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BOSTON — Matt Garza was certainly dominant Monday, his six-inning, one-run, six-hit effort “the main reason why we won that game,” Tampa Bay Manager Joe Maddon saying after a 9-1 American League Championship Series victory over the Boston Red Sox.
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Fresh off the Dallas Cowboys 2nd loss in as many games, the NFL has suspended cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones indefinitely, which apparently translates to a minimum of 4 games. Jones was used extensively in the last few games, including on punt returns, so his loss hurts an already weak secondary unit.
Prior to Sunday’s loss to the Arizona Cardinals, Dallas’ owner Jerry Jones insisted his player committed no offenses and should be allowed to play.  Less than 48 hrs after the incident, however, Jones was siding w/ the NFL Commissioner insisting …

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Jaguars offensive tackle Richard Collier, paralyzed
from the waist down following a shooting in September, has been released from
the hospital.
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Blake DeWitt’s three-run triple is the key hit in a five-run first as Dodgers take Game 3 on a strong outing by Hiroki Kuroda and cut Philadelphia’s series lead to 2-1. Teams nearly brawl in the third inning. The Dodgers revived their World Series hopes tonight by defeating the Phillies, 7-2, in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium, thanks largely to a five-run first inning. Continue reading on L.A. Times

The Arizona Cardinals started and finished the game w/ a big bang against the suddenly struggling Dallas Cowboys. After opening the game w/ a kickoff return for a touchdown, the Cardinals were on top of the world. What followed for the next 30 min, was arguably one of the worst, sloppiest 1st halves of the season by both teams. Fumbles beget fumbles and two of highest scoring teams in the NFL entered halftime at a virtual standstill.
The Cardinals, led by Kurt Warner and Larry Fitzgerald, looked strong …

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Philadelphia batters Chad Billingsley for eight runs in 2 1/3 innings and survives Manny Ramirez‘s three-run homer to win, 8-5.  Continue reading on L.A. Times

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Cleveland Browns tight end Kellen Winslow remains hospitalized with an undisclosed illness, making it more unlikely he won’t play in Monday night’s game against the New York Giants.  Continue reading on NFL.com

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Chase Utley and Pat Burrell homer in the sixth inning to lift Philadelphia to the Game 1 win.
Pitching in cozy Citizens Bank Park can be trying, the Dodgers Derek Lowe admitted before taking the ball for Game 1 of the National League Championship Series. Continue reading on L.A. Times

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All-Pro running back Brian Westbrook will miss his second game in three weeks when the Philadelphia Eagles visit San Francisco on Sunday.  Continue reading on NFL.com

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A 25-year-old man was indicted Wednesday on first-degree murder charges in the drive-by shooting death of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams on New Year’s Day 2007.  Continue reading on NFL.com

The Philadelphia Phillies‘ Ryan Howard is preparing to play a pivotal role in the NLCS, starting tonight against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Accustomed to being the focus of attention, Howard brushes off the fact that the Dodgers may avoid pitching to him in order to avoid giving up a homerun.
Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard is learning to accept the fact that as a perennial 40-homer threat, opposing teams will usually do anything they can to avoid pitching to him. Aristotle believed patience to be a virtue.Continue reading on L.A. …

The Buffalo Bills are glad to have the bye week, especially considering a string of recent injuries that would’ve severly limited their ability to improve on their 4-1 record.
Buffalo defensive end Aaron Schobel missed practice Tuesday and will be one of numerous Bills regulars using the bye week to recuperate from nagging injuries. Continue reading on NFL.com
Fresh off of their loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday and losing quarterback Trent Edwards to a concussion, the bye week is surely a blessing for a team that could have started a …

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Boston wins, 3-2, scoring winning run with two outs in ninth inning. Angels eliminated in division series by Red Sox for the third time in five seasons.
BOSTON — Jed Lowrie’s two-out single to right field scored Jason Bay from second with the winning run Monday, sending the Boston Red Sox to a 3-2 victory and the American League Championship Series while sending the Angels home for the winter. Continue reading on L.A. Times

The New York Giants and star receiver Plaxico Burress are just going to have to come to the understanding that more fines are going to come & neither really cares at this point. Burress has made it clear that he could care less about the fines for being late, etc., although surely missing an entire game check is no laughing matter.
A mostly unapologetic Plaxico Burress rejoined the New York Giants today, noting that he didn’t lose any sleep after being suspended for one game and incurring a six-figure fine. …

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Second baseman has failed in clutch chances that could have turned the tables against Boston. The Angels appear to be one bat shy of World Series caliber . . . again. Continue reading on L.A. Times