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• Padres snap 10-game skid, beat Dodgers 4-2 (AP)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:20:09 GMT)

AP - Nick Hundley homered and drove in two runs, and Tim Stauffer filled in for ailing ace Mat Latos as the NL West-leading San Diego Padres snapped their 10-game losing streak Monday night with a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.


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• Hoffman's final-round 62 wins Deutsche Bank by 5 (AP)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:08:48 GMT)

AP - Charley Hoffman's flowing blond locks attract plenty of attention. Now his golf game is getting noticed, too.


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• Federer wins, finds familiar company at US Open (AP)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:27:48 GMT)

AP - Now, the names opposite Roger Federer's in the bracket will start looking more familiar.


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• Gerrard cool under siege before Switzerland clash (AFP)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:54:15 GMT)

AFP - England captain Steven Gerrard admits to feeling like a man under siege as he prepares to lead his team into a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier against Switzerland here on Tuesday desperately trying to keep the focus on football.


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• Wrigley rooftops hurting as Cubs, economy struggle (AP)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:47:42 GMT)

AP - The crowded rooftop bleachers overlooking Wrigley Field stand as proof that no matter how bad the Chicago Cubs played, the ballpark was simply not big enough to hold everyone who wanted to see them play.


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• Big stage: No. 3 Boise St tops No. 10 VaTech 33-30 (AP)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:21:27 GMT)

AP - For the gatecrashers in blue, this was the Respect Bowl. A mini-national championship game, if you will, because they certainly weren't going to be playing in the real one in January if they didn't win this one on Labor Day.


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• Federer beats Melzer to reach US Open quarters (AP)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:04:22 GMT)

AP - With another straight-set victory out of the way at the U.S. Open, Roger Federer can start thinking about a rematch with Robin Soderling.


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• Rex, Woody visit helped seal Revis deal for Jets (AP)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:10:34 GMT)

AP - Darrelle Revis and Rex Ryan looked at each other, huddled in a conference room in Florida, and immediately knew they had the same game plan.


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• Padres snap 10-game skid to hold NL West lead (Reuters)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:41:28 GMT)

Reuters - The San Diego Padres halted a 10-game losing streak to keep their lead in the National League West with a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday. ... Read

• Guard Delonte West returning to Celtics (AP)
(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:07:22 GMT)

AP - Delonte West is returning to the Boston Celtics. ... Read

• Boise State shows it's a grown up team now (AP)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:18:40 GMT)

AP - They didn't need to dust off the ol' Statue of Liberty play, never thought of pulling off a fake punt.


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• Noted bicyclist to ride in Maine Dempsey Challenge (AP)
(Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:21:51 GMT)

AP - Olympic bronze medalist and Tour de France veteran Levi Leipheimer (LEE'-vy LYP'-hy-mur) is visiting Maine to take part in the second annual bicycling fundraiser put on by "Grey's Anatomy" star Patrick Dempsey. ... Read

• Devils get Kovalchuk, NHL-union get long-term deal (AP)
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:44:13 GMT)

AP - The New Jersey Devils did more than sign Ilya Kovalchuk to a $100 million contract.


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• Wozniacki wallops Sharapova at US tennis Open (AFP)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:43:08 GMT)

AFP - Caroline Wozniacki lived up to her top-seed status at the US Open on Monday by defeating former champion Maria Sharapova in a fourth-round blockbuster.


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• Woods leads a short list of Ryder Cup picks (AP)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:10:00 GMT)

AP - U.S. captain Corey Pavin has four picks and one tough decision to fill out his Ryder Cup team. ... Read

• Fighting words: UFC chief to speak at Oxford club (AP)
(Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:49:40 GMT)

AP - The distinguished Oxford University debate club has featured such speakers as Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill and Malcolm X. ... Read

• New 5th Street Gym to Open (AP)
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:53:37 GMT)

AP - A new 5th Street Gym will open next month on the site of the famous gym where Muhammad Ali and other top boxers trained. ... Read

• Smoke rises just in time to make championship push (AP)
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:22:00 GMT)

AP - Tony Stewart went to Atlanta Motor Speedway mired in a 31-race winless streak and an afterthought, at best, on the list of championship contenders.


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• WADA reports breakthrough in gene doping tests (AP)
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:50:20 GMT)

AP - Two groups of scientists have developed tests for gene doping in what the World Anti-Doping Agency hailed Friday as a major breakthrough in fighting the next frontier in cheating in sports. ... Read