. |
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Miami Wins An Instant Classic Against The Lakers ; Iman Shumpert Gives The Knicks A Boost In LondonJan 18
Dime Magazine, dimemag.com Lakers-Heat was Hollywood at its finest. The Heat’s 99-90 win had leading men, a duel as its storyline and a big budget (the Lakers’ payroll). Generally in a big game like Miami-Lakers the question after the game becomes was Team X that impressive or … |
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Carmelo Anthony won’t have to look very far if he wants to have a word with Kevin Garnett next month. Anthony and Garnett were named Eastern Conference All-Star starters on Thursday as the NBA announced final fan voting results. |
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