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Yankee Stadium Jinx Plot Thickens
Jinxed Yankee Stadium BRONX, NY - An investigation into clandestine attempts by the Boston Red Sox to jinx the New York Yankees' new stadium continued to widen today. Evidence has been uncovered that a well-organized plan was in place that included current and former players, and prominent items of memorabilia. It has become apparent that Gino Castignoli, a construction worker who recently admitted to burying a David Ortiz jersey in concrete, has unwittingly exposed the much larger plan... (full story here)

Tiger Woods' Slump Continues
Tiger Woods ORLANDO, FL - Tiger Woods limped his way to another tour victory on Sunday, needing a 25 foot putt to birdie the final hole and beat 45 year old journeyman Bart Bryant. The win capped off a disappointing weekend that began with Woods having to post a 66 on Saturday just to make the final pairing. The Tournament marks the second time this season that Woods has won by only one shot.... (full story here)

Giants Successfully Avoid Giants Fans
Giants Fan TAMPA, FL - The New York Giants kept their Super Bowl dreams alive by beating the Tampa Bay Bucs 24-14 on Sunday. On an unseasonably warm day, the Giants took a 14-7 lead in the fourth quarter in front of 50,000 pleasant Bucks fans, and never looked back. The playoff road ahead continues to favor the Giants, as they now will head to Dallas and yet another friendly environment practically free of Giants fans... (full story here)

Patriots Accuse Dolphins Of Showboating
Miami 0-16 FOXBORO, MA - The New England Patriots cruised to a 34-13 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday to maintain their perfect season at 13-0. They were matched, however, by an equally impressive 38-17 loss by the Miami Dolphins, who are on a quest for a perfect season of their own. Some in New England think their division rivals may be trying to steal some of the thunder from the Pat's record-breaking season... (full story here)

(Your Team Here) Screwed By BCS
Bowl Championship Series LOS ANGELES,CA - After a thrity-minute over dramatization reminiscent of an American Idol results show, FOX announced that LSU and Ohio Stae will play in the BCS championship game. Everyone was thrilled with the results with the exeption of Virginia Tech, USC, Oklahoma, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, West Virginia, Arizona State, Michigan, wait, Michigan?... (full story here)

Franchione Trumps Callahan
Dennis Franchione COLLEGE STATION, TX - Texas A&M head football coach Dennis Frachione resigned less than an hour after defeating rival Texas, easily beating out Bill Callahan's firing from Nebraska on Saturday. Although neither move was unexpected, Callahan was the clear frontrunner to get the earliest boot... (full story here)

Falcons Approach QB Benching Record
Benched Byron ATLANTA, GA - The Atlanta Falcons moved on step closer to the season quarterback benching record when head coach Bobby Petrino replaced Byron Leftwich with Joey Harrington in the third quarter of the 31-7 loss to the Buccaneers. The move puts the total benchings to date at 4, putting the record of 5 within easy reach. With the possibility of Chris Redman making a start before the season is over, the record could be shattered... (full story here)

Manning Defiles Another Colts Record
Peyton Manning SAN DIEGO, CA - The San Diego Chargers held off a late rally by the Indianapolis Colts and came away with a 23-21 victory in front of a home crowd of 53,755 on Sunday night. Despite the losing effort, Colts quarterback Peyton Manning broke yet another of Johnny Unitas' passing records by tossing six flawless interceptions. The final pick came with just 9 seconds left in the game... (full story here)

Patriots Pile On - Again
Tom Brady INDIANAPOLIS, IN - The New England Patriots continued their season of dominance by beating the Indianapolis Colts 24-20 in the much-anticipated midseason clash of unbeatens. Seemingly eager to remain at the center of controversy, Patriot's head coach Bill Belichick continued his quest to pad the statistics of his star quarterback in the win. With the game well at hand, Belichick sent in Tom Brady late in the fourth quarter to chip away at Peyton Manning's game ending kneel-down record... (full story here)

