Pressel shoots course-record 65 at Royal Birkdale
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AP - Morgan Pressel has shot a course record 7-under 65 at Royal Birkdale to get back up among the leaders at the British Women's Open.
Rams, top pick Bradford agree to $78 million deal
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AP - No. 1 overall draft pick Sam Bradford agreed to a six-year, $78 million contract with the St. Louis Rams on Friday night, with $50 million in guaranteed money.
Oswalt's Philly debut a dud; Berkman headed to NYY
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AP - Roy Oswalt's debut with the Philadelphia Phillies was a dud. Maybe ex-teammate Lance Berkman will make a better first impression for the New York Yankees.
Mancini leaves US tour due to family illness
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AFP - Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has flown back to Europe during his team's US tour because of a family illness.
AP source: Yankees working to acquire Berkman
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AP - The Yankees are working on a trade to acquire Lance Berkman from the Houston Astros and expect the deal to be completed Saturday. New York will send a couple of prospects to the Astros, a baseball executive familiar with the discussions said. The executive spoke on condition of anonymity because talks were ongoing.
Broncos rookie Tim Tebow: Bring on the shots
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AP - Tim Tebow is ready for the shots, both on the football field and in the locker room.
Haynesworth fails again, still can't practice
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AP - Early Friday morning, the cones were lined up 25 yards apart on the field for Albert Haynesworth's conditioning test. He needed to complete the first part in 70 seconds or less to have a chance to pass.
Berry, Chiefs agree to deal
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AP - Eric Berry's tweet was true.
Cardinals beat Pirates 1-0 in 10 innings
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AP - Brendan Ryan's broken-bat infield hit in the 10th inning drove in the game's lone run and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 on Friday night.
Wizards re-sign free agent swingman Howard
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Reuters - The Washington Wizards have re-signed free agent Josh Howard, a former All-Star swingman who joined the team late last season.
Aide: Pitino never mentioned seeking abortion
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AP - Rick Pitino never said a woman who claimed the Louisville basketball coach got her pregnant after a one-night stand had to get an abortion but did advise she "go out of town" to get medical care, his longtime aide told a jury Friday.
Rebellin loses Olympic doping appeal
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AFP - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday rejected Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin's appeal against a doping charge that saw him lose his Olympic silver medal from Beijing.
Bruins' Wheeler signs 1-year, $2.2 million deal
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AP - The Boston Bruins signed forward Blake Wheeler to a one-year contract on Friday.
AFP - Belarusian Victoria Azarenka has ended Marion Bartoli's eight match win streak at the WTA Bank of the West Classic with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 quarter-final victory.
Langer shoots 68, takes second-round lead
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AP - Bernhard Langer waited much of Friday morning for the soupy fog on the Sammamish Plateau to finally lift. He spent the evening waiting for someone to make a charge up the leaderboard.
Lesnar rallies to beat Carwin in 2nd round
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AP - About the time Shane Carwin's 40th consecutive punch hit him in the face, Brock Lesnar realized he couldn't argue if the referee stopped their fight and took away his UFC heavyweight title.
New products proving Ali is still the greatest
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AP - It's been nearly three decades since Muhammad Ali stepped into the ring, and the public still can't get enough of the self-described greatest.
Stewart takes Pocono poles
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AP - Tony Stewart unbuttoned the top button on his racing suit and let out a sigh.
Cyclist Rebellin loses Olympic doping appeal
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AP - Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin lost an appeal Friday of a decision stripping him of his 2008 Olympic silver medal for doping. He could now be suspended by cycling's governing body and stripped of other race results.