Parcells Delivers Playoffs in First Dallas Season
Bill Parcells guides the Dallas Cowboys to a first year playoff clinch amid a chaotic late season race. St. Louis and New England seek home-field advantage. Philadelphia, Indy, and Kansas City vie for byes as eight teams reach the postseason. Dallas climbs to 10-5 with a pivotal win while others chase seeds and divisions in a parity era.
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Namath interview cut short after kiss remark at Jets game
ESPN noted Joe Namath deviated during a interview with Suzy Kolber, saying I want to kiss you as he discussed the Jets, Patriots, and next season. The network said the questions were cut short while Kolber thanked Namath for his remarks.
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Saints miss playoff on wild final play and missed extra point
In Jacksonville, the Saints fell 20-19 as John Carney missed an extra point after a cascade of laterals that produced a 75-yard TD ending. Aaron Brooks connected with Donte Stallworth, who threaded to Michael Lewis, then Deuce McAllister and Jerome Pathon for the score before the kick doomed the comeback.
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Price hired as UTEP football coach after Alabama firing
Mike Price became the Texas-El Paso football coach on Sunday, seven months after his dismissal from Alabama for a night at a Pensacola topless bar. He replaces Gary Nard, fired after a 14-24 four-year run, and joins a program seeking redemption after Price’s Pennacola incident and Alabama investigation.
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Swiss snowboarders top World Cup parallel giant slalom
Swiss riders dominated the World Cup parallel giant slalom at Stoneham Quebec with Ursula Bruhn winning the women’s event and Urs Hiselin taking the men’s. France’s Matthieu Bozzetto earned silver in the men’s, ahead of Switzerland’s Heinze Inniger with bronze. France’s Julie Pomagalski won silver for the women and Daniela Meuli of Switzerland took bronze. Canada endured a tough day with six athletes falling in their second qualification run and coach Greg Salmon calling it a day of blue ice and bad luck.
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Canada win bronze at NORCECA volleyball qualifier
Canada defeated Puerto Rico 3-0 to claim bronze at the NORCECA women’s volleyball Olympic qualifying tournament in Santo Domingo. Sarah Pagan scored 12 points for Canada, after being eliminated from Olympic contention with a 3-0 loss to the Dominican Republic. Coach Lorne Sawula praised the young team’s effort and rapid development.
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Beckie Scott 20th in X country race in Ramsau
Beckie Scott of Vermilion Canada finished 20th in the World Cup 15 km pursuit in Ramsau Austria after a long season. She welcomed a break for downtime in North America to recharge for the second half of the season following her Olympic gold decision. Scott had placed fifth the day earlier in the 10 km freestyle as CAS declared her 2002 Olympic title.
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Man U tops Premier League after Tottenham win
Manchester United moved to the league lead with a 2-1 victory over Tottenham at White Hart Lane. Rio Ferdinand, amid an eight-month ban to start January after a failed drug test, played and impressed as John O'Shea and Ruud van Nistelrooy scored. Gustavo Poyet replied for Spurs. Southampton climbed to fourth with a 3-0 win over Portsmouth, leaving Portsmouth in relegation trouble.
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