Giants Vs. Cowboys

Giants, Cowboys Tied at 7 in 2nd Quarter

By The Associated Press – Jan. 13,2008

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Terrell Owens and Amani Toomer each had a touchdown catch to leave the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants tied at 7 in the second quarter of Sunday's NFC divisional playoff.

The Giants challenged after Dallas scored, but Owens was ruled in-bounds on a 5-yard catch from Tony Romo to end an efficient 9-play, 96-yard drive. Romo was 4-for-6 for 29 yards on the drive and Marion Barber shredded New York's run defense with seven carries for 72 yards.

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Houston Marathon

Steve Gokey, a blind runner, is among 17,000 in field of Houston Marathon

By Michael Graczyk, Associated Press Writer

HOUSTON — Steve Gokey is unique among the 17,000 runners signed up for the Chevron Houston Marathon on Sunday.

He's the only blind person in the 26.2-mile event.

"I love running, I love sports," said Gokey, 55, who works as a switchboard operator for the police department in Modesto, Calif. "It's recreation but very competitive for me."

He's run nearly two dozen marathons, including four times in Boston and just last month in Sacramento since his first marathon almost 11 years ago in Napa, Calif. Sunday will mark his first appearance in the Houston event.

"I will sit home Sunday night and I'll think about it," Gokey said. "It never gets old. Finishing and the idea of finishing and getting my medal and wearing my medal for a week, it never gets old."

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