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  Tide move into SEC title game, beat LSU

  Julio Jones left defenders grasping at his heels and Alabama's defense was typically immovable. The Crimson Tide is riding that combination to the SEC championship game for the second consecutive season.

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  Northwestern deals No. 8 Iowa first loss

  With Ricky Stanzi watching from the sideline on crutches, No. 8 Iowa ran out of magic.

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  Unbeaten Zenyatta beats boys in Breeders

  Zenyatta pawed the ground with her right front hoof and pranced past an adoring crowd jamming the grandstand as she made her way to the start of the Breeders' Cup Classic.

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  Mickelson holds off Els to win at WGC

  Phil Mickelson won the HSBC Champions on Sunday by rallying against a familiar foe.

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  Cal RB Best taken to emergency room

  California tailback Jahvid Best sustained a concussion and was taken to the emergency room after he leapt high into the air, flipped over a defender and landed on the back of his head in the end zone.

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  Home loss to Navy ends Irish's BCS hopes

  Navy's second consecutive victory at Notre Dame Stadium didn't produce the same euphoria for the Midshipmen as the last one.

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  Iverson leaves Grizzlies with permission

  Disgruntled Memphis guard Allen Iverson returned to his home in Atlanta after receiving permission to leave the team to attend to personal business.

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  Pierce and Rondo lead Celtics past winless Nets

  The Boston Celtics bounced back from their first loss of the season to record an 86-76 victory over the winless New Jersey Nets on Saturday.

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  Mickelson fends off Els for second HSBC Champions title

  World number two Phil Mickelson held off a charging Ernie Els to win the WGC-HSBC Champions by one shot on Sunday, his second success in three years at the $7 million tournament.

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  Italy hammer United States to win Fed Cup

  Italy surged to their second Fed Cup title by destroying the United States 4-0 in the final on Sunday.

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  Haye shocks Valuev in WBA heavyweight title bout

  Briton David Haye clinched the WBA world heavyweight title with a points win over holder Nikolai Valuev of Russia on Saturday.

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  Nabokov gets shutout as Sharks feast on Penguins

  San Jose netminder Evgeni Nabokov stopped 27 shots for his 49th career shutout as the Sharks crushed the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-0 in an early season clash of NHL division leaders on Saturday.

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  Pistons' Prince sidelined with ruptured disc in back

  Detroit Pistons forward Tayshaun Prince will be out of the line-up indefinitely because of a small rupture of a disc in his lower back, the team said on Saturday.

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  Murray beats Verdasco to reach Valencia final

  Top seed Andy Murray battled past Fernando Verdasco in the semi-finals of the Valencia Open on Saturday, beating the fourth-seeded Spaniard 6-3 2-6 6-3 to set up a final against Mikhail Youzhny.

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  Northwestern upsets No. 8 Iowa 17-10

  With Ricky Stanzi watching from the sideline on crutches, No. 8 Iowa ran out of magic.

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  Junior: Nothing new to report on Patrick

  Dale Earnhardt Jr. says Danica Patrick would be good for NASCAR, but there's nothing new to report on the IndyCar star joining his team.

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  Mickelson holds off Els to win at WGC

  Phil Mickelson won the HSBC Champions on Sunday by rallying against a familiar foe.

• NFL fines 3 Packers $5,000 each

  Green Bay Packers Johnny Jolly, Al Harris and rookie B.J. Raji have been fined $5,000 each by the NFL for actions in last Sunday's loss to Minnesota.

• Broncos sign veteran DB Law

  Ty Law spent the first half of the season waiting for the right team to come calling. Now that it has, he doesn't want to waste any more time getting back on the field.

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  Northwestern upsets No. 8 Iowa 17-10

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  With Ricky Stanzi watching from the sideline on crutches, No. 8 Iowa ran out of magic.

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  Tide moves into title game with 24-15 win over LSU

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  No. 3 Alabama picked up another dramatic win and a second straight trip to the SEC championship game.

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  Iverson leaves Grizzlies with permission

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  Disgruntled Memphis guard Allen Iverson returned to his home in Atlanta after receiving permission to leave the team to attend to personal business.

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  Unbeaten Zenyatta beats boys in Breeders

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  Zenyatta has beaten the boys in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic, running her record to 14-0 in a race delayed briefly when Quality Road bucked violently in the starting gate.

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  Cal RB Best taken to emergency room

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  California tailback Jahvid Best sustained a concussion and was taken to the emergency room after he leapt high into the air, flipped over a defender and landed on the back of his head in the end zone.

• More Injury News From Around The League

  SyndContentImpl.value= Besides Cam Ward leaving Saturday night’s game with a lacerated leg, the Detroit Red Wings lost forward Jason Williams for at least eight weeks with a broken right fibula. Willams is fifth on the team with seven points and has average fifteen minutes a game for the Red Wings.

• College Football's Night Ends with a Bang Not a Whimper

  SyndContentImpl.value= This much excitement late at night usually results in a trip to the hospital, pregnancy, or bail being posted. All of this happened in a 15 minute span tonight in college football: —Houston hit a 51 yarder rocketed off the foot of their freshman kicker to win against Tulsa, b...

• Florida Phones In Vandy Victory

  SyndContentImpl.value= On a day when Iowa lost to Northwestern (the Vanderbilt of the Big Ten,) Florida should consider themselves lucky for escaping with a 27-3 victory against Vandy at home despitestruggling in the red zone in yet another conference game.

• Knicks Karma Katching Up With Them

  SyndContentImpl.value= One of my favorite parts about sports is that we can pretend things like karma and destiny really exist. And maybe they do, but nowhere else in life do we talk of these thigs in such certain terms.

• VIDEO: Jahvid Best's Scary Neck Injury

  SyndContentImpl.value= Just a few minutes ago, Jahvid Best suffered a horrific-looking injury as he scored a touchdown against Oregon State. Now, there's video: It s nearly impossible to watch thatvideo without cringing and fearing the worst.

• At Some Point, Jim Tressell Will Unleash Terrelle Pryor (Right?)

  SyndContentImpl.value= Terrelle Pryor is not yet a good passing quarterback. And yet, he may still be the game's most dangerous quarterback, simply because of his otherworldly size, strength, speed, nd athleticism.

• Charlie Weis' Historic Naval Defeat

  SyndContentImpl.value= Sussman tweets: People who lost to Navy twice in a row on their home turf: Charlie Weis, Saddam Hussein. This is such a good joke that I'm embittered over not thinking of it n my own, so I suppose I'll nitpick.

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