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One putt could have changed plenty for Padraig Harrington (Sports, 11 articles)
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SOUTHPORT, England - From the British Open media center late on Sunday evening, there were constant reminders of what Padraig Harrington had just achieved. The temporary metal support structure overhead groaned, trembled and rattled in the high winds that continued to rock Royal Birkdale long after Harrington had repossessed the champion's claret jug. A smudge of red was all that was left of the sun when, inside a marquee overlooking the Royal Birkdale course, Nick Faldo ended an after-dinner speech last Tuesday night. At that moment, Harrington lay eighteenth in the European standings and Faldo thought that was not good enough. The only asterisk necessary on the Claret Jug next to champion Padraig Harrington's name would be this: Prevailed in the toughest conditions of wind and rain over all four days in recent memory. Padraig Harrington enjoys few moments more than the walk down 18th fairway of a century-old links course, especially with a four-shot lead in the British Open and the engraver putting the final touches on the oldest trophy in golf. The last time a golfer did what Greg Norman has a chance to do in the British Open, his name was Old Tom and the American Civil War had recently ended.
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Without Wagner, Mets Can’t Finish Off Phillies (Sports, 9 articles)
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Without closer Billy Wagner, who was apparently unavailable because of muscle spasms in his left shoulder, the Mets' replacements stumbled one by one. Wagner was examined Monday and had the MRI on Tuesday morning at the Hospital for Special Surgery after he felt tightness in his shoulder while warming up before the 10th inning Sunday in Cincinnati. While the Mets played their way to a series split in Cincinnati and back into a first-place tie in the National League East, the weekend's main distraction played out at Pedro Martinez s locker.
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Schleck Maintains Lead Through Tough Alpine Stage (Sports, 11 articles)
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Two riders among the top five on Tuesday might have done just that during the 16th stage, losing crucial time on the day's final climb and a long descent to this Alpine village. Schleck, who rides for Team CSC, trailed Evans by one second going into the 15th stage from Embrun but has taken a seven second lead in the general classification after a stage which was won by Australian Simon Gerrans. CUNEO, Italy - New Tour de France leader Frank Schleck and his CSC team were given a surprise doping test after the 15th stage ended in Italy.
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Former Sun-Times baseball writer Holtzman dies :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Obituaries (Sports, 4 articles)
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CHICAGO - Jerome Holtzman - a longtime baseball writer who was inducted into the Hall of Fame, created the saves rule, and later became Major League Baseball's official historian - died Saturday in Evanston. " As a baseball writer, columnist, and historian for more than 50 years, Jerome Holtzman was a beloved figure and made an incredible impact on the game Commissioner Bud Selig said in a statement yesterday. Jerome Holtzman, a homegrown Chicago sportswriter and columnist who wrote voluminously about baseball in general and Chicago baseball in particular, and whose mind and file cabinets were repositories of baseball history, died on Saturday in Evanston, Ill. He was 82.
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Sir Alex Ferguson in dig at 'ageing' Chelsea (Sports, 5 articles)
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Sir Alex Ferguson has lit the blue touchpaper four weeks before the new season by claiming that Chelsea's squad may have already peaked and that Luiz Felipe Scolari will struggle to exorcise the ghost of Jose Mourinho. Chelsea's Michael Essien has signed a new five-year deal - following keeper Petr Cech and defender Wayne Bridge in committing his future to the club. Scolari, who has had to endure much speculation about the future of midfielder Frank Lampard since taking over as Chelsea manager this month, is delighted that Essien has pledged his future to the London club.
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N.H.L.’s Blackhawks and Red Wings to Play at Wrigley Field (Sports, 5 articles)
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The transformation of Wrigley Field into a hockey venue started Tuesday, when the NHL put up makeshift boards in the outfield at the home of the Cubs. WRIGLEYVILLE FIRESALE Bidders with Canning as favorite and Cuban as dark horse turn in proposals to buy team, Wrigley Field or both. Ten investment groups offered to buy the Cubs, and more than 20 made proposals to purchase just Wrigley Field as a potential $1 billion sweepstakes began today for a pair of Chicago treasures.
