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WNBA suspends 10 players and Mahorn for skirmish between Shock and Sparks (Sports, 10 articles)
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Some of the W.N.B.A.'s biggest stars commanded national attention Tuesday night and into Wednesday - but not in a way their teams or the league wanted. Three players - including the Los Angeles Sparks rookie Candace Parker - and one coach were ejected in the final seconds of a game Tuesday between the Sparks and the Detroit Shock, won by the Sparks, 84-81. WNBA president Donna Orender is expected to announce findings today of the league's review of Tuesday night's altercation between the Detroit Shock and the Los Angeles Sparks at The Palace of Auburn Hills, according to a league source. The WNBA punished so many players for their roles in this week's skirmish that the league is staggering the suspensions by alphabetical order. On Tuesday night, they were involved in a skirmish - another occurrence more frequently connected with the men's game - at, of all places, The Palace of Auburn Hills. A melee is a rarity in women's pro basketball, but players and coaches from both teams engaged in a spirited scuffle with 4.6 seconds left in Tuesday's tilt, won 84-81 by the Sparks.
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A Cubs-Sox October? Way too early to call :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Jay Mariotti (Sports, 8 articles)
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Would you believe the records are nearly identical now? In fact, when weighing the difficulty quotient of playing in the superior league, the White Sox actually are having a better season than the charmed, beloved, gush-and-goo Cubbies. Grasping for respect as always, clutching the inferiority complex that never ends in a town that never changes, the Sox are dealing with a relentless trail of dissing that, admittedly, doesn't seem fair. On road to oblivion? Sox score five in eighth to win Put it on the message board AL ROUNDUP: Abreu, hot Yankees sink Twins NL ROUNDUP: Hall lifts Brewers over Cards.
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Redskins' top draft pick Thomas out about 2 weeks (Sports, 6 articles)
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ASHBURN, Va. - Redskins rookie receiver Devin Thomas probably will miss the team's first exhibition game after pulling his right hamstring in practice Thursday. Thomas was hurt while reaching over his head to catch a pass from quarterback Jason Campbell during 11-on-11 drills in the morning. He surveyed the Redskins Park practice field minutes after his first training camp practice concluded, turned around and declared what distinguished yesterday from the other 84 days since he became the Redskins' fourth-round pick in April's draft.
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Toronto's De Rosario secures victory over West Ham in MLS all-star game (Sports, 5 articles)
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TORONTO - Major League Soccer intends to add two expansion teams in time for the 2011 season, boosting membership to 18. The announcement was made Thursday following a meeting of the MLS board of governors, and hours before the MLS All-Stars faced English Premier League team West Ham United at Toronto's BMO Field. MLS, which currently has 14 teams, has already announced expansion teams for Seattle, beginning in 2009, and Philadelphia in 2010.
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Victory Over Phillies Lifts Mets Into First Place (Sports, 7 articles)
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The Mets remain uncertain when Ryan Church and Pedro Martinez will rejoin the team, but they hope to resolve the questions as soon as Friday. Knight, a former Yankee who began the season in the independent Atlantic League, is 5-1 with a 1.60 earned run average. It was even more of an excruciating defeat, also decided in the ninth inning, but the Mets won the next two games to complete a somewhat improbable three-month journey to first place in the National League East.
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Ducks coach Randy Carlyle signs 2-year extension (Sports, 4 articles)
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Brian Burke is facing a big decision about his future as he heads into the final year of his contract with the Anaheim Ducks. Widely reported to be interested in taking over as boss of the Toronto Maple Leafs when his contract expires at the end of the coming season, the current general manager of the Anaheim Ducks remains uncertain. " The manager still doesn't know what to do Burke told the Orange County Register at the announcement of a contract extension for coach Randy Carlyle that takes the bench boss through the 2010-2011 season.
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Paul Robinson and Scott Carson close to getting careers back on track (Sports, 4 articles)
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As Sunderland edged closer to signing two more Tottenham Hotspur players, Roy Keane stepped up his ambitious transfer strategy this summer with a bid of up to $7million for Taye Ismaila Tawo, the Marseilles left back. Sunderland are braced for an approach from Rangers for Dickson Etuhu, the midfield player who joined from Norwich City last summer for $1.5million. The nightmare that has engulfed Paul Robinson over the past 12 months is almost over, with the Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper closing in on a move to Blackburn Rovers as a replacement for Brad Friedel, who is to join Aston Villa.
