NFL-Brady finds right formula in setting playoffs record

Jan 13 (Reuters) - Tom Brady has won more playoff games than any other National Football League quarterback but few of those postseason victories will have tested the New England signal caller's ability to adapt than Sunday's win over the Houston Texans.Patriots running back Danny Woodhead went out early with a thumb injury and stand-out tight end Rob Gronkowski re-broke his left forearm when he...

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Brady finds right formula in setting playoffs record

(Reuters) - Tom Brady has won more playoff games than any other National Football League quarterback but few of those postseason victories will have tested the New England signal caller's ability to adapt than Sunday's win over the Houston Texans.Patriots running back Danny Woodhead went out early with a thumb injury and stand-out tight end Rob Gronkowski re-broke his left forearm when he hit the...

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AP Source: Eagles interviewed Brian Billick

during a news conference in Owings Mills, Md. The Philadelphia Eagles have interviewed …more PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles have interviewed former Ravens coach and current Fox analyst Brian Billick for their coaching vacancy, a person familiar with the meeting told The Associated Press on Sunday.Billick, who led Baltimore to a Super Bowl title in the 2000 season, met with the Eagles...

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Suns scorch Bulls to end road drought

(Reuters) - Luis Scola and the fast-paced Phoenix Suns heaved a collective sigh of relief after snapping a 12-game road losing streak with a rousing 97-81 win over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday. Argentine forward Scola scored 22 points and bench player Michael Beasley weighed in with 20 as the Suns stunned the Bulls at the United Center to improve to 13-26 for the season. Phoenix outshot Chicago...

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Ravens shock Broncos; 49ers rout Packers

The 49ers and Ravens are getting another shot at making the Super Bowl.Losers in tight conference championship games a year ago, they are returning to the final step before the big game in the Big Easy after wins Saturday.Baltimore took the long, frigid route, rallying at Denver for a 38-35 victory in an AFC divisional playoff. The Ravens will go to either New England, where they lost 23-20 in the...

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49ers rout Packers to book spot in NFC title game

ir NFL NFC Divisional play-off football game …more RELATED CONTENT     View PhotoGreen Bay Packers Randall Cobb …View PhotoSan Francisco 49ers Anthony Dixon …(Reuters) - Quarterback Colin Kaepernick set an NFL rushing record as he outplayed reigning NFL Most Valuable Player Aaron Rodgers to lead the San Francisco 49ers to a 45-31 playoff win over the visiting Green Bay Packers...

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Browns name Rob Chudzinski new coach

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns hauled their coaching search to Arizona and back. They talked to high-profile college coaches, NFL assistants and a fired pro coach who took a team to a Super Bowl.None of them was hired.Instead, Rob Chudzinski became their pick.With no experience as a head coach at any level, Chudzinski was hired Thursday night by the Cleveland Browns, the team he cheered for as a kid....

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Swiss lab chief disputes USADA claim on Armstrong

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The head of Switzerland's anti-doping laboratory described as "nonsense" claims by U.S. Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart that he helped Lance Armstrong avoid being caught for doping.Lab director Martial Saugy called a news conference Friday to answer accusations by Tygart that he provided Armstrong with information on how to avoid detection for use of the blood-boosting...

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Browns introduce Rob Chudzinski as new coach

CLEVELAND (AP) — Rob Chudzinski is back for his third tour with the Cleveland Browns, and this time he's calling the shots.Chudzinski, who spent the past two seasons as Carolina's offensive coordinator, was introduced as the club's sixth fulltime coach on Friday. He'll inherit a young roster he'll try to develop into a contender with the Browns, who have lost at least 11 games in each of the past...

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How Steve Jobs Tried to Save a Fellow Rebel CEO

When Hewlett Packard ousted CEO Mark Hurd in 2010, another once-ousted CEO named Steve Jobs tried to help him get his job back. As soon as Jobs heard the news of Hurd's resignation in August 2010, he sent an email to Hurd, report Bloomberg Businessweek's Ashley Vance and Aaron Ricadela in their cover story about the legacy that current HP CEO Meg Whitman inherited. Beyond sympathy over a fellow Silicon...

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