17/07/2008

Rockies rally to down Pirates - Sports Network

The Associated Press

Rockies rally to down Pirates Sports Network -26 minutes ago Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Chris Iannetta clubbed a two-run homer and the Colorado Rockies overcame a shaky beginning from Ubaldo Jimenez to down the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-3, in the opener of a four-game series at Coors Field. Iannetta homers to lead Rockies over PiratesThe Associated Press Pirates not good enough in 5-3 loss to RockiesPittsburgh Post Gazette Pittsburgh Pirates News -Pittsburgh Tribune-Review -United Press International -Rocky Mountain News all 104 news articles

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17/07/2008

Birkdale Bullies Field, but Rocco Is Solid - Washington Post

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Birkdale Bullies Field, but Rocco Is Solid Washington Post -29 minutes ago The Washington Post's Len Shapiro reports on the afternoon developments at the 137th Open Championship. Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Mediate is rubbed the right way at Royal BirkdaleUSA Today Rocco Mediate (69) shares lead at windy British OpenLos Angeles Times KFOR -Charlotte Observer -The Associated Press -GolfDigest.com all 651 news articles

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17/07/2008

Papi’s power on display - Boston Herald

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Papi’s power on display Boston Herald -30 minutes ago By Steve Buckley PAWTUCKET, RI - David Ortiz [stats] has a special message for his buddy and for his boss: Button it. Stepping back into the warm, small-town embrace of the minor leagues last night at McCoy Stadium, where he began his rehabilitation... Ortiz homers in rehab startThe Associated Press Ortiz Watch: Big Papi homers in second at-batBoston Globe Enterprise News -Providence Journal -The Patriot Ledger -Woonsocket Call all 446 news articles

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17/07/2008

Nowak, Adu together again - Washington Times

Washington Times

Nowak, Adu together again Washington Times -30 minutes ago The days when coach Peter Nowak was constantly distracted by pesky questions about 14-year-old Freddy Adu are long over. Nowak has moved on from DC United and now coaches the US men's Olympic soccer team. Fire's Chad Barrett left off Olympic rosterChicago Tribune Nowak makes final roster selectionsMLS - Major League Soccer Winston-Salem Journal -Los Angeles Times -USA Today -Denver Post all 72 news articles

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17/07/2008

Martínez’s Groin Is Sore, So Mets Juggle Rotation - New York Times

Martínez’s Groin Is Sore, So Mets Juggle Rotation New York Times -32 minutes ago By JOSHUA ROBINSON CINCINNATI - The Mets were one of only eight clubs scheduled to play on Thursday, but the shorter All-Star break gave them the flexibility to deal with Pedro Martínez’s latest setback with minimal disruption to their rotation. Wagner dines with President Bush at White HouseNewsday Mets hope to continue pre-break surge in the second halfBoston Herald NJ.com -New York Mets -Asbury Park Press -Newsday all 12 news articles

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17/07/2008

Giants Seat Licenses Priced From $1000 to $20000 - New York Times

Giants Seat Licenses Priced From $1000 to $20000 New York Times -33 minutes ago By RICHARD SANDOMIR The Giants laid out on Thursday the prices for personal seat licenses in the team’s new stadium, a roster of one-time fees that start at $1000 each for 26179 upper-deck seats and rise to $20000 apiece for 4162 lower-level field... New York Giants fans learn cost of stadium seat licensesThe Canadian Press Giants fans taking cost of licenses personallyNewsday NJ.com -The Star-Ledger - NJ.com -New York Daily News -WCAX all 33 news articles

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17/07/2008

Tour de France Team Out After Test - New York Times

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Tour de France Team Out After Test New York Times -33 minutes ago By EDWARD WYATT NARBONNE, France - The Tour de France, already diminished by the absence of some of the world’s best cyclists because of doping violations, was thrown into turmoil yet again Thursday when an Italian rider who had won two stages of this... Tour de France hit by new drugs scandalReuters What a bunch of cycling dope(r)sLos Angeles Times The Associated Press -ESPN -Wall Street Journal -Boston Globe all 1,093 news articles

