Kansas seals first NCAA title in 20 years
Published Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Kansas capitalized on some poor free-throw shooting by Memphis late in the game to grind out a 75-68 overtime victory and seal their first national championship in 20 years on Monday. Read More |
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NFL average ticket price rises 7.9 percent: study
Published Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008
Football fans will have to open their wallets wider this season as ticket prices in the National Football League continue to rise despite the weak U.S. economy, according to a study by a sports marketing firm.
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Favre and Pennington meet in film script opener
Published Friday, Sept. 5, 2008
Record-breaking quarterback Brett Favre starts his Jets career at the Miami Dolphins on Sunday and like a perfect film script he meets the man he pushed out of New York, Chad Pennington. Read More |
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White Sox slugger Quentin to undergo wrist surgery
Published Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008
Chicago White Sox All-Star slugger Carlos Quentin has fractured his wrist and will undergo surgery next week that could sideline him for the rest of the season, the team said on Friday.
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Rays dent Yankees' playoff hopes
Published Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008
The Tampa Bay Rays held off the New York Yankees 7-5 on Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep and dent the Yankees' hopes of making the playoffs.
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Final Chicago Cubs bids likely in weeks: sources
Published Friday, Sept. 5, 2008
Final bids for the Chicago Cubs will likely be due late September or early October, two sources said on Thursday, as owner Tribune Co seeks to sell the storied baseball team by the year end. Read More |
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Spain's basketball coach quits silver medalists
Published Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008
Spain coach Aito Garcia Reneses has stepped down from his post after leading the world champions to silver at the Beijing Olympics last weekend, the Spanish Basketball Federation said on Tuesday. Read More |
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Dutch win women's hockey gold
Published Monday, Aug. 25, 2008
Reigning world champions the Netherlands beat China 2-0 to win their second Olympic women's hockey gold medal on Friday.
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China, Netherlands to face off in final
Published Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008
Hosts China defeated Olympic champions Germany 3-2 on Wednesday to advance to the final of the women's hockey tournament where they will meet the Netherlands, who demolished Argentina 5-2 in the day's other semi-final.
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First round washed out at Bellerive
Published Friday, Sept. 5, 2008
The opening round of the BMW Championship was washed out by heavy rain after the remnants of Hurricane Gustav swamped the Bellerive Country Club on Thursday. Read More |
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Olsen names eight more players in Denmark World Cup squad
Published Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008
Coach Morten Olsen has named eight more players for Denmark's World Cup qualifiers against Hungary and Portugal this month, the Danish Football Association said on its website (www.dbu.dk) on Monday.
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Spa can revive Raikkonen's title challenge
Published Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008
Kimi Raikkonen can revive his flagging Formula One title hopes this weekend with a flat-out 'pedal to the metal' performance at his favourite Spa-Francorchamps circuit.
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Ecclestone says he will welcome Mosley back to F1
Published Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone said on Sunday he would welcome Max Mosley back into the grand prix paddock after a sado-masochistic sex scandal and suggested the sport should do likewise.
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Jankovic to meet Serena in title clash
Published Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008
Jelena Jankovic and Serena Williams each had one eye on the weather as they booked their places in the U.S. Open women's final with efficient victories in blustery conditions on Friday.
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Safina overpowers Pennetta to reach semis
Published Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008
Russian sixth seed Dinara Safina overpowered Italian Flavia Pennetta 6-2 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals of the U.S. Open for the first time.
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