Contra Costa Times: Quieting Red Sox fans is one job A's Duchscherer can finish

OAKLAND -- This is the new world of baseball, the one where if you don't throw a no-hitter you don't pitch nine innings. As Justin Duchscherer found out Saturday night. Along with the rest of us.

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Oakland Tribune: Giants are what we thought they'd be: Bad

SAN FRANCISCO — The reliever said he's at a loss for words. He shouldn't be. There's a great deal to say about this year's Giants. Most of it repetitive. Most of it negative.

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London Daily Telegraph: Sergio Garcia silences critics at Sawgrass

PONTE VEDRA BEACH — The criticism of Sergio Garcia ended here. At the 17th hole of a golf course as tough as they come.

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CBS Sports: Left-handed compliment: It could be Phil's Masters, after all

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- This was supposed to be Tiger's Masters, but at the halfway mark it's looking more like Phil's Masters. And while Tiger's struggle might be a surprise -- all right, it is a surprise -- Phil's success is not.

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Oakland Tribune: Mystique of The Masters grows on fans

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The skepticism is understandable. All that reverence, that praise. For a sporting event, a golf tournament.

On a course at odds with America's concept of egalitarianism.

On a course where the hedges are high and privacy is at an extreme.

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Independent (Ireland): Giants of men tear asunder 'perfect' Patriots

It was no less than the second biggest upset in the history of the Super Bowl. Only No III, in which Joe Namath of the then upstart New York Jets beat the mighty Baltimore Colts was larger. This one on Sunday night in Super Bowl XLII was stunning, surprising, enlightening.

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London Daily Telegraph: Beating Tom Brady's Patriots is a titanic task

Glendale, Arizona - The slogan on their T-shirts and on our minds is, "Talk is cheap, play the game". It is the mantra of the New York Giants and tomorrow, after a week of talk, the Giants finally play the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII.

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