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MSNBC
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Before much longer, the Michael Vick saga will probably give us all something to shout about. It’s been barely two weeks since he was indicted on felony dogfighting charges, and in that time the defrocked Atlanta Falcons quarterback has become a symbol..
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SF Gate
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Michael Phelps set another world record in the pool Friday night. This time, he needed help from his American teammates, including Ryan Lochte, who outdid Phelps with two world records at the world championships.
Overshadowed by bigger names on the U.S..
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CNN
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Maxi-catamaran Gitana 13 has set the fastest time for a North Pacific crossing, adding to its growing list of records. Leaving San Francisco on 29 March, Lionel Lemonchois and crew crossed the finish line off Yokohama, in Tokyo Bay after 11 days, 12 minut..
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MSNBC
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Security officials extinguished the Olympic torch for a second time on Monday amid heavy protests during the torch relay in Paris.
Police escorted the flame onto a bus, apparently to move it away from protesters.
The flame was being carried out of a..
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CNN
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Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has revealed that he plans to step down at Old Trafford in three years time. The legendary Scot, still going strong at 66, would have spent have spent 25 years with the reigning Premier League champions if he is acc..
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CNN
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Ethiopian great Haile Gebrselassie came agonizingly close to beating his own world record and collecting a $1 million bonus as he won the Dubai Marathon on Friday. The 34-year-old faded in the closing stages but his time of two hours, four minutes and 53..
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CNN
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Tour de France organizers unveiled the 2008 route on Thursday which contains fewer mountain climbs, less time trialling in tandem with some radical rule changes that they hope will lead to a more exciting battle for the yellow jersey. Riders will tackle E..
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CNN
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Lindsay Davenport defeated Julie Ditty 6-1 6-4 Thursday to advance to a quarterfinal matchup against Jelena Jankovic at the Bali Open. Davenport, who is returning to singles play for the first time since having a child in June, was erratic at times after..
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MSNBC
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Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Ramon Vazquez, the bottom two batters in Texas’ lineup, each homered twice and finished with seven RBIs. The last time two teammates had as many as seven RBIs in a game was 1962, when Elston Howard had eight and Mickey Mantle a..
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CNN
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Brazil produced a ruthlessly efficient performance to beat old rivals Argentina 3-0 on Sunday and win the Copa America for the second time in a row. Brazil stung Argentina with a fourth-minute goal from Julio Baptista then Argentina captain Roberto Ayala,..
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CNN
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The world's most famous cycling race comes to London for the first time as the 94th edition of the Tour de France starts on Saturday with an individual time trial for the 189 riders. The eight kilometer prologue will take in many of the most famous London..
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CNN
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Colin Montgomerie has split with his caddie Alastair McLean for a second time, just days before playing the US Open.
The pair were together for 10 years before parting company for the first time in 2002 but joined up again in August 2004.
McLean has..
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CNN
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Suzann Pettersen felt fortunate to escape the heat at a major, and it wasn't the first time.
Ten weeks ago, the feisty Norwegian looked like a shoo-in to win the Kraft Nabisco Championship when she built a four-shot lead along the back nine until a col..
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BBC News
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Wales captain Ryan Giggs announced his retirement from international football on Wednesday.
The Manchester United winger, 33, will play for his country for the last time in Saturday's Euro 2008 qualifier against the Czech Republic in Cardiff.
"I fee..
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CNN
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Nuremberg won the German Cup for the fourth time when they beat Bundesliga champions Stuttgart 3-2 after extra time in a thrilling final at Berlin's Olympiastadion on Saturday.
Stuttgart, who won the Bundesliga championship last weekend, had to play wi..
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BBC News
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A Didier Drogba goal late in extra time was enough to secure victory for Chelsea over Manchester United in the first FA Cup final at the new Wembley.
Drogba produced a rare moment of brilliance in a game that failed to live up to expectations to comple..
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CNN
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Didier Drogba scored four minutes from the end of extra time to give Chelsea a 1-0 victory over Manchester United in the first FA Cup final at the new Wembley stadium.
Drogba played a superb one-two with Frank Lampard before prodding the ball past Edwi..
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CNN
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Organizers revised the America's Cup schedule for the second time after unsuitable wind continued to postpone racing.
The Louis Vuitton Cup was postponed for the fifth time in six days Saturday, forcing organizers and the body representing the 11 chall..
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FOX News
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Michael Phelps set another world record in the pool Friday night. This time, he needed help from his American teammates, including Ryan Lochte, who outdid Phelps with two world records at the world championships.
Overshadowed by bigger names on the U.S..
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CNN
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Michael Phelps demolished his third world record in three days on Thursday to collect his fourth gold medal of the world championships and strengthen his claims to be the greatest swimmer of all time.
The 21-year-old American slashed almost a second of..
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