Pats' Belichick lashes out at ex-video assistant
(AP)
Fri, 16 May 2008 22:52:39 GMT
 AP - New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick lashed out at the team's former video assistant Friday, saying in a televised interview that Matt Walsh was a low-level staffer who was fired for "poor job performance." "There's not a lot of credibility," Belichick said in an interview broadcast on "CBS Evening News."
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Magowan stepping down as Giants' managing partner
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Sat, 17 May 2008 02:10:45 GMT
 AP - Peter Magowan, the owner who brought Barry Bonds to San Francisco, built a new ballpark and kept major league baseball in the city, is stepping down as managing partner of the Giants.
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NFL owners may opt out of labor deal next week
(AP)
Fri, 16 May 2008 22:54:49 GMT
 AP - NFL owners could opt out of their agreement with the players union next week, leaving open the possibility of a 2010 season without a salary cap. The labor agreement is on the agenda for the league meetings in Atlanta on Tuesday.
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Olympian Montgomery gets 46 months for check fraud
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Fri, 16 May 2008 22:22:45 GMT
 AP - Olympic gold medalist Tim Montgomery's once-celebrated life continued its long downward spiral Friday when a federal judge sentenced the former "world's fastest man" to nearly four years in prison for dealing in bad checks.
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Werth hits 3 homers as Phillies beat Jays 10-3
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Sat, 17 May 2008 02:11:26 GMT
 AP - Jayson Werth homered in his first three at-bats and tied a Philadelphia Phillies record with eight RBIs in a 10-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.
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Report: NFL investigators meet with steroids dealer
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Fri, 16 May 2008 17:42:23 GMT
AP - NFL investigators have met with a convicted steroids dealer, who has said he provided performance-enhancing drugs to professional football players, according to a newspaper report.
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Slovenian big man Nesterovic returns to NBA Raptors
(AFP)
Fri, 16 May 2008 21:24:50 GMT
 AFP - Toronto Raptors center Rasho Nesterovic, a seven-foot Slovenian, exercised his option Friday to renew his contract with the Canadian side for the 2008-2009 National Basketball Association season.
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Brewers, Red Sox rained out
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Sat, 17 May 2008 02:25:35 GMT
 AP - Terry Francona's return to managing had to wait another day when Friday night's series opener between the Boston Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers was postponed by rain.
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Redknapp well prepared for final FA Cup hurdle
(AFP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 01:47:34 GMT
 AFP - Portsmouth play Cardiff for the FA Cup on Saturday in their first major Wembley final for 69 years. For Harry Redknapp, their 61-year-old manager, the wait has been almost as long.
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Canada tops Sweden; plays Russia for hockey title
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Sat, 17 May 2008 02:06:13 GMT
 AP - Rick Nash scored the go-ahead goal to put Canada in the title game of the world hockey championships with a 5-4 win over Sweden on Friday night.
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FSU president: College football playoff inevitable
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Fri, 16 May 2008 21:37:56 GMT
AP - Here's a ray of hope for college football fans bummed by the recent rejection of the plus-one model to determine a national champion.
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Sharapova survives Schnyder challenge to reach Roma tennis semis
(AFP)
Fri, 16 May 2008 22:18:07 GMT
 AFP - Russia's Maria Sharapova advanced to the semi-finals of the WTA Rome International on Friday after staving off a stiff challenge from veteran Patty Schnyder of Switzerland, 6-7 (3/7), 7-5, 6-2.
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Byrd takes 3-stroke lead at AT&T Classic
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Sat, 17 May 2008 01:20:22 GMT
 AP - Jonathan Byrd took advantage of soft fairways and receptive greens at TPC Sugarloaf on Friday, shooting his second straight 6-under 66 to take a three-stroke lead in the AT&T Classic.
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