Filed under: Knicks , Magic , Pistons It’s almost mercifully that the Darko Milicic era in the NBA is coming to a close. It was often too painful to watch. Milicic, now a seldom-used reserve center for the New York Knicks , came into the league with Detroit as the No

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A Merciful End for Darko

Filed under: NFL On the same day just over two and half years ago, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell suspended a couple of former college teammates for running afoul of the league’s expectations for personal conduct.

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Filed under: Colts , Jaguars , AFC South , NFL Fans , NFL Live Blogging The Indianapolis Colts , led by rookie head coach Jim Caldwell, are still unbeaten. That perfect mark will be put to the test Thursday night

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Carlos Arroyo was again the starting point guard for the Miami Heat, with the team keeping Mario Chalmers in a reserve role.

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New York Knicks guard Larry Hughes is expected to miss the next two games because of a strained left groin. Hughes, who is averaging 12.3 points a game, was unavailable Thursday night against the Chicago Bulls and is not expected to play Friday against the Los Angeles Clippers. He says he will be re-evaluated on Sunday and does not see the injury as “being anything long.” The problem…

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Cliff Lee wanted to stay in Philadelphia. The Phillies' postseason star said he proposed a counteroffer on a contract extension Wednesday — the day he was traded to Seattle in a four-team deal that sent Roy Halladay to the Phillies. Speaking by telephone while on vacation in Puerto Rico, the 2008 AL Cy Young Award winner says he had “disbelief and shock” over the trade.

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New M’s P Lee wanted to stay with Phils (AP)

Dude didn’t have the balls to Ustream it.

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Minnesota Freshman Quits Team Via YouTube (Video, Obviously)

Word out of the Twitterverse is that the Yankees are closing in on signing free agent first baseman Nick Johnson: NYY on the verge of signing Nick Johnson. Contract details to be worked out — it’s not final — plus the physical. At the 1 1/2 yard line

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Call #1 A woman reports she sees a man beating on the back of a moving pick-up truck. Call #2 A caller reports a man who appears to be dead lying in the middle of the road

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Police Release Two 911 Calls From Chris Henrey Death [Vid]

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On Wednesday, the Red Sox Introduced their newest acquisition , pitcher John Lackey. For his efforts of throwing a baseball very hard, Lackey will earn $82.5 million over the next five years, or, on average, $16.5 million each season. Those numbers are difficult to comprehend when they’re presented in simple form like that.

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You Too Can Get Paid Like A Major League Pitcher (It’ll Just Take 350 Years)

• ‘We’re going 1-0 up and not pushing on,’ says Lampard • Chelsea struggling to defend properly against set pieces Frank Lampard fears that Chelsea have lost their ruthless edge during a nervy December and is concerned that opponents are threatening to score against them at every set piece. The England midfielder was a relieved man on Wednesday night, after his 79th-minute penalty secured an unconvincing 2-1 home win over Portsmouth

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The Caps may never again reach the peaks of when 100,000 lined Robson Street after their Soccer Bowl success but they will be looking forward to playing in the United States again On December 11 1973 Denny Veitch got to his feet at a reception held on the top floor of a fancy hotel in Davie Street and announced, “We’re going back to the NASL [North American Soccer League].” The Whitecaps were born and back on the road.

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David Moyes saw his young side come up short and his already lengthy injury problems increase. The promising 18-year-old midfielder Jack Rodwell was forced off after only eight minutes when he appeared to catch his studs in the turf. Rodwell suffered a suspected hamstring injury and limped to the touchline with the help of the physio

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Europa League: Everton 0-1 BATE Borisov

• Outside-half kicks three penalties in 12-3 victory • London club stretch lead at top of Pool Four to seven points Dave Walder kicked Wasps to a victory that carries them closer to an Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-final place. The London side’s two victories over Bayonne – they also beat them 22-18 at home last weekend – ensured they have a seven-point lead over the French club at the top of Pool Four with games against Roma and Racing-Metro to come in the new year

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Dave Walder finds his range as Wasps complete the double over Bayonne

Today’s questions will last until next Tuesday… Jacob Steinberg

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In last weekend’s Heineken Cup games referees acted to speed up the tackle area and improve the spectacle Time for some positive thinking. Make no mistake about it, there is a wind of change blowing through rugby and it’s come just in time for Christmas. Last weekend’s Heineken Cup seems to have represented something of a watershed in the way the game is being played

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Sympathetic refereeing gives order of the boot to risk-averse tactics | Shaun Edwards

Some tricky runners-up from the group phase await Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal in the last 16 Sir Alex Ferguson was not feigning his indifference to the manner in which Manchester United advanced to the last 16 of the Champions League.

