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Jock knows there are no guarantees
Big Brown jockey Kent Desormeaux knows how tough it is to win the Triple Crown. Ten years ago, while atop Real Quiet, he came within inches of it.

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Randolph's clock is ticking
Willie Randolph is trying, but so far, he is failing. It's not so much the 20-19 record as the way his team has compiled it that sets off alarms.

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Outdoor hockey in doubt at Yankee Stadium
The idea of the Rangers closing down Yankee Stadium in November with an outdoor NHL game isn't dead, but it isn't as likely as it once was.

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D'Antoni's system could help with salary cap
Donnie Walsh's next order of business, now that a coach is in place, is to give this roster a little curb appeal. Mike D'Antoni's fast-break system can do just that (see: Boris Diaw), which could make some immovable players suddenly marketable.

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Belichick lashes out at Walsh in interview with CBS News
Bill Belichick admits that it was wrong of the Patriots to videotape opponents' coaching signals after a September 2006 NFL memo warned teams not to, but he disputed the assertions of former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh that the activities were surreptitious.

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Pettitte to make 17th start against Mets
Andy Pettitte will be in a very familiar place Saturday afternoon, soaking up yet another opportunity to pitch against the other team in town.

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Kennedy pushed back to Thursday start
Ian Kennedy still hasn't pitched his way out of the Yankees' rotation, but he'll get another chance to work on it.

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Subway series still a novelty to Joba
The game felt a little different to Joba Chamberlain in the stands. He imagined the difference would be even more acute if he ever pitched in one of them.

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Wagner apologizes to Delgado; Mets clear the air
As a stubborn rain soaked Yankee Stadium on Friday, things were no less stormy inside the visitor's clubhouse, where the Mets spent the afternoon in full damage control mode. The concrete walls were suitable for the club's bunker mentality, and when the door closed for the anticipated team meeting, it was time to clean up the mess created by Billy Wagner's comments from the previous day.

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Wagner: Don't compare me with Lo Duca
Even after Billy Wagner apologized Friday to Carlos Delgado, the closer was most angered by comparisons between himself and Paul Lo Duca, who called out Spanish-speaking Mets last year for not sticking around for the media after games.

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