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| | | | | |  AP - This No. 1 had no problem.
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| | | | | |  AP - Los Angeles Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic says he's engaged to marry Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova.
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| | | | | |  AP - Joe Pavelski scored two power-play goals in the second period and Antero Niittymaki made 29 saves, helping the scuffling San Jose Sharks to a 4-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.
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| | | | | |  AP - The new Pac-12 conference approved football divisions that will split the California schools and adopted an equal revenue-sharing plan Thursday as the league presidents and chancellors hashed out the important issues that arose because of recent expansion.
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| | | | | | Reuters - Home run king Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays had surgery Thursday to repair a sports hernia and is expected to need four to six weeks to recover, the team said. | |
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| | | | | |  AP - Robert Garrigus, Will MacKenzie, Michael Letzig, John Senden and rookie Cameron Tringale shot 7-under 64s on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospital for Children Open, the fourth of five Fall Series events.
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| | | | | |  AP - Philadelphia scored three runs in the third inning against San Francisco ace Tim Lincecum with help from an error by Aubrey Huff, and the Phillies took a 3-1 lead over the Giants after three innings in Game 5 of the NL championship as they tried to stave off elimination.
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| | | | | | AP - The NFL delivered its message about heavier punishment for illegal hits, including suspensions, directly to the 32 teams Thursday with a video spelling out what to avoid. | |
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| | | | | | AP - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says "workplace conduct" is the main focus in the investigation into allegations of improper behavior against Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre. | |
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| | | | | | AP - Steve Ostergren, owner of "Scarlet Fever," a store on Rutgers University's campus, produced a shirt to raise money for paralyzed football player Eric LeGrand. | |
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| | | | | |  AP - Getting the Texas Rangers to play the game the way he did was never going to be an easy sell. Tougher still was how Ron Washington got them to play for each other.
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| | | | | | AP - Jeremy Roenick just can't stop himself from being emotional. | |
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| | | | | |  AP - Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl is working without a contract while the NCAA investigates his staff's recruiting practices.
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| | | | | | Reuters - The NBA's board of governors has approved several modifications to the instant replay rules for use during the 2010-11 season, the league said Thursday. | |
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| | | | | |  AP - The NFL got it right.
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| | | | | |  AP - The Arkansas defense is coming off a major meltdown.
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| | | | | | AP - A Philadelphia teenager who ran onto the field wearing a full-body red spandex suit during a Phillies game last month has been sentenced to community service. | |
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| | | | | |  AP - Tennessee quarterback Vince Young was paying close attention as backup Kerry Collins worked the Titans through practice on Thursday in preparation for their game against Philadelphia.
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| | | | | |  AP - Michael Young insists nothing has changed for the Texas Rangers, who are back home and remain one win shy of their first trip to the World Series.
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| | | | | | AP - The NFL delivered its message about heavier punishment for illegal hits, including suspensions, directly to the 32 teams Thursday with a video spelling out what to avoid. | |
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| | | | | |  AFP - Emmanuel Adebayor, making a rare start for moneybags Manchester City, scored his first goals of the season on Thursday to secure a 3-1 win over Lech Poznan and give his club an excellent chance of qualifying from Europe League Group A.
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| | | | | | AP - Minnesota Timberwolves swingman Martell Webster will travel to Milwaukee for the preseason finale because of a back injury. | |
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| | | | | |  AP - Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz says his left hamstring feels fine and he expects to play in Game 6 of the AL championship series Friday night.
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| | | | | |  AP - Baylor coach Scott Drew is coming back with a good team after a season that saw the Bears reach the Elite Eight for the first time in 60 years.
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| | | | | | AP - Buffalo Bills starting defensive tackle Kyle Williams missed Thursday's practice because of an ankle injury sustained in practice on Wednesday. | |
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| | | | | |  AFP - An inexperienced Liverpool line-up gave under-fire manager Roy Hodgson a boost by holding Napoli to a 0-0 Europa League draw at the San Paolo stadium here on Thursday.
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| | | | | |  AP - Yao Ming was last seen in an NBA game that counted back in May 2009, limping off the floor in the playoffs and unaware at the time that the injury would force him to miss the following season.
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| | | | | |  AFP - Roger Federer swept past outgunned American Taylor Dent as the Swiss returned to the Stockholm Open court after a decade away, producing a 6-1, 6-2 win as he played his 900th career match Thursday.
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| | | | | |  AP - NBA commissioner David Stern says there was no quantifiable progress in collective bargaining talks over the summer, and the league has revealed it is seeking a reduction in player salary costs by about one-third.
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| | | | | | AP - The NFL is not the only sport figuring out how to deal with head injuries. A person familiar with the proposal tells The Associated Press that Major League Baseball is considering a 7-day disabled list for players with concussions. | |
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| | | | | |  AFP - Italian cyclist Franco Pellizotti, third in the 2009 Tour of Italy, was on Thursday cleared of any wrongdoing in a case of suspected doping.
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| | | | | |  AP - Heat forward Mike Miller is not on Miami's final preseason road trip, remaining home because of an injured right thumb that could sideline one of the NBA's top 3-point shooters for several weeks.
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| | | | | |  AP - Kasey Kahne will finish this season driving for Red Bull Racing.
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| | | | | |  AP - Magic Johnson tells the Los Angeles Times he would be interested in bringing an NFL team back to L.A., but he hasn't had any talks with the league.
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| | | | | |  AP - Colts punter Pat McAfee has returned to practice, a day after being arrested for public intoxication and drawing a one-game suspension.
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| | | | | |  AP - Purdue's season appeared to be in hanging by a thread when quarterback Robert Marve went down with a severe knee injury a month ago.
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| | | | | |  AP - Cyclist Franco Pellizotti was cleared of doping charges by the Italian Olympic Committee's anti-doping court Thursday after registering irregular values on his biological passport.
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| | | | | | AP - The Detroit Tigers and Brandon Inge have agreed to a two-year contract with a team option for the 2013 season. | |
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| | | | | |  AP - Linebacker James Harrison has returned to the Pittsburgh Steelers, one day after he threatened to retire because of the NFL's stricter enforcement of dangerous hits.
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| | | | | |  AP - Browns wide receivers Joshua Cribbs and Mohamed Massaquoi remain sidelined by concussions sustained on helmet-to-helmet hits by Pittsburgh linebacker James Harrison.
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| | | | | | AP - Colin Montgomerie sustained bruises to his left side in a four-vehicle crash Thursday, saying he was lucky to escape with only minor injuries. | |
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| | | | | |  AP - Bengie Molina hits a go-ahead homer to put Texas in charge of the AL championship series.
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| | | | | | AP - Qualifier Zarina Diyas upset top-seeded Jelena Jankovic 6-1, 6-2 Thursday in the second round at the Kremlin Cup. | |
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| | | | | |  AP - Deanna Favre says her religious faith and an outward focus are helping her overcome the allegations of improper behavior that have been leveled against her husband, Brett.
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| | | | | |  AP - Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has vowed to make Derek Chisora pay for undermining his boxing credentials when they meet in a world title fight in Germany later this year.
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| | | | | |  AP - Kobe Bryant had just finished with a Big Three when LeBron James and friends got to work building another.
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| | | | | |  AP - Formula One championship leader Mark Webber says he will not back down from a challenge on the circuit, even from Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel, as he seeks to protect a narrow advantage in the standings at this weekend's Korean Grand Prix.
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| | | | | |  AP - The playoffs have followed the regular season trend back to pitching dominance. Not that aces haven't done this in past postseasons, it's just that their supremacy this year stands out.
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