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Colts owner wishes Manning kept comments in-house (AP)

January 27th, 2012 at 11:51am Under sports

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2012, file photo, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning watches from the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Jacksonville, Fla. Shortly after introducing Chuck Pagano as Indianapolis' new coach, team owner Jim Irsay responded to the comments Manning made earlier this week about the Colts by referring to the only four-time league MVP as a 'politician.' (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)AP - The NFL’s most watched offseason drama has turned stunningly ugly.

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Paterno’s son: ‘Dad, you won. You can go home now’ (AP)

January 27th, 2012 at 11:43am Under sports

Jay Paterno, son of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, speaks during a memorial service for Joe Paterno at Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. A capacity crowd of more than 12,000 packed the Bryce Jordan Center for one more tribute to Paterno, the Hall of Fame football coach who died Sunday from lung cancer. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)AP - Jay Paterno leaned over his dying father, gave him a kiss, and whispered in his ear.

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Prince Fielder introduced by Detroit Tigers (AP)

January 26th, 2012 at 11:56pm Under sports

FILE - In this June 12,. 2011 file photo, Milwaukee Brewers' Prince Fielder watches his two-run home run against St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jake Westbrook in the sixth inning of a baseball game, in Milwaukee. A person familiar with the negotiations says Fielder and the Detroit Tigers are nearing agreement on a nine-year contract worth about $200 million. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, because talks are ongoing. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps, File)AP - Saying “dreams come true,” Prince Fielder was introduced Thursday by the Detroit Tigers.

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Bucs hire Rutgers’ Greg Schiano as new coach (AP)

January 26th, 2012 at 11:56pm Under sports

FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2010 file photo, Rutgers football head coach Greg Schiano listens to a question during a news conference in Piscataway, N.J. A person familiar with the negotiations says the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in talks with Schiano to become the team's next coach. The 46-year-old Schiano has been with the Scarlet Knights for 11 seasons, taking them from college football laughingstock to a program that has had winning records in six of the last seven years. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)AP - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have hired Rutgers’ Greg Schiano to become the team’s next coach.

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Nadal tops Federer in Australian Open semifinal (AP)

January 26th, 2012 at 11:56pm Under sports

Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates after defeating Roger Federer of Switzerland during their semifinal at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012.(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)AP - Rafael Nadal outlasted Roger Federer 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (5), 6-4 in an Australian Open semifinal on Thursday night, the longtime rivals playing with the intensity normally displayed when meeting in a Grand Slam final.

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Lidge signs one-year deal with Nationals (Reuters)

January 26th, 2012 at 11:55pm Under sports

Reuters - Reliever Brad Lidge signed a one-year deal with the Washington Nationals, the Major League Baseball team said on Thursday, hoping the right-hander can return to his All-Star form after a season disrupted by shoulder problems.

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Lakers get last word over Clippers in inner-city clash (Reuters)

January 26th, 2012 at 11:55pm Under sports

Reuters - The inner-city battle for Los Angeles added another feisty chapter as the Lakers battled to a 96-91 win over the Clippers on Wednesday to reassume their top billing status.

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Phil Knight at JoePa event: Who’s real trustee? (AP)

January 26th, 2012 at 11:37pm Under sports

Charles V. Pittman, senior vice president for publishing at Schurz Communications Inc., an Indiana-based company that owns television and radio stations and newspapers speaks at 'A Memorial for Joe' in honor of Joe Paterno at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pa. Thursday Jan. 26, 2012. Pittman is a former player who has said he was in Paterno's first class and was the coach's first All-America running back. A capacity crowd of more than 12,000 packed Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center for one more tribute to Paterno, the Hall of Fame football coach who died Sunday from lung cancer. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Nike founder and chairman Phil Knight got a standing ovation at Joe Paterno’s public memorial Thursday for defending the late coach’s response to an accusation of child sex abuse against a former assistant.

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Gronkowski sits out Patriots practice with sore ankle (Reuters)

January 26th, 2012 at 11:25pm Under sports

Reuters - New England Patriots Pro Bowl tight end Rob Gronkowski missed the team’s first official practice for next week’s Super Bowl with an injured left ankle, the National Football League (NFL) team said on Thursday.

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Pagano eager to start rebuilding the Colts (AP)

January 26th, 2012 at 11:23pm Under sports

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2011, file photo, Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano speak during a news conference in Owings Mills, Md. The Indianapolis Colts hired Pagano as their new head coach on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. The team said Pagano will be introduced at a news conference on Thursday. (AP Photo/Gail Burton, File)AP - Colts owner Jim Irsay expects Chuck Pagano to bring more than tough talk to Indianapolis.

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