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November 12, 2008

Big Ben takes hint, practices with shoulder sprain

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Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin provided the hint, and Ben Roethlisberger got the message, returning to practice on Wednesday instead of resting.

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Damon Hack: No guarantees for players with knee injuries

Fair warning, Brady fans: Some not so good news about ACL injuries.

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Stewart Mandel: Burning questions about BCS, a few candidates for Tennessee and more

A possible Big 12 South mess tops the deluge of your BCS questions.

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Rockets win game marked by skirmish (AP)

Houston Rockets center Yao Ming (11) defends Phoenix Suns center Shaquille O'Neal (32) during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008 in Phoenix. O'Neal moved into 10th place on the NBA all time scoring list during the game.

Tracy McGrady snapped out of a slump to score 22 of his 27 points in the second half Wednesday night, and the Houston Rockets beat the Phoenix Suns 94-82 in a game that featured a scoring landmark for Shaquille O'Neal and a skirmish that drew two ejections and seven technical fouls. McGrady, 1-for-16 shooting in his previous two games, made 11 of 18 shots, going 9-of-14 in the second half as the…

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Joe Posnanski: How to meet famous people

Having a stimulating conversation with famous people can be tricky.

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Avs end Luongo's run, beat Canucks in SO (AP)

Vancouver Canucks' Roberto Luongo, right, lays on the ice as, from left,  Colorado Avalanche's Ruslan Salei, of Russia,John-Michael Liles, Wojtek Wolski, of Poland, and Paul Stastny, back, celebrate after Stasny scored breaking Luongo's shutout streak during third period of an NHL hockey game on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008  in Vancouver.

Wojtek Wolski and Marek Svatos scored in a shootout and Peter Budaj made 31 saves in regulation and overtime in the Colorado Avalanche's 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night. Alex Burrows matched Wolski's opening goal in the third round for Vancouver, but Svatos won it with Colorado's final shot, roofing a shot over Roberto Luongo's glove.

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Blazers' Oden says he'll return tonight vs. Heat

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Report: DEI, Ganassi to combine teams

Teresa Earnhardt and Chip Ganassi will combine their slumping race teams next season, an effort to stabilize their organizations in a tough economic time, The Associated Press has learned.

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Hansbrough extremely doubtful for UNC opener

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