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Olympics will shine Phelps-like spotlight on Hoff - (Sports, 12 articles)
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In the 800 freestyle yesterday morning, Hoff was first on the pool deck, first in the blocks and first to the finish, with a time of 8 minutes, 27.32 seconds - four seconds off her personal best. OMAHA, Neb. - With about three weeks to go before the competition to determine the U.S. Olympic swimming team, elite athletes like Katie Hoff and Michael Phelps don't have to turn heads at the final Grand Prix meet this weekend. Many swimmers are using the Mutual of Omaha Swimvitational as an opportunity to compete in the pool that will hold the Olympic trials and to tweak technique and strategy. Phelps, who won seven gold medals and set four individual world records this year at the FINA world championships in Melbourne, Australia, has less than a year of training left for the Olympics. " This is really my last big chance to do something, to try something no one's ever done before said Phelps of Rodgers Forge. On the women's side, Dara Torres seems to be a sentimental favorite, especially after the 41-year-old won last night's 100-meter freestyle and qualified for her fifth Olympics.
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Justin Morneau wins home run derby after awesome show by Josh Hamilton (Sports, 9 articles)
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(Julie Jacobson/Associated Press) Justin Morneau of New Westminster, B.C., won Monday's Major League Baseball home run derby at storied Yankee Stadium, but Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton stole the show with a record-setting opening round. " This was his show Morneau said of Hamilton, whose promising career was nearly derailed by drug and alcohol addiction. Three of Hamilton's homers landed more than 500 feet from the plate, with the longest travelling 518 feet.
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Cavendish wins Tour's 8th stage; Kirchen retains lead (Sports, 7 articles)
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Riccardo Ricco won Sunday's 139-mile stage, his second mountaintop victory of this Tour. (Laurent Rebours/Associated Press) A bruised and sore Cadel Evans of Australia took the yellow jersey at the Tour de France on Monday, after Leonardo Piepoli of Italy won a punishing climb through the Pyrenees to capture the 10th stage. The Italian showed his strength in the Pyrenees yesterday by winning the ninth stage of the Tour de France while Luxembourg's Kim Kirchen kept the yellow jersey.
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Green Bay QB Brett Favre: Packers should let me play elsewhere (Sports, 14 articles)
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The quarterback's first substantial comments on his latest retirement decision reversal come in an interview with Fox News on " On the Record with Greta Van Susteren. PHILADELPHIA Look, I hate to come across like a cheerleader for the "Monday Night Football" game, but tonight there is enormous star power with Brett Favre and Donovan McNabb. About 200 people rallied outside Lambeau Field yesterday to pressure the Packers into reinstating Brett Favre as the team's starting quarterback
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Posey doesn't shed any light (Sports, 6 articles)
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Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom were nowhere to be found for the Lakers, as they caused more groans than cheers from the sellout crowd at Staples Center. Fortunately for the Lakers, reserve Sasha Vujacic was willing to ride shotgun with Bryant for the most sloppily played game of this series. Let's try, " Rooting for the Celtics is like chewing gum while standing on one leg and petting a sleeping cow.
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Chambers wins at British trials, awaits judge's decision (Sports, 4 articles)
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Dwain Chambers will have to wait until Thursday to discover whether his High Court challenge against his British Olympic Association ban is successful. Great Britain's selectors are due to announce the majority of their athletics squad on Monday, but are likely to delay naming their full 100m line-up until after Chambers' High Court ruling. The BOA team, led by Robert Englehart a member of the National Anti-Doping Panel, wanted more time.
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All-Carroll County: Girls lacrosse - (Sports, 5 articles)
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South Carroll, despite being loaded with underclassmen, finished second at the Carroll County meet, won the Class 1A South regional and took sixth in the state. The Cavaliers didn't get many points from seniors, as Pennington relied heavily on younger performers such as Rachel Sykes and Nina Boston. Despite just two seniors on the roster, Vaughn's squad finished 17-2, outlasting Towson in double-overtime for a 14-13 win in the Class 3A-2A state title game.
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Cubs counting the stars :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Baseball (Sports, 5 articles)
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ST. LOUIS One of the biggest gambles the Cubs took entering the 2008 season was moving closer Ryan Dempster into the rotation and throwing former ace Kerry Wood into ninth-inning duty. Manager Lou Piniella will serve as a coach on the staff of National League manager Clint Hurdle of the Colorado Rockies, giving the Cubs eight representatives for the July 15 game at Yankee Stadium. Baseball's All-Star game tonight which includes several players from the first-place Chicago Cubs on the National League roster brought to mind that the midsummer classic wasn't around when the Cubs last won the World Series in 1908.
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Patriots Flawless in Flawed Year (Sports, 4 articles)
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POWER-FUL WORDS SHOCKEY CLEAR THE AIR June 8, 2008 - JEREMY Shockey broke his post-Super Bowl silence yesterday. Over the... more SUPER SATURDAY FOR D-MINDED GANG GREEN April 27, 2008 - DARREN McFadden, the gamebreaker the Jets so desperately need, had gone to the Raiders, and Glenn Dorsey had gone to the Chiefs. Matt Walsh was authorized to be in the stadium to perform his job duties along with other members of the Patriots 'video department, members of the Rams' video department, and other people preparing for the Super Bowl.
