Elway Gets Open to Seal AFC Title Over Steelers
Broncos quarterback John Elway engineered a late drive to beat the Steelers 24 21 in the AFC Championship. Shannon Sharpe’s improvised Get Open route capped a 98 yard sequence and sent Denver toward a potential fourth Super Bowl bid.
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Norton Jr Blames Officials After NFC Title Loss
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ken Norton Jr. criticized the officiating after a 23-10 defeat to Green Bay in the NFC championship. He said officials were against them from the start and favored the Packers across the board.
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Mickelson Wins Mercedes Championship In Dramatic Finish
At La Costa Mickelson shoots 68 to finish 17 under 271 and edge Tiger Woods and Mark O'Meara by one stroke. Woods fires a 64 in final round while Mickelson responds after Woods eagle near the ninth green. O’Meara also cards 64 to stay in contention through the final holes.
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Martin wins Lakeland Classic in cart assisted play
Casey Martin drove a golf cart to victory in the Nike Tour season opening Lakeland Classic with a final round 69, securing a one stroke win. He is suing the PGA Tour under the Americans With Disabilities Act for the right to use a cart in competition.
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Brassard Wins World Cup Moguls At Mont Tremblant
Olympic and world champion Jean-Luc Brassard of Canada benefited from problems for Americans Jonny Moseley and Evan Dybvig to win the World Cup moguls event at Mont Tremblant Ski Area. He finished with 26.67 points. Michigan free safety Daydrian Taylor ends his football career after neck injury.
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Peterson wins four at U.S. Olympic short track trials
Skating star Amy Peterson, after a long fight with chronic fatigue syndrome, swept to victory in all four events at the U.S. Olympic short track trials at the Olympic Ice Arena. She topped Erin Porter in the 1,000-meter final and set a new trial record of 1 minute 34.421 seconds in the pursuit time trial.
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Williams sisters shine in Australian Open early rounds
Venus Williams beat Ruxandra Dragomir 6-4 before Dragomir retired with a hamstring injury. Serena Williams, 16, defeated Laura Golarsa 6-2 6-0 to reach the main draw, setting up a match with 15-year-old Mirjana Lucic. Lleyton Hewitt, 16, won the Australian Men's Hardcourt Championship, becoming the lowest-ranked ATP winner as he defeated Jason Stoltenberg 3-6 6-3 7-6.
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Detroit Shock Hire Nancy Lieberman-Cline Coach
Detroit selects Nancy Lieberman-Cline to lead its new Women’s NBA team, the Detroit Shock. Lieberman-Cline, 39, led Old Dominion to two national titles, starred in the Olympics, and played for the Phoenix Mercury last season.
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Lions Linebacker Reggie Brown Faces Career End
Detroit's Reggie Brown, injured December 21 in a 13-10 win over the Jets, says he will not play again. He underwent neck surgery, is in Houston for rehab, and values his life and family over football.
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Bath match echoes Tyson Holyfield ear bite incident
In Bath England a rugby union match between Bath and London Scottish ended with Simon Fenn losing part of his left earlobe after an alleged bite. Referee Ashley Bowden said the incident occurred during the Tetley's Bitter Cup fourth-round game and Fenn, 26, was treated at hospital with team officials asking for no comment.
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Brazilian wins Disney World Marathon in tight finish
Santigo De Araujo of Brazil captured the Walt Disney World Marathon in Lake Buena Vista Florida, beating defending champion Dick Hooper of Ireland by 35 seconds. Luybov Klochko of Ukraine won the women's title in 2 hours 44 minutes 47 seconds, her second Disney title, after clocking 2 45 12 in 1996.
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Unclear sports card with scattered teams and scores
A fragmented OCR listing shows scattered sports references for NFL and NBA teams and upcoming matchups. It includes placeholder outcomes and venues such as San Diego and Roanoke with no coherent narrative or complete game results.
Evolution of Football Scoring to 2 Points
The 1958 NCAA rules added the 2-point conversion, the first scoring rule change since 1912. Syracuse star Dolph Schayes reached 15,000 NBA points in 1960, becoming the league’s first to hit that mark. In 1969 Joe Namath guaranteed victory for the AFL Jets over the heavily favored Colts before their Super Bowl win. Princeton beat Cornell 164 to 71 in 1991 as a blizzard forced a telephonic meet and results by fax from Ithaca.
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Access Dial Instructions Lead to Category Entry
A brief notice explains that users should dial 865-5000 and input a four digit category number to access the service. The directive emphasizes the simple phone based navigation and numeric code entry for category selection.
Sports on TV highlights college and pro games this week
The schedule lists college basketball matchups like Georgetown versus Villanova Purdue versus Illinois and Duke versus Wake Forest with various start times. Pro hockey and basketball games including Florida versus Colorado Seattle versus Chicago and San Antonio versus Washington are shown alongside boxing Cardona versus Molina and soccer EPL replay listings.
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