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Avalanche beat the Kings in OT
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Avalanche beat the Kings in OT

November 23, 2013

Jan Hejda and the Colorado Avalanche caught Anze Kopitar and the Kings on Saturday night in Los Angeles with an overtime goal to give the Avs a 1-0 shutout, skate-off…

Putting a Bear on his backside
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Putting a Bear on his backside

November 23, 2013

Brandon Marshall went up and over T. J. McDonald for 117 receiving yards, but McDonald’s Rams delivered the big blow, outscoring the Bears 21-7 in the first quarter and 18-7…

Denver Broncos (9-1) at New England Patriots (7-3)
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Denver Broncos (9-1) at New England Patriots (7-3)

November 23, 2013

Opening Line: Broncos by 2½. Record vs. Spread: Denver, 7-3; New England, 5-5. Series Record: Broncos lead 27-19. Last Meeting: Patriots beat the Broncos 31-21, Oct. 7, 2012. Last Week:…

Amendola, again, follows in Welker’s footsteps
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Amendola, again, follows in Welker’s footsteps

November 22, 2013

Danny Amendola – Wes Welker’s replacement at Texas Tech, then New England – joined the Patriots as a free agent from the St. Louis Rams in March and has just…

Of the 13, a pick-6 of favorites
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Of the 13, a pick-6 of favorites

November 21, 2013

At the end of the game, Tom Brady has shook Peyton Manning’s hand as the victor nine times out of 13. He’s thrown for 3,059 passing yards and 23 touchdowns…

Welker is back at Broncos’ practice
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Welker is back at Broncos’ practice

November 21, 2013

Wes Welker suffered a concussion last week against the Kansas City Chiefs, missed practice Monday through Wednesday, passed his baseline concussion test, then was back on the field for Thursday’s…

D’ing up Manning healthy is hard enough …
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D’ing up Manning healthy is hard enough …

November 20, 2013

Devin McCourty is one of few healthy players on defense for the New England Patriots, which doesn’t bode well with Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos’ high-scoring offense coming to…

Seahawks and Broncos are the definitive 1-2
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Seahawks and Broncos are the definitive 1-2

November 19, 2013

The Seahawks took over the top spot in the poll Tuesday with 379 points and seven-first place votes, even though the Broncos picked up the signature win of the weekend…

Marquee QB1s
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Marquee QB1s

November 19, 2013

Elway remembers well the significance of the Brady and Manning-esque matchups