Optimism drives Biffle in Nextel Cup
 FORT WORTH, Texas — For Greg Biffle, the real Chase for the Nextel Cup championship begins Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway.With three of the 10 races remaining in NASCAR's playoff-style title race, Vancouver, Wash., native Biffle is third in the standings. He trails leader Tony Stewart by 75 points and second-place Jimmie Johnson by 32.Many observers have all but handed the title to 2002 champion Stewart or two-time series runner-up Johnson, drivers with a higher profile than Biffle.
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HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Rockets failed their first test playing without Tracy McGrady.With their superstar sidelined three weeks with back spasms, the Rockets struggled down the stretch on Saturday night, losing to the New Orleans Hornets 91-84.The Rockets found out before the game that McGrady could be out for the rest of November after hurting his back during Friday's practice.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - World record holder Paul Tergat pushed ahead in the final few meters to defeat defending champion Hendrick Ramaala of South Africa in a thrilling finish to the New York City Marathon on Sunday.The Kenyan, five-times world cross country champion, and Ramaala ran side by side over the last 100 meters in Central Park, trading the lead in a sprint the Kenyan won by less than a third of a second as Ramaala collapsed after crossing the line.
STATE COLLEGE — The images played out from the end of the sweetest November victory in who-knows-how-long ...Penn State’s Michael Robinson, the quarterback most everyone doubted, walked to the sideline as the applause thundered. His head coach, always faithful, waited for him with a tear falling from his eyes.
After one of the most turbulent weeks of his entire Old Trafford reign, Sir Alex Ferguson celebrated his 19th anniversary in charge of Manchester United by guiding them to one of their most amazing victories.Written off from all quarters, including his own captain, the obituaries for the most successful British manager of all time were penned and ready to roll.