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Monday, July 10 2006 @ 05:45 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Ravens linebacker Roderick Green was stabbed early Sunday during a fight at a bowling alley, Baltimore County police said.
Green was taken to Sinai Hospital. Ravens spokesman Kevin Byrne told WBFF-TV that Green’s injury doesn’t appear to be serious.
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| Barbaro Has Potentially Serious Complications |
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Monday, July 10 2006 @ 05:44 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro has developed “potentially serious” complications to his injured right hind leg, and underwent surgery to treat a new infection.
The infection developed in the leg where a titanium plate and 27 screws were inserted after the 3-year-old colt shattered three bones at the start of the Preakness on May 20.
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| Federer Closes in on All-time Records |
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Monday, July 10 2006 @ 05:41 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
With four straight Wimbledon championships, eight Grand Slams and 39 tournament titles in all, the milestones are piling up for Roger Federer.
How far can he go? Is the 24-year-old Swiss player on the way to becoming the best ever?
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| Italy Wins World Cup in PKs |
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Monday, July 10 2006 @ 05:40 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
World Cup winners Italy make a triumphant return home on Monday, with a penalty shootout victory over France in the final having restored pride to their scandal-tainted national game.
Marcello Lippi's team are sure to receive a tumultuous welcome when they parade their prize at Rome's Circus Maximus, even with the verdicts due at any moment in a match-fixing case which could see four leading clubs demoted from the top league.
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| Lelie Skips Broncos' Minicamp |
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Friday, July 07 2006 @ 07:17 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Mike Shanahan knows just the place receiver Ashley Lelie could compete for the No. 1 job he covets so much that he’s boycotting the Broncos’ minicamp: Denver.
“If you want to compete to be the No. 1 guy, why not be here? Why not be here in camp?” Shanahan said after the Broncos began their three-day practice session Thursday. “If you’re afraid of competing against a No. 1 guy who’s 35 years old (in Rod Smith)?
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| Nomar & Pierzynski Earn All-Star Spots |
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Friday, July 07 2006 @ 07:15 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
A.J. Pierzynski got his ticket punched to Pittsburgh. A magnet for mayhem, the White Sox catcher beat out Minnesota rookie pitcher Francisco Liriano for the final AL All-Star spot in Internet voting Thursday. NL batting leader Nomar Garciaparra breezed to the last NL slot in the fan balloting.
Final totals were not announced. Pierzynski got about 3.6 million votes to hold off a late push by Liriano.
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| Bulls Trade Chandler to Hornets |
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Thursday, July 06 2006 @ 06:22 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
The Chicago Bulls agreed Wednesday to send the center to the New Orleans Hornets for veteran forward P.J. Brown and swingman J.R. Smith, the Chicago Tribune reported Wednesday night on its Web site.
Officials with both the Bulls and the Hornets declined comment.
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| Chicago Bulls Mascot Gives Officer 'The Horns' |
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Wednesday, July 05 2006 @ 05:42 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
A Chicago Bulls mascot dressed in a bright red costume was charged with attacking an off-duty officer after driving a mini-motorcycle through an outdoor festival.
Barry Anderson, the Benny the Bull mascot, was charged with misdemeanor battery and driving within a parkway. The 26-year-old man is accused of throwing a punch at the sheriff's deputy, knocking off his glasses and breaking his watch.
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| Goals in Extra Time Put Italy in Final |
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Wednesday, July 05 2006 @ 05:31 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Hope everyone had a good holiday weekend. For nearly two hours, Germany probed, Italy held firm and penalty kicks seemed inevitable.
Then with two stunningly swift strikes in the last two minutes, Italy unraveled it all - the tension, the match, the Germans' dream of lifting the World Cup trophy in Berlin.
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| Bonds’ Trainer Refuses to Testify |
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Friday, June 30 2006 @ 06:12 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Barry Bonds’ personal trainer refused to testify Thursday to the federal grand jury investigating the San Francisco slugger for perjury.
Greg Anderson, who served three months in prison after pleading guilty last year for his role in the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative steroid scandal, could be sent back to prison if found in contempt of court for refusing to testify.
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| Dozens Barred From Tour de France After Doping Scandal |
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Friday, June 30 2006 @ 06:09 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Favorites Jan Ullrich, Ivan Basso and other cyclists were barred Friday from the Tour de France in the biggest doping scandal to hit cycling in years.
The decision to prevent Ullrich, Basso and others from racing threw the sport’s premier race into upheaval the day before it begins.
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| Duke Player Who Sent Email Reinstated |
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Friday, June 30 2006 @ 06:01 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
A Duke University lacrosse player who was suspended for sending a vulgar e-mail about killing strippers has been reinstated and can rejoin the team in the fall.
The school had suspended Ryan McFadyen, 20, of Mendham, N.J., after authorities investigating rape allegations by a dancer at a team party released a search warrant for his dorm room that included the graphic e-mail sent from his Duke account.
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| Holyfield Reportedly Coming Out of Retirement |
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Thursday, June 29 2006 @ 05:55 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Four-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield is planning to end his 21-month retirement to face Jeremy Bates, ESPN reported Wednesday.
Holyfield, 43, hasn't fought since losing a unanimous decision to Larry Donald on Nov. 13, 2004. His fight is a 10-round bout scheduled for Aug. 19 in Dallas, ESPN reported.
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| Morrison Goes Third With Jordan's Praise |
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Thursday, June 29 2006 @ 05:53 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Coach and general manager Bernie Bickerstaff thinks Adam Morrison was the perfect choice for the Charlotte Bobcats’ first major move since Michael Jordan became part-owner.
“We’ve had the addition of two competitors — Michael Jordan and Adam Morrison — and that’s our profile,” Bickerstaff said Wednesday night after the team took the Gonzaga forward with the No. 3 pick in the draft.
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| Italian Bargnani First European Top Draft Pick |
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Thursday, June 29 2006 @ 05:46 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Andrea Bargnani of Italy became the first European player to be number one pick in the NBA Draft when he was chosen by the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday.
The 20-year-old Bargnani, a 7-foot (2.13m) shooting forward, helped Benetton Treviso win a championship this month in Italy.
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| Officials Probe Wimbledon Betting Oddity |
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Wednesday, June 28 2006 @ 07:35 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Tennis officials were investigating reports Wednesday of irregular betting activity surrounding a first-round match at Wimbledon between a British player and a higher-ranked opponent who lost in straight sets.
British media said up to $546,000 of wagers were placed on No. 89 Carlos Berlocq of Argentina to lose the match Tuesday. He lost 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 to Richard Bloomfield, who is ranked 170 places below him and got into the draw as a wild card.
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| Cuban and Marino Looking to Buy Penguins |
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Wednesday, June 28 2006 @ 07:33 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
Mark Cuban is known for baiting NBA officials, and Dan Marino is the most prolific passer in NFL history. But the Pittsburgh natives now want to expand into a different sport in their hometown — hockey.
The two have joined with a New York City financier in trying to buy the NHL’s Penguins from Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux’s group, which is selling the two-time Stanley Cup champions even as the team seeks a new arena deal.
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| NFL Adds Amphetamines to Steroids Policy |
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Wednesday, June 28 2006 @ 07:31 AM CDT 0 comments Post a comment
The NFL has toughened up its drug policy, adding amphetamines to the list of banned performance-enhancers starting this season.
Amphetamines were previously listed as a “substance-abuse drug,” but are now in the same category as steroids and other enhancers that carry much stronger penalties. This season will serve as a transition year, where a first positive test would bring a warning and put a player into the drug program.
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