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BRUSCHI BRUISES INDY

FOXBORO - The play looked rather routine. Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi tackled running back Dominic Rhodes, who had just caught a second-quarter Peyton Manning screen pass. But when Bruschi popped...

COREYING THE LOAD - DILLON'S RUNS PROPEL PATS

FOXBORO - The dream fulfilled, Corey Dillon huffed and puffed along the Patriots' sideline. His 27-yard carry midway through the fourth quarter had pushed his team to the Colts' 1-yard...

FEELING LIKE FAVORITE SONS

Last week, the Patriots served as the target of a vengeful team. This week, they seek revenge, and as of last night, oddsmakers figured they'd get it. New England is...

COREYING THE LOAD

FOXBORO - Every day, somewhere in Gillette Stadium, Corey Dillon finds a fellow Patriot and offers a hug or handshake. The gestures come full of gratitude, part of a year-long...

YOUTH PROVIDES HOPE FOR LOCAL PROGRAMS

HALF a college hoops season remains, yet the schools surrounding the game's mecca appear bound for a familiar fate. Once again, stories like Hofstra's 10-1 start, St. John's Holiday Festival...

STORM FIZZLE OUT DOWN THE STRETCH

W. Virginia 64St. John's 60 MORGANTOWN, W. Va. - Midweek at Madison Square Garden, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim told all who would listen that St. John's possesses "two good players,...

RECORD NIGHT FOR TIKI

In the end zone, the man his teammates call Mighty Mouse jumped to his feet and blew kisses to the Giants Stadium crowd. Then Tiki Barber disappeared into a sea...

BRADY FLUSHES FLOP VS. FINS

Hanging in his hotel room yesterday morning, Tom Brady flipped to HBO's Inside the NFL to fill an idle hour. Soon after, the show covered last Monday night's Dolphins-Patriots game....

GOTTA HAND IT TO PAT 'D'

The refrain was born Wednesday in a Gillette Stadium meeting room, and it returned last night in a Giants Stadium locker room. Safety Rodney Harrison sang it loudest of his...

STORM PACKS LATE PUNCH

St. John's 74 - Marist 66 Coach Norm Roberts watched his Red Storm stumble through the first few minutes of each half yesterday. His players committed 19 turnovers against a...

NBA'S GOING INTERNATIONAL

Twenty years into his reign over the NBA, David Stern's vision for pro basketball keeps growing. And by the time he hits his silver anniversary as the league's commissioner, he...

CAMBY WOULD LOVE RETURN TO KNICKS

Marcus Camby wants another crack at New York. Shipped to Denver in a draft-day deal two years ago, Camby admitted yesterday he, and his buddy Latrell Sprewell, yearn to return...

HOW 'BOUT MATT! USC'S LEINART TAKES HEISMAN IN LANDSLIDE

There was a chance for Heisman history here last night. The prestigious trophy could have ended up with a repeat winner for the second time ever, or with a freshman...

LEINART'S LANDSLIDE: MATT RUNS AWAY WITH HEISMAN

It started to sink in for Matt Leinart as he shook the hands behind the stage. About two dozen past Heisman Trophy winners gathered in a ballroom here at the...

STORM GOES EAST TO HOFSTRA

St. John's shortest and, to locals, most significant road trip of the season comes this afternoon when it rides 14 miles east to Hofstra Arena. For the first time since...

FROSH DUNSTON IS RAM-TOUGH

Bryant Dunston Jr. first realized the significance of his decision when Bryant Dunston Sr. pulled him aside 18 months ago. By choosing to attend Fordham, Dunston Sr. said, his son,...

FORDHAM HITS REAL LOW POINT

Holy Cross 53Fordham 39 With five minutes left in the game, Fordham basketball coach Dereck Whittenburg winced again. This time, he leaned back in his chair and, to cover the...

FRESH FACES KEEP JASPERS ROLLING

THE bonding began this summer in a courtesy car making the short drive from Lambert International Airport to a downtown St. Louis hotel. Manhattan College recruits Arturo Dubois and C.J....

URBAN SHOCKER ; MEYER SHUNS IRISH FOR FLORIDA

Utah coach Urban Meyer's so-called dream job dangled in front of him all week. But when the time came to grab control of Notre Dame's football program, he passed, and...

MARION AND MONTGOMERY IMPLICATED; BONDS NEXT?

Although BALCO founder Victor Conte fails to implicate Barry Bonds as a definite steroid user, Conte tells ABC's "20/20" in an interview airing tonight that track and field stars Marion...