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Willie Davis, a speedy center fielder who collected two World Series rings, three Gold Gloves and was a two-time All-Star during his 14 seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, has died. He was 69.

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The Philadelphia 76ers have said goodbye to A.I. Allen Iverson’s second stint with the team he once led to the NBA Finals ended with a whimper last Tuesday when the Sixers announced he would not return for the rest of the season.

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Shani Davis had a card made up that read “underdog,” a motivational ploy he looked at daily to remind him to stay hungry no matter how many pundits predicted gold in the 1,500-meter men’s speed skate.

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Ever wonder how ice skaters find partners, not necessarily for romance, but to train together as dance or pairs skaters? Some are matched and trained early, spotted by ice skating coaches who realized their talent. Some, including Olympic skaters Vanessa James and Yannick Bonheur…

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He hails from sub-Saharan Africa, where it does not snow and temperatures average about this time of year.But Kwame Nkrumah Acheampong, dubbed the Snow Leopard, was knee-deep in fresh, cold powder snow two weeks ago as he trained for the upcoming Vancouver Games.

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Tiger Woods spoke publicly Friday for the first time since his bizarre, Thanksgiving night car accident, beginning what his agent called “the process of making amends” for the sex scandal that sent him into hiding for three months.

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Who Dat! That’s the shortened version of the team’s rally cry: “Who dat, who dat, who dat say gonna beat dem Saints” Egged on by New Orleans players, Saints fans started that loud, familiar chant inside Sun Life Stadium an hour before kickoff.

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If you want to get an idea of Penn’s storied basketball tradition in the Big 5 and the Ivy League, all you need to do is look up at the bright red and blue banners hanging from the rafters at the Palestra or take a walk through Weightman Hall and look up at the team photos…

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Get an unprecedented look into the life of Michael Vick, with a new original docu-series that will follow an iconic and polarizing professional football player as he journeys on the road to redemption — in both his personal and professional life.

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The New Orleans Saints, a team with no home and an uncertain future five years ago, are heading for their first Super Bowl. By battering Brett Favre and beating the Minnesota Vikings 31-28 Sunday, they set off celebrations on Bourbon Street that locals never could have imagined in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

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