Estes: Still more success in store for Saban, Bama
Estes: Determined coach, lack of another bona fide threat in the SEC makes Crimson Tide good bet to win another national title. Oh, and defending champions also return some top-notch talent. |
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UNC suspends DT Marvin Austin indefinitely
North Carolina coach Butch Davis suspended defensive tackle Marvin Austin indefinitely on Wednesday for violating unspecified team rules. |
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Manny gets hit, and is hit, in White Sox debut
Manny Ramirez has a hit and has been hit in his debut with the White Sox. Ramirez blooped a single to right field leading off the seventh inning of his first game with Chicago, which claimed the 12-time All-Star on waivers for the playoff chase. |
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Vuvuzelas banned from European competition
The honking plastic horns that caused such an uproar at the World Cup have been shut out of Champions League and European Championship qualifying matches. |
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Burnett bounces back as Yanks win 5th in a row
A.J. Burnett bounced back from an awful August by pitching six effective innings and the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 4-3 Wednesday night for their fifth straight win. |
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Cheerleaders cover up for U.S.-Iran basketball
Cheerleaders donned black leggings and white T-shirts for a World Championship basketball match between Iran and the United States in Istanbul on Wednesday to respect cultural sensitivities. |
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Bench-clearing brawl as Marlins beat Nationals
Nyjer Morgan charged the mound after a pitch sailed behind him, triggering a bench-clearing brawl Wednesday night during the Florida Marlins' 16-10 win over the Washington Nationals. |
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Rays score late, give Price club-record 16th win
Evan Longoria snapped an eighth-inning tie with an RBI single, leading the Tampa Bay Rays past the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 Wednesday night for David Price's club-record 16th victory. |
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Most traditional rivalries live on in new Big Ten
The Big Ten's athletic directors got together on what was truly a conference call on Wednesday. The first thing Ohio State's Gene Smith did was open some accompanying e-mails that listed proposed Buckeyes football schedules for 2011 and 2012. |
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Pence hits 3-run HR, Astros sweep slumping Cards
Even their opponents are surprised by the St. Louis Cardinals' slide. |
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D-backs' slam sends Padres to 7th straight loss
Tracking the ball against the tough-to-pick-up backdrop of spacious Chase Field, Brandon Allen sprinted to the corner and leaped in the air, snaring Chase Headley's slicing fly ball just before careening off the chain-link fence. |
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Giants Lincecum outduels Rockies Jimenez
Darren Ford arrived from Double-A in the second inning following a delayed flight and missed connection. Then, he got thrown right into a tie game and a pennant race in his major league debut. |
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Foot fault sends Roddick spiraling out of Open
Andy Roddick was upset in the second round of the U.S. Open, losing 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 4 to 44th-ranked Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia on Wednesday night. |
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U.S. wins first meeting with Iran, stays unbeaten
In the political arena, Iran vs. the United States is a matchup that gets attention. |
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Guard Delonte West returning to Celtics
Delonte West is returning to the Boston Celtics. |
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Pacquiao still wants fight against Mayweather
Manny Pacquiao and his trainer Freddie Roach wanted the exact same thing that boxing fans everywhere wanted: Floyd Mayweather Jr. |
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911 call: Capriati was handling 'personal things'
A friend who called 911 when Jennifer Capriati overdosed on prescription medication was concerned for her safety because she was going through "personal things," according to a portion of the call obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday. |
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Dockett signs $48 million extension with Cardinals
Darnell Dockett finally has the contract he feels he deserves. |
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Dibble off TV for Nats, had criticized Strasburg
The Washington Nationals say Rob Dibble will no longer work as a TV analyst for the team's games, a split that comes after the former reliever made comments critical of rookie pitcher Stephen Strasburg. |
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NHL extends deadline on Kovalchuk deal
The NHL has extended its deadline to Friday for approving Ilya Kovalchuk's $100 million, 15-year contract with the New Jersey Devils. |
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