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Champions League draw contains potential dangers for English teams | Kevin McCarra

Stanley Matthews played into his sixth decade but in real football-time terms he was actually only 27 when he retired I think we can all agree that Ryan Giggs is amazing for a man of 36.

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The Stoke manager would rather concentrate on youth development than on altercations with players Tony Pulis pulls up a chair and asks the group of teenagers in front of him whether they have any questions for him or Rory Delap. There is a deathly silence as the Stoke City manager and midfielder sign autographs before a brave lad in the front row pipes up with “Does James Beattie still have a future at the club?” In a room full of journalists it would have been easy to imagine Pulis rolling his eyes and refusing to discuss something he was desperate to draw a line under last week

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Tony Pulis sees no sin in his dressing room spits and spats

The lottery-funded quango has spent the equivalent of its four-year budget for grassroots sport on surveys Sport England spent £2.5m on its Active People survey canvassing the nation’s sporting habits, which is cheap at twice the price. No, really. According to figures released to parliament in October, the first of the three surveys cost the quango £5,538,145.

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Sport England splashes out £11m on three surveys

• Mick McCarthy’s men feel they have history on their side • Manager feels extended rest will benefit his team Wolverhampton Wanderers will write to the Premier League citing examples of other clubs who have fielded weakened teams without facing any sanction in an attempt to avoid any charges in the wake of Mick McCarthy’s controversial decision to make 10 changes to his starting XI for Tuesday night’s match at Old Trafford.

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Wolves to cite Manchester United’s use of second-string sides as defence

Good team spirit and an eye for a bargain were once Mark Hughes’s strong points, but not now The plane had begun its ear-popping descent towards northern Denmark, the fasten seat belt signs were illuminated and the mood of the Manchester City players waiting for a chicken and pasta lunch veered between impatience and puzzlement. The aircraft’s downward tilt made it far too dangerous for an inexperienced charter crew to distribute food on trolleys and the pilot wanted to scrap a late running meal service and land within 20 minutes.

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Why what worked at Blackburn isn’t coming off at Manchester City | Louise Taylor

• Fewer windows to reschedule games due to World Cup • Only three dates in spring to play postponed matches Premier League clubs could face a pre-World Cup fixtures pile-up if heavy snow leads to widespread postponements this weekend and in the coming months. Next summer’s tournament means the end of the top-flight season has been brought forward to 9

If the wealthy regime who run Manchester City decide their manager is out of time, he can hardly complain If Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan does decide within the next handful of matches that Mark Hughes is not, after all, the manager for the Abu Dhabi-revitalising of Manchester City, neither Hughes nor anybody else will be able fairly to argue that he was not given enough time. After Mansour scooped City up last year from the dog end of Thaksin Shinawatra’s ownership and signed Robinho for £32m as a statement of intent, the football world assumed immediately that Hughes would be summarily ditched. The steely, quietly spoken Welshman was acknowledged as a good choice for a mid-table club of average means after four overachieving years at Blackburn Rovers, but seemed too prosaic a character for the Abu Dhabi windfall

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Mark Hughes built a no-excuses culture at Manchester City – it applies to him too | David Conn

• Ngog has done a good job, says Javier Mascherano • Forward has eased pressure on Rafael Benítez Javier Mascherano has paid tribute to David Ngog for shouldering the “impossible job” of replacing Fernando Torres in the Liverpool attack and easing the pressure on the manager, Rafael Benítez.

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David Ngog praised for ‘impossible job’ of filling in for Torres

• Christmas fixtures critical for embattled City coach • Hughes wants funds to bolster stuttering defence Mark Hughes’s future at Manchester City has entered a critical period as he battles to convince the club’s owners over the next few weeks that he remains the manager to realise their long-term vision. The City manager is again under scrutiny following Wednesday night’s meagre offering at Tottenham Hotspur, where a 3-0 defeat to fellow Champions League hopefuls left the club languishing eighth in the Premier League.

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Clock ticks for Mark Hughes as Manchester City owners lose patience

Click to enlarge, and debate the strip below the line. Keith Hackett’s official answers appear in Sunday’s Observer and here from Monday

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You are the Ref: Jermain Defoe, Tottenham

Filed under: NFL Position Rankings The defensive start probably represents your toughest decision this weekend and the matchups do not make it any easier.

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Filed under: Bengals Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry died Thursday morning, a day after falling out of a pickup truck after a domestic disturbance with fiancee Loleini Tonga. He was 26

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Filed under: Redskins Just hours after the Washington Redskins announced the resignation of Vinny Cerrato, Adam Schefter of ESPN reported that the team had already hired Bruce Allen to be the Redskins ‘ executive vice president and general manager. And that means speculation about Jon Gruden to the Redskins is inevitable.

