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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Paul had 24 points and 11 assists and high-flying Blake Griffin added 17 points for the Los Angeles Clippers, who beat the Memphis Grizzlies 87-86 Saturday only after Rudy Gay missed a jumper just before the buzzer.
The Clippers won their first home playoff game in six seasons to take a [...]

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Wall Street is expecting higher profit for Wyndham Worldwide (WYN) when the company reports its first quarter results on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. the consensus estimate is calling for profit of 55 cents a share, a rise from 44 cents per share a year ago.
What to Expect:
Despite not changing over the past month, the consensus [...]

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The Lakers beat the Warriors Tuesday night, but Andrew Bynum spent most of the second half on the bench. all because of this three-pointer early in the third quarter.
As Dave McMenamin reports at ESPN:
Brown subbed Bynum out of the game shortly thereafter, putting in Josh McRoberts with 9:33 remaining in the third and not playing [...]

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Celtics swing man Mickael Pietrus fell awkardly in the second quarter of tonight's game and, after a long period of time on the floor, had to be removed on a stretcher. It's unclear exactly what the injury is. He was
It was a rare and terrifying scene during tonight's Celtics-Sixers game as Boston swingman Mickael Pietrus [...]

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HOUSTON (AP) — the Houston Texans turned to their kids, then to their stars to win the first playoff appearance in franchise history, a 31-10 rout of the bungling Cincinnati Bengals.
J.J. and T.J. and Andre and Arian.
Rookie J.J. Watt’s leaping interception return for a touchdown late in the first half propelled the Texans in Saturday’s [...]

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the rookie was also beaten by Robinson on a 74-yard completion early in the fourth quarter, a play that set up a Miles Austin TD catch.
Then, with less than six minutes to play and Dallas facing a second-and-11 from its own 50, Corey Webster and Rolle miscommunicated on coverage, allowing Dez Bryant to [...]

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49ers 20, Steelers 3
Pittsburgh0030—3San Francisco3377—20First quarter
SF: FG Akers 22, 3:25.
Second quarter
SF: FG Akers 38, 12:13.
Third quarter
PIT: FG Suisham 51, 6:08.
SF: V.Davis 1 pass from Ale.Smith (Akers kick), 3:44.
Fourth quarter
SF: Gore 5 run (Akers kick), 9:06.
Attendance: 69,732.
 PITSF First downs2017 Total Net Yards389287 Rushes-yards19-8430-100 Passing305187 Punt Returns2-(-10)0-0 Kickoff Returns3-852-30 Interceptions Ret.0-03-52 Comp-Att-Int25-44-318-31-0 Sacked-Yards Lost3-250-0 Punts4-38.56-47.5 [...]

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Atlanta Falcons rookie wide receiver Julio Jones was looking fora little redemption Sunday.
He found it against the Carolina Panthers.
Jones hauled in fourth-quarter touchdown passes of 17 and 75yards from Matt Ryan and the Falcons overcame a 16-point deficit tobeat the Panthers 31-23 Sunday.
Jones bounced back after a rough outing against Houston lastweek in which he [...]

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December 1
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — a person with knowledge of the situation says the Minnesota Vikings have waived quarterback Donovan McNabb, giving the 13-year veteran the opportunity to sign with another team for the stretch run.

The person spoke Thursday to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team has not yet announced [...]

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Brandon Browner has stood out in Seattle’s secondary the past two weeks, and not just because he’s 6 feet 4.
On Sunday against Washington, he was the man in coverage on the 50-yard touchdown pass from Rex Grossman to Anthony Armstrong that turned out to be the game-winning score.
“I really felt bad,” Browner said. “I really [...]

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