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February 15, 2012, 2:41 am
Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III during a news conference after announcing that he would skip his senior year at Baylor and enter the NFL draft Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock says if he were the Browns, he “would do whatever it takes to get there” to get Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III in the draft a little more than two months from now.
During a lengthy conference call Wednesday, Mayock praised Griffin’s arm strength, athletic ability, pocket awareness and ability to take a hit.
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February 9, 2012, 2:57 pm
MONTREAL—It’s come to this for the Montreal Canadiens: The Catholic church is asking people to pray for the last-place team.
The church has placed an ad in Montreal newspapers in hopes of an eighth-place finish and a spot in the playoffs. The ad shows the Eastern Conference standings with every team listed except the Canadiens. In eighth place, the final playoff spot, it simply says, “Let Us Pray.”
Faced with declining church attendance, the Archdiocese of Montreal is known for its clever campaigns to solicit funds each year. T
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January 19, 2012, 4:57 am
WASHINGTON – The Washington Wizards fired coach Flip Saunders on Tuesday after opening the season with a National Basketball Association-worst 2-15 record.
The Wizards, who started the season with eight consecutive losses, were trounced by the Philadelphia 76ers 103-83 on Monday, for their seventh road loss in as many tries this year.
Assistant Randy Wittman will take over on an interim basis for the remainder of the season beginning with the Wizards hosting the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night.
“We felt the team had become unresponsive and we will look to Randy to provide a different voice and a change in philosophy moving forward,” Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld said in a statement.
“We were disappointed in the lack of development of our players at this point in our rebuilding plan.”
Wittman, 52, was head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers for two seasons and later directed the Minnesota Timberwolves for two-plus seasons.
He has a 100-207 record as a head coach and served as the Wizards’ lead assistant since the 2009-10 season.
“We have struggled as a team at times this season, but we have also seen a great deal of potential from our young players and glimpses of what we can accomplish together as a team,” Wittman said.
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January 13, 2012, 2:46 pm
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The WWE is only days away from their second-biggest PPV event of the year. Some may argue Summerslam is a bigger show, but I have always preferred the Royal Rumble.
A few days ago, I discussed the Rumble winner favorites from the Blue Brand. Topping that list were Sheamus, Wade Barrett and Randy Orton.
Now it is time to cover the Red Brand. Here are favorites to outlast 30 WWE Superstars from Raw!
For the record, the WWE has not officially announced anybody for the Royal Rumble match on Raw. Only a few wrestlers from SmackDown have talked about winning the Rumble.
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January 4, 2012, 7:33 pm
Dave Martin/Associated Press Alabama running back Trent Richardson scores the game’s only touchdown with a 34-yard run late in the fourth quarter of the BCS national championship on Monday in New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Rematch of the Century, it wasn’t. For Alabama, it was good enough for No. 1, if not a lot of style points.
The Crimson Tide romped to another BCS championship against top-ranked LSU with a smothering defensive performance Monday night, a numbing barrage of field goals and even a long-overdue trip to the end zone. Fin
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