Xavier Nady's 2 homers lead Pirates over Reds 9-5
By JOE KAY
AP Sports Writer
CINCINNATI (AP) -- A Pirates bullpen missing its closer managed to pull one out.
Xavier Nady homered twice and drove in four runs Wednesday night, setting up a 9-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds shortly after Pi ...
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4 young stars traded by Rangers, Blue Jackets
By RUSTY MILLER
AP Sports Writer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The Blue Jackets traded enigmatic offensive star Nikolai Zherdev and center Dan Fritsche to the New York Rangers for defensemen Christian Backman and Fedor Tyutin on Wednesday.
Fritsche was ...
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Favre considers return to NFL or does he?
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Brett Favre dismissed an ESPN report that he's considering coming out of retirement as "all rumor."
Favre responded Wednesday to the ESPN report by telling his hometown newspaper Web site, SunHerald.com in Gulfport, Miss., that "it's all rumor."
The paper reported that F ...
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Chip Ganassi shuts down Franchitti's team
By JENNA FRYER
AP Auto Racing Writer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- NASCAR team owner Chip Ganassi shut down Dario Franchitti's race team Tuesday because of a lack of sponsorship, putting the former IndyCar Series champion's future in doubt.
Franchitti, 35, the 2007 Indianapolis 500 winner and serie ...
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Ramirez homer keeps Tribe sliding
By RICK GANO
AP Sports Writer
CHICAGO (AP) -- Alexei Ramirez's soaring fly ball was either going to land in the glove of Cleveland left fielder Ben Francisco to end the game or clear the fence and tie it up with two outs in the 10th.
The way things have been going for the Chicago White So ...
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Browns WR Jurevicius has second knee surgery
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Cleveland Browns wide receiver Joe Jurevicius has undergone a second surgery on his right knee since January, a procedure that could prevent him from reporting to training camp on time.
Jurevicius had swelling and discomfort in his knee related to his first operation, and the cl ...
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Serena Williams eyes Wimbledon final against Venus
By STEPHEN WILSON
AP Sports Writer
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- Don't tell Serena Williams that sister Venus is the one to beat at Wimbledon.
"I would never sit here and say she's the favorite when I'm still in the draw," she said, bristling ...
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Bonds' 756th homer ball lands in Hall, finally
By BEN WALKER
AP Baseball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- Now branded with an asterisk, the ball Barry Bonds launched for his record 756th home run nearly a year ago landed Tuesday night in the Hall of Fame.
The souvenir arrived in Cooperstown, N.Y., a ...
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Longtime college coach John Pont dies at 80
OXFORD, Ohio (AP) -- John Pont, who was head football coach at Indiana, Northwestern, Yale and Miami of Ohio, died Tuesday at his home after a long illness, the school said. He was 80.
Pont, who had been fighting cancer, coached the Hoosiers from 1 ...
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Pirates blow two late leads, beat Reds 6-5 in 11
By JOE KAY
AP Sports Writer
CINCINNATI (AP) -- The situation called for a bunt to set up one run. After seeing all the late-inning craziness of the last two days, Pittsburgh Pirates manager John Russell knew he needed more.
The Pirates blew t ...
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