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17/07/2008

Ace helps Richard Johnson lead at Milwaukee - Los Angeles Times

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Ace helps Richard Johnson lead at Milwaukee Los Angeles Times -38 minutes ago He has a hole in one during a 63, one shot better than the Pappas brothers. From the Associated Press Richard S. Johnson aced the 14th hole on his way to shooting a seven-under-par 63 that gave him a one-stroke lead over the Pappas brothers after the... US Bank Championship: First-round notebookPGA Tour Johnson aces first round in MilwaukeeThe Associated Press Charlotte Observer -Sports Network -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel -Rotoworld.com all 135 news articles

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17/07/2008

Red Sox sign first-round draftee Kelly - MLB.com

Boston Globe

Red Sox sign first-round draftee Kelly MLB.com -43 minutes ago By Mark Remme / MLB.com BOSTON -- Casey Kelly had a pretty big decision to make nearing the end of his senior year at Sarasota (Fla. Red Sox reel in top draft pickProvidence Journal Red Sox sign top draft pick KellySI.com Sarasota Herald-Tribune -My Tennessean.com -WWSB -SBR Forum all 17 news articles

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17/07/2008

Jenkins: Take Blanton trade on faith, A's know what they're doing - San Francisco Chronicle

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Jenkins: Take Blanton trade on faith, A's know what they're doing San Francisco Chronicle -43 minutes ago (07-17) 20:40 PDT -- If you're an A's fan and took the time Sunday to watch the Futures game, a minor-league prelude to the All-Star game at Yankee Stadium, you're probably not upset or disappointed over the Joe Blanton trade. In Trading Blanton, A’s Keep Looking to Future and Shedding the PastNew York Times Phillies acquire righty BlantonMLB.com Sports Network -Most Valuable Network -San Jose Mercury News -The Associated Press all 275 news articles

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17/07/2008

Azubuike signs Clippers' offer sheet - Los Angeles Times

Bleacher Report

Azubuike signs Clippers' offer sheet Los Angeles Times -50 minutes ago Golden State's Kelenna Azubuike, right, vying with the Lakers' Trevor Ariza for a loose ball, has signed an offer sheet with the Clippers for a three-year deal worth $9 million. Clippers make play for AzubuikeSan Jose Mercury News Los Angeles Clippers sign Kelenna Azubuike to an offer sheetThe Canadian Press Seattle Post Intelligencer -National Post -Most Valuable Network -Bleacher Report all 112 news articles

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17/07/2008

Mets 10, Reds 8 With Late Push, Mets Pull Even With the Phillies - New York Times

Seattle Post Intelligencer

Mets 10, Reds 8 With Late Push, Mets Pull Even With the Phillies New York Times -51 minutes ago By JOSHUA ROBINSON CINCINNATI - Until recently, Johana Santana’s starts had been the Mets’ cue to look hapless at the plate. Before Thursday night’s game, they had lost six of his last seven games and failed to produce more than two runs in five of... Relentless Mets rally for 10th straightMLB.com Ninth-inning rally gives Mets 10th straight win, tie for firstNewsday The Associated Press -Rotoworld.com -Oxford Press -Cincinnati Reds all 232 news articles

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17/07/2008

Inge helps Tigers top O's in Baltimore - Sports Network

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Inge helps Tigers top O's in Baltimore Sports Network -54 minutes ago Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - Brandon Inge belted a key two-run homer to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles in the opener of a four-game series at Camden Yards. Tigers' homer trio seals victoryMLB.com After the Break, O's Trend ContinuesWashington Post The Associated Press -Rotoworld.com -DetNews.com -WDEL 1150AM all 189 news articles

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17/07/2008

Olympics: Wambach to miss Beijing after breaking her leg - San Francisco Chronicle

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Olympics: Wambach to miss Beijing after breaking her leg San Francisco Chronicle -58 minutes ago AP US soccer star Abby Wambach had surgery in San Diego on Thursday to repair a broken left leg that will keep her out of the Olympics. Wambach Out With Broken LegWashington Post Broken leg sidelines WambachUSA Today Charlotte Observer -Los Angeles Times -Tucson Citizen -The Associated Press all 398 news articles

