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Fri Jul 18 15:11:51 2008 |
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San Jose, CA (Sports Network) - The San Jose Earthquakes announced on Friday
the team has signed Brazilian midfielder Francisco Lima.
Lima joins the Earthquakes after spending the last two seasons with Italian
team Brescia Calcio of
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Fri Jul 18 15:02:03 2008 |
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Stoke-on-Trent, England (Sports Network) - Stoke City manager Tony Pulis has
paid a club record transfer fee of $11 million to land Reading striker Dave
Kitson on a three-year contract.
The 28-year-old ex-Cambridge United forward sc
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Fri Jul 18 15:02:02 2008 |
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The ill-fated unbalanced schedule that the
NHL decided to employ following the lockout is finally dead, and it's more
than okay to rejoice in its passing.
For three seasons, the NHL used a silly system tha
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Fri Jul 18 14:40:49 2008 |
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Southport, England (Sports Network) - K.J. Choi birdied his final two holes
Friday to take the second-round lead at the British Open Championship at Royal
Birkdale.
Choi shot a three-under 67 to become the only player under par at the season
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Fri Jul 18 14:13:01 2008 |
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(Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Phillies sure are a tough team to figure
out. One day they can put up 20 runs in a dominating effort and the next they
can put up a doughnut while struggling all night at the plate.
Despite the hot-and-col
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Fri Jul 18 14:03:29 2008 |
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Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - The Cleveland Indians recalled infielder
Asdrubal Cabrera from Triple-A Buffalo Friday.
After hitting .283 in 45 games a season ago, Cabrera has suffered through a
season-long slump, hitting just .1
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Fri Jul 18 13:57:23 2008 |
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Washington, DC (Sports Network) - The Washington Nationals placed outfielder
Wily Mo Pena on the 15-day disabled list and activated catcher Johnny Estrada
from the 15-day DL on Friday.
Pena has a small tear in his left rotator cuff and
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Fri Jul 18 13:49:46 2008 |
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Manchester, England (Sports Network) - Manchester United defender Patrice Evra
has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association following
the post-match brawl that marred the Premier League clash at Chelsea in April.
Bl
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Fri Jul 18 13:43:07 2008 |
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Southport, England (Sports Network) - Padraig Harrington was only 75 percent
sure he'd even defend his British Open Championship title on Wednesday because
of a wrist injury.
Good thing he teed it up.
Harrington finished with two birdi
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Fri Jul 18 13:22:45 2008 |
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Ashburn, VA (Sports Network) - The Washington Redskins signed wide receiver
and second-round draft pick Devin Thomas on Friday.
According to a Washington, D.C. newspaper, the deal is for four years and a
maximum of $4.8 million, with a
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Fri Jul 18 13:15:41 2008 |
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Athens, OH (Sports Network) - Ohio University has extended the contract of
head football coach Frank Solich through the 2013 season.
Solich has spent the past three years with the Bobcats, guiding the school to
a record of 19-18. The t
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Fri Jul 18 13:05:35 2008 |
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Barcelona, Spain (Sports Network) - Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o has
confirmed he is seriously considering a shock move to Uzbekistan.
The Cameroon international has been approached by current league leaders
Kuruvchi and ha
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Fri Jul 18 12:32:19 2008 |
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Buffalo, NY (Sports Network) - The Buffalo Sabres signed goaltender Ryan
Miller to a five-year contract extension Friday.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Miller, who was entering
the final year of his contract, is
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Fri Jul 18 12:29:46 2008 |
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Blackburn, England (Sports Network) - Veteran goalkeeper Brad Friedel has moved
closer to the exit door after telling Blackburn Rovers that he wants to leave
Ewood Park.
The 37-year-old former United States international has been the subje
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Fri Jul 18 12:26:45 2008 |
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Southport, England (Sports Network) - It must be difficult to post five
straight birdies to finish your round, including hitting the stick at 18, and
barely get noticed.
If you shoot a five-under 65, the lowest round of the tou
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Fri Jul 18 12:13:04 2008 |
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Amersfoort, The Netherlands (Sports Network) - Top-seeded Frenchman Marc
Gicquel and reigning champion Steve Darcis of Belgium were a pair of
quarterfinal winners Friday at the clay-court Dutch Open.
Gicquel grounded Russian Teimuraz
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Fri Jul 18 12:03:05 2008 |
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Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - The Atlanta Thrashers agreed to terms with
forward Angelo Esposito on a multi-year contract Friday. Per club policy,
terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Esposito appeared in 56 games for the Que
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Fri Jul 18 11:54:21 2008 |
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West Bromwich, England (Sports Network) - West Bromwich Albion have won the
race to sign goalkeeper Scott Carson in a $6.5 million deal from Liverpool.
Carson, 22, has been linked with several Premier League clubs following
Liver
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Fri Jul 18 11:40:59 2008 |
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Manchester, England (Sports Network) - Manchester United manager Sir Alex
Ferguson is adamant that Cristiano Ronaldo will not be sold before the start of
the new season.
The Portugal international has been linked with a big-money tr
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Fri Jul 18 11:24:17 2008 |
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(Sports Network) - A pair of division leaders get their second half of the
season underway tonight, when the Boston Red Sox visit the Los Angeles Angels
of Anaheim in the opener of a three-game series.
Los Angeles entered the All-Sta
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