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Redskins Add Bruce Allen; Jon Gruden Speculation Next

Filed under: Yankees , MLB Inside Scoop NEW YORK — Joe Girardi managed the Yankees to 103 regular-season wins and a World Series title in 2009. His reward: lame-duck status.

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No Extension for Joe Girardi Heading Into Final Year of Contract

Filed under: Arizona Cardinals , Chargers , Colts , Jets , Packers , Saints , Titans , Vikings , NFL Awards With just three games to play in the latest installment of the exciting NFL season, there is still plenty of on-field drama left.

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MVP Watch: It’s a Brees … Or is It?

Hideki Matsui has signed on the dotted line of a one-year contract worth $6.5 million to play for the Los Angeles Angels of Anahiem in 2010: “He’s a professional hitter,” [Angels' manager Mike] Scioscia said. “That means he’s a guy who knows when to pull the ball, when to go the other way, and he can put the bat on the ball. He’ll help our young player a lot and he’ll add to the middle of our lineup.” Matsui, in essence, replaces Vladimir Guerrero, who leaves the Angels after six years and an MVP award

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Think the Big Ten expansion talk can’t get wilder? (Whatever, in that lull between the season and the postseason, this is hot stuff.)

by Lynne Sladky – AP 5 months ago: New York Yankees’ Johnny Damon throws his bat after drawing a walk in the first inning during an interleague baseball game against the Florida Marlins in Miami Saturday, June 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) View full size photo

Kobe, Shaq, Tim Duncan and Steve Nash lead the NBA All-Decade squad.

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Chad Ochocinco, who was very understandably emotional and upset Thursday , honored his fallen teammate in today’s practice by wearing Chris Henry’s No.

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Chad Ochocinco Honors Chris Henry In Practice By Wearing No. 15

by M. Spencer Green – AP about 1 month ago: New York Mets general Manager Omar Minaya talks to reporters during Major League Baseball’s 2009 General Managers Meetings, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 in Chicago.

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With Phillies Getting Stronger, Mets On The Outside Looking In

by Chris Carlson – AP 6 months ago: Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher Jose Arredondo walks off the field after walking in the winning run in the 10th inning during their 5-4 loss the Los Angeles Dodgers in a baseball game in Los Angeles, Saturday, May 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) View full size photo

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Filed under: Texas , Big 12 Each time Dexter Pittman spins from the block and glides with grace to the basket, or he powerfully rejects a shot from an opponent, he’s simultaneously paying homage to his coach’s vision and making mockery of his critics. Four years ago as a rather rotund freshman, Pittman seemed much more likely to be on the wrong side of a Texas basketball trivia question than anything.

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Lighter Dexter Pittman Shouldering Heavier Load for Texas

Filed under: Alabama , Texas , General CFB Insanity , Bowl Games The BCS Championship game is so big in Alabama that it has shut down school for three days and now led to an accidental-death case being delayed so an attorney can attend the game. In a move that is becoming as much of a trend as SEC teams playing for and winning the national title, an Alabama lawyer filed a motion seeking a trial date continuance based upon a conflict with the Alabama-Texas BCS title game. Jon B

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Just two months after Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs faced the wrath of PETA for disposing of a wayward bat , a couple of USHL players for the Green Bay Gamblers are under a similar spotlight after a bat made its way around the rink on Tuesday night before getting whacked out of the air. As a warning, some people may find this video disturbing as it does show the bat getting struck with a hockey stick. Multiple times.

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Junior Players Kill Bat During Game

Filed under: Fighting , MMA Media Watch , UFC , News The Vancouver City Council has passed by a 6-3 vote a resolution to regulate mixed martial arts for a two-year period, paving the way for major shows including a promised June 2010 UFC event.

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Vancouver to Regulate MMA for Two-Year Testing Period

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In the Summer of 2003 the number one selection in the NBA Draft was a lead pipe cinch but there was a lot of discussion who would be selected at number two. The hapless Cleveland Cavaliers won the number one selection in the Draft Lottery and they would take the young man who is arguably one of the two best players in the NBA today reigning NBA MVP LeBron James

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Good Riddance! Darko Says He Will Head Back To Europe Nest Season!

The Dodgers have reached preliminary agreement with free agent Jamey Carroll on a $3.85 million, two-year contract. Carroll's agent, Jonathan Maurer, confirmed the deal Thursday, with the second baseman expected to undergo a physical in the next few days.

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Dodgers, 2B Carroll agree to 2-year deal (AP)

Filed under: Bengals The death of Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry has elicited emotional reaction from throughout college football and the NFL .

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Players, Coaches React to Henry’s Death