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Unflappable Wiggins cements lead at Tour
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:40PM July 12, 2012 CommentLA TOUSSUIRE, France (AP) — Try as they might, rivals of Bradley Wiggins can't take his yellow jersey.
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Excerpts from the report on Penn State, Sandusky
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:26PM July 12, 2012 CommentKey excerpts from the investigation into the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal led by former federal judge and ex-FBI director Louis Freeh:
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Lawmakers Furious Over China-Made Olympic Uniform
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This product image released by Ralph Lauren shows U.S. Olympic athletes, from left, swimmer Ryan Lochte, decathlete Bryan Clay, rower Giuseppe Lanzone and soccer player Heather Mitts modeling the the official Team USA Opening Ceremony Parade Uniform.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Uniforms for U.S. Olympic athletes are American red, white and blue — but made in China. That has members of Congress fuming.
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Junior Seau Brain Tissue Released For Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:46PM July 12, 2012 Comment
New England Patriots' Junior Seau watches during an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Junior Seau's family has donated some of his brain tissue for research amid questions about whether damage from his football career contributed to his decision to commit suicide, officials said Thursday.
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Arrrgh: It's a bad news day for London's Olympics
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:35PM July 12, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — With the Olympics just two weeks away, embarrassing logistical problems about security, staff, phones and traffic made the mood Thursday in London as gloomy as the weather.
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A list of the worst scandals in college sports
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:14PM July 12, 2012 CommentYears of child sex abuse at Penn State by longtime assistant Jerry Sandusky may represent the worst scandal in the history of college sports. While it's hard to compare Sandusky's crimes, and the institutional problems described in the Louis Freeh report released Thursday, to other cases involving unacceptable benefits or point-shaving, this is a list of some of the scandals that drew massive attention prior to Penn State.
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NFL files grievance over Vilma lawsuit
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:21PM July 12, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has filed a grievance with the players' union asking Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma to drop his defamation lawsuit against Commissioner Roger Goodell.
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Super rich eye Thames water highway to Olympics
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:05PM July 12, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — In two weeks, if the worst transportation predictions come true, the streets of London will be clogged with hopeless Olympic gridlock, the venerable but tottering subway will be a nightmare of delays and overcrowding and commuter trains will slow to a crawl.
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Blatter defends role in FIFA kickbacks scandal
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:27PM July 12, 2012 CommentGENEVA (AP) — FIFA President Sepp Blatter defended his role in a World Cup kickbacks scandal on Thursday, after his former boss Joao Havelange was formally identified for taking millions of dollars in payments from marketing deals.
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Saudis to Send 2 Women to London Games
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:07PM July 12, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — Every country competing at the London Games will include female athletes for the first time in Olympic history after Saudi Arabia agreed Thursday to send two women to compete in judo and track and field.
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UK lawmakers ask why Olympics needs more troops
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:06AM July 12, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — British lawmakers clamored for an explanation Thursday about why the military needs to field more troops to protect the Olympics after a private security contractor that was paid millions to do that failed to recruit enough staff.
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Michael Johnson hoists Olympic torch at Stonehenge
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:10AM July 12, 2012 CommentSTONEHENGE, England (AP) — For once, it wasn't raining at a key Olympic moment.
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AP Source: Saints, Brees apart on guaranteed money
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:51PM July 11, 2012 CommentNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints still must close a significant gap in guaranteed money if they are to agree on a five-year contract worth about $100 million by Monday's looming deadline for a long-term deal, said a person familiar with the negotiations.
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Heat get 2 new shooters; no deal for Magic center
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:45PM July 11, 2012 CommentThe Miami Heat got two more shooters. The Orlando Magic, at least for now, are keeping their center.
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Steve Nash surprised to find himself with Lakers
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:16PM July 11, 2012 CommentEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Steve Nash knew the scene was more than a bit surreal when he stood in the Los Angeles Lakers' training complex, grinning and holding up a gold No. 10 jersey with his name on the back.
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Paterno, in letter, defended Penn St. football
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:33PM July 11, 2012 CommentSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno defended his program's integrity in a 7-month-old letter released Wednesday, a day ahead of a report that could forever mar his legacy.
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Trainer O'Neill drops appeal of suspension
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:36PM July 11, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Kentucky Derby and Preakness-winning trainer Doug O'Neill on Wednesday dropped his appeal of a 45-day suspension stemming from an excess of carbon dioxide in one of his horses in 2010. He will serve the penalty starting Aug. 19.
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Qatari female athlete to hold flag at London Games
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:31PM July 11, 2012 CommentDOHA, Qatar (AP) — One of Qatar's first female athletes to compete at the Olympics will be the flag-bearer for the opening ceremony at the London Games.
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Trade talk should heat up in baseball's 2nd half
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:08PM July 11, 2012 CommentThere was a public outcry when R.A. Dickey did not start the All-Star game, a journeyman for the Chicago White Sox threw a perfect game and the Pittsburgh Pirates of all teams were in first place as the first half of the baseball season drew to a close.
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Darvish variety to Dickey mastery for same results
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:40PM July 11, 2012 CommentHall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan had a blazing fastball, the first ever clocked at 100 mph, during 27 seasons that included 5,714 strikeouts and seven no-hitters. Mariano Rivera has used a devastating, bat-cracking cutter for a record 608 saves to be part of five World Series championships with the New York Yankees.
