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All-Pro guard, Upshaw was craftier as union boss - Added 14 minutes ago

Gene Upshaw was common sense writ extra large. Most men that big usually roll over people to get what they want. What made Upshaw an All-Pro guard in his playing days, and then the right man for the union job for the...

Giants beat Marlins on wild pitch in 9th inning - Added 33 minutes ago

Emmanuel Burriss scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the San Francisco Giants a 4-3 victory over the Florida Marlins 4-3 on Thursday. Burriss drew a one-out walk off closer...

US softball team loses 3-1 to Japan, denied gold - Added 41 minutes ago

Losing for the first time since 2000, the U.S. softball team was denied a chance for a fourth straight gold medal Thursday, beaten 3-1 by Japan in the sport's last appearance in the Olympics for at least eight years _...

NFLPA head Gene Upshaw dies of cancer at age 63 - Added 52 minutes ago

Gene Upshaw, a towering lineman on the football field who went on to win untold millions of dollars for NFL players as their union leader, has died at age 63. Upshaw had a Hall of Fame career as a guard for the Oakland...

Mahan shoots 62 to take lead in The Barclays - Added 1 hour ago

With two perfect shots, Hunter Mahan put a terrible week at the PGA Championship behind him at The Barclays. Playing in calm morning conditions at demanding Ridgewood Country Club, Mahan split the fairway with his...

Lowe pitches Dodgers past Rockies 3-1 - Added 2 hours ago

Derek Lowe cooled off Colorado by allowing one run in 6 1-3 innings, James Loney homered and had two RBIs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Rockies 3-1 Thursday to salvage the finale of a three-game series. The...

Lee wins 18th as Indians down Royals, 10-3 - Added 2 hours ago

Cliff Lee won his AL-best 18th victory and seventh straight decision, backed by Grady Sizemore's career-high seven RBIs, as Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 10-3 on Thursday. Lee (18-2), the Cy Young award...

Zambrano finally gets 13th win, Cubs nip Reds 3-2 - Added 2 hours ago

Carlos Zambrano earned his 13th victory on the fourth try and also homered Thursday to lift the Chicago Cubs to a 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds Zambrano (13-5) allowed a run and six hits in seven innings,...

Take me out to the replay: MLB game could lengthen - Added 2 hours ago

As if major league games aren't long enough already, now there will be replay delays. Sometime before the end of the regular season, Major League Baseball will start allowing umpires to review video to determine...

US beats Brazil 1-0 for gold medal - Added 2 hours ago

They came to the Beijing Olympics as a team trying to find its way, still adjusting to a new coach and each other, still smarting from a loss that brought humiliation on and off the field. They dropped their first...

Rams RB Jackson signs 6-year, $44 million deal - Added 3 hours ago

Steven Jackson signed a six-year, $44 million contract, ended a 27-day holdout, and was on the field for practice with the St. Louis Rams on Thursday. And all was forgiven. Coach Scott Linehan, who conducted a month...

QB Mauk appeals to NCAA again - Added 3 hours ago

Quarterback Ben Mauk is taking his case for another year of eligibility at Cincinnati back to the NCAA. At the request of both sides, a judge in Hardin County, Ohio, postponed a hearing scheduled Friday in Mauk's...

Bad day for US at softball, track _ and much more - Added 4 hours ago

Crystl Bustos rocked slowly from side to side, kicked away some dirt, then started rocking again. As she and her U.S. softball teammates waited to receive their silver medals _ yes, silver _ the slugger clearly wanted...

Pavano to start for Yankees on Saturday - Added 4 hours ago

!!-- pobj:SCCHA501-0729082039 -->Carl Pavano, written off by New York Yankees' fans, will return and start for the team on Saturday at Baltimore. The 32-year-old right-hander signed a $39.95 million, four-year contract...

NBC trying to keep the Phelps glow - Added 5 hours ago

Trying to keep the Michael Phelps glow, NBC has agreed to televise next year's World Swimming Championships from Rome, along with the 2009, 2010 and 2011 national championships. The deal, announced Thursday, is NBC's...

Relay flubs cap 0-for-6 US showing in sprint races - Added 5 hours ago

Tyson Gay stuck his left hand behind him, waiting to feel the red baton's cool metal make contact. Still waiting, Gay looked ahead and began to take off. Now accelerating, he glanced back at Darvis Patton, his U.S....

Williams sisters could meet in US Open quarters - Added 5 hours ago

The Williams sisters would meet in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open, a bit earlier than their matchup in the final of the last Grand Slam, Wimbledon. Venus and Serena, coming off a doubles gold medal together at the...

