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MONTREAL – Rookie hopeful Max Pacioretty might want to give his father some of the credit for breaking the ice and scoring his first pre-season goal.
Pacioretty further cemented his bid to make the Canadiens team when he scored in regulation…
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NASCAR News from ThatsRacin.com
After Kansas rankings
That’s Racin’s weekly ranking of the top 40 teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series as of the Camping World RV 400 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. (Last week’s ranking in parentheses):

1. (3) Jimmie Johnson – car No. 48
Kansas victory was his 12th in 43 Chase races held in the history of playoff format.

2. (2) Carl Edwards – car No. 99
Last-lap move to top Johnson as Kansas was more brave than smart, but sure was fun.

3. (1) Greg Biffle – …

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The Oakland Raiders fired Lane Kiffin on Tuesday just four games into his second season, bringing finality to a situation that had been simmering for eight months.
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What an ugly end to a bitter feud between (former) Raiders head coach Lane Kiffin and team owner Al Davis.  It is almost a given these days, that any coach associated w/ the Raiders is on a very short leash, and in many cases, has really no control or power at all within the organization.  Everything gets done …

Baseball News from L.A. Times
Now can the Dodgers win two playoff games for the first time in 20 years?
SAN FRANCISCO — Baby steps. First, a division title in the worst division, but now can the Dodgers win two playoff games for the first time in 20 years?
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Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers hurt his right shoulder during a 30-21 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the Packers don’t expect to know how serious the injury is until Monday.
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The New York Jets on Sunday, showcased some retro NFL jerseys against the Arizona Cardinals. Based on the results of the game, the Jets may want to consider playing in the old school Titans jersey (blue/yellow) more often. The jerseys looked totally awkward on the typically “green” Jets players, but the performance of Brett Favre (career high 6 TD’s) and the Jets defense make a strong argument to keep on playing in the New York Titans jerseys.
The team has made the special New York Titans jersey available in …

Baseball News from L.A. Times
Veteran pitcher gets the 355th victory over his career, moving into eighth place on the all-time list, and DeWitt drives in both runs.
Blake DeWitt hit a bases-empty home run and singled in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, Greg Maddux earned his 355th career victory and the Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants, 2-1, Saturday night.
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It could be the Mets, Phillies or Cubs, but East Coast weather could delay the end of regular season. Now that the Dodgers are champions of the National League West, they will open the playoffs Wednesday in …
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The Los Angeles Dodgers completed their rise to the NL West crown earlier this week when the Arizona Diamondbacks were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals. The division championship comes on the heels of the Manny Ramirez trade in August and the fall …

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Brett Favre was listed as questionable Friday for the New York Jets‘ game against Arizona with a sore left ankle, but is expected to start against the Cardinals.
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The ageless wonder that is Brett Favre continues to amaze as the quarterback of the New York Jets. While the team hasn’t performed up to what expectations were – especially after the 1st game, Favre has looked like… Favre. Sometimes brilliant, sometimes erratic.
This week, the Jets will lineup against the Arizona Cardinals, who are also …

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The NFL found no evidence that Cleveland Browns defensive players intentionally gouged the eyes of Baltimore running back Willis McGahee during the Ravens’ 28-10 win last Sunday.
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I’m not sure I agree with the NFL’s position on the incident from last week’s Baltimore Ravens vs. Cleveland Browns game.  If Willis McGahee’s eyes were not gouged, how does he come out of the pile w/ a bloody eye?  Running backs get tackled and go down 40+ times game in some cases, but rarely if ever, do …

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Two days after Lions vice chairman Bill Ford Jr. essentially said he’d fire the team president and CEO if he had the authority, Millen has parted ways with the team, according to NFL Network’s Adam Schefter.
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Millen has been less than stellar in Detroit for the Lions; in fact, he’s been AWFUL!!!  Known for his consistent drafting of wide receivers in the 1st round of the NFL Draft year after year, Millen ignored his teams weaknesses for too long.  This firing should’ve been done about …

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VANCOUVER – Now the longest-serving member of the Vancouver Canucks, defenceman Mattias Ohlund hopes he stays with the team.
Ohlund is entering his 11th season with the Canucks. There has been speculation recently that the Swede could be …
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Baseball News from L.A. Times
How come no one’s talking about that other local team, the one that glided into baseball’s playoffs and isn’t still trying to get in? Chalk it up to marketing, Manny and a craftily low-key manager.
The best team in baseball isn’t even the biggest story in its own city. Right now, Los Angeles is all caught up in the Dodgers‘ magic number and …

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The Pittsburgh Steelers will be without
injured Pro Bowl running back Willie Parker and nose tackle Casey
Hampton for Monday night’s home game against Baltimore.
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Baseball News from L.A. Times
The former pitcher is best known for the ligament-transplant surgery named for him, but the career that revolutionary procedure rescued was a great one. He won 288 games.
Tommy John is so intrinsically linked with the once-revolutionary, now-commonplace elbow surgery that bears his name that younger baseball fans might not realize he ranks among baseball’s all-time winningest pitchers.
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