THE THIRD STRING
Love? said the night-watchman, as he watched in an
abstracted fashion the efforts of a skipper to reach
a brother skipper on a passing barge with a boathook.
Don’t talk ...
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W. W. Jacobs, remembered today almost exclusively for his horror story "The Monkey's Paw" (The Lady of the Barge, 1902), was one of the most popular English humorists of the early twentieth century. H...
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The Utah Jazz starting backcourt of Deron Williams and Derek Fisher could miss Game 5 of the Western Conference finals against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night.Williams has a sprained right...
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Micheal Spurlock started up the middle, cut to the outside and didn't stop running until making history for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.The Bucs ran back a kickoff for a touchdown for the first time i...
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The New York Islanders still have a shot at the postseason. They got the first win of two this weekend they needed to stay in the hunt, and then got help Saturday night when the Toronto Maple Leafs...
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Josh Harding may be raising some eyebrows around the league, but not in the Minnesota locker room. The third-string rookie goalie made 35 saves, and Dominic Moore scored twice to lift the Wild to a...
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Steve Nash had 19 points and 15 assists and the Phoenix Suns beat the Houston Rockets 115-105 on Saturday night for their fifth straight win.Leandro Barbosa and Amare Stoudemire had 21 points apiec...
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Jordan Palmer was packed for Phoenix, ready to take his career to the Arena Football League, when he got a most unusual offer.The Cincinnati Bengals wanted to know if he would like to try to earn a...
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The San Diego Chargers have beaten the New England Patriots in September and October without any problem. Now they need to do it in January, when the Patriots really shine.The Patriots visit the Ch...
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The New York Islanders still have a shot at the postseason. They got the first win of two this weekend that they needed to stay in the hunt. New York then held out hope that Toronto would knock out...
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The San Diego Chargers have beaten the New England Patriots in September and October without any problem. Now they need to do it in January, when the Patriots really shine.The Patriots visit the Ch...
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Josh Harding is off to superb start with the Minnesota Wild. The third-string rookie goalie made 35 saves, and Dominic Moore scored twice to lift the Wild to a 5-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Fr...
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The Third String
W(illiam) W(ymark) Jacobs
Jazz's Williams, Fisher may miss Game 5
