Idea of Timlin opening season may get tossed
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Mike Timlin turns 41 today. His birthday will take place as scheduled.
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Nashville coach Barry Trotz doesn't want to play Pittsburgh in a couple of years. The way these growing-up-fast Penguins are performing, maybe he should amend that to a couple of months.
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With Jonathan Papelbon likely headed back to the starting rotation, with Mike Timlin showing his age over the last half of the season, with the youngsters yet to prove themselves as viable late-inning relievers, a vintage Keith Foulke would fill a gaping hole in the Red Sox bullpen in 2007.
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As the Steelers huddled around him, Mike Tomlin was presented with a game ball yesterday following his first game as Pittsburgh's coach.
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Even a city that spares no expense for a good time has never seen anything like this. The NBA All-Star game on Sunday may be meaningless, and after three nights of parties might be sloppy. But try telling that to people paying top dollar for a chance to see it.
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In the week following a loss to the Cowboys, a collective message grew in importance -- if theÃÂ Redskins wantÃÂ to reclaim theirÃÂ season, it better start now.
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Georgia is likely to have a dismal season on the basketball court.
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The Mets&#39; objective, Fred Wilpon said last winter and into the spring, was to play meaningful games late into the season. The owner was confident his revamped team could compete for first place
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Tim Washington remembers that, among his Syracuse teammates, Division 1-AA college football wasn't given much respect. They mocked it, looking at it as "a joke" filled with "guys that really couldn't make it." Since transferring to a 1-AA program -- like 14 of his University of Massachusetts teammates -- Washington has realized just how misguided that idea was.
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Two years ago, Troy Smith was a sub hoping to get into a game. A year ago, he was a starter held out of the lineup because he took money from a booster.
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For those who want the Bowl Championship Series tweaked, the process may have already started. Reports indicate that the Associated Press may not wish to be part of the Bowl Championship Series formula next year.
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If theyâd lost a game, they would understand. If they hadnât won their conference championship game, they wouldnât argue. If theyâd even ever really struggled to win, they could see being left out on the championship picture.
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Clemson and Iowa face potential turning points less than a month into the season.
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With the temperature forecast for Sundayâs game in Green Bay falling, the Giants may want to rethink their decision to play in short sleeves.
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Something tells me that 41 years ago when the owners of 24 professional football teams - 15 in the NFL, nine in the AFL - sat down to discuss a playoff game between their respective champions, total harmony did not exist. Chances are pretty good the majority of those owners couldn't agree what day it was.
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If this matchup was left up to Illinois and Wake Forest, it might not have happened. Certainly not on the first day of December. Sure, big-time Top 25 games can be booked as home-and-home series.
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Several teams were slated to host season openers Wednesday night, but won't due to a labor dispute that shows no sign of ending soon.