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Manning, McNair tie for MVP honors
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| Jan.4 |
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Packers beat Seattle in NFC play-off
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| Jan.9 |
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Boucher sets two shutout records
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| Jan.10 |
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Panthers stun Rams
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| Jan.18 |
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Patriots return to Super Bowl over Colts Manning picked off 4 times as New England beat Indianapolis 24-14. Green had 3 of the team's 4 sacks
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| Jan.19 |
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 Kerry leads in caucuses| Shaking up the fight for the Democratic presidential nomination, senator was emerging as the preference of Iowa Democrats | |
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| Feb.2 |
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Tigers sign Pudge to $40 million deal
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| Feb.17 |
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 Kerry wins close Wisconsin race Democrat frontrunner has won a close race with John Edwards in the state primary
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| May.19 |
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T'wolves bounce Kings
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| May.20 |
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Pistons advance to East finals over Nets
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| May.31 |
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Lakers through to finals over Minnesota Los Angeles advanced to the finals for the 4th time in 5 years with a 96-90 victory over Timberwolves
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| Jun.1 |
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Pistons make NBA Finals over Pacers Detroit beat Indiana 69-65 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals and make first Finals since 1990
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| Jun.6 |
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Pistons surprise Lakers in opener
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| Jun.8 |
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Lakers beat Pistons 99-91 to even Finals
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| Jun.10 |
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Pistons shut down Lakers in Game 3 rout
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| Jun.13 |
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Detroit beating Lakers 88-80
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| Jun.15 |
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Pistons beat Lakers to clinch NBA title Detroit humiliated the Los Angeles 100-87 in Game 5 for their first title in 14 years
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| Jun.20 |
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Schumacher wins at The Brickyard
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| Jul.7 |
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Kerry and Edwards launch campaign Democratic presidential candidate and his running mate have launched their joint campaign for the White House
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| Jul.31 |
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Red Sox ship Garciaparra to Cubs
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| Aug.8 |
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Agassi won his 3rd Cincinnati Masters
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| Aug.19 |
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 U.S. medics' accused in prison abuse A leading bioethicist charges that U.S. military medical personnel are complicit in abuse of detainees
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| Aug.21 |
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Kerry comrade breaks war silence William Rood, now a journalist on the Chicago Tribune, defended a controversial Kerry tactic of charging ambushers
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| Aug.31 |
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Indians rout Yankees 22-0
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| Sep.7 |
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 Cheney: Kerry win risks terror attack Vice President: A win by Democratic candidate would put the US at risk of another 'devastating' terrorist attack
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| Sep.9 |
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Patriots edge Colts in first game of season
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| Sep.17 |
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Europe power into 3-point lead
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| Sep.18 |
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Europe assume command in Ryder Cup
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| Sep.19 |
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Europe win Ryder Cup Europe clinched the 35th Cup by an historic 18½-9½ margin after fending off a formidable American charge
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| Oct.4 |
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States race to register voters Election officials in 4 swing states are reporting record numbers of new voters for the presidential election
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| Oct.5 |
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Running mates clash over Iraq The 2 vice-presidential candidates in election have clashed on Iraq and other security issues in the TV debate
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| Oct.8 |
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 Candidates in second TV debate| Bush and Kerry have held their 2nd live TV debate. The two men sparred over Iraq and economy | |
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| Oct.9 |
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Yankees win 1st round series over Twins
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| Oct.10 |
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Cards eliminate Dodgers
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| Oct.21 |
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 Candidates turn focus to jobs, health care Bush and Kerry focus their efforts on three showdown states: Ohio, Minnesota and Pennsylvania
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St Louis reach World Series over Astros Cardinals overcame the Houston 5-2 at Busch Stadium thanks to Scott Rolen's two-run homer with 4-3 series win
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| Oct.23 |
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Red Sox win Game 1 over Cardinals
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| Oct.24 |
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Red Sox 2-0 lead over Cardinals
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| Oct.26 |
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St. Louis finds itself trailing Boston 3-0
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| Oct.27 |
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Boston won World Series title over St Louis| Red Sox sweep Cardinals for first World Series title in 86 years. Damon homered and Boston won 3-0 in Game 4 | |
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| Oct.30 |
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 Bush meets advisors over bin Laden tape President instructed top homeland and national security advisers to 'take all actions that might be necessary'
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| Oct.31 |
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Final push for key poll states| John Kerry and George W Bush have spent the penultimate day of the campaign in key battleground states | |
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| Nov.1 |
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White House rivals race to finish Bush and Kerry have been making last-ditch attempts to win support on the final day of campaigning
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| Nov.2 |
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No winner yet in 3 key states| Bed and blue states appear to be mostly sticking with the same party they did in the 2000 election | |
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| Nov.19 |
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Ugly brawl between Pacers, Pistons Players, fans exchanged punches in the stands near the end of the game forcing an early end to the Pacers' 97-82 victory
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| Nov.20 |
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NBA suspended 4 players
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| Dec.8 |
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Pacers Hit with Criminal Charges for Brawl
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| Dec.9 |
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Seminal Guitarist, 4 Others Die in Shooting A man charged on stage and opened fire at a heavy metal band Damageplan and fans at a crowded bar
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| Dec.26 |
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Reggie White dies at 43
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Football
Main Event: Kerry leads in caucuses