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Leeds Rhinos 27 Catalan Dragons 20 By Dave Hadfield at Headingley Leeds, the Super League leaders this season and champions for the past two, will defend their title at Old Trafford next Saturday after a display that showed why they are favourites to retain it. Four tries in the 10 minutes on either side of half-time were ultimately too much for a Catalan side who looked distinctly dangerous before and after that, to recoup. Danny McGuire and Ryan Hall each scored two tries for the Rhinos, while the French resistance was summed up by the winger Vincent Duport, who weighed in with a hat-trick. The Catalans played a full part in a hugely skilful match, but there was never much doubt who was going to the Grand Final. On the night when Leeds marked the passing of one of their great stand-offs, John Holmes, with as big a parade of... [read full story]
By DAVE CAMPBELL - AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS -- Brett Favre has been at his best for the Minnesota Vikings, with 21 touchdown passes and only three interceptions in the first 10 games. The 40-year-old Favre kept up his...
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By PETER A. MCKAY And DONNA KARDOS YESALAVICH Investors bid blue chips to the highest level in 13 months Monday following strong housing data and comments from a Federal Reserve official favoring continued support of the credit...
I wasn’t going to post this because really, I grow tired of listening to some people complain about irrelevant crap most people don’t care about. But the last part was pretty funny and I completely agree with Jay on this one....
