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A-Rod: Lawyers are setting up interview with feds
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:26:20 GMT
 AP - Alex Rodriguez may soon be talking to federal authorities, and he hopes it will happen close to spring training.
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Crosby's gold-medal Olympic stick, glove found
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:42:42 GMT
AP - Sidney Crosby's missing Olympic stick and glove have been found.
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Marion Jones signs with WNBA's Shock
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:34:16 GMT
 AP - Former sprinter Marion Jones signed with the WNBA's Tulsa Shock on Wednesday, hoping to launch a new career after losing five Olympic medals for using steroids and doing jail time for lying to federal prosecutors.
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Head of BCS fires back at Senators who sent letter
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:20:51 GMT
AP - The head of the Bowl Championship Series thinks Congress "has more important things to do" than look into the way his group distributes money to college football conferences.
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Garciaparra rejoins Red Sox for day, then retires
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:23:17 GMT
 AP - Nomar Garciaparra rejoined the Red Sox for one day and then retired, ending a 14-year career in which he won two batting titles with Boston and became a beloved player in the city.
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Hoyas use D to top South Florida in Big East
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:47:51 GMT
 AP - Jason Clark and Greg Monroe scored 16 points each, and No. 22 Georgetown built a big first-half lead before handling everything South Florida star Dominique Jones could offer in a 69-49 victory Wednesday in the Big East tournament.
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Chiefs sign defensive tackle Shaun Smith
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:57:53 GMT
AP - The Kansas City Chiefs have signed free agent defensive tackle Shaun Smith, who played last season for Cincinnati.
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Cubs GM Hendry lashes out at OF Milton Bradley
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:27:31 GMT
AP - Cubs general manager Jim Hendry says Milton Bradley should stop blaming the team, manager and fans for his failure to produce during his tumultuous season in Chicago.
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Mutombo to lead NBA talent to Dakar for youth camp
(AFP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:21:39 GMT
 AFP - Retired NBA star Dikembe Mutombo will lead a group of NBA players and coaches to Dakar for the eighth Basketball Without Borders trip to Africa in August, the league announced Wednesday.
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Houston easily defeats East Carolina 93-80
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:27:13 GMT
AP - Aubrey Coleman scored 29 points, three above his nation-leading average, and Houston rolled to a 93-80 victory over East Carolina in the first round of the Conference USA tournament Wednesday.
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Jelen double keeps Bordeaux in check
(AFP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:17:20 GMT
 AFP - Ireneusz Jelen's second-half brace earned Auxerre a 2-1 victory at Bordeaux on Wednesday to frustrate the defending champions' bid to pull clear at the top of the Ligue 1 table.
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Sagan speeds to Paris-Nice third stage
(AFP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:02:12 GMT
 AFP - Slovakian youngster Peter Sagan of the Liquigas team won the shortened third stage of the Paris-Nice race in central France here on Wednesday.
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NHL GMs make proposal for rule on hits to head
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:34:38 GMT
AP - NHL general managers unanimously agreed Wednesday to recommend a rule change dealing with on-ice hits to the head.
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Henin, Clijsters look to shake things up at Indian Wells
(AFP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:01:26 GMT
 AFP - Former world number ones Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters of Belgium will provide some early headaches for top seeds at the WTA Indian Wells tournament which begins Wednesday.
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Ping waives settlement on square grooves
(AP)
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:26:47 GMT
AP - The 20-year-old Ping wedges with square-shaped grooves will no longer be allowed on the PGA Tour starting March 29 under an agreement reached Monday with Ping executives.
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UFC to show upcoming events in movie theaters
(AP)
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:29:53 GMT
AP - The UFC is headed to the big screen.
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Grand jury may get Mayweather friend shooting case
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:38:07 GMT
AP - A grand jury may hear evidence against an associate of boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. who's accused of shooting at a vehicle with two men inside last August outside a Las Vegas skating rink.
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Roush satisfied with NASCAR action
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:16:51 GMT
AP - Team owner Jack Roush said Wednesday he's satisfied with the penalty NASCAR levied against driver Carl Edwards for his intentional accident with Brad Keselowski.
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Gisin edges Vonn to won Crans-Montana super-G
(AP)
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:33:37 GMT
 AP - Dominique Gisin of Switzerland won her first World Cup super-G race on Sunday by denying Lindsey Vonn a second win in two days.
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