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Saints acquire Jeremy Shockey from the Giants (Sports, 7 articles)
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Jeremy Shockey was traded to the Saints for two draft picks Monday, giving New Orleans a disgruntled star tight end who watched from afar while injured as the New York Giants surged to the Super Bowl title. The Saints report to training camp in Jackson, Miss., tomorrow with several other tight ends on the roster, including last year's starter, Eric Johnson, along with Billy Miller and Mark Campbell. New York rejected a similar offer from the Saints before the NFL draft, hoping to get a starting player or a first-round draft pick.
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Ravens Central: Contract battle between Ravens, Lewis worth the price of admission (Sports, 4 articles)
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The Montreal Alouettes are five weeks into the 2008 Canadian Football League season, but general manager Jim Popp was in Baltimore today watching Ravens' rookies go through their first training camp practices. On the first day of training camp at McDaniel College, with fans in attendance, new coach John Harbaugh got lost in the shuffle. Walker has... Veterans joining rookies in showing up to training camp.
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Canó and Yankees Find It’s All Coming Back to Them (Sports, 8 articles)
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Bobby Abreu hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth inning and drove in three runs, leading the surging Yankees past the Minnesota Twins 8-2 on Tuesday night, their ninth consecutive victory at home. Derek Jeter added a two-run double and Cano continued his typical second-half tear with two RBI singles, his fifth straight multihit game as New York improved to 5-0 since the break. That included Justin Christian, Chad Moeller and Richie Sexson, three players who were not among those gathered in Tampa, Fla., when the Yankees began spring training.
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Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay agree to 100m duel at Crystal Palace (Sports, 7 articles)
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Asafa Powell beat Usain Bolt in the battle of the world's fastest men at the IAAF Super Grand Prix meeting at the Olympic Stadium in Stockholm. Former world record holder Powell eased home in a time of 9.88 seconds, one-hundredth of a second ahead of Bolt. Despite being badly tainted by the doping revelations that felled the men's winner from four years ago and the 2000 women's champion Marion Jones, the sport's blue ribbon race remains the most magnetic event of the Games.
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Johnson Stays Perfect vs. Cubs by Winning Duel With Harden (Sports, 6 articles)
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Adam Lind had a career-high four hits, including a three-run home run, and light-hitting John McDonald had four runs batted in to rally the Toronto Blue Jays past the Baltimore Orioles 10-8 on Tuesday night. Johnson (7-7), winning his third straight after six straight losses, allowed two hits, struck out four and walked one in seven innings for his 291st victory. Harden, in his second start for Chicago after being traded from Oakland, allowed one hit in seven innings - Alex Romero's first major league home run to lead off the sixth.
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Seniors' drive will lead Blue Jays to another crown - (Sports, 4 articles)
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Duke entered the game averaging slightly more than 15 goals a game, but the Blue Devils never found a rhythm against the Blue Jays. The Blue Devils usually have one or two scoring runs a game that take the life out of opponents, but they had only two short ones yesterday, and the Blue Jays survived. Pietramala had to say goodbye to midfielders Paul Rabil, Stephen Peyser, Matt Bocklet and George Castle; attackmen Kevin Huntley and Michael Doneger and defenseman Eric Zerrlaut
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Chicago Sun-Times :: Bulls :: (Sports, 4 articles)
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PAMPLONA, Spain A pack of fighting bulls gored a Spaniard, knocked an American unconscious and injured five other people Thursday in a dash through the streets of Pamplona to the city bullring, officials said. On the third day of Spain's San Fermin festival, the six half-ton fighting bulls accompanied by steer stayed in a tight pack for much of the run, which makes the sprint safer. Pileups of fallen runners formed at several points, and bulls plowed into at least one of them and ran over others.
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