Caple: Verlander complete in victoryJim Caple, ESPN.com Detroit ace dominates the Athletics in Game 5 to lead the Tigers back to the ALCS |
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Ex-Raider Smith must stand trial for 4 murdersOct 12, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com A Los Angeles County judge on Friday ordered that Anthony Wayne Smith, a defensive lineman who played for eight years in the 1990s for the NFL's Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders, must stand trial for four murders. |
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Giants' Cabrera reinstated after ban, won't playOct 12, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com San Francisco outfielder Melky Cabrera has been reinstated by Major League Baseball after serving a 50-game suspension for a positive testosterone test, but he will not be part of the Giants' playoff roster. |
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Cards reach NLCS with stunning ninth-inning rallyOct 12, 2012
Down 6-0 early and twice down to their last strike, the Cardinals scored four runs in the ninth on a pair of two-run singles from Daniel Descalso and Pete Kozma to stun the Nationals 9-7. |
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Zimmermann would get Game 1 start in NLCSOct 12, 2012
Manager Davey Johnson said that if the Nationals advance to the National League Championship Series, right-hander Jordan Zimmermann will pitch against the Giants in Game 1, which would be Sunday at 8 p.m. ET at Nationals Park. |
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Harbaugh vs. Gilbride: NFC West addendumOct 12, 2012
A few more thoughts on San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh going nuclear on New York Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride for suggesting 49ers defensive lineman Justin Smith "gets away with murder" by holding opposing offensive linem… |
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Beane intends to keep A's intact for 2013Oct 12, 2012
Jane Lee, MLB.com A's general manager Billy Beane made it no secret on Friday that he likes his team and would enjoy seeing much of it back next year, noting that, "by and large, if any moves are made, it would be additions" this winter. |
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A's head into winter looking to keep team intactOct 12, 2012
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- The final rally of Oakland's surprising season fell short. |
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Nicks practices for Giants, may play vs. NinersOct 12, 2012
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks has practiced for the second straight day and there is a chance he will play Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers in a rematch of the NFC title game. |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com It doesn't generally take a lot to annoy San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh -- the man is a great football mind, but one suspects that he'd wake up grumpy about a failed third-down conversion that happened five years ago if he was vacationing i… |
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Giants and 49ers Ratchet Up Pregame HyperboleOct 12, 2012
John Branch, nytimes.com San Francisco Coach Jim Harbaugh took exception when the Giants' offensive coordinator said one of the Niners "gets away with murder" with officials. |
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Carter making Raiders debut Sunday; 3 players outOct 12, 2012
Steve Corkran, insidebayarea.com Coach Dennis Allen and defensive end Andre Carter confirmed Monday that Carter is going to make his Raiders debut against the Atlanta Falcons. How much Carter plays depends upon the situations that arise in the game. Given the Falcons attempted 52 passe… |
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College coaches wanted to make J.J. Watt an OTOct 12, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com J.J. Watt has become one of the dominant defensive linemen in the NFL. But if his coaches at Central Michigan would have had their way, he’d be playing offense. According to 49ers left tackle Joe Staley, the Chippewas wanted to convert Watt from tight e… |
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Following up on 49ers' third-down defenseOct 12, 2012
2011 49ers 3rd-down Nickel D vs. Giants The "Final Word" item for Week 6 led with a look at how the San Francisco 49ers' third-down nickel defense fared against the New York Giants during two matchups last season. I initially failed to account… |
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For many 49ers, the bitterness toward Giants remainsOct 12, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Kyle Williams isn’t the only 49ers player who looks at this week’s game with the Giants as a chance at redemption. From top to bottom of the 49ers roster, there’s a pain that came with last year’s loss in the NFC Championship Game that they can’… |
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Giants WR Nicks questionable against 49ersOct 12, 2012
Mike Mazzeo, ESPN.com New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the San Francisco 49ers. |
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Final Word: NFC WestOct 12, 2012
Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 6: All about third down. The San Francisco 49ers offense took considerable criticism after converting just once on 13 third-down plays against the New York Giants in the NFC Championship Game. The 49ers defense deser… |
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Giants join short list of postseason road killersOct 12, 2012
Tracy Ringolsby, MLB.com The Giants became only the second team in Major League history to win three road games in a best-of-five series when they knocked off Cincinnati on Thursday. |
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49ers' Rogers won't imitate Cruz's TD danceOct 12, 2012
Mike Mazzeo, ESPN.com Carlos Rogers won't be doing any salsa dancing on the field Sunday. |
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49ers' Smith staring down expectationsOct 12, 2012
History had much to say about the San Francisco 49ers' chances for backing up their 13-3 record from last season. The 2012 team wouldn't force as many turnovers. It wouldn't stay as healthy. And there was certainly no way quarterback Alex Smith would co… |
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Leading Off: Let's Play FiveOct 12, 2012
Lynn Zinser, nytimes.com All four of baseball's division series required Game 5s, with the Giants and the Tigers winning theirs on Thursday. |
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Mark Townsend, yahoo.com Score and situation: Behind their ace Justin Verlander and a big night from their offense, the Detroit Tigers avoided blowing a 2-0 series lead with a 6-0 win over the Oakland A's on Thursday night. The win victory clinches their second straight appeara… |
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Raiders needs 2 ex-Packers to boost defenseOct 12, 2012
Raiders needs 2 ex-Packers to boost defense Like, Oakland has yielded a league-worst 53.3 percent conversion rate on third down, which would be an NFL record. McKenzie added cornerback Brandian Ross off Green Bay's practice squad on Sept. 19, then days … |
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49ers' success cramps Harbaugh's styleOct 12, 2012
49ers' success cramps Harbaugh's style Fifteen months ago, Jim Harbaugh was a rookie coach with an incomplete roster whose team was being pegged to continue its sub-.500 ways. Thanks to the NFL lockout, the 49ers didn't have an offseason program, making… |
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49ers' Jacobs welcomes rest after allOct 12, 2012
49ers' Jacobs welcomes rest after all A day after saying he felt "great" and "phenomenal" and has been ready to play the past two weeks, the 49ers running back reversed field Thursday and said he's not fully recovered from the knee i… |
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Jeremy Tyler: No Longer a Symbol, Now Just a ProOct 12, 2012
Last night in Oakland, the Golden State Warriors played Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli League in a meaningless game between mediocre teams. Two thousand... |
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