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Final-round duel set between Kim, Woods at AT&T
7/4/2009 11:43 PM
BETHESDA, Md. -- Tournament host Tiger Woods and defending champion Anthony Kim set the stage Saturday for a showdown everyone wanted at the AT&T National, with some expected company on a suddenly crowded leaderboard at Congressional.
Woods sal ...
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7/4/2009 11:43 PM
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair was shot multiple times, including once in the head, and a pistol was discovered near the body of the 20-year-old woman found dead with him Saturday in a downtown condominium.
Nashville police ...
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7/4/2009 11:42 PM
WIMBLEDON, England -- A year ago, plenty of people were feeling sorry for Roger Federer.
They were sending him letters with good wishes or - believe it or not - tennis tips. They were offering advice about how to deal with a perceived drop in perfo ...
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7/4/2009 11:41 PM
WASHINGTON -- A mammoth milestone home run by Adam Dunn was upstaged by his simple single that helped Washington rally to beat Atlanta.
Atlanta's Tommy Hanson extended his scoreless innings streak to 26 before Dunn's 300th career homer and the Wash ...
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7/4/2009 11:40 PM
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Tony Stewart has won at Daytona International Speedway after contact with Kyle Busch sent Busch hard into the wall right before the finish line.
Busch passed Stewart for the lead right before they began the final lap Saturday ...
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7/4/2009 12:19 AM
NEW YORK -- When the United Football League debuts in October, Michael Vick could be one of its players.
Michael Huyghue, the commissioner of the new four-team league, says the UFL is willing to give Vick a place to play - provided there are no ...
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7/4/2009 12:18 AM
WASHINGTON -- Pinch-hitter Brooks Conrad hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 9-8 on Friday night for their season-high fifth straight win.
Yunel Escobar drew a leadoff walk fr ...
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7/4/2009 12:13 AM
Woods grabs lead at AT&T National
BETHESDA, Md. -- Tiger Woods lived up to his hopes of being a "greedy host" Friday when he salvaged his round during a shaky stretch and shot 4-under 66 to take a one-shot lead at his AT&T National with ...
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7/4/2009 12:09 AM
NEW YORK - The soldiers expressed their gratitude over and over to the NFL coaches who made the trip to Iraq.
"They kept thanking us," said the Tennessee Titans' Jeff Fisher. "We kept thanking them."
Fisher, the New York Giants' Tom Coughli ...
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7/4/2009 12:08 AM
WIMBLEDON, England -- Five-time champion Roger Federer reached his seventh straight Wimbledon final Friday and will face Andy Roddick for a chance at a record 15th Grand Slam title.
Federer delivered a masterful grass-court performance to beat ...
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7/3/2009 12:18 AM
ATLANTA -- Matt Diaz drove in the go-ahead run with an eighth-inning double and the Atlanta Braves beat Philadelphia 5-2 on Thursday night to complete their first home sweep of the Phillies in four years.
Diaz had his second straight three-hit g ...
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7/3/2009 12:15 AM
RICHMOND, Va. -- Suspended NFL star Michael Vick would keep one vehicle, one home and a large assortment of furniture and personal items if his creditors and the judge who rejected his previous bankruptcy plan approve a revised one filed Thursday.
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7/3/2009 12:14 AM
Kim shoots 62 to lead at AT&T National
BETHESDA, Md. -- Anthony Kim is regaining a lot of his strength and a little of his swagger. He can only hope his record start Thursday at the AT&T National will allow him to get rid of some frustra ...
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7/3/2009 12:13 AM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Stock car racing giants ranging from Bill France Sr. and Junior Johnson to Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt are among the 25 nominees for NASCAR's first Hall of Fame class.
The announcement Thursday night comes 10 months befor ...
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7/3/2009 12:08 AM
WIMBLEDON, England -- The purple "W" logo at Wimbledon might as well stand for the siblings who have made the women's championship their own playground. Yes, the Williams sisters are back in the Wimbledon final.
Venus and Serena Williams won in ...
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7/1/2009 11:52 PM
BETHESDA, Md. -- It's not often that a player is bold enough to challenge Tiger Woods on the golf course. Rarer still is when it happens during a pro-am round from one of his amateur partners.
"That still puts me 1 up," Dallas Cowboys quarterbac ...
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7/1/2009 11:51 PM
ATLANTA -- Jair Jurrjens allowed his first hit with two outs in the seventh inning on a night the Atlanta Braves finally gave him some run support, beating the reeling Philadelphia Phillies 11-1 on Wednesday.
Jurrjens (6-6) began the night with ...
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7/1/2009 11:51 PM
PARIS -- For Lance Armstrong to win an eighth Tour de France, he will not only have to beat the best rider in the world - his teammate and rival Alberto Contador - he will also need to master an innovative course with a grueling last week that includ ...
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7/1/2009 11:50 PM
WIMBLEDON, England -- Roger Federer neutralized Ivo Karlovic's huge serves Wednesday to reach the Wimbledon semifinals and move a step closer to a record 15th Grand Slam championship. Two-time finalist Andy Roddick, Andy Murray and Tommy Haas complet ...
