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Ecks and Bacon: Win or draw, Hull City is worth a wager

Ecks and Bacon: Win or draw, Hull City is worth a wager

LAS VEGAS – Not really interested in the Army – Navy game (it’s Navy or nothing, but don’t wanna lay a dozen) so we’ll jump across the pond again, where we have won a few bucks this week, and try Hull City over Stoke City in the Premier League matchup. The Tigers from Kingston upon Hull have been exceptional at ...

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Knicks Insider: Peace of Metta’s mind

Knicks Insider: Peace of Metta’s mind

Jesse D. Garrabrant/ Getty Images Metta World Peace says he joined the Knicks to win a championship but admits it was a ‘risky goal.’ BOSTON-The world according to Metta World Peace can be amusing, confusing but never boring. And with the Queensbridge product possibly on his way to Toronto, the player formerly known as Ron Artest was as entertaining as ...

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Yanks lose Logan to 3-year deal with the Rockies

Yanks lose Logan to 3-year deal with the Rockies

Corey Sipkin/New York Daily News Boone Logan, a key piece of the Yankees’ bullpen the last three seasons, is off to Colorado. In his first chance at free agency, Boone Logan took the high road. The mile-high road. For three seasons a major component of the Yankees’ bullpen, Logan has signed a three-year deal with the Rockies that will pay ...

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Sloppy second period does in Isles in 6-3 loss

Sloppy second period does in Isles in 6-3 loss

Norm Hall/NHLI via Getty Images Frans Nielsen and Islanders can’t seem to get their legs under them on a recent western swing. Nielsen, here checked to the ice by the Coyotes’ Michael Stone, and the Isles fall 6-3 Thursday. COYOTES 6, ISLANDERS 3 GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Rob Klinkhammer had two goals and an assist, Mikkel Boedker scored two of ...

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Colon and Mets agree on two-year, $20M deal

Colon and Mets agree on two-year, $20M deal

Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Bartolo Colon pitches to an 18-6 record with Oakland last season. LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Mets are trying to make more than a gesture at these winter meetings, they are trying to make a statement. And they made a big one Wednesday. A day after officially adding outfielder Curtis Granderson, the Mets agreed to terms ...

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Archie says don’t make Eli the scapegoat for this lousy Giants season

Archie says don’t make Eli the scapegoat for this lousy Giants season

Elsa/Getty Images Quarterback Eli Manning has ‘done his part’ for the NY Giants says his dad, Archie. It’s not surprising a father would come to the aid of his son. Asked one too many pointed questions about the struggles of Eli Manning this season, the normally stately Archie Manning briefly deviated from his aw-shucks persona to run interference for his ...

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Oregon TE suspended for Alamo Bowl over snowball fight

Oregon TE suspended for Alamo Bowl over snowball fight

Chris Pietsch/AP Pharaoh Brown (pictured) takes things way too far during a University of Oregon snowball fight and gets suspended for the Alamo Bowl as a result. Pharaoh Brown will be left out in the cold when Oregon plays in the Alamo Bowl. The Ducks’ starting tight end was suspended for the bowl game for his role in a wild, ...

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Gang needs win and a prayer for playoff shot

Gang needs win and a prayer for playoff shot

Corey Sipkin/New York Daily News Rex Ryan is trying to make sure his guys are fresh as they cling onto any playoff hopes they have left. With three weeks left amid a group of middling AFC wild-card contenders, the Jets still face a complex, longshot scenario just to make the postseason. Sheldon Richardson, however, is keeping it straight-forward. “If we ...

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Rangers disappoint yet again, fall 4-1 at home to Capitals

Rangers disappoint yet again, fall 4-1 at home to Capitals

Scott Levy/NHLI via Getty Images The Rangers have no answers against the Capitals Sunday night at the Garden. CAPITALS 4, RANGERS 1 Expect Alain Vigneault’s rotating wheel of healthy scratches to keep spinning until the Rangers stop spiraling. Sunday night, veteran center Dominic Moore was the latest Blueshirt to watch his teammates from the luxury boxes, but Benoit Pouliot’s return ...

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