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Greg Norman toils at Royal Troon (Sports, 5 articles)
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The 53-year-old led the Open going into the final round, but eventually ended in a tie for third behind Padraig Harrington after a final-round slump. Vaughan could have been clear of the field, but a double bogey at the 6th and a triple bogey at the 12th spoiled a scorecard which also contained eight birdies. Norman was one of the stories of the week at last week's Open, but his form at Troon for the senior version of the championship was well short of his showing at Birkdale.
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Mussina in Command for the Surging Yankees (Sports, 5 articles)
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As the players dressed and left the ballpark late Wednesday afternoon, the Yankees general manager , Brian Cashman, was already in the air. With the nonwaiver trading deadline a week away, Cashman will meet with club executives in Tampa, Fla., to talk about strengthening the Yankees for the stretch run. High-ranking Yankees officials gathered for meetings at their spring training complex Thursday, a day off for the team before it begins an important three-game series Friday night in Boston.
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Nadal, Djokovic advance, Roddick, Davydenko lose at Rogers Cup (Sports, 9 articles)
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Federer, who won the tournament in 2004 and 06, was playing his first match since losing the Wimbeldon final in five sets to Spain's Rafael Nadal. Federer, who became the first top seed to lose in his first match here since Lleyton Hewitt in 2002, finished second here last year to Serbia's Novak Djokovic. With the tennis world still rumbling about world number one Roger Federer's second round upset at the hands of Frenchman Gilles Simon a day earlier, Cilic caused another tremor by disposing the sixth seed in just under two hours.
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Chicago Sun-Times :: Bulls :: (Sports, 5 articles)
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Select-ive service good for Bulls' Rose, U.S. From ESPYs to Olympic Select Team, Rose loving life Derrick Rose to help prepare Olympians. Select-ive service good for Bulls' Rose, U.S. Former Bradley star signs with Celtics Rally from 23 down comes up just short Oden eager to restart NBA career. Brand signs with 76ers Rose pushes the pace, then has to take a seat Pacers trade Jermaine O'Neal to Raptors Duhon signs with Knicks, eyes starting job.
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Packers might postpone Favre's jersey retirement (Sports, 7 articles)
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GREEN BAY, Wis. - There were plenty of No. 4 jerseys in the stands and a smattering of jeers for general manager Ted Thompson at Thursday morning's annual meeting of Green Bay Packers shareholders at Lambeau Field. Given the chance to air their grievances directly to the team's leadership, shareholders didn't turn the meeting into one big bring-back-Brett Favre rally. Most of the 9,375 people who attended the meeting pleasantly applauded Thompson and team president and CEO Mark Murphy, then gave a sustained standing ovation to head coach Mike McCarthy.
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Patriots' Belichick knows how to run camp (Sports, 7 articles)
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The rookie inside linebacker, drafted with the 10th pick overall in April's draft, was not present at the team's morning practice but participated in the evening session today, the first day of training camp. A linebacker who was the 10th overall selection in this year's draft, Mayo signed a five-year deal, according to his agent , Mitch Frankel. The deal was wrapped up in the morning as his teammates embarked on their first practice and Mayo was present for the evening workout.
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Carlos Sastre keeps Tour lead, Marcus Burghardt wins 18th stage (Sports, 7 articles)
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Bob Stapleton brought his cycling team to the Tour de France with a new name, new uniforms, a new sponsor and a heralded drug-testing policy. SAINT-ETIENNE, No "crazy" attacks, conserve energy, and hope for the best in the time trial: Tour de France leader Carlos Sastre is tipping his strategy as the race creeps toward its finish in Paris on Sunday. With a flat ride on tap for Friday, the final showdown in cycling's premiere event comes in Saturday's Stage 20 a 32.9-mile race from Cerilly to Saint-Amand-Montrond.
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Asafa Powell backing himself and tarnished sport (Sports, 4 articles)
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The former 100m world record holder is yet to win a major global title despite being the world's pre-eminent sprinter for much of the past four years. Both have been written off prematurely, by the rise of Usain Bolt and the fall of a string of drug cheats respectively, but the Jamaican sprinter has a blueprint for rebirth. World 100m champion Tyson Gay has pulled out of his showdown with Jamaica's Asafa Powell at Crystal Palace because of a hamstring injury.
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