Draft disorder shook out well
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It's one of those footnotes that maintains great shelf life. It was the 2003 draft, the first with Jack Del Rio as Jacksonville's head coach, and what unfolded in the first round provided a key ingredient to this team's makeup.
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The development of some players in the 2006 draft and a 2007 draft that Baseball America ranked as the best in the game have helped transform the Nationals' farm system.
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Many of our political savants and pundits took one in the teeth last night. I couldn't be happier about last night's surprising results, and not because I favor one candidate or another. I'm just glad the so-called experts in the national media were wrong about their premature assumptions that the Democratic and Republican nominations for president were a done deal.
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Tests of 2,525 U.S. combat veterans after returning from Iraq have found that depression and post-traumatic stress disorder play key roles in determining who will suffer from health problems following a mild brain injury.
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It was an emotional reunion. Heck, it nearly brought Zach Johnson to tears. That's the degree of attachment between Johnson and the clubs he used to win the Masters.
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It was hard to find anything amiss or out of place. That's the way things generally go on media day. There are smiles all around. Optimism oozes. It's that way from Atlanta to Seattle and everywhere in between.
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The Packers&#39; win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday was better than a good dose of Prozac for fans who were beginning to sink into depression over Green Bay&#39;s dismal start this season.
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It hasn't been easy to be a Jets fan, but there's always the draft. Oh, wait, there's bad news there, too.
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Glen "Big Baby" Davis knows what NBA teams will ponder when considering him on draft night. "Everyone knows I can play. Everybody knows I have skill," Davis said. "It's just, 'Is he going to eat himself out of the league?'" With Davis, it's certainly a valid question.
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Whether you're the classic fantasy football geek who has been memorizing stats since May or the casual player who just tore a rankings list from a brand-new magazine, the first round of the draft has always been the great equalizer.
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When the San Diego Chargers made Peyton Manning&#39;s little brother the first overall pick in the 2004 NFL draft, the Madison Square Garden crowd booed him.
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With six players 40 or older, there are obvious health concerns at Metsâ camp. But their presence also adds a richer dimension to a team that integrated players young and old with great success last season.
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It gets crazier and more emotional every year, but what in sports doesn't? The build up to the NCAA men's basketball tournament is starting to get like recruiting. Bracketology -- I hope whoever coined that word is getting some money out of it -- is an end in itself, building up to last night's "Selection Show." People put out 65-team ...
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Nick Fazekas came close to forgoing his senior year at Nevada and entering the NBA draft in June. He's glad he decided to return to the Wolf Pack.
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Vince Young and Matt Leinart showcased the skills that made them first-round draft picks after super college careers. Young even got a win &#151; in record-setting fashion.
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Paul Davis cleared his mind and a strong performance followed.
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Funny thing about pro sports. One team&#39;s mess is another team&#39;s messiah. In Toronto last week, the Vince Carter era came to a close, and not a minute too soon.