Top sports moments and deaths of 2006 year in review
A year in review lists major sports deaths Buck ONeil Eddy Guerrero Lamar Hunt and injuries Priest Holmes Trent Green plus notable college moves Shalee Lehning to Kansas State and Chiefs signing Ty Law framing a year of mixed triumphs and setbacks across baseball football and college hoops.
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Duke
Eddy Guerrero
Pro Wrestling
Guerrero
Minneapolis
World Wrestling Entertainment
Vince McMahon
Lamar Hunt
National Football League
Kansas City Chiefs
Hunt
NFL
American Football League
Priest Holmes
San Diego Chargers
Youth leads Broncos toward unlikely playoff push
Denver fans watch rookies take center stage as Jay Cutler directs the team toward a club record fourth straight playoff berth. After benching Jake Plummer and with veterans struggling, Cutler and fellow rookies push the season, aiming for a win over San Francisco to clinch.
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Denver
Denver Broncos
Jake Plummer
Jason Elam
Rod Smith
John Elway
Seattle
Tony Scheffler
Cutler
Wildcats seek Texas Bowl upset to cap Rutgers surge
Rutgers aims to finish its dream season with a Texas Bowl win over Kansas State after a 10-2 run and a bid to halt a squandered BCS path. Ray Rice leads the Knights, who rose from 1-11 in 2002 to top-10 rankings and a top-five upset, seeking school history’s first postseason triumph.
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Kansas State
Cimarron
Ian Campbell
Marcus Watts
Missouri
Tommy Saunders
Rutgers
Houston
Scarlet Knights
Louisville
Knights
Cincinnati
Syracuse
West Virginia
Mike Teel
Stars edge Avalanche in Denver thriller
Jeff Halpern and Jere Lehtinen each had a goal and two assists as the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-4. Trailing 4-3, Halpern and Sergei Zubov scored 1:16 apart in the third to take the lead. Marty Turco stopped 28 shots as Dallas, missing several regulars, extended its solid stretch. Wolski had two points for Colorado and Sakic opened the scoring.
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Denver
Jeff Halpern
Jere Lehtinen
Dallas Stars
Colorado Avalanche
Halpern
Sergei Zubov
Dallas
Avalanche
Jose Theodore
Colorado
Joel Quenneville
Theodore
Mike Modano
Eric Lindros
Steve Ott
Wojtek Wolski
John- Michael Liles
Andrew Brunette
Lehtinen
Chris Conner
Joe Sakic
Loui Eriksson
Wolski
Turco
Wimbley Bright Spot for Browns in Rough Season
Kamerion Wimbley, the Browns 18th overall pick, has emerged as a standout rookie. He leads with 10 sacks, a franchise rookie record, while remaining humble and healthy. Wimbley’s quiet demeanor contrasts with larger personalities on the team as Cleveland ends a dismal year.
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Berea
Ohio
Kamerion Wimbley
Browns
Wimbley
Cleveland
Jamie Miller
Wichita
Braylon Edwards
Kellen Winslow
Romeo Crennel
New York Jets
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Joey Sprinklearden
City Telegram
Buck O’neil
Buck O'Neil
Buck
Kansas City
Cooperstown
Trent Green
Robert Geathers
Cincinnati Bengals
Green
Chiefs
Shalee Lehning
Sublette High School
Telegram
Lady Larks
Lehning
KSU
Lady Wildcats
Ty Law
Broncos
Matt Lepsis
Nick Ferguson
Sam Brandon
Courtney Brown
Mike Anderson
Trevor Pryce
Jeb Putzier
Ron Dayne
Jay Cutler
Arizona
Matt Leinert
Tennessee
Vince Young
Lee Denver
Stephen Alexander
Scheffler
Wildcats
Lee Wildcats
Stars
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