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Top Nine Sports Scandals of 2009 – TVNZ

December 31st, 2009
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Top Nine Sports Scandals of 2009
TVNZ
Fresh off winning a NRL Premiership, a flying Manly fullback by the name of Brett Stewart became the poster boy of the game. He and another rising star Greg ...

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DARYL MCLURE: Ups and downs of ’09 – Geelong Advertiser

December 31st, 2009
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DARYL MCLURE: Ups and downs of '09
Geelong Advertiser
There were a few high spots I suppose, Geelong winning the AFL premiership for example, but our personal family year was mixed, marred by serious illnesses, ...

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Panthers RBs DeAngelo Williams, Jonathan Stewart eye history in season finale – Los Angeles Times

December 31st, 2009
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Belleville News Democrat

Panthers RBs DeAngelo Williams, Jonathan Stewart eye history in season finale
Los Angeles Times
Such as it is with this tight-knit duo that has a chance to make history on Sunday as the first set of backs since the NFL-AFL merger to each rush for 1100 ...
Stewart misses practiceRotoTimes.com
DeAngelo Williams Earns NFL Pro Bowl HonorWMC-TV

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Raiders Dominate Oilers in 1967 AFL Championship – Raiders.com

December 31st, 2009
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Raiders.com

Raiders Dominate Oilers in 1967 AFL Championship
Raiders.com
The Raiders dominated the Houston Oilers 40-7 to claim the Silver and Black's first AFL championship and earned a trip to Super Bowl II. ...

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Nick Paterson considering return – Sunshine Coast Daily

December 31st, 2009
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Nick Paterson considering return
Sunshine Coast Daily
Paterson, a former Cronulla Shark with two NRL games to his credit, hung up his boots after the 2008 season to concentrate on coaching duties. ...

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Straight shooting cowboy – Bundaberg NewsMail

December 31st, 2009
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Straight shooting cowboy
Bundaberg NewsMail
RUGBY LEAGUE: A defiant Antonio Kaufusi has pledged to turn around his indifferent form from 2009 and carry the North Queensland Cowboys to the NRL finals ...

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Keefe has AFL future at his feet – The Gympie Times

December 31st, 2009
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Keefe has AFL future at his feet
The Gympie Times
Gympie AFL export Lachlan Keeffe's success story continues with Collingwood after being plucked from obscurity at an AFL development program in Brisbane ...
Keeffe hits study booksThe Gympie Times

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NSW Rugby creates new Waratahs board – The Roar (blog)

December 31st, 2009
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NSW Rugby creates new Waratahs board
The Roar (blog)
... of $3226280 from the ARU. Of expenditure, $2196285 went to Premiership rugby, $1358428 to Country, $1028356 to “Youth” and $370969 to Suburban rugby. ...

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Look to the future for the sake of our children – and rugby league – Sydney Morning Herald

December 31st, 2009
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Look to the future for the sake of our children - and rugby league
Sydney Morning Herald
But in sport, after a year mired by scandal, the NRL chief executive David Gallop had more simple hopes: ''That rugby league continues to make a positive ...

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The top bets of the year – Daily Telegraph

December 31st, 2009
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The top bets of the year
Daily Telegraph
TODAY marks the start of a new punting year and there has already been big money splashed about in the NRL, AFL and Australian Open tennis for 2010. ...

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ARU says no to Melbourne backer – The Australian

December 31st, 2009
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ARU says no to Melbourne backer
The Australian
THE Australian Rugby Union has frozen a $3 million line of credit to Melbourne's new Super 15 franchise as talks with potential financial backers collapsed. ...
Super 15 must look to Tokyo, not MelbourneThe Roar (blog)

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Love Shane Watson or hate him? – Herald Sun

December 31st, 2009
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Love Shane Watson or hate him?
Herald Sun
THE AFL has Collingwood. The NRL has Manly. Cricket now has Watto. Where do you stand on the player who has divided cricket fans? Has your heart been warmed ...

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And the gong of lead goes to … the Bulldogs – Sydney Morning Herald

December 31st, 2009
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Sydney Morning Herald

And the gong of lead goes to ... the Bulldogs
Sydney Morning Herald
Bulldogs players, of whom at least eight were revealed by the Herald to have been paid amounts on top of the contracts registered with the NRL to give the ...

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Rugby league in the noughties – The Guardian

December 31st, 2009
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Rugby league in the noughties
The Guardian
Photograph: John Giles/PA How it changed for the better In late 2000, British rugby league was in deep financial trouble, with the governing body around £2m ...

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Bulldogs look to lure Parramatta NRL star Daniel Mortimer – Herald Sun

December 31st, 2009
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Bulldogs look to lure Parramatta NRL star Daniel Mortimer
Herald Sun
PARRAMATTA might have won their epic preliminary final battle in September but the Bulldogs are now scheming to win the war for the ...

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Love Shane Watson or hate him? – Herald Sun

December 31st, 2009
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Love Shane Watson or hate him?
Herald Sun
The NRL has Manly. Cricket now has Watto. Where do you stand on the player who has divided cricket fans? Has your heart been warmed by his story of triumph ...

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Top 25 sports stories of 2009 – Courier Mail

December 30th, 2009
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Top 25 sports stories of 2009
Courier Mail
St Kilda wins 19 matches in a row but loses the AFL grand final to Geelong. • The swimming world championships are dominated by arguments about hi-tech ...
Top News Stories of 2009The Epoch Times
Top 9 News Stories in Metal of 2009Metal Injection.net

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The year’s 9 biggest newsmakers – AFL

December 30th, 2009
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AFL

The year's 9 biggest newsmakers
AFL
The AFL said it was right behind Port with its financial woes, and then demonstrated that when they joined the SANFL in propping up the ailing club. ...

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Police target drugs at Sensation – BigPond News

December 30th, 2009
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BigPond News

Police target drugs at Sensation
BigPond News
The event will transform the AFL and soccer arena into an underwater world filled with lights, fireworks and dancers raving to the beats of world-class Djs. ...
Police to dog NYE drug offendersSydney Morning Herald
Drug operation to target New Year's Eve and New Year's Day dance party revellersHerald Sun

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Old rivalries live on for centenary Newcastle Rugby League battle – Newcastle Herald

December 30th, 2009
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Old rivalries live on for centenary Newcastle Rugby League battle
Newcastle Herald
The Newcastle Rugby League was formed in 1908 and fielded a team, the Newcastle Rebels, in the Sydney competition for two seasons. ...

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