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LOUDON, N.H. – No one questions the need for a strong start in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, but it appears that winning during NASCAR’s 10-race playoff has increasingly become a priority.
Jeff Gordon, who led the series standings for most of the first 26 races last season, averaged slightly better than a fifth-place finish in the final 10 races and still came away empty-handed.
The lesson? It takes more than consistently good finishes to win the title.
Gordon won twice in the final 10 races, but his Hendrick …

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Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against Denver because of a jammed right big toe.
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Tomlinson started the game Sunday, but played pretty poorly; some of the credit has to go to Denver’s defense though, holding LT to 2.6 yards per carry and no touchdowns.
Fantasy owners who used their #1 pick on LaDainian Tomlinson are hurting this week w/ a total of 3 pts scored, but the San Diego Chargers are really the one’s who are hurting after two …

Baseball News from L.A. Times
They win for the 11th time in 12 games behind Billingsley’s pitching.
James Loney drove in three runs, Chad Billingsley pitched six solid innings and the surging Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies, 7-2, Friday night.
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LA continues to solidify their position on the NL West division title w/ each win and Arizona loss.  The teams have reversed roles recently, with the D-Backs going on a major skid and the resurgent Dodgers pushing towards the postseason.  Manny Ramirez is a big difference maker for LA, …

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Bills Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters was activated Saturday and is eligible to play in Buffalo’s game at Jacksonville on Sunday.
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Titans quarterback Vince Young spoke out Thursday, proclaiming his allegiance to the franchise.
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This whole story is just a big he-said, she-said (Mom) drama… First, Vince Young was just goin’ to get some beer & wings.  Then, there’s talk of suicide, guns and police involvement.  I truly believe that this wouldn’t be such a big deal if there wasn’t really something there.  Today, Young’s therapist details several mentions of suicide from her talks with the young QB.  The Titans instantly panic & send the armed …

Baseball News from L.A. Times
He hits a pair of two-run home runs as the Dodgers extend their NL West lead to 3 1/2 games.
Manny Ramirez hit two two-run homers, giving him 524 for his career, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 7-2 on Wednesday night.
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Manny Ramirez continues to tear up the National League, after being traded from the Boston Red Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers a few months ago.  Ramirez, a legitimate MVP candidate for the NL, even though he’s only …

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Marques Colston, the New Orleans Saints‘ top receiver during the past two seasons, had surgery on his left thumb and will miss four to six weeks.
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This is an injury that could hurt the New Orleans Saints’ playoff chances, simply because it takes away a weapon for QB Drew Brees. Without Marques Colston as a deep threat, other defenses will be able to key in on the other offensive players including Jeremy Shockey, Reggie Bush and Brees as well. It will be interesting …

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Clint Bowyer heard the critics loud and clear last year when the Richard Childress Racing driver squeaked into NASCAR’s Chase for the championship by taking the 12th and final spot despite not winning a race.
It took Bowyer one glorious Sunday to shut them up.
Bowyer captured the first checkered flag of his Sprint Cup career during the fall race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway last year, a win that propelled him to a career-best third-place finish in the season points race.
A year later, not much has changed.
Bowyer once …

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Jeff Fisher said Tuesday night the Tennessee Titans didn’t have the luxury of waiting to be sure about the safety of quarterback Vince Young before calling police for help in finding him.
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This whole story about Vince Young, his mother, Jeff Fisher and the police is almost too much to handle.  Seriously, this guy making millions of dollars for doing something he loves is struggling with whether or not to continue playing football???  Come on…
Vince… wake up!!!  You are the star of an NFL football …

Baseball News from L.A. Times
Magic number for clinching the AL West title remains at two, as Damon homers twice and Rodriguez adds a three-run blast to lead New York.
Johnny Damon homered twice, Alex Rodriguez added a three-run shot and New York defeated the Angels, 7-1, Tuesday night at Angel Stadium, keeping their AL West title celebration on ice.
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Unfortunately for New York, it is too late to stay in the MLB playoff race – they are done. It should be interesting, however, to see how well …

Hockey News from NHL.com
Movements in the world of hockey Monday:
National Hockey League
ST. LOUIS BLUES-Named Rob DiMaio professional scout.
American Hockey League
MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS-Promoted Brian Martens to senior account executive.
ECH…
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While defending their quarterback from critics worried about his mental state on Monday, the Tennessee Titans had to reschedule a test on Vince Young’s sprained left knee.
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They take full advantage of Arizona mistakes to score decisive runs in seventh inning and complete sweep of Diamondbacks that extends win streak to eight and West lead to 11/2 games.
Nomar Garciaparra wanted to talk about how Angel Berroa properly laid down a bunt, not how Adam Dunn lost his footing trying to pick it up. Or how hard Andre Ethier hit …

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Tom Brady suffered a serious knee injury against the Chiefs that will end his 2008 season, reports NFL Network’s Adam Schefter.
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Initial reports on Sunday indicated that Tom Brady would be out for the 2008-2009 season, and Monday those rumors were validated. The reigning NFL MVP has a torn ACL and will miss the rest of the NFL season.
For all you fantasy owners out there, this is a HUGE loss to your teams and we feel for you. Ok, maybe not so much, …

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Reigning NFL MVP Tom Brady left Sunday’s game against Kansas City after being hit on the left leg.

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The New England Patriots‘ quarterback, Tom Brady, was injured in the 1st quarter of the 1st game of the 2008-2009 NFL season against the Kansas City Chiefs. Back in the pocket, Brady was checking his downs and get tackled/rolled on by a member of the Chiefs. At the time of this post, it is unclear what the damage is to Brady, although it does appear …