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Other Sports
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UFC gets its first shot in Philly
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8.7.2009 : 10:13 PM
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Step aside, Rocky. The Philly fight game is about to get reinvented.
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Vegas casino sues Broncos' Jordan over $20K debt
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8.7.2009 : 8:39 PM
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A Las Vegas Strip casino has sued Denver Broncos running back LaMont Jordan over $20,000 in gambling debts plus interest.
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WPS' Sky Blue goes through 3 coaches in 1st season
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8.7.2009 : 5:47 PM
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Christie Rampone found it odd when she arrived at practice last Wednesday and her coach wasn't there an hour early as usual.
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Solitaire wins John's Call at Saratoga
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8.7.2009 : 5:44 PM
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Solitaire rallied strongly in the stretch to win the $84,700 John's Call Stakes by a half-length Friday at Saratoga Race Course.
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Einstein, Gio Ponti among favorites in Million
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8.7.2009 : 5:19 PM
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Gio Ponti has won three straight entering Saturday's Arlington Million and is the 5-2 favorite in the 27th running of the turf race.
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3 Brazilian athletes suspended for 2 years
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8.7.2009 : 4:55 PM
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Three Brazilian track and field athletes have been suspended for two years after testing positive for the banned endurance-booster EPO.
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Paul impressed by embrace of basketball in China
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8.7.2009 : 3:40 PM
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008 Beijing Games. Paul has said that touring China with Kobe Bryant and LeBron James during the Olympics made him feel like a member of the Beatles.
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Muscle Hill trying for 13th in row at Hambletonian
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8.7.2009 : 2:04 PM
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Muscle Hill will try to extend his winning streak to 13 on Saturday in the $1.5 million Hambletonian at the Meadowlands Racetrack.
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CAS dismisses Kashechkin appeal against 2-year ban
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8.7.2009 : 9:51 AM
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Sport's highest court has dismissed an appeal by Kazakh cyclist Andrei Kashechkin against a two-year ban for blood doping shortly after he was kicked out of the 2007 Tour de France.
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Ali gets loud ovation before Red Sox-Yankees game
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8.7.2009 : 12:54 AM
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Anytime Muhammad Ali is on the undercard, it must be a big fight.
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Schumacher slimming down for F1 comeback
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8.4.2009 : 12:07 PM
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Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher says he is slimming down for his Formula One comeback and the only problem is a little neck pain.
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Tour stage winner Astarloza says he never used EPO
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8.4.2009 : 11:58 AM
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Tour de France stage winner Mikel Astarloza said he doesn't know how he tested positive for the endurance-booster EPO in a sample taken before the start of the race.
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Leagues seek ruling on sports betting in Del.
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8.3.2009 : 7:46 PM
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Delaware officials are trying to delay a decision that might stop a sports betting lottery from kicking off in September, an attorney said in court papers Monday.
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Standardbred Poll
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8.3.2009 : 7:29 PM
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The Hambletonian/Breeders Crown Standardbred poll conducted by Harness Racing Communications. Rankings based on the votes of harness racing media representatives on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Aug. 2, total points and previous rank A-G-S Age-Gait-Sex, p-pacer, t-trotter, h-horse, f-filly, m-mare, c-colt, g-gelding):
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Hundreds remember Ga. boxer as soft-spoken champ
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8.3.2009 : 5:52 PM
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Three-time boxing champion Vernon Forrest was remembered Monday by some 1,500 friends, family and fellow athletes as a soft-spoken, modest competitor defined more by his work helping others than his victories in the ring.
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Quebec Coroner seeking Gatti documents
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8.3.2009 : 5:45 PM
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The coroner's office in Quebec wants Brazilian authorities to share their files from boxer Arturo Gatti's initial autopsy and the police investigation into his death.
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Rachel's next start? A decision is 2 weeks away
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8.3.2009 : 5:20 PM
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Back in her summer home at Saratoga, superstar filly Rachel Alexandra is set to begin training for her next race.
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Lawmakers urge pardon for first black boxing champ
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8.3.2009 : 2:51 PM
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Two Republican lawmakers are urging President Barack Obama to issue a posthumous pardon for boxer Jack Johnson, the black heavyweight champion who was imprisoned because of his romantic ties with a white woman.
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NTRA Thoroughbred Poll
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8.3.2009 : 2:01 PM
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The 2009 Thoroughbred Poll conducted by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), covering racing performances through Aug. 2. Rankings based on the votes of sports and thoroughbred racing media representatives on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis with first place votes in parentheses, record, total points and previous rank. (Sex: C-colt, G-gelding, H-horse, F-filly, M-mare):
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Sheik Mohammed gets 6-month ban for horse doping
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8.3.2009 : 1:21 PM
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The International Equestrian Federation banned its president's husband — Dubai's Sheik Mohammed — from riding in endurance races for six months after his horse twice failed doping tests.
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Alexandra the Great! Filly defeats boys in Haskell
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8.3.2009 : 5:24 AM
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The fans cheered when Rachel Alexandra walked onto the racetrack before the Haskell Invitational.
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Phelps closes worlds in Rome with 5th gold medal
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8.3.2009 : 4:08 AM
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For those who thought Michael Phelps was just stopping by for a Roman holiday, no way.
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Former claimer Informed wins San Diego Handicap
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8.2.2009 : 11:26 PM
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Trainer Doug O'Neill's 5-year-old former claimer Informed rallied in the final yards to win by a nose in the $250,000 San Diego Handicap on Sunday at Del Mar.
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US has worst showing at worlds since 1994
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8.2.2009 : 5:26 PM
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The United States received an award as the top-performing country at the world swimming championships.
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Cavic proposes 1-on-1 duel with Phelps next year
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8.2.2009 : 5:21 PM
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Two years seems too long to wait for Phelps-Cavic III. Especially for the challenger in the 100-meter butterfly.
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2 riders hurt during Haskell undercard races
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8.2.2009 : 4:52 PM
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Two jockeys have been injured and one horse has been euthanized in spills during races before the Haskell Invitational at New Jersey's Monmouth Park.
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Indian cricket rejects WADA code
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8.2.2009 : 9:02 AM
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World cricket's adoption of the World Anti-Doping Agency agreement has been sidetracked by India's rejection of a clause governing notification of players' whereabouts when they are not competing.
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Phelps to get shot at 5th gold in Rome
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8.2.2009 : 6:04 AM
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Michael Phelps will get a shot at a fifth and final gold medal at the Foro Italico.
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Test of 6-column table template
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6.12.2001 : 5:21 PM
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For the second time in four years, the Durham County Commissioners dissolved the countys ABC board Monday, saying its three members could not get along well enough to effectively run the agency.
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