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ESPN honors Eli Manning, David Tyree for Catch 42
WatchdogThe Giants won a bunch of stuff at the ESPYs Wednesday night. Yes, including Best Play. Click below for the release from ESPN. Now everyone please leave me alone so I can get some work done. There is significant (non-Francesa/Russo)......Tags: Justin Timberlake, Greg Kinnear, ESPN, Boston Celtics, Danica Patrick
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What to watch
Host Justin Timberlake is a self-described "sports junkie," but you don't have to be one to get a kick out of the 2008 ESPY Awards, a star-studded bash that celebrates the year's best athletic achievements in highly entertaining style. Joining...Tags: Justin Timberlake, NBC, Kyra Sedgwick, Will Ferrell, Celebrity
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Tiger Woods captures 3 ESPY Awards; Super Bowl champion New York Giants share 3 trophies
AP Sports WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) _ Tiger Woods won three trophies at the ESPY Awards on Wednesday night, including his fifth male athlete of the year award, giving him a career-leading 21 wins in the show's 16-year history. Woods surpassed retired cyclist Lance...Tags: Lance Armstrong, Justin Timberlake, Major League Baseball, Multi-Sport Events, ESPN
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THIS DATE IN HISTORY
1940: During World War II, Britain and the French Vichy government broke off diplomatic relations. 1947: Larry Doby debuted with the Cleveland Indians, becoming the first black player in the American League. 1975: Arthur Ashe became the first...Tags: Larry Doby, Jimmy Connors, Major League Baseball, Baseball, American League
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Celebrity privacy vs. the modern media
john.jeansonne@newsday.comIf the Christie Brinkley stuff doesn't kill us, the Alex Rodriguez sleaze probably will. While Iran fiddles with missiles and Iraq burns, while the economy tanks and the oily rich get richer, frenzied Web sites and area tabloids (including this one,...Tags: Christie Brinkley, Major League Baseball, Marilyn Monroe, Celebrity, Britney Spears
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'King' George Weah's road to Weston
South Florida Sun-Sentinel1995: Became the only African to be named FIFA World Player of the Year, while playing for AC Milan. 2000: Named African Player of the Century by soccer reporters. 2003: Retired from soccer. 2004: Received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPY...Tags: Awards and Prizes
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Why is Africa's greatest soccer star hanging out in Weston?
South Florida Sun-Sentinel Special CorrespondentIt was just past 10 on a Sunday morning at Sunview Park near Fort Lauderdale, and world soccer icon and former Liberian presidential candidate George Weah was running late. The man known as "King George" in his native Liberia arrived in a black Mercedes...Tags: Soccer, Wars and Interventions, Elections, National Government, Awards and Prizes
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Smith fleet with feet, bold with fists
Chicago Tribune reporterTommie Smith was a sprinter like no other — and not only for his iconic black-power salute after winning the 200 meters at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. The long-striding 6-foot-3-inch, 180-pounder often resembled a racehorse more than a runner,...Tags: Contracts, ESPN, Multi-Sport Events, Awards and Prizes, Michael Johnson
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On this day in history
On July 5, 1810, Phineas Taylor Barnum, the circus showman known as "P.T.," was born in Bethel, Conn. In 1811 Venezuela became the first South American country to declare independence from Spain. In 1830 the French occupied the northern African city...Tags: Elvis Presley, Punishment, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bill Clinton, National Government
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Letters: Is Clippers Curse lifted?
There is just no way that Baron Davis will be an impact player in the last years of his contract. He is possibly the best athlete in the NBA, and one of the gimpiest.
Baron is/was the most popular athlete in the Bay Area, and he will be sorely missed,...Tags: Major League Baseball, Imperial and Royal Matters, Edmonton Oilers, National Basketball Association, Sam Cassell
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