Mark Bonifacio/ New York Daily News Antrel Rolle has six interceptions and a forced fumble but is just a second alternate for the Pro Bowl. Giants safety Antrel Rolle must have really been counting on the free trip to Hawaii for the Pro Bowl. The NFL announced its Pro Bowl selections Friday night, and Rolle was voted a second alternate ...
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Arsenal takes back top spot with help from City
SUZANNE PLUNKETT/REUTERS Arsenal ride Theo Walcott’s double to come back from behind against West Ham United. MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Arsenal is on top of the Premier League heading into the second half of the season as Arsene Wenger looks to win the trophy for the first time in a decade. Theo Walcott’s double ensured Liverpool’s stay atop the standings ...
Read More »Struggling Nash takes center stage in attack for Rangers vs. Islanders
Howard Simmons/New York Daily News Rick Nash moves to the front of the net in the hopes he’ll regain his scoring touch. Rick Nash is paid a team-high $ 7.8 million per season to be front and center in the Rangers’ offense, so that’s exactly where Alain Vigneault put his slumping forward for Friday night’s rivalry match against the visiting ...
Read More »Group takes responsibility for U.S. kidnapping
GEORGE EMMANUEL/AFP/Getty Images Former French hostage Francis Collomp (second right), who escaped his captors during a Nigerian army operation against Islamist group Boko Haram on Sunday is pictured in Kaduna, Nigeria, a few hours after his release. Collomp, whose release was announced Sunday, fled during an exchange of fire between the army and Boko Haram after his cell door was ...
Read More »The PS4 takes the ‘pure gaming machine’ thing way too far
The PlayStation 4, which is released today, is an odd proposition. On the one hand, it only costs $ 400 — but on the other, you really don’t get a whole lot for your money. The launch games for the PS4 are a mixed bag, with the PS4-exclusives Killzone: Shadow Fall and Knack really not strong enough to justify the ...
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