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CNN
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Tour de France organizers have been forced to make changes to the route of this year's race because of fears of falling rocks. Officials were worried about threats to the safety of riders during the planned four-kilometer (2.5-mile) climb up the Col de La..
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MSNBC
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German fencer Imke Duplitzer has said she will not take part in the ceremony if she qualifies. Cyclist Thor Hushovd of Norway told his country's Faderlandsvennen newspaper that he, too, could join such a protest.
"As actors at the games, we have to mak..
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SF Gate
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The IOC will consider ending the international leg of the Beijing Olympic torch relay as a result of the anti-Chinese protests.
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge says the issue will be discussed by the organization's executive boa..
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CNN
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The Olympic torch relay was disrupted Monday by protesters in Paris demonstrating against the Chinese government, causing authorities to twice extinguish the flame and put the torch on a bus, according to The Associated Press. The incident came one day af..
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CNN
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Robin van Persie again looks to be a major doubt for Arsenal ahead of Tuesday's Champions League quarterfinal second leg against Liverpool at Anfield. The Dutch international striker has been struggling with a thigh problem and missed the 1-1 Premier Leag..
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CNN
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When Fenerbahce last featured on these pages last June after celebrating their centenary by winning a record 17th Turkish title, it was suggested that the next goal facing the Istanbul club would be to establish itself as a serious challenger for European..
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CNN
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South African fast bowler Dale Steyn snapped up five wickets for 23 runs as India were dismissed for 76 off 120 deliveries before lunch in a remarkable start to the second Test in Ahmadabad. It was a stark contrast to the first Test at Chennai, when the b..
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BBC News
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A lavish ceremony has been held to welcome the Olympic torch to Beijing, which is due to host the Olympic Games in August.
President Hu Jintao took part in the televised event at Tiananmen Square, holding the torch aloft before passing it to Chinese sp..
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CNN
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Tiger Woods sank a 24-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational, extending his PGA Tour winning streak to five straight tournaments. The 13-time major winner fired a final round four-under 66 to reach 10-under 270 overall an..
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CNN
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The operation on Ronaldo's injured left knee "went well" but the Brazilian star faces a lengthy rehabilitation as he bids to save his football career. Ronaldo had surgery in Paris on Thursday night, the two-hour operation perfomed by Dr. Eric Rolland with..
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SF Gate
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Florida Panthers goalie Thomas Vokoun saw fear in Richard Zednik's ashen face when his teammate reached the bench with blood gushing from his throat.
"He was very scared," Vokoun said, describing the frightening scene after the right side of Zednik's t..
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CNN
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Three Russian rowers each received two-year bans Thursday for using prohibited intravenous injections at last year's World Rowing Championships.
Alexander Litvintchev, Evgeny Luzyanin and Ivan Podshivalov were banned by the International Rowing Federat..
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CNN
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Police were forced to use pepper spray to subdue three spectators and five were ejected from the grounds at the Australian Open on Tuesday. A match between last year's finalist, Fernando Gonzalez of Chile, and Greece's Konstantinos Economidis was stopped..
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MSNBC
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What about Major League Baseball itself in the wake of Mitchell’s report? Don't expect any repercussions for the country's newest $6 billion industry. Truth is, fans had heard rumors about steroids for years. They had watched slugger's biceps and heads..
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MSNBC
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Roger Clemens denied allegations by his former trainer that he took performance-enhancing drugs, calling them “a dangerous and destructive shortcut that no athlete should ever take.”
The accusations against the seven-time Cy Young Award winner from..
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CNN
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Releasing a report that links some of baseball's best to the use of performance-enhancing substances, former Sen. George Mitchell said Thursday it is critical that Major League Baseball restore the integrity of the game. "This is a serious problem that ca..
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CNN
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Judgment Day arrived for baseball's steroids era, with the Mitchell report set to be released and posted on the Internet for all to see. Many questions from a decade of doping will be answered, but many will remain and perhaps new ones will emerge.
The..
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SF Gate
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Michael Vick's outlook changed as the dogfighting case against him grew, going from disbelief that he could be hurt to depression at what he'd lost.
Vick broke down when an FBI agent suggested he was lying on a polygraph test about his role in the kill..
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CNN
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Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor has died a day after he was shot and wounded in his Miami home, Taylor's former attorney Richard Sharpstein said Tuesday. Sharpstein told CNN that the 24-year-old football player was shot Monday during what may have..
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CNN
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There is no evidence to substantiate allegations that German player Tommy Haas was poisoned before a Davis Cup match against Russia, the International Tennis Federation said on Monday. Haas pulled out before his match against Mikhail Youzhny with a suspec..
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