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  • Hamlin wins Coca-Cola 600 pole with record lap

    Denny Hamlin broke the track record Thursday with a lap of 195.624 mph to capture the pole for the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Hamlin, who never has won a Sprint Cup race at CMS, was one of eight drivers to top the previous record of 193.708 set last October ...

  • Phillies Utley out 2-4 weeks with oblique strain

    Chase Utley on the 15-day disabled list with an oblique strain.Utley could miss up to four weeks. The team will make a roster move before Friday's game at Washington."We do believe and hope that Chase will be ready to play in Philadelphia within 15 days," general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said. "We are being cautious with this injury as it is a tricky one and want to make sure ...

  • PBT Cavs reportedly eyeing Porter with No. 1 pick

    Most likely, the Cleveland Cavaliers will take Nerlens Noel with the No. 1 overall pick. When you think about their needs, a big man who can run the floor and defend the rim fits that. Of course, Noel is a project, a couple years away from really contributing much at all to an NBA team. So the Cavs are looking around. ...

  • PFT DT Seymour talking contract with Falcons

    AP The Falcons have moved carefully and specifically this offseason, not adding many players, but adding veterans at positions of need. They may be about to again. According to Alex Marvez of FoxSports.com and John Manasso of FOXSportsSouth.com, the ...

  • Cardinals sign DB Mathieu to four-year contract

    Arizona Cardinals . The team's third-round draft pick, Mathieu did not play last season after repeated off-field issues. The deal could be worth up to just over $3 million. According to a person familiar with the contract, Mathieu does not get his entire slotted salary bonus of $662,500 at first. Initially, he gets $265,000 with the remainder spread out over the next three ...


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Death of a Cyclist (Muerte de un ciclista) [DVD]

Death of a Cyclist (Muerte de un ciclista) [DVD]

Like the works of the early French New Wave or Eisenstein's silent films, Juan Antonio Bardem's Death of a Cyclist (Muerte de un ciclista) is a film forged from theoretical and ideological conviction. Produced in Spain under the Franco regime, where cinema had be ... ...

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  • Rob Ryan says hurt feelings unite him Saints D

    Stacy Revere /Getty Images METAIRIE, La. (AP) -- Rob Ryan figures his firing in Dallas will only help him relate to a Saints defense humbled by a historically bad season. "I don't like getting fired," Ryan said Thursday during his first meeting with reporters since Sean Payton hired him in February to revamp New Orleans' last-ranked defense. "I know I got ...

  • Report EA Sports used Tebows name in game

    Rarely is Tim Tebow overshadowed, but in this case everyone's favorite backup free agent is merely a smaller piece of a potentially massive lawsuit against the NCAA. Long story short: Former UCLA basketball player Ed O'Bannon is spearheading a lawsuit against the NCAA, EA Sports and the Collegiate Licensing Company, alleging that the companies have profited immensely by using the ...

  • Broussard Phil Jackson fuels Detroit rumors

    Detroit Pistons ' head-coaching vacancy. That's because the Pistons' hire will be a tell-tale sign of how much power truly remains in the hands of franchise icon, and current president of basketball operations, Joe ...

  • Sources Mattingly wasnt critical of front office

    When Dodgers manager Don Mattingly abruptly criticized the lack of fight and competitiveness on his team's "All-Star" roster Wednesday morning, he wasn't aiming that critique at the front office, despite widespread assumptions to the contrary, sources say. In fact, the manager and general manager Ned Colletti were in agreement on those sentiments, sources told ESPN. And ...

  • Kasten understanding of Mattinglys comments

    Dodgers president Stan Kasten said he was "absolutely" understanding of manager Don Mattingly's critical comments about the team before Wednesday's game in Milwaukee and that he had no problem with them. "I didn't know the specifics of what he was going to say -- I was out of town on the East Coast in meetings -- and I don't know what he's going to say ...

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