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7/1/2009 11:49 PM
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State says it's unfair to take wins off the individual records of football coach Bobby Bowden and other coaches and athletes who had no role in an academic cheating scandal.
In an appeal to the NCAA Wednesday, the un ...
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7/1/2009 11:49 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A judge issued a temporary injunction on Wednesday to lift Jeremy Mayfield's drug suspension, leaving the NASCAR driver free to race at Daytona this weekend.
U.S. District Court Judge Graham Mullen concluded the "likelihood of ...
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7/1/2009 12:07 AM
COLUMBIA -- South Carolina is installing a state-of-art grass field and drainage system at Gamecock soccer's Stone Stadium.
The renovations are expected to be completed by August and cost about $462,000, according to athletic administrator Kevin ...
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7/1/2009 12:06 AM
WASHINGTON -- The Senate plans to hold a hearing next week looking into antitrust issues surrounding the Bowl Championship Series. It's the second time this year that Congress is shining a light on the polarizing system college football uses to crown ...
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7/1/2009 12:06 AM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Former drivers Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip are two of the 25 nominees for the first NASCAR Hall of Fame induction class.
NASCAR released the two names Tuesday ahead of the announcement of all nominees Thursday night.
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7/1/2009 12:05 AM
WIMBLEDON, England -- Venus and Serena Williams are one round away from meeting in another Wimbledon final.
Five-time champion Venus overpowered Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday, and two-time winner Serena followed her into the semifinals ...
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7/1/2009 12:05 AM
CLEMSON -- Clemson's football coaches are in their new offices.
The school said Tuesday that head coach Dabo Swinney and his staff began inhabiting their new digs in Clemson's WestZone complex at Memorial Stadium.
Clemson began the $70 mill ...
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7/1/2009 12:05 AM
NORFOLK, Va. -- Michael Vick's revised bankruptcy plan would funnel more of his future pay to his creditors and ensure that they receive a portion of his earnings even if the suspended NFL star doesn't return to the league.
Vick attorney Paul Ca ...
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7/1/2009 12:04 AM
ATLANTA -- Martin Prado singled in the winning run in the 10th inning to finish with a career-best four hits and four RBIs, helping the Atlanta Braves beat Philadelphia 5-4 on Tuesday night for their first home win over the Phillies since 2007.
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6/30/2009 12:11 AM
ATLANTA -- Chipper Jones discovered a tiny problem during a stint in the batting cage, the sort of thing that only a hitter of his caliber would notice.
Then he went out and hit his first homer in nearly three weeks.
Jones' opposite-field s ...
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6/30/2009 12:10 AM
WIMBLEDON, England -- Centre Court fans applauded Roger Federer's latest win at Wimbledon. And they really roared for the roof.
Five-time champion Federer advanced to the quarterfinals on a day Wimbledon went indoors. Some 90 minutes after Feder ...
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6/30/2009 12:10 AM
PINEHURST, N.C. -- Aaron Stewart walked onto the 18th green at Pinehurst's No. 2 course on Monday and allowed himself a peek at the imposing figure standing near the clubhouse.
Yes, his dad was watching.
The late Payne Stewart still casts a ...
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6/29/2009 12:26 AM
JOHANNESBURG -- Brazil's "Beautiful Game" came alive in the second half Sunday with three comeback goals in a 3-2 win over the upstart United States in the Confederations Cup final.
Luis Fabiano scored two of the goals and Lucio added the third in ...
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6/29/2009 12:26 AM
ATLANTA -- Rookie Tommy Hanson threw six scoreless innings despite a bout with the flu, and homers by Chipper Jones and Garret Anderson carried the Atlanta Braves past Boston 2-1 on Sunday, preventing a Red Sox sweep.
Pitching dominated the weekend ...
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6/29/2009 12:26 AM
CHARLESTON — Reliever Pat Venditte is bringing his two-armed skills to Tampa.
The Charletson RiverDogs said Saturday their switch-pitching closer was promoted to the Yankees advanced Class A team. Venditte uses a specially designed, six-fingered ...
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6/29/2009 12:25 AM
EUGENE, Ore. -- It takes something pretty special these days to surprise Shawn Crawford, a veteran with a load of hardware back home and even more memories in his head.
Something like, say, winning a national championship in 2009.
The 31-year-old ...
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6/29/2009 12:25 AM
LOUDON, N.H. -- Teenager Joey Logano became the youngest winner in the history of the NASCAR Sprint Cup series Sunday, winning the rain-shortened race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
The precocious 19-year-old rookie came back from a crash that pu ...
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6/29/2009 12:24 AM
CROMWELL, Conn. -- Kenny Perry shot 63 Sunday to finish with a tournament-record 258 and win the Travelers Championship by three strokes over Paul Goydos and David Toms.
The 48-year-old Perry, who led after each of the first two rounds, trailed by ...
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