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Bell tramples Broncos, lifts Spartans to 17-13 win
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:19AM September 01, 2012 CommentEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Le'Veon Bell spent the last couple seasons splitting carries in the Michigan State backfield.
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Backup QBs McCown, Rosenfels, Hoyer, Wallace cut
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:55PM August 31, 2012 CommentBackup quarterbacks were prominent among players cut Friday as teams whittled their rosters to the 53-man maximum.
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Orioles beat Yankees 6-1 behind rookie Gonzalez
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:33PM August 31, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Miguel Gonzalez and the surprising Orioles are doing all they can to crash the Yankees' party in the AL East.
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Florida girl plays QB in boys' game
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:11PM August 31, 2012 CommentDAVIE, Fla. (AP) — A high school senior is believed to have become the first girl to play quarterback in a Florida regular-season game, taking two snaps Friday night.
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Roddick extends career with easy victory at Open
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:36PM August 31, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Andy Roddick was discussing his retirement-postponing victory during a TV interview when a group of fans interrupted by chanting, "One more year! One more year!"
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Penn St pep rally opens historic football weekend
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:07PM August 31, 2012 CommentSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Fans tossed footballs, the marching band played the fight song and a familiar refrain echoed through the Beaver Stadium crowd.
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Uecker statue dedicated at Miller Park
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:46PM August 31, 2012 CommentMILWAUKEE (AP) — A statue of popular Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker was dedicated outside Miller Park on Friday, and those in attendance recalled it was all made possible because of some spilled mashed potatoes and gravy.
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Fan falls to death at Texans stadium in Houston
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:38PM August 31, 2012 CommentHOUSTON (AP) — A 25-year-old fan died after tumbling about 60 feet from a fifth-floor escalator at Reliant Stadium during a preseason Houston Texans game, officials said Friday.
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Phillies' Rollins returns to lineup after benching
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:57PM August 31, 2012 CommentATLANTA (AP) — Philadelphia shortstop Jimmy Rollins apologized to manager Charlie Manuel and returned to the lineup Friday night, a day after the former NL MVP was benched in the middle of a game for failing to hustle.
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Woods shoots 7-under 64 _ 2 strokes back in Boston
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:12PM August 31, 2012 CommentNORTON, Mass. (AP) — Tiger Woods had his lowest opening round in three years Friday in the Deutsche Bank Championship. It still wasn't enough to be low man in Sean Foley's coaching stable.
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Lockout looming after NHL talks break off
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:56PM August 31, 2012 CommentNHL labor negotiations are at a standstill after talks broke off on Friday, significantly raising concerns the league is two weeks away from its fourth labor dispute in 20 years.
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Redskins S Jackson suspended indefinitely by NFL
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:56PM August 31, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Redskins safety Tanard Jackson was suspended indefinitely without pay Friday by the NFL for violating the league's substance abuse policy, complicating the team's plans on the day players were cut to establish a 53-man roster for the start of the regular season.
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Sharapova says her engagement to Vujacic is off
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:25PM August 31, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Forget about Maria Sharapova's tennis, which is going quite well at the moment. She dropped a bit of off-court news at the U.S. Open on Friday, saying she's no longer engaged to professional basketball player Sasha Vujacic.
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Texas Tech coach Billy Gillispie hospitalized
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:39PM August 31, 2012 CommentLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech coach Billy Gillispie was hospitalized for an undisclosed medical issue Friday, the same day the university announced it was scrutinizing his leadership of the struggling program.
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Playing for purpose: Penn State opens with Ohio
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:37PM August 31, 2012 CommentSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A season of change is finally about to begin at Penn State.
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Cardinals put SS Furcal on DL with injured elbow
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:03PM August 31, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have put All-Star shortstop Rafael Furcal on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained right elbow.
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Defending champion Djokovic gets another easy win
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:44PM August 31, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Aside from one long, long game, Novak Djokovic kept things quick on a 90-degree afternoon at the U.S. Open on Friday.
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No. 1 USC welcomes Hawaii for start of title chase
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:52PM August 31, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Although Matt Barkley has already graduated from Southern California, he's eager to get to work on his final college project.
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Michigan, Alabama aiming to make big statements
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:29PM August 31, 2012 CommentThe Michigan Wolverines have reclaimed their confidence, something Alabama did shortly after Nick Saban landed in Tuscaloosa and started winning national titles.
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Goodell writes open bounty letter to NFL fans
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:29PM August 31, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has written an open letter to fans explaining the NFL's strict policy against bounty systems such as the one league investigators have said they uncovered in New Orleans.
