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Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers, right, reacts as the Portland Trail Blazers celebrate after defeating the Celtics 89-87 when Shareef Abdur-Rahim hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer, Dec. 9, 2004, in Portland, Ore.
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Tiger Woods tees off on the third hole during the first round of the Target World Challenge, Dec. 9, 2004, in Thousand Oaks, Calif.
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Houston Rockets center Yao Ming (11) of China trips his way between San Antonio Spurs defenders Delvin Brown (23) Tony Massenburg (34) in the first half, Dec. 9, 2004, in Houston.
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The Seattle SuperSonics' Ray Allen drives past the defense of the San Antonio Spurs' Bruce Bowen during the second half in San Antonio, Dec. 8, 2004. Allen led Seattle in scoring with 29 points in their 102-96 win.
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Mia Hamm of the U.S. women's national soccer team jumps as she leaves the game in the second half of a friendly match against the Mexican women's national team, Dec. 8, 2004, in Carson Calif. This was Hamm's last game with the team as the U.S. won 5-0.
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Mark Healey gets caught on the lip and bails while riding a large wave during the first day of the Rip Curl Code STL Pipe Masters Trials, Dec. 8, 2004 at Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. Advancing to the quarterfinals as the heat winner, Healey will be looking for a place among the top 44 surfers in the main event, the Pipeline Masters.
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Charlotte Bobcats forward Steve Smith fouls Sacramento Kings forward Brad Miller in the third quarter in Sacramento, Calif., Dec. 7, 2004. The Kings won, 109-92.
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Connecticut's Ashley Valley flies in for a shot as Hartford's Tanika Price tries to stop her in the second half of the UConn-Hartford game in Hartford, Conn., Dec. 7, 2004. Connecticut defeated Hartford 55-32.
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Oklahoma State guard Stephen Graham, right, goes up for a shot against Syracuse's Craig Forth, center, and Josh Pace during the first half of the second game of the Jimmy V Classic, Dec. 7, 2004 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Graham was called for an offensive foul on the play. The No. 5 Cowboys beat the No. 4 Orange 74-60.
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The Dallas Cowboys' Julius Jones runs toward the end zone on a fourth-quarter touchdown as the Seattle Seahawks' Ken Hamlin tries to grab him, Dec. 6, 2004, in Seattle. The rookie Jones had 198 yards rushing and three touchdowns, helping Dallas erase a 10-point deficit with less than three minutes to play as the Cowboys stunned the Seattle Seahawks 43-39.
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The New Jersey Nets' Jason Kidd talks with the Toronto Raptors' Vince Carter during the second quarter, Dec. 6, 2004 in East Rutherford, N.J. Making his season debut, Kidd was credited with an assist on Richard Jefferson's jumper from the lane with 7.1 seconds left that gave the Nets an 88-86 victory over the Raptors.
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Luke Branquinho, of Los Alamos, Caif., brings down his steer in 3.7 seconds for a first-place finish in steer wrestling, Dec. 6, 2004 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas during the fourth go-round of the National Finals Rodeo.
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New York Jets running back Curtis Martin leaps over the Houston Texans defense in the second quarter on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2004, at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford. The Texans' Aaron Glenn (31) and the Jets' Chad Pennington (10) and Kareem McKenzie (67) look on.
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Phoenix Suns forward Quentin Richardson drives past Portland Trail Blazers forward Ruben Patterson during the second half in Portland, Ore., Dec. 5, 2004. Richardson had a 12-point run, on four 3-pointers, and scored 37 points to lift the Suns to a 121-99 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson leaps over an Oakland Raiders player and past cornerback Charles Woodson in the second quarter Sunday, Dec. 5, 2004, in Oakland, Calif. Kansas City won, 34-27.
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A fan shows his feelings for the play of the Cleveland Browns during their 42-15 loss to the New England Patriots, Dec. 5, 2004, in Cleveland. The loss, under interim coach Terry Robiskie, dropped the Browns to 3-9 on the season.
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The New York Knicks' Kurt Thomas is caught between the Charlotte Bobcats' Primoz Brezec, rear, and Brevin Knight during the second half on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004 in Charlotte, N.C. The Bobcats defeated the Knicks 107-101.
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WBC lightweight champion Jose Luis Castillo of Mexico, left, knocks the mouthpiece out of Joel Casamayor of Miami during the twelfth round Saturday, Dec., 4, 2004 at the Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
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USC's Reggie Bush flips into the end zone for a touchdown on a punt return against UCLA in the first half, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004, in Pasadena, Calif.
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Argentina's Vinicius Bacaro, right, scores a goal past Italy's goalkeeper Alexandre Feller during their semi-final match in the FIFA Futsal World Championship, Dec. 3, 2004 in Taipei, Taiwan. Italy won 7-4 and will meet defending champion Spain for the final.
