Rangers waive forward Avery for second time
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The New York Rangers have waived controversial winger Sean Avery for the second time this season.
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Lightning unveil Phil Esposito statue
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The Tampa Bay Lightning have unveiled a bronze statue of team
founder Phil Esposito on the plaza outside their arena.
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Bell, Sooners hold off Hawkeyes in Insight Bowl
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Oklahoma 31, Iowa 14
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Wisniewski out 6 weeks with broken ankle
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Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman James Wisniewski will miss six
weeks after taking a puck to the inside of his left ankle while
blocking a shot in Thursday’s 4-1 win at Dallas.
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WVU’s Garrison out of Orange with knee sprain
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West Virginia starting running back Dustin Garrison hurt his knee during practice Friday in South Florida and will miss the Discover Orange Bowl against Clemson, according to a published report.
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Nelson’s TD pass with :11 left lifts BYU (AP)
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BYU quarterback Riley Nelson was thinking about Dan Marino when he ignored the play called by his coach. Instead of spiking the ball to stop the clock, Nelson faked that move and then threw his third touchdown pass, a 2-yarder to Cody Hoffman with 11 seconds left to give the Cougars a 24-21 victory over Tulsa in the Armed Forces Bowl on Friday.
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Miss. St. beats Wake in Music City Bowl (AP)
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Capping a tough season playing in the Southeastern Conference with a bowl victory means the Mississippi State Bulldogs are celebrating how they finished rather than lamenting what might have been. Senior Vick Ballard ran for 180 yards and the two longest touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ bowl history, and Mississippi State beat Wake Forest 23-17 on Friday night in the Music City Bowl.
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Oklahoma holds off Iowa in Insight Bowl (AP)
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Oklahoma dodged a big rally and a falling camera to pull out a gritty win. Blake Bell ran for his third touchdown in the closing seconds and the No. 19 Sooners survived a late rally, not to mention the crashing camera, to close out a difficult season with a 31-14 victory over Iowa in the Insight Bowl on Friday night.
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Hockey fans to assist Homeland Security
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US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary Janet Napolitano
recruited hockey fans into counterterrorism efforts, expanding the
“If You See Something, Say Something” campaign to National Hockey
League (NHL) games.
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MSG sports channels face midnight cutoff
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A standoff over TV programming fees is likely to lead to a blackout
of Madison Square Garden’s MSG sports channels — home to the
Knicks, Rangers and three other New York-area hockey teams — for
some 2.8 million Time Warner Cable customers just after midnight
Saturday.
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Michigan’s Robinson to get draft opinion (AP)
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Denard Robinson said he expects to be back at Michigan next season. The dynamic quarterback, though, has filed paperwork with the NFL Draft Advisory Board to get a gauge of where he might be selected if he skips his senior season. He said he is still waiting for a response. “That is something that I am not even focused on,” Robinson told reporters Friday in New Orleans.
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Bulls weather Clips’ fast start to pull away in 4th
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Derrick Rose had 29 points and 16 assists, and the Chicago Bulls pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 114-101 Friday night.
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Rose’s 29 points, 16 assists power Bulls (AP)
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With Derrick Rose attacking, the court opened up for the rest of the Chicago Bulls. They hit their shots and Rose did just about everything else to help his team wrap up a successful season-opening West Coast trip. Rose had 29 points and 16 assists, and the Bulls pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 114-101 Friday night.
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Wade, Heat hold off scrappy Timberwolves
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Dwyane Wade hit a jumper from the wing, then scored on an inbounds pass from LeBron James with 4.6 seconds to play to lift the undefeated Miami Heat to a 103-101 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night.
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Giants’ Osi questionable, receivers probable
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Osi Umenyiora is questionable for Sunday night’s game against the Cowboys.
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Brady listed as probable (left shoulder) vs. Bills
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Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is listed as probable for Sunday’s game with a left shoulder injury.
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Favors’ career night leads Utah past Philadelphia
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Derrick Favors scored a career-high 20 points and added 11 rebounds in his first start at center for Utah, and the Jazz beat the Philadelphia 76ers 102-99 in their home opener Friday night to avoid their first 0-3 start in 32 years.
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Favors helps Jazz avoid 0-3 start (AP)
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Derrick Favors had been benched at power forward earlier in the day by Utah Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin. But with starting center Al Jefferson scratched less than an hour before Friday night’s game against Philadelphia because of an inflamed right ankle, Favors needed to step up. In his first career start at center, the second-year pro scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead…
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Jerry Jones says Romo will be at ‘full strength’
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While Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett has used the term “hopeful” when describing Tony Romo’s availability for Sunday’s game against the New York Giants, owner and general manager Jerry Jones is more emphatic.
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Erat scores in 5th round of SO; Preds nip Blues
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Martin Erat scored in the fifth round of the shootout to give the Nashville Predators a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Friday night.
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Rutgers fights off Iowa St. to win Pinstripe Bowl
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Chas Dodd hit Brandon Coleman for an 86-yard touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter and Jawan Jamison ran for two scores to lead Rutgers over Iowa State 27-13 in the Prinstripe Bowl on Friday.
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Czechs deal blow to U.S. hopes at world juniors
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Petr Holik scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period and Petr Mrazek made 52 saves to lead the Czech Republic to a 5-2 win over the United States on Friday at the world junior hockey championship.
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Predators edge Blues in shootout
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The Nashville Predators found a way to get past the St. Louis
Blues on Friday night.
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Jennings, Bucks dump Wizards, improve to 2-1
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Brandon Jennings scored 15 of his 22 points in the second half to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 102-81 victory over the winless Washington Wizards on Friday night.
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Jennings leads Bucks by winless Wizards (AP)
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Brandon Jennings wouldn’t let the Milwaukee Bucks blow another big lead. Jennings scored 15 of his 22 points in the second half to lead the Bucks to a 102-81 victory over the winless Washington Wizards on Friday night. “Right now we should really be 3-0,” Jennings said. “We were up at halftime against Charlotte, and we lost a lead.
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Grizzlies bully Rockets, tally first win of season
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Zach Randolph scored 23 points, Marc Gasol added 20, and the Memphis Grizzlies earned their first victory of the season, beating the Houston Rockets 113-93 on Friday night.
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