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Senator Wants N.F.L. Spying Case Explained Senator Arlen Specter wants N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell to account for the league’s destruction of evidence related to spying by the New England Patriots.

Evidence of Discontent A man crawling on his elbows, looking for a spot to watch from, was spotted by police near the fields where the Giants were scheduled to practice for the Super Bowl.

Granderson makes his mark to help Tigers top M's Detroit's Curtis Granderson joined the likes of Willie Mays and George Brett as his 20th home run gave him 20 homers, 20 triples ...


Kiffin's tall task: Rejuvenate Raiders Lane Kiffin is the Oakland Raiders' Al Davis' third head coach in three seasons. As in the past, Davis has gone with youth: ...


Punch line starts to change for this National joke
A disastrous start had observers thinking in terms of an historically bad season in D.C. But with some young pitchers stepping up, the Nationals won't be in the neighborhood of the 119-loss 2003 Tigers, Scott Miller says.


Ravens D tops the charts among all league units
The Pats offense adds Randy Moss. Does that make Tom Brady's crew the best unit, be it offense or defense? What about Peyton's Colts or L.T.'s Bolts? Pete Prisco says the best is Ed Reed and the Ravens D.


Henin and Jankovic to meet in Warsaw semis WARSAW (Reuters) - Justine Henin reached the semi-finals of the Warsaw Cup on Friday with a comfortable 6-2 6-1 victory over unseeded Italian Mara Santangelo.

Jazz beat Rockets to force Game Seven NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Utah Jazz held off the Houston Rockets down the stretch to gain a 94-82 home win and force a deciding game in their Western Conference best-of-seven series on Thursday.