Isaiah Thomas Condemns the 'H' Word
Isaiah Thomas NEW YORK, NY - New York Nicks president Isaiah Thomas held a press conference today to officially condemn the word 'ho', particularly when used by a white person. The term, deemed by many to be derogatory towards women, recently helped end the career of radio talk show host Don Imus, when he used it describe the NCAA women's championship basketball team. Thomas says the unrestricted use of derogatory terms towards black women must come to and end... (full story here)

Survey: Even The NFL Has Homely Cheerleaders
Not A Homely Cheerleader INDIANAPOLIS, IN - In recent months several sports publications and websites have sponsored surveys for readers to vote on the NFL's best looking cheerleaders. While the results varied from poll to poll, few published results beyond the top ten, and none listed girls who received little or no votes. In an effort to raise awareness of girls forgotten by these polls, The Daily Redundancy has combined the results to recognize the NFL's 10 homeliest cheerleaders. See poll results HERE (full story here)

Source: Charlie Weis Dug Up The Gipper
The Gipper TRAVERSE CITY, MI - A source close to the Houghton County [MI] Medical Examiner's Office has informed The Daily Redundancy that the recent exhumation of George Gipp may have involved current Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis. Gipp, a Notre Dame football legend who died during his senior year in 1920, was the inspiration for Knute Rockne's famous 'win one for the Gipper' speech later immortalized in film. His body was exhumed for unexplained reasons on October 4, just two days before Notre dame's first victory of the season over UCLA. (full story here)

Cubs Step Up Big To Preserve Tradition
Cubs Lose Again CHICAGO, IL - The Chicago Cubs capped their magical worst-to-first season by getting swept by the Arizona Diamondbacks, sending a strong message to the rest of the league about their commitment to a losing tradition. "This was huge." said manager Lou Pinella, obviously relieved after the game. "After we won the pennant, we all kind of looked at each other as a team and said 'My God, we're in the playoffs. What do we do now?' I think we answered that question in a big way." (full story here)

Baseball Fines Barry Bonds 100 Home Runs
Barry Bonds SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Borrowing on NASCAR's policy of deducting championship points for rule violations and public behavior, baseball will fine slugger Barry Bonds 100 home runs for past policy infractions. The commissioner will announce the penalty at a press conference later today. Bonds could not be reached for comment.

