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Jets rookie QB Sanchez ready for season's 2nd half

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Mark Sanchez balanced his duties last week as the scout team quarterback for his old high school and the starter for the New York Jets. That meant 16-year-old receivers running the same routes Jets players did in recent games. ...

From RACHEL COHEN, NevadaAppeal.com,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Jets,  University of Southern California,  NFL,  Mark Sanchez (football),  Boston College

Jets hope to recapture swagger after bye week

FLORHAM PARK, N.J.—Braylon Edwards has a unique perspective on the Jets' slide to 4-4 following a 3-0 start. Traded to New York days after the team's first loss, the receiver brings an outsider's view when he's watched some video of those first three ...

From RACHEL COHEN, Boston Globe,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Rex Ryan

Football fans tuning into games in big numbers

The modern American pastime of watching football on TV is surging in popularity this season, for both NFL and college games. With the economy still rough, tuning into games offers football fans cheap entertainment – and some intriguing story lines ...

From RACHEL COHEN, San Diego Union-Tribune,  8 Nov 2009

Related Topics: NFL,  ESPN,  Green Bay Packers,  Tim Tebow,  Brett Favre

Olympians celebrate 100 days until Vancouver

NEW YORK—A very confident adolescent boy stopped skating around the Rockefeller Center rink to ask Gretchen Bleiler something. "What do you do?" he wanted to know. She gamely turned the question around on him -- learning he plays football and baseball, ...

From RACHEL COHEN, Boston Globe,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Rockefeller Center, NY,  Gretchen Bleiler,  Sarah Hughes

Former rivals Bird, Magic now co-authors

Larry Bird doesn't understand what all the fuss was about. So what if LeBron James didn't shake hands with the Orlando Magic after his Cleveland Cavaliers lost in the Eastern Conference finals? "When basketball is over you live the rest of your ...

From RACHEL COHEN, eTaiwan News,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Larry Bird,  LeBron James,  Orlando Magic,  Cleveland Cavaliers,  Magic Johnson

Keflezighi ends 27-year US drought at NYC Marathon

NEW YORK - Meb Keflezighi wrote a letter to Alberto Salazar 11 years ago explaining how American distance runners could again find success. ...

From RACHEL COHEN, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Derartu Tulu,  Alberto Salazar,  Paula Radcliffe,  Nike,  University of California, Los Angeles

American wins NYC marathon

T hat day in Central Park two years ago was shaping up as a triumphant symbol of the resurgence in American distance running Meb Keflezighi helped inspire. He left with an aching hip and, far worse, an aching heart. Keflezighi was back Sunday, wiping ...

From RACHEL COHEN, Globe and Mail,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ryan Shay,  Derartu Tulu,  Paula Radcliffe,  Alberto Salazar,  Nike

Surprise win at NY

NEW YORK — That day in Central Park two years ago was shaping up as a triumphant symbol of the resurgence in American distance running Meb Keflezighi helped inspire. He left with an aching hip and, far worse, an aching heart. Keflezighi was back Sunday, ...

From RACHEL COHEN, Kansas.com,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ryan Shay,  Derartu Tulu,  Paula Radcliffe,  Alberto Salazar,  Nike

American Meb Keflezighi wins NYC Marathon

Meb Keflezighi has become the first American man to win the New York City Marathon since 1982. Keflezighi, the 2004 Olympic silver medalist, earned his first major marathon title Sunday. Born in Eritrea, the 34-year-old runner became a U.S. ...

From RACHEL COHEN, eTaiwan News,  1 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Robert Cheruiyot,  Alberto Salazar,  Derartu Tulu

Derartu Tulu of Ethiopia wins NYC Marathon

NEW YORK — Derartu Tulu of Ethiopia has won the New York City Marathon in her comeback to the sport. She pulled away in the final mile Sunday, with 41-year-old Russian Ludmila Petrova the runner-up for the second straight year. Two-time defending champ ...

From RACHEL COHEN, Newsvine,  1 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Derartu Tulu,  Paula Radcliffe

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