Big Brown to run in Monmouth Stakes - Added 6 hours ago

Big Brown is heading back to the grass in preparation for the Breeders' Cup Classic. The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner will run in the Monmouth Stakes on Sept. 13, his first start on grass since breaking his...

US women's basketball advances to gold medal game - Added 6 hours ago

The U.S. women's basketball team passed its first test of the Olympics, beating Russia in its closest contest in Beijing. Now it's on to a fourth straight gold medal game. Diana Taurasi scored 21 points and Tina...

ESPN signs digital rights deal with baseball - Added 7 hours ago

Major League Baseball and ESPN signed a new digital rights agreement that will allow the sports network to put baseball content on multiple platforms, including video game consoles and portable players such as iPods. ...

Canadian Eric Lamaze wins Olympic jumping gold - Added 7 hours ago

Eric Lamaze of Canada has ridden Hickstead to the gold medal in Olympic equestrian individual jumping. Lamaze won a timed jump-off with Rolf-Goran Bengtsson of Sweden on Ninja, who took the silver in Thursday's...

Aussies in gold-medal game for 3rd Olympics in row - Added 7 hours ago

Even with one of its best players watching from the bench, Australia had more than enough to get back to another women's basketball Olympic final. Belinda Snell had 16 points to help the Aussies beat host China 90-56...

Thursday highlights at the Beijing Games - Added 7 hours ago

STAR Pitcher Yukiko Ueno went 28 innings in two days, including seven to shut down the U.S. softball team, 3-1, and give Japan the gold medal. It was the first loss for the Americans since Sept. 21, 2000 _ 22 straight

BEIJING BEAT: South America, Africa lag in medals - Added 7 hours ago

A quick glance at the Olympic medal charts shows winners from every corner of the world. A closer look reveals two entire continents, South America and Africa, lagging far behind the others, to the consternation of...

US men, women both flub baton handoffs in relay - Added 8 hours ago

The U.S. men and women both dropped the baton in the Olympic 400-meter relays Thursday night and failed to advance out of the first round. First, men's anchor Tyson Gay, part of the American team that won the relay at...

Debbie Phelps back at work near Baltimore - Added 8 hours ago

Michael Phelps' mom is back in the Baltimore area after her unforgettable week at the Olympics. "It's been an exciting time ... for our country, the sport and for my son," Debbie Phelps said Thursday outside Windsor...

8 Ga. Southern players suspended for Georgia game - Added 8 hours ago

Eight Georgia Southern players, included two projected starters, were suspended for the season opener against No. 1 Georgia for undisclosed violations of school rules. Projected starting linebacker Terrione Benefield...

Head of men's tennis to step down in December - Added 8 hours ago

ATP president Etienne de Villiers, who introduced video replay and increased prize money on the men's tour, will step down when his contract expires in December. De Villiers will leave the post after instigating a...

Evora wins triple jump for Portugal - Added 9 hours ago

World champion Nelson Evora of Portugal has won the triple jump gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. Evora, a surprise winner at the 2007 world championships, won Thursday's final in 17.67 meters (57 feet, 11 3/4...

Robles wins the 110-meter hurdles gold - Added 10 hours ago

Dayron Robles of Cuba has won the 110-meter hurdles, claiming a gold medal that Chinese organizers had long hoped would belong to Liu Xiang. Robles won Thursday's final in 12.93 seconds, with Americans David Payne...

Merritt upsets Wariner to win 400-meter gold medal - Added 10 hours ago

LaShawn Merritt has upset defending champion Jeremy Wariner to lead a U.S. sweep of the medals in the 400 meters at the Olympics. Merritt pulled away down the stretch Thursday night to win in 43.75 seconds _ nearly a...

Chen wins on last dive to give China its 7th gold - Added 10 hours ago

Chen Ruolin rallied on her last dive, earning four 10s, to win the gold medal on women's 10-meter platform, making China 7-for-7 with one event remaining in the Beijing Olympics. Chen totaled 447.70 points Thursday...

Walsh, May-Treanor of US win 2nd beach volley gold - Added 11 hours ago

Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor were prepared for the downpour, just as they were for a young Chinese team that was the latest to challenge their four-year reign over women's beach volleyball. "This is just another...

Spotakova wins women's javelin with last throw - Added 11 hours ago

Barbora Spotakova of the Czech Republic has won the Olympic gold medal in the women's javelin. The world championship gold medalist was in second place until the last round Thursday night. She then set a European...