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17/07/2008

Bank of the West: Tourney's days may be fleeting - San Francisco Chronicle

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Bank of the West: Tourney's days may be fleeting San Francisco Chronicle -1 hour ago (07-17) 20:19 PDT -- As good as the first few days of the Bank of the West Classic have been, none of it changes the fact that there may be only one more year of women's professional tennis at Stanford. Bank of the West:Schnyder cruises past former Stanford starSan Jose Mercury News Schnyder mixes it up for second-round winInternational Herald Tribune United Press International -AHN -AFP all 26 news articles

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17/07/2008

Mixed martial arts is alive, kicking - USA Today

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Mixed martial arts is alive, kicking USA Today -1 hour ago By Josh Hedges, AP By Beau Dure, USA TODAY While a new rival with celebrity power offers its debut mixed martial arts card, UFC is going global and coast-to-coast. Sylvia feeling the love before fight vs. FedorFOXSports.com 411’s MMA Roundtable Preview: Affliction - BANNED411mania.com ESPN -SI.com -Canoe.ca -MMAjunkie.com all 49 news articles

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17/07/2008

Kansas City Wizards score late goal to tie the Columbus Crew 3-3 - The Canadian Press

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Kansas City Wizards score late goal to tie the Columbus Crew 3-3 The Canadian Press -1 hour ago COLUMBUS, Ohio - Guillermo Barros Schelotto scored a goal and assisted on two others for the Columbus Crew in a 3-3 draw with the Kansas City Wizards on Thursday night. Happy returns for Wolff, WizardsFC Dallas Wolff's equalizer forces Columbus to share points with KCSeattle Post Intelligencer United Press International -WDTN -MLS - Major League Soccer -ESPN all 38 news articles

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17/07/2008

Yankees Nearing Deal With Sexson - New York Times

New York Daily News

Yankees Nearing Deal With Sexson New York Times -2 hours ago By JACK CURRY The Yankees have reached a preliminary agreement with Richie Sexson and hope he can help them against left-handed pitchers. AP source: Yankees reach deal with Richie SexsonThe Associated Press Report: Yankees sign Richie SexsonSports Network MLB.com -New York Sun -The Olympian -ESPN all 280 news articles

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17/07/2008

Report: Jazz, Williams agree to four-year, $70M extension - ESPN

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Report: Jazz, Williams agree to four-year, $70M extension ESPN -2 hours ago The Utah Jazz doled out big-money contracts to land free agents Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur in the summer of 2004. Four years later, the Jazz are ready to give star point guard Deron Williams his big payday, too. Williams agrees to contract extension with JazzSeattle Post Intelligencer Williams set for Jazz extensionNational Post Most Valuable Network -ABC 4 -AHN -Salt Lake Tribune all 62 news articles

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17/07/2008

A Town Is as Divided as Favre and the Packers - New York Times

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A Town Is as Divided as Favre and the Packers New York Times -2 hours ago By JUDY BATTISTA GREEN BAY, Wis. - A sign near the front door of Brett Favre’s Steakhouse here reads “Thanks, Boss 4 a great career. Thoughts on Favre Vs. PackersWashington Post Vikings remain silent on charges of tampering with FavreMinneapolis Star Tribune FOXSports.com -Los Angeles Times -Pittsburgh Post Gazette -The Canadian Press all 4,682 news articles

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15/07/2008

Dane Poulsen switches to Juventus

Juventus have signed Danish international midfielder Christian Poulsen from Spanish side Sevilla for $15.5 million, the Primera Liga club has announced.

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15/07/2008

Twin attacks kill Iraqi army recruits

At least one suicide bomber detonated explosives outside an Iraqi army base in Baquba on Tuesday, killing 20 people and wounding 55, officials said.

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14/07/2008

Greek islands rattled by 6.4 magnitude quake

A strong earthquake struck Monday near some Greek islands close to the Turkish coast, according to the U.S. Geological Service.

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14/07/2008

Asia markets fall on U.S. worries

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14/07/2008

Bertha knocks out power in Bermuda

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14/07/2008

Belgian premier offers resignation

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14/07/2008

UK looks to Europe for Zimbabwe sanctions

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced Monday his country will step up sanctions on Zimbabwe's government and will call on the European Union to do the same.

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14/07/2008

Wife of 'Canoe Man' denies fraud charges

The wife of a UK man who reappeared five years after he was believed drowned has been accused of defrauding insurance companies and lying to her own sons, UK news agencies report. Anne