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SCHENECTADY — There were 37 voicemails waiting on the Union box-office phone Saturday morning, the messages all left by fans hoping to be inside Messa Rink by 6:50 in the evening. That's when four banners unfurled from the ceiling to commemorate last year's run through the ECAC championship and to the Frozen Four. "It was crazy all week," athletic business manager Kathee Natole said during Union's season-opening 4-1 loss to Merrimack. "Everyone was saying, 'How do I get tickets? How do I get tickets?' " It's a question you're going to hear a lot more around Union, and not just because the men's hockey program has begun the season ranked No. 5 in the...

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They ran, they passed, they played defense, but even more, they flushed the foul memories. As it continued to develop its identity Saturday night, the Grand Junction...

At first, the sight of Montepaschi Siena players on the other bench was enough to elicit a flashback for Manu Ginobili. For a moment — but only a moment — the Spurs guard was 22 again, back in Italy, facing off against one of his staunchest rivals. But it took Ginobili just one glance at the unfamiliar names on the Siena roster to snap him back to the present day AT&T Center. "Nothing is the same," said Ginobili, a three-time All-Star in the Italian Leagues from 1999 to 2002. "Not one player." The Spurs opened the preseason...

Morgan Thieszen had 17 kills as Palisade avenged its only Western Slope League volleyball loss with a 25-22, 25-16, 25-16 victory Saturday over Glenwood Springs. The...

Related topics New York YankeesYankees historyFenway Park 100th anniversaryBronx Zoo Advertisement In honor of the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park on April 20, 2012, your New York Yankees Examiner looks back at the most memorable moments at Boston's famed ballpark -- for Yankee fans, of course. Moment No. 6: June 18, 1977 – The Bronx Zoo comes to Fenway The 1977 World Champion New York Yankees were a fiery bunch under sparkplug manager Billy Martin. And the addition of marquee Hall of Fame slugger Reggie Jackson to an already colorful locker room proved to be just plain combustible. Jackson did not endear himself to his teammates by making brash comments to the press, including his infamous...

After I read the front-page story, “Cops: Sex offered at massage parlor,” (Oct. 5, New Jersey edition), I sat for a moment and tried to figure out...

Aggies survive turnover fest The Aggies' six turnovers were their most since committing six in a 62-14 loss at...

Lahore: Oct 7, 2012 The first signs of discontent in the Pakistan team after its ouster from the World Twenty20 have surfaced with experienced all-rounder Abdul Razzaq expressing his disappointment at being dropped from the lost semi-final against Sri Lanka. Razzaq, who returned to his hometown Lahore, told the media at the airport that it was the unilateral decision of the captain to not play him although the team management...

Tweet 0 Email Report Advertisement Photo 1 of 13 Valley Catholic is ready to go. Credit: Jonathan Smith Valley Catholic is ready to go. Bringing out the Valiants. After sitting out all of last year after knee surgery, Carter Buuck is poised to lead the Valiants to Greater things in 2012. Still images from the Valiants second straight win. Cardinals kneel to pray over fallen VC playerClay Kemper stretches the ball into the endzone for his fourth score of the night.Junior, Liam Walsh find the end zone at Hillsboro Stadium. VC Sophomore Clay Kemper, coming right at you.VC Sophomore Tysen Prunty (Center in Blue) recovers fumble in end zone in the second quarter Junior Quarterback, Carter Buuck...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — In a career of special moments, Steve Spurrier added another one in South Carolina's victory over fifth-ranked Georgia. And there may be some even bigger ones ahead for the Gamecocks and their ball coach. Connor Shaw threw two touchdown passes and ran for another, Ace Sanders had a dazzling 70-yard punt return touchdown and No. 6 South Carolina's defense dominated fifth-ranked Georgia in a 35-7 victory Saturday night. "If we play like this, maybe we have a chance for a real big year," Spurrier said. "Maybe." Spurrier's caution is well placed. After all, this is the Southeastern Conference. The Gamecocks (6-0, 4-0 SEC) head to angry LSU, the defending league...

