 Boston Globe |
Beckett, Bay in good form
Boston Globe - KANSAS CITY, Mo. - By the time the ball rolled along the outfield wall, from center fielder Mitch Maier to left fielder Ross Gload, Jason Bay had gone from a chance at a fly out to a chance at a home run to a sure double. Red Sox 8 Royals 2 Wall ball is deja vu to Red Sox |
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Reaching Out to The World With A Manicured Hand
Washington Post - By Philip Kennicott The earthquake that devastated China's Sichuan province on May 12 was soon compared with another Chinese natural disaster, the Tangshan quake of 1976, when the government responded with secrecy, refusals of aid offers and a low-ball … Daily News Wire Services Aftershocks, real and political, for Olylmpic Torch relay |
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Canada holds off Argentina
Sports Network - Tianjin, China (Sports Network) - Canada's 2008 Summer Olympic tournament got off to a good start on Wednesday as Candace Chapman as Kara Lang scored goals to help the team down a stubborn Argentina side, 2-1. Germany and Brazil finish scoreless as Canada start with a win Canada wears down Argentina to windebut 2-1 |
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 Canada.com |
You're talking about the record, Phelps says, not me
Sports Network - By Gerard Gallagher, Contributing Olympics Editor Beijing, China (Sports Network) - Michael Phelps has spent his time in Beijing watching movies and playing cards with his roommates in the Athletes Village, getting the dorm room experience he never had … Golden boy Michael Phelps sets sights on Olympic records in Beijing Average fans will figure out games as we go |
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Josh Robbins | Golf Confidential
Orlando Sentinel - That day, we learned Tiger Woods had a torn knee ligament and wouldn't play for the rest of the year. To hear the so-called experts tell it, you would've thought the sport lost nothing less than its legitimacy. Woods' PGA absence doesn't concern Mickelson Should golf be an Olympic sport? Phil Mickelson thinks so |
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 Telegraph.co.uk |
European soccer clubs win appeal
The Associated Press - BEIJING (AP) - Three European soccer clubs Wednesday won their appeal to keep their players out of the Olympic soccer tournament. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that Lionel Messi of Argentina and Diego and Rafinha, both of Brazil, … Court rules against Messi's release Barcelona win Olympic appeal over Messi |
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McCarthy: Favre not ready to play for Packers
FOXSports.com - by Jay Glazer Jay Glazer is a Senior NFL Writer for FOXSports.com on MSN and also appears every week on FOX NFL Sunday as the network's NFL Insider. McCarthy: Favre doesn't have the right mind-set Favre, Packers break up - again |
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Revolution 2, Dynamo 2/ NE wins on penalty kicks 6-5
Boston Globe - FOXBOROUGH - The New England Revolution and Houston Dynamo can add another game to their reels of championship dramas. This time, the Revolution will enjoy the ending. New England beats Houston 3-2 in SuperLiga SuperLiga bonus dispute still causing trouble |
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 Canoe.ca |
Hampton earns first win in nearly three years
Atlanta Journal Constitution - By DAVID O'BRIEN San Francisco - It had been nearly three years, two elbow surgeries and a litany of other aches, pains and rehab assignments since Mike Hampton won a major- league game. Hampton gets no trouble from SF Hampton gets first win in three years |
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China Defends Right to Deny Activists’ Visas
New York Times - By KATIE THOMAS BEIJING - A day after revoking the visa of the former US Olympian and Darfur activist Joey Cheek, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement defending China’s right to decide who crosses its borders. China revokes ex-speedskater Joey Cheek's visa The other Cheek |
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