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Jorge Posada set for surgery; catcher’s season is over
Boston Herald - By Pete Caldera / The Record (Hackensack NJ) NEW YORK - Jorge Posada took batting practice on the field Monday, and he even received treatment on his ailing right shoulder afterward. Surgery to end Posada's season Losing Jorge Posada is no big deal in big picture for Yankees |
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Lee helps Cubs rally for wild win over Brewers
The Associated Press - Derrek Lee and the Chicago Cubs rallied for one sweet road win. The Florida Marlins have so many come-from-behind wins they're becoming almost routine. THE PITCH : Is it finally the Cubs’ turn? Cubs sink Brewers, pad division lead |
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 BBC Sport |
Injured Hamm ends Olympic comeback
Boston Globe - Paul Hamm looked at the calendar and concluded there simply was not enough time to get his battered body ready to compete in Beijing in less than two weeks. Video: Injured Gymnast Hamm Not Going to Olympics Injured gymnast Paul Hamm pulls out of the Olympics |
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 The Southern Ledger |
Matsuzaka laments one that got away
Boston Globe - It was the most home runs Daisuke Matsuzaka had given up in nearly three months, and they both came in the same inning, two batters and eight pitches apart. Red Sox get deep-sixed Six-Run Burst Helps Angels Top Red Sox |
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 AZ Sports Hub |
Diamondbacks apparent front-runner for Teixeira
FOXSports.com - by Ken Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX. Injuries on Braves, Yanks affect market Braves make Mark Teixeira available for trade |
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 CTV British Columbia |
As Olympics near, Beijing still can't beat pollution
Los Angeles Times - Beijing's central business district is shrouded by smog Monday, just 11 days before the start of the Summer Olympics. State media reported that the Chinese government was considering last-minute emergency measures to curb the pollution. Rain, wind clears Beijing air ahead of Olympics Beijing haze lifts but rights issues remain |
 Canada.com |
Brett Favre's waffling? Packers fans won't take it sitting down
Los Angeles Times - Morry Gash / AP Charles Mollenkamp, 17, of Brookfield, Wis., shows his support to bring back Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, at a rally outside Wisconsin State Fair Park on July 14 in Milwaukee. Video: Favre Situation Still Up in the Air Rodgers ready to fill Favre's shoes |
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 Washington Post |
Giants' bullpen makes a stand
San Jose Mercury News - By Andrew Baggarly A fan ended up in the Giants' dugout before the ninth inning at Dodger Stadium on Monday night, sending players scurrying for cover and the security detail into action. Kuroda way off-base in Dodgers' loss Giants survive scare from Dodgers |
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 New York Times |
Jones has 1 of 4 O's HRs; Mussina hit hard
Baltimore Sun - NEW YORK - Mike Mussina's reincarnation as a soft-tossing right-hander has produced impressive results. He entered last night with 13 wins, one off the American League lead, and had allowed two earned runs or fewer in 13 of his previous 17 outings. Rough Night for Mussina Is Even Worse for Yanks Yankees' Home Streak Ends |
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 BBC News |
China rebuffs human rights report
CNN International - (CNN) — China has rejected a new report which claims it has broken a promise to improve its human rights situation and "betrayed the core values of the Olympics. AI: China has not improved human rights Keep focus on athletes at Games |
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