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Thu Aug 21 19:00:21 2008 |
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Carson, CA (Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Galaxy signed U.S. national team
midfielder Eddie Lewis, the team announced on Thursday. To make room for Lewis
on the club's 18-man senior roster, the Galaxy traded forward Carlos Ruiz to
Toronto
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Thu Aug 21 18:52:44 2008 |
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Washington, DC (Sports Network) - American University rewarded head men's
basketball coach Jeff Jones with a new contract on Thursday.
Jones led the Eagles to a Patriot League title in 2007-08 along with a berth
in the NCAA Tournament
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Thu Aug 21 18:51:08 2008 |
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Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Toronto FC acquired forward Carlos Ruiz from
the Los Angeles Galaxy in exchange for first and second-round picks in the
2009 Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft and salary budget considerations,
the tea
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Thu Aug 21 17:59:56 2008 |
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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - James Loney was 2-for-3 with a home run and
two RBI and Derek Lowe silenced the recently resurgent Rockies to help the
Dodgers to a 3-1 victory over Colorado in the series finale of a three-game
set.
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Thu Aug 21 17:42:21 2008 |
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Miami, FL (Sports Network) - The Miami Heat re-signed guard/forward Dorell
Wright to an undisclosed contract Thursday.
Wright, who originally signed with the Heat after being drafted in the first
round in the 2004 NBA Draft, has app
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Thu Aug 21 17:35:49 2008 |
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New Haven, CT (Sports Network) - Top-seeded Fernando Verdasco of Spain and
last year's runner-up Mardy Fish were quarterfinal winners Thursday at the
$708,000 Pilot Pen Tennis event, a final U.S. Open tune-up.
Verdasco held off German Mi
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Thu Aug 21 17:00:43 2008 |
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Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Carlos Zambrano was brilliant on the hill and
helped his own cause with a home run as Chicago edged Cincinnati, 3-2, in the
rubber match of a three-game set at Wrigley Field.
Zambrano (13-5) allowed just o
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Thu Aug 21 16:29:34 2008 |
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New Haven, CT (Sports Network) - Top-seeded Anna Chakvetadze of Russia was
an easy quarterfinal winner Thursday at the $600,000 Pilot Pen Tennis
event, a final hardcourt U.S. Open tune-up.
Chakvetadze charged past Romanian Sorana Cirs
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Thu Aug 21 16:13:12 2008 |
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Forest Hills, NY (Sports Network) - Third-seeded Czech Iveta Benesova
and fourth-seeded Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro were a pair of quarterfinal
winners Thursday at the $74,800 Forest Hills Tennis Classic, a final U.S.
Open tune-up.
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Thu Aug 21 15:50:59 2008 |
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Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - Grady Sizemore had a career-high seven runs
driven in and Cliff Lee became the first 18-game winner in the AL as the
Cleveland Indians pounded the Kansas City Royals, 10-3, to complete a three-
game sw
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Thu Aug 21 15:31:32 2008 |
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Newark, NJ (Sports Network) - The oft-injured Carl Pavano is scheduled to
start for the New York Yankees on Saturday in Baltimore, according to the
Newark Star Ledger.
"He worked extremely hard to put himself in this position,
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Thu Aug 21 15:28:18 2008 |
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Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - The Toronto Blue Jays acquired infielder Jose
Bautista from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday for a player to be named
later.
The Pirates demoted the third baseman Bautista to Triple-A Indianapolis la
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Thu Aug 21 15:25:42 2008 |
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Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - Kansas City Royals third baseman Alex Gordon
left Thursday's 10-3 loss against the Cleveland Indians with tightness in his
right quadriceps.
Gordon, who has been hampered by a lingering lower back injur
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Thu Aug 21 14:49:50 2008 |
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Bloomington, IN (Sports Network) - Indiana safety Jerimy Finch received a
waiver from the NCAA Thursday enabling him to play for the school this season
after transferring from Florida.
Finch appeared in three games at linebacker for
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Thu Aug 21 14:43:01 2008 |
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Foxboro, MA (Sports Network) - The New England Patriots signed offensive
lineman Mike Flynn and released cornerback Ade Jimoh on Thursday.
Flynn, 34, spent all 10 of his seasons in the NFL with the Baltimore Ravens
and has logged
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Thu Aug 21 14:34:12 2008 |
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - The NFL Players Association named longtime
general counsel Richard Berthelsen its interim director Thursday, hours after
the untimely passing of Gene Upshaw.
The NFLPA made the decision after a confer
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Thu Aug 21 14:33:07 2008 |
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Zandvoort, Netherlands (Sports Network) - Rolf Muntz fired a six-under 64
Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the opening round of the KLM Open.
Muntz, whose best finish here is a tie for eighth, is one shot clear of Soren
Hansen
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Thu Aug 21 14:08:09 2008 |
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - World No. 1s Rafael Nadal of Spain and Ana
Ivanovic of Serbia learned the paths they'll have to take en route to the
finals, as the 2008 U.S. Open draws were announced on Thursday.
The Open will commence
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Thu Aug 21 14:05:05 2008 |
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St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - The St. Louis Rams signed running back
Steven Jackson to a six-year contract on Thursday.
Jackson arrived in St. Louis on Thursday morning, ending his lengthy holdout
as his agent and the club ironed
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Thu Aug 21 13:56:55 2008 |
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Manchester, England (Sports Network) - Injured Wigan Athletic defender Erik
Edman is hopeful of making his comeback in mid-October.
The 29-year-old Sweden international arrived at the JJB Stadium in January, but
ruptured his ACL in only
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