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Saturday, January 28, 2012

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Eli Manning rarely gets animated when taking questions from the news media, but his detachment reached a new level last week when he was asked if he ever gets tired of considering questions about his legacy. From left, Terry Bradshaw, Eli Manning and Tom Coughlin after Super Bowl XLII in 2008. The latest news, notes and analysis of the N.F.L. playoffs. Manning, standing at a podium in the Giants’ training center,... 

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Australian Open — Azarenka Sweeps Sharapova for First Grand Slam Crown

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Victoria Azarenka’s 6-3, 6-0 victory in the Australian Open singles final will move her to No. 1 in the international rankings. MELBOURNE, Australia — For two games and two points, Victoria Azarenka looked the way one might imagine a first-time Grand Slam singles finalist should look. The latest news and analysis from all of the 2011 major tournaments. Maria Sharapova, left, won the first two games but then little else. She was... 

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Early Patriots Were a Comical Traveling Sideshow

Saturday, January 28, 2012

The Patriots played at Fenway Park in the 1960s. The New England Patriots play in a $325 million palatial stadium complex, their star quarterback appears on fashion billboards nationwide and the team has won three Super Bowls. They are one of the N.F.L.’s glamour franchises and a model for the prosperous professional sports operation. The latest news, notes and analysis of the N.F.L. playoffs. When the Patriots played at Boston College in 1970, a fire broke out... 

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Athletes Struggle in Greece, Birthplace of Olympics

Saturday, January 28, 2012

A historic debt crisis has affected Greek’s Olympic hopefuls, like the women’s water polo team. ATHENS — What happens if the country that invented the Olympics cannot afford to produce Olympic athletes? Filippidis, center, with the pole-vaulter Panagiotis Laskaris and the trainer Dimitris Kyteas as they inspected a pole. Training centers in Greece have fallen into disrepair or have closed. As this summer’s London Games approach,... 

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Wrestler Rulon Gardner Plots Comeback at London Olympics

Saturday, January 28, 2012

COLORADO SPRINGS — The wrestling room at the United States Olympic Training Center smelled of stale sweat and fresh expectation. Training amid dozens of Greco-Roman wrestlers was a familiar athlete with a crew cut and an overstuffed suitcase of a body. Never sculptured, his round physique had gone to flab and now aspired again to fitness. This was Rulon Gardner, the Wyoming farm boy who beat the unbeatable Russian and now had a 64-inch chest, 9 toes and seemingly 9 lives,... 

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Identity Fraud Among Dominican Players Worries Baseball Officials

Saturday, January 28, 2012

When Sandy Alderson traveled to the Dominican Republic in 2010 to investigate identity fraud for the commissioner’s office, he went armed with a message. Alderson had previously served as the chief executive of the San Diego Padres, and related his experiences. Fausto Carmona, whose real name is Roberto Hernandez Heredia, was arrested Jan. 19. Keep up with the latest news on The Times’s baseball blog. “I had personally been burned... 

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Yale’s Witt Denies Rhodes Candidacy Was Suspended Because of Allegation

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Patrick Witt, Yale University’s star quarterback, denied Friday that his Rhodes scholarship candidacy was suspended last fall due to a sexual assault allegation, and said that he made his decision to play the annual game against Harvard, rather than pursue the scholarship, before the Rhodes Trust knew of the allegation. Document: Patrick Witt’s Response Interviews, insight and analysis from The Times on the competition and culture of college football. A statement... 

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PGA Rookie Carballo Had to Dodge a Few Rocks

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Foreground from right, Miguel Ángel Carballo; his coach, Carlos Lezcano; and his caddie, David Walker. DEL MAR, Calif. — The golfer Miguel Ángel Carballo sat contentedly in the middle of the kitchen before dinner while his entourage buzzed around him. His manager kneaded dough for pizza. His caddie chopped basil and tomatoes. Shuffling between them, topping the wine glasses, was his swing coach. The fellowship in the room was like yeast, making the others’ voices rise... 

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For Blues’ Elliott, Bumps Part of Route to Top

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Blues goaltender Brian Elliott is tied for the league lead with a .938 save percentage this season. OTTAWA — Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin may not be playing, yet the N.H.L. All-Star Game is still a showcase for established stars like Pavel Datsyuk, Patrick Kane and Zdeno Chara. If it happens on ice and it involves hitting and scoring, The Times’s Slap Shot blog is on it. The matchup is also a coming-out party for stars who have emerged from seemingly nowhere... 

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Heat 99, Knicks 89: With Anthony on Sideline, Knicks Bow to the Heat

Saturday, January 28, 2012

MIAMI — Carmelo Anthony is shutting himself down for at least a few days to rest a sore ankle and a painful wrist, having conceded that his erratic play was hurting the Knicks’ cause. He will miss Friday night’s game against the Miami Heat and Saturday’s game in Houston. Keep up with the latest news, on the court and off, with The Times’s basketball blog. The Knicks announced the decision at Friday’s morning shootaround. Anthony will get at least a four-day... 

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Sporting News: Jets GM: No Hard Knocks offer

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Sporting News: Welker reverses contract stance

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Pats’ Welker backs off ‘gotten worse’ remarks

Two days after telling the Boston Herald that his contract negotiations had “gotten worse,” New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker backtracked on his comments on Saturday.

MLB

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A Fine Fifteen

Shades of Mickey Lolich. Max Scherzer struck out 15 — the most by a Detroit pitcher since Lolich in 1972 — and the Tigers rallied past the Pirates 4-3 to win their interleague series.

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Max Scherzer’s 15 Ks help Tigers beat Pirates 4-3 (Yahoo! Sports)

DETROIT (AP) Max Scherzer headed off the mound and toward the dugout, where manager Jim Leyland was waiting to offer a congratulatory handshake.

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Strasburg stars as Nationals beat Orioles 9-3 (Yahoo! Sports)

WASHINGTON (AP) Stephen Strasburg hit his first major league home run and struck out eight in five innings to carry the Washington Nationals past the Baltimore Orioles 9-3 Sunday.

NBA

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Spurs searching for 18th consecutive win vs. Clippers

The San Antonio Spurs showed more than enough veteran poise to move to the brink of another sweep in the Western Conference playoffs.

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Can Heat Turn It Up?

The Heat came up just short in Game 2 and looked flat-out bad in Game 3. Will the East’s No. 2 seed bounce back today and stop the Pacers from taking a 3-1 lead? Follow Game 4 here.

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Durant’s late 3 puts Lakers in 3-1 hole

The Lakers were minutes away from tying the series — then Kevin Durant intervened. The Thunder star’s late three-pointer lifted Oklahoma City to a 103-100 win and a 3-1 series lead.

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Rangers go up 2-1

Dan Girardi and Chris Kreider scored early in the third period and the Rangers shut out the Devils 3-0 in Game 3 to take a 2-1 series lead in the Eastern Conference final on Saturday.

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Glimmer Of Hope

The Coyotes aren’t going away quietly. Shane Doan scored goals in the first two periods, and they lead the Kings 2-0 in the third period. Follow as Phoenix tries to avoid a sweep in Game 4.

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Tortorella takes shots at Devils, defends Prust (Yahoo! Sports)

NEW YORK (AP) John Tortorella stood out again at a playoff news conference. Only this time it was because of his feistiness toward the New Jersey Devils and not for his brevity and contentiousness with the media.