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Morning Pixels: John Wall practices, everyone gushes Jan 4th 2013, 14:24 John Wall participated in his first practice yesterday, and everyone was excited. Wall didn't speak with reporters after practice, but his coach and teammates were more than happy to spout positive pixels about his return. Read full article >> Bill O'Brien will stay at Penn State Jan 4th 2013, 14:08 Joe Paterno lasted for decades as the Penn State football coach. His successor, Bill O'Brien, isn't going to bolt after only one season. O'Brien had plenty of opportunity. He interviewed for the vacant Cleveland Browns head-coaching job this week, and was, according to multiple reports, on the Philadelphia Eagles' list to succeed Andy Reid. The Arizona Cardinals and San Diego Chargers also reportedly were interested. But O'Brien, who led the Nittany Lions to an 8-4 record and was Big Ten coach of the year, put an end to NFL talk Thursay night. Read full article >> Stephen Jackson injured by Mayor Bloomberg's waitress (video) Jan 4th 2013, 12:48 Knicks assist, Michael Bloomberg? San Antonio Spurs forward Stephen Jackson hobbled off the Madison Square Garden court after spraining his ankle when he tripped over a waitress who was kneeling by the courtside seat containing the billionaire mayor of New York City on Thursday night. Read full article >> Phil Jackson, Jeanie Buss engaged Jan 4th 2013, 11:40 There's one sure way to keep Phil Jackson on the Los Angeles Lakers' perennial list of possible coaches: marry him. Showing even more patience than Lakers fans, Jeanie Buss, whose family owns the team, announced Thursday night that she is engaged to her longlonglong-time boyfriend, the team's former coach. Frankly, it's about time. Buss, 51, and Jackson, 69, have been together since 1999 and live together in Playa del Ray. (Maybe the Zen Master just pried a diamond out of one of those 11 championship rings ) Read full article >> Northeastern rallies past George Mason in second half Jan 4th 2013, 04:48 George Mason has not enjoyed a smooth start to the season, but when all else failed, the Patriots could usually count on defense to bail them out. The offense would come around this winter, they figured, and when it did, they would make a serious push for the title in a weakened Colonial Athletic Association. Read full article >> Maryland women vs. North Carolina: Shooting woes cost Terps in road defeat Jan 4th 2013, 04:36 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The eighth-ranked Maryland women's basketball team failed to protect a double-digit lead in the first half, then trailed by 11 late in the game before staging a frantic comeback that wasn't enough to overcome an extended shooting lull in a 60-57 loss to No. 15 North Carolina on Thursday night at Carmichael Arena. Read full article >> Redskins' secondary is vastly improved in season's second half Jan 4th 2013, 02:39 If there was an indelible image from the ugly start to the Washington Redskins' season — three wins in nine games, another nicely paved road to oblivion — it came at the tail end of their Oct. 21 game against the New York Giants. Eli Manning dropped back to pass, his team trailing the Redskins by three points with 1 minute 23 seconds left in the game. From his 15-yard line, Manning unloaded, and the ball nestled into the hands of receiver Victor Cruz, just beyond midfield. Read full article >> Seahawks' Pete Carroll forges his own way into NFL playoffs Jan 4th 2013, 02:17 Pete Carroll took on a tough assignment in replacing Bill Parcells as head coach of the New England Patriots. He won 10 games, then nine the next year and eight in Year Three. It's no wonder on his last day leading the franchise, a fan in the stands held up a sign that said, "Had the Tuna, but ended up with a Flounder." Read full article >>

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