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Planned AEG Sale Muddies Los Angeles Sports Future
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Paul Patsis, president of Market Management for Farmers Insurance, center, poses with Los Angeles Kings cheerleaders during a 2011 ceremony naming a new proposed NFL football stadium in Los Angeles. It would be called Farmers Field under a 30-year naming-rights deal between developer AEG and Farmers Insurance Exchange.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A for-sale sign for the owner of the Staples Center arena, the NHL's Los Angeles Kings, Major League Soccer's LA Galaxy and a stake in the LA Lakers would be a major shock to the city's sports, entertainment and business establishment at any time.
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Column: Sabol brought the NFL down to eye level
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:57AM September 19, 2012 CommentWithout ever playing a down in the pros, Steve Sabol got millions to fall hard for the NFL. The older you are, the more likely that is.
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Teagarden lifts O's to 4-2 win over Seattle in 18
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:22AM September 19, 2012 CommentSEATTLE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles weren't going to be denied a victory — or making history — even if it took 5 hours and 44 minutes to do it.
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East Coast rain leads to 2 key doubleheaders
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:26AM September 19, 2012 CommentThe AP's daily wrap on the playoff races and what's ahead in the final weeks:
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Alex Morgan face of future for US Soccer
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:50AM September 19, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Alex Morgan and her U.S. soccer teammates are on a victory tour after winning the gold medal at the London Olympics. Morgan's late header against Canada propelled the Americans into the gold-medal match, where soccer's version of the Redeem Team edged Japan 2-1 before 80,203 fans at Wembley Stadium in a rematch of the World Cup final. On Wednesday, the U.S. team will play Australia in an exhibition match near Denver.
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Escobar suspended 3 games for slur on eye-black
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:42AM September 19, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Yunel Escobar insisted he meant no insult, reiterating that the words he wrote were supposed to be "just a joke."
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Venus Williams to play in Hopman Cup
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:49AM September 19, 2012 CommentPERTH, Australia (AP) — Seven-time Grand Slam tournament winner Venus Williams will represent the United States in the Hopman Cup mixed-teams tournament later this year for the first time in her career.
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Escobar suspended 3 games for slur on eye-black
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:24PM September 18, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Toronto shortstop Yunel Escobar was suspended for three games Tuesday by the Blue Jays for wearing eye-black displaying an anti-gay slur written in Spanish during a game last weekend against Boston.
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49ers take top spot in AP Pro32 power rankings
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:03PM September 18, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — An efficient Alex Smith and a rock-solid defense have the San Francisco 49ers on top of the AP Pro32 power rankings.
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Olympic medalist's latest setback is bankruptcy
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:46PM September 18, 2012 CommentSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In another setback for one of the world's most decorated wrestlers, Olympic gold medalist Rulon Gardner has filed for bankruptcy after trying to capitalize on his fame in numerous business and publicity pursuits over the years.
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Manning: Decisions, not health, were the problem
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:32PM September 18, 2012 CommentENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Even while he was trying to tamp down expectations, Peyton Manning couldn't have envisioned this scene playing out.
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NFL great Earl Campbell to undergo nerve treatment
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:32PM September 18, 2012 CommentAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — NFL Hall of Famer Earl Campbell said Tuesday he is undergoing nerve treatment after doctors ruled out concerns that he might have Lou Gehrig's disease.
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Smith, Hargrove visit NFL for talks on bounties
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:26PM September 18, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Will Smith and Anthony Hargrove met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday about the Saints bounty scandal and Scott Fujita's meeting was postponed.
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NASCAR reinstates AJ Allmendinger
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:04PM September 18, 2012 CommentCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The first phase of his comeback complete, an optimistic AJ Allmendinger is ready to get on with his life.
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Jeremy Lin begins workouts with Rockets
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:59PM September 18, 2012 CommentHOUSTON (AP) — Jeremy Lin is finally getting his own bed.
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How to beat 'Bama: Hit, think, pray
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:49PM September 18, 2012 CommentThey say no team is unbeatable. They apparently haven't seen Alabama play recently.
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Where have all the passing yards gone in Big Ten?
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:45PM September 18, 2012 CommentCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Indiana coach Kevin Wilson knows stats can be misleading.
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NFL Films President Steve Sabol dies at 69
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:42PM September 18, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — With the eye of an art history major, Steve Sabol filmed the NFL as a ballet and blockbuster movie all in one.
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2 big weeks in golf, 2 different prizes
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:36PM September 18, 2012 CommentATLANTA (AP) — Two big weeks in golf could not be more different.
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QB Vince Young out of the game and out of money
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:21PM September 18, 2012 CommentDALLAS (AP) — Six years after entering the NFL as the third player taken in the draft, Vince Young finds himself without a team and with just a fraction of the money he received from a contract that guaranteed him $26 million.