In a press release, the commissioner's office cited "hundreds" of media violations and public statements deemed "detrimental to the league". The seven-time National League MVP was well-known in media circles as being quite less than cordial.... (full story here)
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• Mets Forced To Pitch In Every Game
• NBA's Black Hole
• Experts Predict Ten Top Ten Draft Picks
• Baseball Review Under Review
• Nationals Rattled By Victory
• No Repeat For NHL
• College Spring Games Rated Higher Than MLB
• Most Valuable Player Should Be MVP
• UNC Basketball Season Still Over
• (Your Team Here) Screwed By NCAA Selection Committee
• Florida Awaits Ohio State In NIT
• Randy Johnson Comes To Camp At 6'-9"
• Duke Gets in Along With That Other NC Team
• PGA Considers Second-Place Trophies
• Memphis Sneaks Into No 1 Slot
• Stewart Says He's Sorry Goodyear Has Crappy Tires
• Taylor Plans To Be A Dolphin, Parcells Not Amused
• Experts Agree: There Will Be 10 Top 10 Picks
• Flyers Take Heat Off Eagles, Philles
• This Just In: New England Has A Basketball Team
• Childress Dissapointed About Fourth Place
• Go Figure - Dice-K To Pitch In Japan
• Renowned Ranker Ranks Rookies
• Coughlin, NY Press Found In Motel Room
• Bolts Cool Off The Flaming Thumbtacks
• Jags Claims Heinz Field For Florida
• Green Bay Braces For Holmgren-Coming
• Lebron: Cavs Saving Themselves For Playoffs
• Buckeys Ready For That Speedy Evil Conference
• International Bowl Draws Population Of Tonga
• LSU Sports Twin QB's
• Heisman Goes To Another White Guy
• NY Giants - The Best Bad Team In Football
• Chargers Struggle With New Image - Winners
• Pacers Taking Shots Off Court, Too
• Detriot Regaines Composure And Loses
• Vick Gets One Month Per Dog
• Is The NHL Smackdown On Ice?
• Who The Hell Is Marvin Harrison?
• Kobe Holds Himself To 28 In Win
• San Diego County Credit Union Poinsetta Bowl Countdown Begins
• Appalachian State Not So Bad After All
• Best In The West? Big Deal
• Isaiah Thomas: "We're Sorry Bitches"
• When Throat-Slash Gestures Go Bad
• Georgetown Shocks Jacksonville
• Lute Olsen Is Still Alive
• Saints Can't Pull Off Triple Reverse Kneel Down
• Buckeyes Tops In Polls With 2nd Impressive Bye
• NFL Winners And Losers Tie - Again
• Duke Shocks Davidson
• Gibbs Runs Out Of Timeouts The Fast Way
• Get Your Sports Cliche HERE
• Les Miles: Read My Lips...
• Rednecks In Tuxedos
• LSU, OSU: "BCS System Is Perfect
• Notre Dame Shocks Stanford
• Pats Fail To Cover Spread - Again
• Buckeyes Shoot Up Polls With Impressive Bye
• Peyton Wants Eli To Change Last Name
• Calling Agent Zero
• Florida State - The Basketball School
• NFL Considers 4 Points For The 'Double Doink'
• Notre Dame Shocks Duke
• Glavine Crawls Back To Atlanta
• Favre Beats Testaverde In Senior Bowl
• Compared To Patriots, Celtics Still Stink
• Pats Squeak By Bills In Nail-Biter
• Jeff Gordon: "Screw Jimmie Johnson"
• Who The Hell Is David Garrard?
• 5-7 Rivera To Make $670,000 Per Inch
• 'Idiot Kicker' Saves The Colts
• Is Orlando Magic?
• A-Rod's Deal To Include Yankee Stadium
• Notre Dame 1-9 For First Time In History
• Duke Talks Trash For First Time In History
• Cowboys Sweep Giants
• MLB Bookie Of The Year Predictions
• Jimmie Johnson: "Screw Jeff Gordon"
• Romeo Crennel Has Brain Fart
• Lovie Smith: "Rex Griese Is My QB"
• Ohio State Gets Zooked
• Quoth The Ravens: Air McNair? Nevermore
• LSU No.1, Michigan Miffed
• Joe Torre - Baseball's Phil Jackson
• Who The Hell Is Stanley Morgan?
• CBS Calls Kelenna Azubuike 'Boy'
• Big Ben Big Ben
• PGA Votes To Re-Ban Black Golfers
• Mercer, Garner-Webb Early NCAA Favorites
• Goldstein: Eric Lindros Was A Hack
• NFL Season Continues After Pats-Colts
• Oregon & Kansas Are Good Enough To Become States
• Jimmie Johnson: "Screw Jeff Gordon"
• Terrell Owens Sticks It To Eagles
• Bowden Proud Of Win Over Boston Patriots
• Pacman Jones Attempts Sucking Up
• Kobe's Status: Game To Game
• Navy Feels Sorry For Notre Dame
• God Jealous Of Red Sox And Pats
• Martina Hingis Pretty Sure Of Innocence
• Ducks Giving Anaheim A Bad Name
• Van Gundy And Riley Conquer Florida
• Guy With The Teeth Wins That Tournament
• Texans Looking For A Natural Disaster
• Peterson Unable To Rush For 300
• Buckeyes: Best High School Team In Country
• A-Rod Worth More Than KC Royals
• Beckham Overcomes Injury For Charity
• ATP Gambles On Betting
• Red Sox Fans Ruin Red Sox Parade
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