1. ALCS 2010: New York Yankees' Season on the Brink After Game 4 Loss

    A.J. Burnett was pitching well until Bengie Molina sent the first pitch he saw in the sixth inning into the left field seats for a three-run homer and a 5-3 lead, one the Rangers ...

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  2. NFL Power Rankings, Week 7: The AFC Is a Lot Better Than the NFC

    I can't remember the last time the balance of power in the NFL was shifted this heavily toward one conference. The top five and eight of the top nine teams in my Power Rankings are members of the AFC...

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  3. ALCS 2010 Preview: New York Yankees Get What They Wanted vs. Texas Rangers

    Things have gone exactly to plan for the Yankees so far this postseason. New York tanked the American League East so it could face the whipping boy Twins instead of Cliff ...

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  4. NFL Power Rankings Week 6: Where Are the Dominant Teams?

    For the first time in 40 years, there are no 4-0 teams in the NFL. The Colts took care of the last undefeated club in the league on Sunday, when they outlasted the Chiefs, 19-9...

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  5. 2010 ALDS Preview: New York Yankees-Minnesota Twins

    No matter what they say, over the final three-plus weeks of the season, the Yankees played as if they favored taking on the Twins in the first round of the playoffs over securing ...

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  6. Bernie Williams Interview: Life With and Without the New York Yankees

    One of Bernie Williams' most memorable conversations with the late George Steinbrenner had nothing to do with baseball...

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  7. NFL Power Rankings, Week 5: Parity Rules

    After four weeks of play in 2009, there were five undefeated teams in the NFL. This year, there's only one. And that club has only played three games...

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  8. NFL Power Rankings, Week 4: Three Undefeated Teams Remaining

    1. (3) Pittsburgh Steelers (3-0) The Steelers are undefeated despite averaging the fewest passing yards per game in the NFL. How good will they be when last year's fifth-highest rated passer returns? 2...

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  9. New York Yankees' American League Division Series: Who Makes the 25-Man Roster?

    It only took six days for Joe Girardi to finally realize the Yankees needed to start winning games or they wouldn't be going to the playoffs. On Sept...

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  10. NFL Power Rankings, Week 3: Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys at 0-2

    1. (1) New Orleans Saints (2-0) The Saints are 31st in rushing offense and they just lost Reggie Bush; but they still have Drew Brees. 2. (4) Green Bay Packers (2-0) Clay Matthews' six sacks are two more than anyone else in the NFL...

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  11. New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays Battle One Last Time for AL East Crown

    Don't tell Joe Girardi, but the Yankees haven't clinched anything yet. The sputtering Bombers, who have lost nine of their last 13, somehow still have the best record in baseball...

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  12. NFL Power Rankings, Week 2: New Orleans Saints Open on Top

    1. New Orleans Saints (1-0) The Saints offense was not as explosive as we’ve become accustomed to in their 14-9 win over the Vikings, but the defending Super Bowl champion’s ...

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  13. Yankees-Rays: Joe Girardi Lies When Saying Winning the Division Is Important

    Before the Yankees' painful 1-0 loss to the Rays in 11 innings on Monday night, Manager Joe Girardi told MLB.com that "the division is important because everyone wants their home fans behind them as long as you can...

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  14. Nick Swisher Bails Out Joe Girardi as Yankees Snap Three-Game Slide

    One swing of the bat erased 52 nervous hours for the Yankees. Nick Swisher's two-run, walk-off homer to beat the Orioles, 3-2, on Wednesday afternoon in the Bronx cleansed the palette ...

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  15. U.S. Open Tennis 2010: The 10 Best Night Matches in Tournament History

    One of the things that makes the U.S. Open stand out from the other three tennis majors during the calendar year is its long history of dramatic night matches. The excitement of moving down to the lower levels in Ashe Stadium at 11 p...

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  16. U.S. Open 2010: Nine First-Round Matches to Watch for Potential Upsets

    I only see three seeds bowing out in the first round—Fernando Verdasco (7), Ivan Ljubicic (15) and John Isner (18)—but there are six others that may have a tough time winning their opening match of the 2010 U...

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  17. U.S. Open: Picking All 127 Matches of the Men's Draw

    Rafael Nadal (1) def. Teymuraz Gabashvili The No. 1 player in the world opens his quest for a first U.S. Open title against a man he beat twice in straight sets last year. Denis Istomin def...

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  18. Buck Showalter's Hiring Makes American League East Division of Managers

    When Buck Showalter was named the Orioles' 17th full time skipper on July 29th, it signaled the completion of the American League East's stranglehold on the title of Division with the Best Managers...

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  19. Yankees-Tigers: Austin Jackson Makes Yankee Stadium Debut

    Much of the attention will be on Johnny Damon when the Tigers open up a four-game series Monday night in the Bronx, but there's another Detroit outfielder with something to prove this week...

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  20. 2010 College Football Predictions: Boise State Plays Nat'l Semi Sept. 6

    I will predict the entire college football season based solely on each team's schedule. Because as we know, as long as the Bowl Championship Series is in place, nothing matters more than how easy or difficult your schedule is...

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  21. Yankees-Red Sox Preview: Rivalry Heats Up Again With Four-Game Series

    After a one-day plunge into second place in the American League East, the Yankees (67-40) are back atop baseball with the best record in the game as they get set to open up a big four-game ...

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  22. Alex Rodriguez Hits 600th Homer As Yankees Salvage Finale Vs. Blue Jays

    He didn't want to wait another day. Alex Rodriguez didn't want to have to enter an off-day on Thursday answering more questions about why it was taking so long to hit his 600th career home run...

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  23. New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays Battle for Baseball's Best Record

    The Yankees and Rays enter this weekend's three-game series in St. Petersburg in pretty much the same position they've been all season—holding the two best records in baseball...

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  24. Yankees-Angels: New York Holds On Despite Rough Start by Javier Vazquez

    The Yankees jumped out to an early 6-0 lead over the Angels on Wednesday, and Javier Vazquez nearly gave it all back...

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  25. The New York Yankees Should Sit Curtis Granderson Against All Lefties

    It's not working. When the Yankees acquired center fielder Curtis Granderson this past winter in a trade with the Tigers for top prospect Austin Jackson, New York knew that Granderson struggled against left-handed pitching...

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