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Tue Jul 8 19:27:50 2008 |
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Daytona Beach, FL (Sports Network) - Martin Truex, Jr.'s bid for the "Chase
for the NEXTEL Cup" took a serious hit Tuesday when NASCAR slapped his No.1
Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet team with severe penalties for a rules
violati
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Tue Jul 8 19:24:22 2008 |
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Knicks signed forward Danilo
Gallinari on Tuesday. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Gallinari was selected by New York with the sixth overall selection in the
2008
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Tue Jul 8 19:11:22 2008 |
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Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - The Colorado Rockies purchased the
contract of infielder Jayson Nix on Tuesday.
Nix started at second base this season for the Rockies on opening day, but
only batted .111 with two RBI in 17 ga
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Tue Jul 8 19:06:30 2008 |
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St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - The St. Louis Blues signed free agent
forward Steve Bernier Tuesday to an offer sheet worth $2.5 million for next
season.
Bernier spent last season with the Sharks and Sabres, tallying 16 goals and
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Tue Jul 8 18:54:05 2008 |
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Palermo, Italy (Sports Network) - Third-seeded Frenchwoman Aravane Rezai
and sixth-seeded Belgian Yanina Wickmayer were among the first-round losers
Tuesday at the Palermo International tennis tournament.
Paraguay's Rossana De Los
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Tue Jul 8 18:44:26 2008 |
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Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - The Chicago Cubs have acquired pitchers Rich
Harden and Chad Gaudin from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for pitcher Sean
Gallagher, outfielder Matt Murton, infielder Eric Patterson and catcher Josh
Donaldson.
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Tue Jul 8 18:40:21 2008 |
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Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - The Cleveland Indians transferred Scott
Elarton to the 15-day disabled list with a non-baseball medical condition.
The right-hander was originally placed on the restricted list June 30 after
informin
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Tue Jul 8 18:27:33 2008 |
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Look out Elwood and Jake Blues, Joliet
will never be the same when NASCAR goes night-time racing at the Chicagoland
Speedway for the first time, while "Music City U.S.A. will be abuzz with the
sounds
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Tue Jul 8 18:03:44 2008 |
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Newport, RI (Sports Network) - Towering American John Isner was among
Tuesday's opening-round losers at the $385,000 Hall of Fame Tennis
Championships.
The 6-foot-9 fifth-seeded Isner succumbed to fellow American Jes
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Tue Jul 8 17:47:13 2008 |
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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - The Atlanta Braves signed pitcher
Julian Tavarez for the remainder of the season Tuesday, hoping to bolster a
banged up bullpen.
Tavarez, 35, is with his third team this season, having be
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Tue Jul 8 17:27:13 2008 |
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Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - The Baltimore Orioles placed pitcher Adam
Loewen on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with a re-injury of the stress
fracture in his left elbow.
The left-handed, 24-year-old left Sunday's game agai
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Tue Jul 8 17:02:06 2008 |
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Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - The Toronto Raptors signed free-agent guard-
forward Hassan Adams to a two-year contract Tuesday. Per team policy,
financial details were not disclosed.
The 6-foot-4, 220-pound Adams played in It
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Tue Jul 8 17:00:30 2008 |
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Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Former forward Joe Nieuwendyk returned
to the NHL on Tuesday, joining the front office of the Toronto Maple Leafs
as the special assistant to the general manager.
The 41-year-old retired in 2007
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Tue Jul 8 16:59:27 2008 |
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Tampa, FL (Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Lightning signed unrestricted
free agent forwards Mark Recchi and Brandon Bochenski on Tuesday.
Recchi, who is about to embark on his 20th NHL season, comes in on a one-year
contract, while B
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Tue Jul 8 16:50:06 2008 |
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Bastad, Sweden (Sports Network) - Seventh-seeded Jarkko Nieminen of Finland,
eighth-seeded Swede Robin Soderling and Wimbledon semifinalist Marat Safin
all advanced, while fifth-seeded Spaniard Carlos Moya was sent packing Tuesday
at the
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Tue Jul 8 16:44:26 2008 |
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Ottawa, ON (Sports Network) - The Ottawa Senators signed defenseman Jason
Smith to a two-year contract Tuesday.
Smith, 34, is a veteran of 14 NHL seasons, scoring one goal and nine assists
in 77 games last season with Philadelphia.
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Tue Jul 8 16:31:36 2008 |
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Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Barcelona president Joan Laporta is reportedly
set to step down despite narrowly surviving a recent vote of confidence.
Laporta was forced to face a referendum over his presidency after a disgruntled
club mem
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Tue Jul 8 16:31:05 2008 |
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Harrisburg, PA (Sports Network) - The National Football League tabbed former
Pennsylvania State Police administrator Col. Jeffrey Miller to direct the
NFL's new strategic security program.
The Harrisburg Patriot News reported that
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Tue Jul 8 16:27:55 2008 |
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Newport, RI (Sports Network) - Towering American John Isner highlighted
Tuesday's opening-round winners at the $385,000 Hall of Fame Tennis
Championships.
The 6-foot-9 fifth-seeded Isner blew past fellow American Jesse L
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Tue Jul 8 16:21:10 2008 |
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Montreal, QC (Sports Network) - The Montreal Canadiens re-signed
goaltender Jaroslav Halak to a two-year contract Tuesday. Per club policy,
financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Halak, 23, will begin his th
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