NY Lottery
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- These New York lotteries were drawn Friday:...
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Popular character actor Ben Gazzara dies in NY
NEW YORK (AP) -- Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in such iconic productions over the decades as the original "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" on Broadway and the film "The Big Lebowski," has died at age 81....
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Athletic Wilfork leads Patriots defensive line
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Give Vince Wilfork a basketball and he can stuff it. Send him to the weight room and he'll lift the heaviest dumbbells. Put him in the Super Bowl and he'll try to overpower blockers on his way to the NFL championship....
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Doleman helps Gridiron Greats
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist Chris Doleman is working with the Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund, using a new browser application to direct proceeds spent by online shoppers to nonprofit organizations in need....
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LSU's Lipsey sets marks in 1,000 at New Balance
NEW YORK (AP) -- LSU's Charlene Lipsey set the Armory collegiate and meet records for the women's 1,000 meters at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational on Friday, finishing in 2 minutes, 44.34 seconds....
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Pats, Giants kickers wandered onto Super Bowl path
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Call them accidental Superheroes in the making. Or, if they miss, Super-something-elses....
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Giants Jerry Reese on the GM rollercoaster ride
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Being an NFL general manager is like being a kicker: What have you done for me lately?...
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Pierce, Allen carry Celtics past Knicks 91-89
BOSTON (AP) -- Boston stayed close enough until the New York Knicks failed again. This time, it was because of the Celtics' defense....
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Islanders' Eaton scores OT winner in 600th game
OTTAWA (AP) -- Mark Eaton's latest goal was as important to the New York Islanders as it was rare for him to score....
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Super matchups everywhere with Pats-Giants
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- MVP quarterbacks on marquee franchises. A rematch of a nail-biter from four years ago, featuring many of the same key characters. Madonna and plenty of Manning - Eli, and Peyton, too....
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Needham scores 32, Fairfield defeats Niagara 77-69
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- Derek Needham scored a career-high 32 points and Rakim Sanders had a double-double as Fairfield rallied for a 77-69 win over Niagara on Friday night, sweeping the season series....
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Islanders-Senators Sums
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Recall news
The following recalls have been announced:...
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Saint Peter's rallies for 63-58 win over Siena
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Darius Conley scored 15 points and Saint Peter's rallied from a 16-point deficit to defeat Siena 63-58 on Friday night, sweeping the season series....
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Harvard beats Cornell 71-60, stays unbeaten in Ivy
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- Laurent Rivard scored 16 points as Harvard remained unbeaten in Ivy League play with a 71-60 victory over Cornell on Friday night....
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Cisco's layup lifts Columbia over Dartmouth 64-62
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) -- Mark Cisco scored 18 points, including a layup with 4 seconds left that gave Columbia a 64-62 victory over Dartmouth in an Ivy League game Friday night....
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Brady, Manning vie to prove who's 'elite' QB now
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- He was always being compared to someone. That's what happens when you're the youngest son of a great quarterback and the baby brother of an even better one. It wasn't until he compared himself to Tom Brady, though, that people began taking Eli Manning seriously....
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Celtics guard Rajon Rondo returns against Knicks
BOSTON (AP) -- Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo returned to the lineup for Friday night's game against the New York Knicks after missing the previous eight games with a right wrist injury....
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Lawmakers prod feds to heed plan for stopping carp
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- Thirty-one members of Congress prodded the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday to consider a multi-billion-dollar plan released this week for cutting a Chicago-area link between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds to stop migration of Asian carp and other invasive species....
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