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North America beats Sweden in OT, needs help to advance
Somehow, in Detroit, we've witnessed both our NHL team and national team willingly fall backwards through time in the past five years. Not after one of the greatest games I've witnessed up close in 36 years of covering hockey - maybe the single greatest game - and certainly the most joyous, the most offensive, the fastest, the most skilled.
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Giants' Cueto could miss next start because of groin strain
Perhaps the Giants figured that if the Dodgers were going to finally hit left-handers now, what were the odds they could be caught? So for now, the Dodgers can enjoy this little one-uppedness. After the injury, Bochy went to the mound to call for Cueto's replacement and right-handed reliever George Kontos trotted out from the bullpen. But through that, they've relied on the health of their core players.
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Aaron Rodgers responds to critcism about his play
Good environment, good opponent". The next week against Carolina, the Pack were down 37-14 late in the game before two garbage-time touchdowns made the score, and Rodgers' stat line, look respectable. Neither is Detroit Lions safety Glover Quin, who expects to see Rodgers at his best in Sunday's game at Lambeau Field. Quin said Wednesday that he likes competing against the best players at any position - and that Rodgers remains in that category of the league's elite.
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Assault arrest for man who hit Sacramento mayor with pie
Police said Thompson received minor injuries. After the protester ran up and threw what one witness said was a pie with whipped cream in Johnson's face, Johnson reportedly attacked the man. The East Bay Express reports Johnson tackled the man and it ended in a bloody brawl. Miller wrote that one witness called the protester a "bloody pulp" after the incident.
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Adrian Peterson to have knee surgery, season in flux
His play slipped in the following seasons, but Zimmer said he was looking good in preseason until injuring his hip in an August 21 practice. He later added: "They have good athletes at every level - the secondary, the linebacker corps is really tough, and the d-line is really sturdy".
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Mercedes' Nico Rosberg wins Singapore GP, re-takes F1 championship lead
However, Rosberg has now won the last three races and - after Hamilton finished third to Rosberg and Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo in Singapore - now leads the championship again by eight points. " Throughout the race I wasn't really thinking about what happens when I catch him, I was just focusing on trying to catch him and put some pressure on ".