MILWAUKEE -- MILWAUKEE-Since breaking through to make the playoffs in 2008 after a 26-year drought, the Milwaukee Brewers have raised the bar of expectations - both internally and externally. "Our goal is to get to the postseason as many years as we can," said general manager Doug Melvin. In that regard, the 2012 season was a failure. The Brewers went from a franchise-record 96 victories and their first National League Central Division crown the previous year to an 83-79 record, good for third place, 14 games behind Cincinnati. But it was the path the Brewers took to get to that record that requires qualifiers in assessing their season and the direction in which the club is headed. After...

Game Analysis: UB had a chance to break this one wide open early but turnovers squashed that possibility. And then the defense couldn’t produce a late stop despite spending so little time on the field all afternoon. In some ways it was...

PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Dennis Jenkins ran for 154 yards and two touchdowns, helping Arkansas-Pine Bluff...

AUSTIN — Out of nowhere, Texas caught a break, and this wasn't a surprise. In fact, this was how it almost always had happened in close games with Mack Brown on the sideline. The Longhorns forced a turnover exactly when they needed it, and the rest was going to be academic. Facing the peril of near-disaster, they'd escape again somehow. After forcing Geno Smith to fumble midway through the fourth quarter and recovering deep in West Virginia territory, UT was going to win at Royal-Memorial Stadium on...

Mesa volleyball team sweeps Black Hills State at Brownson Colorado Mesa’s Kelly Regimbal makes a play on the volleyball Saturday afternoon during the Mavericks’ three-game sweep of Black Hills State at Brownson Arena. Christopher Tomlinson...

DETROIT • Justin Verlander threw a fastball that caught a bit too much of the plate, allowing Oakland's Coco Crisp to lead off the game with a stunning home run. For the first few innings, Verlander labored, his pitch count rising while his control deserted him. But the Athletics could manage only that one run, missing their best chance of the night to break through against Detroit's hard-throwing ace. Verlander held Oakland scoreless after his early slip, and Alex Avila homered in the fifth inning to lift the Tigers over the Athletics 3-1 Saturday night in the opener of their best-of-five AL playoff. Verlander allowed...

How AP Top 10 Fared Class 5A 1. Katy (5-0) beat Katy Mayde Creek 70-7. 2. DeSoto (5-0) idle. 3. Cibolo Steele (5-0) idle. 4. Abilene (6-0) beat Abilene Cooper 31-27. 5. Coppell (5-0) idle. 6. Galena Park North Shore (5-0) idle. 7. Southlake Carroll (4-1) beat Timber Crk 65-7. 8. Allen (4-1) idle. 9. Lake Travis (5-1) beat Austin Bowie 24-14. 10. Dal. Skyline (4-1) beat Rich. Lake Highlands 42-6. Class 4A 1. Prlnd Dawson (5-0) beat Texas City 32-29. 2. Lancaster (5-0) beat Waxahachie 45-14. 3. Tyler (4-1) idle. 4. Aledo (4-1) beat FW South Hills 49-0. 5. Angleton (4-1) beat Rosnbrg Lamar 50-17. 6. WF Rider (4-1) beat FW Brewer 44-17. 7. Dallas H.P. (4-1) beat North Forney 50-7. 8. Nederland...

In his first major interview since overseeing Europe’s miracle at Medinah, Jose Maria Olazabal talks Seve, Poulter, poor timekeeping and how it was payback for his long battle with arthritis Jose Maria Olazabal, Europe's winning Ryder Cup captain, digests his achievement Photo: ANDREW REDINGTON/GETTY IMAGES By Oliver Brown 6:00AM BST 07 Oct 2012 Comments Still reeling from a Medinah miracle, and the most gloriously improbable comeback that golf has ever seen, José María Olazábal can at last stop to think about himself. After 18 months of total immersion in the fate of 12 players, and after a week of raw emotion stirred by the loss of Seve Ballesteros,...