Russia's Moiseev takes modern pentathlon - Added 11 hours ago

Andrey Moiseev of Russia has won the men's Olympic modern pentathlon, outlasting a pair of Lithuanians during the final run. Moiseev led after the first four events _ shooting, fencing, swimming and equestrian. That...

South Korea takes men's taekwondo gold - Added 11 hours ago

South Korea's Son Tae-jin scored a kick in the final second to defeat Mark Lopez of the United States for the gold medal in the men's 68-kilogram taekwondo competition. Lopez fell two points behind as Son displayed...

South Korea wins women's taekwondo gold - Added 11 hours ago

South Korea's Lim Su-jeong won the women's 57-kilogram taekwondo gold on Thursday, defeating Azize Tanrikulu of Turkey. Both fighters opened slowly, and Lim was deducted a point for passivity. Lim scored a kick in the...

Gay to anchor US 400 relay team; Bolt sits out - Added 11 hours ago

Usain Bolt was left off Jamaica's team in the preliminary round of the Olympic 400-meter relay, giving him a chance to rest Thursday, while Tyson Gay was picked to anchor the U.S. quartet. Bolt, who won the 100 and 200...

Dutch stun Americans for gold in water polo - Added 11 hours ago

The Netherlands has won the gold medal in women's water polo, stunning the United States 9-8 behind seven goals by Danielle de Bruijn. She scored the winner with 26 seconds remaining. The Americans came to Beijing...

American loses in table tennis quarterfinals - Added 12 hours ago

Wang Chen of the U.S. has lost her quarterfinal match in the Olympic table tennis singles competition, bringing an end to the Americans' best showing ever in the sport. Wang lost to Li Jia Wei of Singapore with a score...

Campbell-Brown continues Jamaica's sprint streak - Added 12 hours ago

Veronica Campbell-Brown has won the gold medal in the women's 200 meters, extending Jamaica's streak in the sprints at the Beijing Olympics. Campbell-Brown won Thursday night's final in 21.74 seconds, holding off 2007...

IOC chides Bolt for lack of respect to rivals - Added 12 hours ago

IOC president Jacques Rogge criticized Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt on Thursday for showing a lack of respect to other competitors after his record-breaking gold medal performances in the 100 and 200 meters. "That's...

Taymazov repeat freestyle 120 kg gold medalist - Added 12 hours ago

Artur Taymazov of Uzbekistan has repeated as the Olympic freestyle wrestling champion at 120 kilograms (264 1/2 pounds). Taymazov denied Russia its seventh wrestling gold medal in Beijing, defeating Bakhityar Akhmedov...

Four team jumping horses suspended for doping - Added 12 hours ago

Four horses in the Olympic equestrian team jumping competition, including one from Norway's bronze-medal team, have been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned pain reliever. The drug test results...

Australia beats Hungary 12-11 in bronze shootout - Added 13 hours ago

Goalkeeper Emma Knox blocked Rita Dravucz's penalty shot, the final one of a shootout, to give Australia a 12-11 victory over Hungary Thursday in the bronze medal match in women's Olympic water polo. Dravucz could have...

IOC temporarily suspends Blonska for doping - Added 13 hours ago

Heptathlon silver medalist Lyudmila Blonska has been temporarily suspended pending a final ruling in her doping case at the Beijing Olympics. International Olympic Committee spokeswoman Giselle Davies says the...

Muradov wins wrestling gold for Russia - Added 13 hours ago

Shirvani Muradov, taking the place of one of the world's most successful wrestlers over the last four years, has won the Olympic freestyle wrestling gold medal at 96 kilograms (211 1/2 pounds). Muradov defeated...

Georgian beats Russian, then wins 84 kg gold - Added 14 hours ago

Revazi Mindorashvili of Georgia has beaten the Russian gold-medal favorite in an emotional semifinal match, then rallied in the finals to win the Olympic freestyle wrestling 84-kilogram (185-pound) championship. ...

Garret Anderson helps Angels beat Rays 5-4 - Added 14 hours ago

Garret Anderson swung, and that made all the difference. Two innings after taking three called strikes with the bases loaded, Anderson got another chance and hit a ninth-inning infield single to drive in the winning...

Myers, Pelfrey go distance in pair of NL East wins - Added 14 hours ago

Even with Brett Myers getting his first shutout in four years, the Philadelphia Phillies couldn't pick up a game on the division-leading New York Mets. This time, it was because Mike Pelfrey was just as good. Pelfrey...