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  • It will further cement a short-term brand for the Clippers that will surely fuel a record-breaking off-season of season ticket renewals and new season ticket sales.

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  • This year's record-breaking fish was caught off north-eastern Japan and weighed in at 222kg (489lbs), some 47kg lighter than last year's prize-winner, which fetched 56m yen.

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  • Captain Radford looks set for a two-month lay-off after breaking a thumb against Huddersfield, while Whiting faces a longer spell on the sidelines because of a broken arm.

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  • The women say he punched Sieman in the face -- breaking her nose and cheekbone -- and lifted Stramaglia her off the ground by her hair, then threw her down and kicked her.

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  • Seven basketball-centric Catholic schools are breaking off to form a new conference next season.

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  • The gloss was removed ever so slightly from Messi's record-breaking night when Alves was sent off after conceding another penalty, converted by Siqueira, and defender Adriano was sidelined for 10 days with a leg injury.

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  • However, the downside reaction so far has been short-lived, at least short-term, with the dollar having rallied back 2.8% off that low, and breaking out above its 30-day m.a.

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  • During her 27 years at CNN, Moos has covered national and international issues and ground-breaking news and features, but she soon carved out a niche with her off-beat, thoughtful reporting on the quirkier aspects of life.

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  • The most important point is to keep portions under control by buying single-serving bars if possible or breaking off a serving and putting the rest of the bar out of sight so you are not tempted to eat more than one serving.

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  • He also had the dedication to successfully transform himself as a cricketer: After breaking into the national side as an off-spinner who could bat a bit, he found his ambitions thwarted by the outrageous talent of Muttiah Muralitharan, and started to work on his batting.

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  • Hopewell has also gotten flak for breaking the cardinal rule of mega-projects: Keep the costs off your own books.

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  • Who that is, exactly, has been open to some debate in recent weeks as Smith has taken lots of criticism for his abilities on the field despite a record-breaking career at West Virginia and his attitude off it.

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  • The Aussies, breaking at will, were on the front foot again when stand-off Thurston burst through before streaking half the length of the pitch.

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  • Social media campaigning, all around, is a gargantuan new breaking-ground for small businesses and American Express is keen to profit off it while it can.

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  • Cano led off the third and sent an 0-2 breaking ball a few rows beyond the auxiliary scoreboard in right-center for his eighth home run of the year.

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