Jonas Blixt birdied six of the last seven holes for a five-under 66 and a share of the lead with Ryan Moore and Brendon de Jonge in the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas. A version of this brief appeared in print on October 7, 2012, on page SP5 of the New York edition with the headline: A 3-Way Tie in Las Vegas. Get Free E-mail Alerts on These Topics Golf Driving the Mohawk Trail Also in Travel » Waves and wildlife in Costa Rica 36 hours in Dubrovnik, Croatia Advertisements Election 2012 - Definitive Coverage ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Stephen Morris let fly with a long pass on the first scrimmage play Saturday night and Phillip Dorsett, his favorite receiver, was well behind Notre Dame's defense for what could have been an easy touchdown for Miami. Instead the ball went off Dorsett's hands. Four plays later, Morris placed a nearly perfect pass right into Dorsett's chest near the goal line. Once again the ball fell to the ground, a second straight miss for a sure-handed receiver. Those drops set the tone for a miserable Saturday...

Buster Posey won the Willie Mac Award and the NL batting title. He'll be Comeback Player of the Year and the league's Most Valuable Player. And he is underappreciated. I'm referring only partially to Bruce Bochy's odd proclivity for granting personal-catcher privileges to two starting pitchers, thus relegating Posey to first base, where his...

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First quarter Key play: A decent snap went through punter Trey Barrow's hands and out of the end zone for a safety that cut Mizzou's lead to 6-2. Key stat: Missouri outgained Vanderbilt 133-23 but only came away with a four-point lead. Second quarter Key play: Defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson was called for a...

Musical Romance accomplished both the immediate and long-term missions for her owners on Saturday at Calder Casino & Race Course. In her final race on her home track, the 2011 national distaff sprint champion beat Golden Mystery by three-quarters of a length in the $55,000 Mike Sherman Memorial Stakes. “This sets up where we want to be,” said Bill Kaplan, the trainer and part owner of Musical Romance. That is the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (Grade 1) on Nov. 3 at Santa Anita Park...

The [], as we are well aware, have money to burn this winter. But the trick will be fighting the urge to spend it. In a year with a weak free agent class, there will be no obvious targets to pursue. And with [] the only big-ticket free agent on the roster, there isn’t much worth extending in-house. That means the Red Sox must practice patience this winter, even with more than $100 million to spend, in order to avoid the pitfalls that ended up hamstringing them last winter. That may be tough to stomach for a fanbase disillusioned with two straight disappointing finishes, but it’s the truth. Climbing back into...

By Brent Zwerneman | Saturday, October 6, 2012 | Updated: Sunday, October 7, 2012 12:04am Comments (0) E-mail Print Tweet Page 1 of 1 OXFORD, Miss. - Texas A&M senior linebacker Jonathan Stewart had seen crazy games like the Aggies' first Southeastern Conference road contest before. "On the TV - on ESPN Classic," Stewart said. "This whole game we were just fighting." The fight paid off for A&M in an otherwise unwieldy affair that, thanks to a wild fourth quarter, careened into a classic. The Aggies overcame a late 10-point deficit to prevail 30-27 before a stunned crowd at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Saturday....

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OXFORD, Miss. — Texas A&M senior linebacker Jonathan Stewart had seen crazy games like the Aggies' first Southeastern Conference road contest before. "On the TV — on ESPN Classic," he said late Saturday night. "This whole game we were just fighting." The fight finally paid off for A&M in an otherwise unwieldy affair that, thanks to a wild fourth quarter, careened into a classic. The Aggies overcame a late 10-point deficit to prevail 30-27 before a stunned crowd at Vaught-Hemingway...

1) Orchard Park (5-1) lost to Jamestown, 35-28. Next week: vs. Niagara Falls. 2) St. Joe’s (6-0) beat Lockport, 30-25. Next week: at Bishop Timon-St. Jude. 3) Canisius (6-0) beat V-Aquinas, 35-7. Next week: vs. Cardinal O’Hara. 4)...

• President Obama on Friday signed into law the Billfish Conservation Act, which bans the importation of sailfish, marlin and spearfish in the continental United States. The new law resulted from collaboration among a diverse coalition of angling and...