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Beltran and Pelfrey lead the Mets (Sports, 8 articles)
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NEW YORK Carlos Beltran hit a three-run home run, Mike Pelfrey dominated over eight innings and New York Mets defeated the Colorado Rockies Sunday night for their ninth consecutive victory. The Mets were 5 1/2 games back in the National League East on July 4 and will resume play Thursday after the All-Star break at Cincinnati trailing division-leading Philadelphia by only half a game. Jerry Manuel faced the news media at Shea Stadium on Sunday in what has become an easy give-and-take session of good humor and insight.
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Yankee Stadium Might Be the 2008 All-Star Game’s Biggest Star (Sports, 6 articles)
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There will be 64 All-Stars assembled at Yankee Stadium, but the building itself will be studied as intently as any of the players. There have been masses celebrated by Popes, boxing matches featuring the likes of Joe Louis, concerts fronted by Bono and a day for Nelson Mandela. After acquiring Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox before the 1920 season, the New York Yankees set out to build a stadium.
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All-Anne Arundel County: Girls lacrosse - (Sports, 6 articles)
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In her first season with the Cavaliers, Leavitt took a 5-13 team last season and turned it into a 13-6 team that was a contender in the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference. Spalding Sr. M Josie Owen Severn Sr. M Hayley Rausch Severna Park Sr. M Lelan Bailey Severna Park Jr. D Kelsey Hughes Severn Sr. D Morgan O'Brien Broadneck Sr. D Cosette Larash Arch. Updegrove, who guided county rival C. Milton Wright to four state championships in the early 1980s, led the Cougars to a third straight winning season since returning to coaching in 2006.
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Revolution beats Santos Laguna in SuperLiga match (Sports, 5 articles)
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Kheli Dube scored in the 70th minute and Matt Reis made two saves to record a shutout as the New England Revolution defeated Santos Laguna in the opening match of SuperLiga Group B play on Sunday night. New England's Shalrie Joseph had the first good chance in the 12th minute as Steve Ralston worked his way to the right end line before setting up a pass to Joseph, who shot high. In the 40th minute, Santos midfielder Juan Pablo Rodriguez was ejected for an elbow to the face of New England midfielder Sainey Nyassi.
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Bogey on 18 Can’t Keep Perry From Third Win in Five Starts (Sports, 5 articles)
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Kenny Perry beat Brad Adamonis and Jay Williamson in a playoff Sunday to win the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Ill., and escape with his third victory in five starts after bogeying the 18th hole. Perry had a one-stroke lead at 17 under par through 17 holes only to lose it thanks to some poor shots from the fringe on the final hole of regulation. The guy who merely wanted to win enough to make the Ryder Cup team is now racking up victories at a rapid pace.
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Aston Villa make move for Bentley (Sports, 4 articles)
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(Daily Mirror) Bentley's move will spark a transfer merry-go-round, with Aston Villa ready to sign veteran Rovers goalkeeper Brad Friedel. (Various) Manchester City are ready to beat AC Milan to the signature of Ronaldinho after making a $22m bid for the Barcelona playmaker on Sunday night. (Daily Mirror) Barcelona will this week offer Samuel Eto'o plus $15m to Arsenal in a final attempt to lure Emmanuel Adebayor to the Nou Camp.
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Rays look to regroup after 7th loss in a row (Sports, 4 articles)
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His only walk was to Akinori Iwamura to start the game - his second to a left-hand batter in 124 2-3 innings this season. The Rays hope to rest, regroup, then resume baseball's feel-good story after finishing the first half on a sour note. Jhonny Peralta drove in three runs and the Cleveland Indians beat Scott Kazmir and Tampa Bay, 5-2, yesterday, handing the Rays their season-worst seventh straight loss and dropping them out of first in the AL East.
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Bridget Ercole, Bryn Mawr... (Sports, 4 articles)
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Miller played outstanding golf all year and finished second in the MIAA individual championships after losing in a playoff to Patrick Hohman. The senior made an impressive run in the state tournament at the University of Maryland, eventually finishing second to Alex Hoffman of Middletown after 36 holes and a sudden-death playoff. Capute played No. 1 singles for the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland B Conference team and has more than 50 wins without a loss, including several matches against A Conference opponents.
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Q&A with Nick Cafardo (Sports, 4 articles)
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Among the topics Nick tackled: Red Sox trade rumors, the bullpen , Manny Ramirez, Julio Lugo, Charlie Zink, Jon Lester, and more. NationInExile: Nick, I have been following the astonishing progress of Charlie Zink in Pawtucket this year (10-2, 2.2-ish ERA). With Wake clearly still in his prime at 41, can a club support two knuckleballers? Can my weak nerves? Nick Cafardo: I would use him as trade bait.
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