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...ubiquitous TV commercials--all add up to, well, what exactly? To fans, he's a telegenic superstar. To detractors, he's overexposed and overrated. After all, he has never won the Super Bowl. Even after his finest moment as a pro, throwing for 347 yds. in a 38-34 comeback win over the archrival New England Patriots in the game that will give Manning a chance to win the big one, the critics can't resist piling on. "Pretend he's the only reason Indy won," read a blog posting on the Sporting News website. "What a bunch of boobs...
...Does Hollywood have the same warm feelings for Murphy? If the members can stand him, they'll probably give him a statuette, as much for services rendered as for this solid comeback performance...
...Justine Henin-Hardenne's withdrawal throws this wide open. The women most likely are Amelie Mauresmo (France), Kim Clijsters (Belgium) or Maria Sharapova (Russia) - in that order - but watch out for Martina Hingis. A three-time winner between 1997-99 and now well into her comeback, Hingis' peerless touch and tennis instincts (the Agassi factor again) could help turn this year's Open into a Swiss parade...
HANOVER, N.H.—Hot shooting in the second half and overtime propelled Dartmouth to an 80-73 comeback win over the Harvard men’s basketball team Saturday night at Leede Arena in the Ivy League opener for both teams.The Crimson (7-8, 0-1 Ivy) played much better than in its previous game, an 81-48 stinker at UC Irvine, but could not make as many plays down the stretch as its rival and Ivy League travel partner from up north.“It was an extra-round fight,” Harvard coach Frank...
...came out of the Dartmouth locker room determined to take over the game, and as his aggressiveness increased, the Big Green surged. On a series of spectacular drives, breakaways and long-range hits, Pattman scored 15 points in the second half and seven more in overtime, fueling the Dartmouth comeback from a 12-point halftime deficit.“I’m a second-half player,” Pattman said. “My mother always tries to get me to come out aggressive the first half, but for some reason or another it just doesn?...