 Washington Post |
Packers lose, 20-17, but Aaron Rodgers does well
Los Angeles Times - Rodgers passes 117 yards and one touchdown in Green Bay's exhibition loss. Carson Palmer passes for touchdown for Cincinnati. Aaron Rodgers, in his first start for the Green Bay Packers, delivered a pair of scoring drives and a handful of highlights in … Rodgers Recovers, But Packers Lose Bengals backups earn their stripes |
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 Ottawa Citizen |
Big boost: D-backs land Reds slugger Dunn
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. Oaks pitcher traded for Cincinnati's Dunn Diamondbacks acquire Adam Dunn from Reds |
 Canoe.ca |
Beckett the ace trumps White Sox' Danks
Boston Globe - CHICAGO - Just as parts of the rotation are crumbling - health for Tim Wakefield, ineffectiveness for Clay Buchholz - Josh Beckett has chosen this point in the season to reassert himself. JD Drew gives it his all as DH Red Sox Defeat White Sox |
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 Washington Post |
Pasta and pizza? That's Phelps' gold-medal secret? - Olympics
ESPN - By Jim Caple Asked to describe what his routine is here in between attempting to break Mark Spitz's gold-medal record, Phelps replied, "I'm eating a lot of pasta and pizza. Video: Olympics '08: Americans Dominate in the Pool Pool haul |
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 Telegraph.co.uk |
Gay says he's a fast healer
Boston Globe - BEIJING - When the Olympic torch was lit shortly after midnight local time last Friday, Tyson Gay considered the opening ceremonies finale a perfect 26th birthday present. Sprinter Tyson Gay maintains low-key approach in quest for history Sprinter Powell says they’ll never catch him |
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 New York Daily News |
New dad Perkins, light-hitter Everett lift Twins
The Associated Press - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Little Lyla Perkins finally stopped crying about 6:45 pm on Sunday night, signaling to her new daddy that it would be OK to go to work the next night. MLB Prediction: New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins Perkins dazzles Yankees |
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 Times Online |
Serena, Venus, Davenport Advance
Washington Post - Serena Williams advanced to the third round of women's singles today when she defeated Samantha Stosur of Australia, 6-2, 6-0, in 44 minutes. Venus Williams wins too in Olympic tennis Olympics-Tennis-Venus eyes golden scrap with Serena |
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 Washington Post |
China wins men's team gymnastics gold, USA gets bronze
Sports Network - Beijing, China (Sports Network) - China claimed the gold medal in men's team gymnastics Tuesday at the Beijing Games, but the big shocker came with the US winning a bronze medal despite a roster of all first-time Olympians. Bronze Feels Good to US Men’s Gymnastics Team Without the Hamms, US men grab bronze |
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 TVNZ |
Coughlin keys US women's revival
SI.com - AP BEIJING — The US men's 4×100 freestyle relay did a lot more than keep Michael Phelps' quest for eight gold medals alive. Coughlin and Peirsol Repeat Their Sweep of 100 Backstrokes Coughlin helps US find its stride |
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 Sports-Odds.com |
Out of left field: Manny goes missing, Dodgers win
The Associated Press - The ninth inning was about to start and left field was empty. Manny Ramirez was missing. Here we go again. Let's see, there's no Green Monster for him to hide in at Dodger Stadium - so where in the world was Manny now? Manny Ramirez, Dodgers down Phillies Dodgers squander big lead but hold on to beat Phillies, 8-6 |
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