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USOC to pass on 2022 bid, consider '24 and '26
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:42PM July 03, 2012 CommentDENVER (AP) — The U.S. Olympic Committee will not bid for the 2022 Winter Games, instead choosing to explore the possibility of hosting either the Summer Olympics in 2024 or the Winter Olympics in 2026.
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Tarmoh makes US Olympic squad in relay pool
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:30PM July 03, 2012 CommentINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jeneba Tarmoh has made the U.S. track and field team for the London Olympics, joining Allyson Felix, Tyson Gay and Justin Gatlin on the 127-athlete roster.
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Chris Carpenter to undergo season-ending surgery
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:26PM July 03, 2012 CommentST. LOUIS (AP) — Chris Carpenter was starting to think his career might be over. Instead, the St. Louis Cardinals pitcher hopes he's just looking at another lengthy interruption.
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NFL denies appeals of bounty suspensions
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:35PM July 03, 2012 CommentNEW ORLEANS (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has rejected the appeals of four players suspended in connection with the league's bounty investigation of the New Orleans Saints.
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Nev. AG: Nothing criminal in Pacquiao-Bradley bout
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:25PM July 03, 2012 CommentLAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada's state attorney general found nothing illegal or criminal in Manny Pacquiao's controversial split-decision loss to Timothy Bradley in a welterweight title fight last month in Las Vegas, according to a letter made public Tuesday.
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Peter Sagan wins Tour stage, channels Forrest Gump
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:27PM July 03, 2012 CommentBOULOGNE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — Once upon a time in Hollywood, the cry was "Run, Forrest, Run!" The message was not lost on Peter Sagan at the Tour de France.
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Arbitrator rules for Brees in franchise tag matter
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:22PM July 03, 2012 CommentNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drew Brees gained additional leverage in his protracted contract talks with the New Orleans Saints on Tuesday when an arbitrator in Philadelphia ruled in Brees' favor in a dispute over how much the Saints would have to pay the star quarterback if they applied the franchise tag to him again in 2013.
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Female Test Driver Seriously Injured in Crash
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Marussia test driver Maria de Villota of Spain poses for a photo ahead of the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia. Formula One test driver Maria De Villota has been seriously injured after her racing car collided with a team support truck at an airfield in southern England, Tuesday July 3, 2012.
LONDON (AP) — A Formula One test driver is facing life-threatening injuries after her car smashed into a team vehicle Tuesday during testing at a British airfield.
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Serena tops defending champ Kvitova at Wimbledon
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Serena Williams of the United States reacts winning against Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic during a quarterfinals match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England, Tuesday, July 3, 2012.
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The sounds were new to Serena Williams, and the feeling on Centre Court was different. The result, though, was quite familiar.
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Kerber edges Lisicki to reach 1st Wimbledon SF
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:24PM July 03, 2012 CommentWIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Angelique Kerber reached the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time by taking the final four games to edge Sabine Lisicki 6-3, 6-7 (7), 7-5 Tuesday.
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Brooks: Thunder job is "where I wanted to be"
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:49PM July 03, 2012 CommentOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Scott Brooks always believed he would be back as the coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder, even as his previous contract was surprisingly allowed to expire following the NBA Finals.
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Saints' coach Payton, wife file divorce petitions
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:21PM July 03, 2012 CommentFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Suspended New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton and his wife of nearly 20 years have filed dueling divorce petitions in Texas.
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5 climbers die in Swiss mountain accident
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:39PM July 03, 2012 CommentGENEVA (AP) — Five foreign climbers died Tuesday in a mountain accident in Switzerland near the Italian border, police said.
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Judge denies Clemens compensation for mistrial
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:07PM July 03, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Roger Clemens won't be getting back the money he spent on his first perjury trial, the one that ended in a mistrial.
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ACC announces 12-year deal with Orange Bowl
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:45AM July 03, 2012 CommentGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — The Atlantic Coast Conference is remaining tied to the Orange Bowl.
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Serena beats Kvitova to reach semis at Wimbledon
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:33AM July 03, 2012 CommentWIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Serena Williams beat defending champion Petra Kvitova 6-3, 7-5 Tuesday to reach the Wimbledon semifinals for the eighth time.
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The accidental performer: A walk in Olympic Park
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:15AM July 03, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — I didn't mean to crash a top-secret rehearsal for the London Olympics' July 27 opening ceremony. I was just trying to validate my credentials before the Olympic Park was mobbed. If I am hauled into some sports court and you never hear from me again, here's my minute-by-minute defense.
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AP source: Allen to visit Heat on Thursday
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:28AM July 03, 2012 CommentMIAMI (AP) — The NBA champion Miami Heat will get to make their sales pitch to Ray Allen.
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Murray into Wimbledon QFs after beating Cilic
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:15AM July 03, 2012 CommentWIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Andy Murray beat 16th-seeded Marin Cilic 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 in a rain-delayed match Tuesday to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the fifth consecutive year.
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6 London Olympic Missile Defense Sites Confirmed
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A view of the largest set of giant Olympic Rings which have been erected on to the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle, England, on June 12, 2012.
LONDON (AP) — Britain's defense secretary has confirmed the six sites that will host surface-to-air missiles as part of security measures to protect the Summer Games.
