SPORTS

SPORTS
Jinx or blessing?
OHIO STATE'S Troy Smith will be next to test the theory of the Heisman burden, when he leads the top-ranked Buckeyes against Florida in the national title game Jan. 8.
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Brawl penalties
NBA COMMISSIONER David Stern suspended scoring leader Carmelo Anthony for 15 games, and six other players were penalized for their part in the Nuggets-Knicks brawl.
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LOCAL
Christmas wish
AT A TIME of year when many children are writing letters to Santa, two 11-year-olds at Montessori School of the Mahoning Valley wrote a letter to their school administrator instead.
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BUSINESS
Stock option moves
TWO SENIOR executives at the parent company of RMI Titanium Co. recently cashed in about 4 million worth of stock options.
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ENTERTAINMENT
'Balboa' review
WRITTEN, DIRECTED by and starring Sylvester Stallone, "Rocky Balboa" faithfully follows the formula of its predecessors. Even so, you might be surprised.
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