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New York — As the Jets prepare to face the Chicago Bears Sunday and move closer toward securing a second consecutive playoff berth, another off-field storyline has emerged. The sports website Deadspin.com posted that a woman who bears a physical resemblance to Jets coach Rex Ryan’s wife, Michelle, appears in a number of videos described […]
LOS ANGELES — The 2011 NBA All-Star Ballot was unveiled today during a special tip-off event in Los Angeles, the Official Host City of NBA All-Star 2011. NBA All-Star Balloting presented by T-Mobile will begin this afternoon at 3 p.m. ET. The 60th NBA All-Star Game, which will air live on TNT and ESPN Radio […]
Connecticut — No. 89 came and went as effortlessly as nearly all their previous games. This season. Last season. And the season before. UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma, never at a loss for words, was close Tuesday night. “It’s pretty amazing. It really is,” he said. No exaggeration there. His No. 1-ranked Huskies topped […]
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MINNEAPOLIS — Devin Hester has set the NFL record with his 14th career return for a touchdown.
LAS VEGAS — Police say boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is in a Las Vegas jail after being arrested on a misdemeanor warrant alleging he poked a security guard in the face last month outside his home. Police Officer Jacinto Rivera said Friday that Mayweather was arrested late Thursday at a Las Vegas-area casino and was […]
Florida — A Florida high school basketball player has been suspended from school and won’t be allowed to play again after slamming a referee to the court during a game. Mason Holland, a senior at DeSoto County High School in Arcadia, Fla., pushed an opposing player from Port Charlotte High as they ran up the […]
Colorado — Denver Broncos rookie cornerback Perrish Cox could face up to life in prison if convicted of sexual assault charges filed by prosecutors last week.
New Jersey — Even as volunteers have launched a community-based fund raising campaign for him, Rutgers football star Eric LeGrand is telling those who know him best that his playing days are not over.. Jack Nevins is president of the foundation set up to help LeGrand and his family and he visits him at least […]
Cincinnati — Receiver Terrell Owens says the Cincinnati Bengals’ lousy season is the result of underachieving “from the top down,” and he particularly points a finger at the coaches.
New York — Meet the second-youngest individual ever to be named TIME magazine’s Person of the Year: Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of the omnipresent social-networking site Facebook.