Daily Archives: February 5th, 2010

Rockies’ Daley, who shunned the draft to get his degree at Bucknell, is a key cog in the team’s bullpen

Rockies reliever Matt Daley entered high school at 85 pounds. He left as a project for Bucknell.

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Rockies’ Daley, who shunned the draft to get his degree at Bucknell, is a key cog in the team’s bullpen

Undrafted, undersized Woodyard rises to become a Broncos’ team captain

By no normal measure is Wesley Woodyard a small man.

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Undrafted, undersized Woodyard rises to become a Broncos’ team captain

Nuggets’ Carter, a high school dropout, overcomes a rough childhood to forge a long NBA career

Basketball is a game played by big and tall men.

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Nuggets’ Carter, a high school dropout, overcomes a rough childhood to forge a long NBA career

Avs’ Hendricks makes it to the NHL after many minor-league stops

After an unheralded four-season career at St. Cloud State, Avalanche winger Matt Hendricks played with seven minor-league franchises over the next six years.

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Avs’ Hendricks makes it to the NHL after many minor-league stops

The shirt off his back . . .

A Louisiana high school student says he was sent home for wearing a Colts jersey Friday — the day the principal encouraged students to wear Saints black and gold. “If they tell other students to support their team, why can’t I support mine?” Brandon Frost said. The senior at Maurepas High School moved three years ago from Indianapolis to the rural town 30 miles from Baton Rouge. School board member Keith Martin said the school uniform had been relaxed only for black and gold. “Louisiana would be proud of him anyway,” Larry Frost said of his son. “He wore Joseph Addai’s jersey.” The Colts running back is a graduate of LSU. The Associated Press

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Little, Sharpe wait for Hall call

As the Pro Football Hall of Fame voting process is set up, Floyd Little should be a cinch and Shannon Sharpe is a definite maybe.

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Little, Sharpe wait for Hall call

Plummer helped Colts land Manning

The NFL’s greatest-ever regular-season dynasty all started with Jake Plummer.

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Belichick won’t name D co-ordinator, will take bigger role running Pats defence (The Canadian Press)

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick will take a larger role in overseeing the defence and not hire a co-ordinator to replace Dean Pees.

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Belichick won’t name D co-ordinator, will take bigger role running Pats defence (The Canadian Press)

Broncos Little, Sharpe learn their Hall of Fame fates today

As the Pro Football Hall of Fame voting process whittles down today to a final decision, former Broncos Floyd Little should be a cinch and Shannon Sharpe is a definite maybe.

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Smith, Rice frontrunners for Hall of Fame (AP)

With Emmitt Smith and Jerry Rice all but shoo-ins for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, get ready for a little Canton Two-Step. Smith ran for more yards than any NFL player. Rice caught more passes and scored more touchdowns than anyone else. Sure seems fitting that they would enter the hall together, a slightly more significant honor than making the finals of “Dancing With The Stars.” Or…

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