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Promoter Bob Arum wants Pacquiao-Mayweather fight
NEW YORK - Floyd Mayweather Jr. against Manny Pacquiao.
A fight too big not to happen.
Bob Arum of Pacquiao promoter Top Rank said Thursday he's ready to negotiate...
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MMA & Boxing
Manny Pacquiao
Floyd Mayweather
Pacquiao-Cotto does 1.25 million pay-per-view
LAS VEGAS - Manny Pacquiao is a box office hit, selling 1.25 million pay-per-views for his fight with Miguel Cotto in a performance that could set up the richest fight ever...
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MMA & Boxing
Manny Pacquiao
Miguel Cotto
Tito Ortiz ready for comeback fight at UFC 106
Tito Ortiz and his former manager made all kinds of threats against each other over the past few years. They even considered a boxing match to settle their differences when...
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MMA & Boxing
Tito Ortiz
Mixed Martial Arts star Jose Aldo learned to defend himself at an early age
LAS VEGAS - The Aldo siblings played rough when they were growing up in the Amazon region of Brazil, and WEC featherweight contender Jose Aldo still has the scars to prove...
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MMA & Boxing
Jose Aldo
Brazil
MMA
F1 champ Jenson Button teams up with Lewis Hamilton at McLaren
LONDON - Formula One champion Jenson Button signed with McLaren on Wednesday to partner with Lewis Hamilton, giving the English team a potent lineup for next season featuring...
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Other
Olympic sports: Cyclist dopes
Cyclist Davide Rebellin of Italy will be stripped of the silver medal in the road race from the 2008 Beijing Olympics because of doping. . . .
Police say Russian figure...
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Italy
Place your bets: Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
LAS VEGAS - The fight hasn't been made yet, and may not ever happen. But this city's casinos are already taking bets on who will win if the Philippines' Manny...
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MMA & Boxing
Manny Pacquiao
Floyd Mayweather
Andre Agassi has no regrets about stories from revealing new book
MIAMI - The thoughtful, honest bald man on a sofa at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Miami discussed his insecurities, bouts with depression, and his romantic side. While...
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Tennis
Andre Agassi
Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel dies at 68
LOS ANGELES - Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel, who won the 2003 Belmont Stakes with Empire Maker, has died after a long bout with cancer. He was 68.
Jockey agent Ron...
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Hall of Fame
Belmont Stakes
Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.? Let the talks begin
LAS VEGAS - Yes, Manny Pacquiao appeared at the Mandalay Bay late Saturday night, microphone in hand.
"Eight songs," he said, before he left the MGM Grand. "But...
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MMA & Boxing
Manny Pacquiao
Floyd Mayweather
Jimmie Johnson out in front
AVONDALE, Ariz. - Jimmie Johnson rebounded from a rare bad race with a dominating victory in the Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway that...
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Autos
Jimmie Johnson
Pound for pound, a perfect fight
LAS VEGAS - Back in the 1980s, when giants roamed the landscape of boxing, you could be sure what was going to happen after something as monumental as Manny Pacquiao's...
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MMA & Boxing
Manny Pacquiao
Novak Djokovic wins Paris Masters
PARIS - Third-seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia has won his first Paris Masters title by defeating Gael Monfils of France 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (3).
The victory on Sunday gives the...
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Tennis
Novak Djokovic
Gael Monfils
France
Herbst wins men's World Cup slalom; Miller DQd
LEVI, Finland - Reinfried Herbst of Austria won the men's World Cup slalom opener on Sunday, and American Bode Miller was disqualified in his first race of the season.
Herbst...
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World Cup
Finland
Austria
Darian Townsend sets 200 medley short-course WR
BERLIN - Darian Townsend of South Africa has beaten Michael Phelps to break the short-course world record in the 200-meter individual medley.
Townsend clocked 1 minute,...
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Olympics
South Africa
Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps tops 200 individual medley qualifying
BERLIN - Michael Phelps has failed to qualify for the 200-meter freestyle, but leads all qualifiers in the 200-meter individual medley at a short-course World Cup meet.
The...
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Olympics
Michael Phelps
World Cup
John Ruiz is a great unknown to Haye
LAS VEGAS - David Haye has no idea what's coming next. When it comes to fighting John Ruiz, no one ever does.
Haye sat in a well-appointed restaurant at Mandalay...
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MMA & Boxing
David Haye
Randy Couture earns UFC decision
MANCHESTER, England - Despite being 14 years older than his opponent, Randy Couture defeated Brandon Vera by unanimous decision last night at UFC 105.
The 46-year-old...
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MMA & Boxing
Randy Couture
England
Brandon Vera
UFC
Tony Stewart owns up to success
AVONDALE, Ariz. - Tony Stewart won't win the Sprint Cup championship this season, and his bid to join the late Alan Kulwicki in the NASCAR record books will have to wait...
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Autos
Tony Stewart
Manny Pacquiao stops Miguel Cotto to win 7th title
LAS VEGAS - Manny Pacquiao put on yet another dominating performance Saturday night, knocking down Miguel Cotto twice and turning his face into a bloody mess before finally...
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MMA & Boxing
Manny Pacquiao
Miguel Cotto
Loss motivates Marcus Davis
Marcus Davis would love to put UFC 99 behind him. Davis lost a split-decision to Dan Hardy in June in a matchup that had extra meaning because of pre-fight trash talk.
...
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MMA & Boxing
Marcus Davis
UFC
Young champ crowned at World Series of Poker
All hail, Joe Cada!
The 21-year-old college dropout from Michigan emerged from a field of some 6,500 players as winner of the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event, collecting...
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NCAA Football
Michigan Wolverines
Sven Kramer, Ireen Wust win at speedskating World Cup
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Sven Kramer overcame a fever to win the 5,000-meter race Saturday at a World Cup meet, narrowly maintaining his two-year unbeaten streak over the...
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World Cup
Netherlands
US bobsled, skeleton teams slide for causes
PARK CITY, Utah - Knowing plenty of eyes will be on their sleds during the Olympic season, the U.S. bobsled and skeleton teams have come up with a way to capitalize.
They're...
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Novak Djokovic defeats Rafael Nadal to reach final in Paris
PARIS - Novak Djokovic overwhelmed Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-3 Saturday to reach the final of the Paris Masters for the first time.
The 22-year old Serb will face either Gael...
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Tennis
Novak Djokovic
Rafael Nadal
Drivers still have incentive for final 2 races
AVONDALE, Ariz. - Jimmie Johnson has such a stranglehold on the championship that it's out of reach for every driver besides Mark Martin. And his only chance would likely...
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Autos
Jimmie Johnson
Mark Martin
Maria Riesch edges Lindsey Vonn to win women's World Cup slalom
LEVI, Finland - Maria Riesch of Germany won the opening women's World Cup slalom Saturday, edging Lindsey Vonn of the United States by 0.08 seconds.
Riesch, the defending...
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World Cup
Finland
Germany
USA
Michael Phelps makes 200 butterfly final in Berlin
BERLIN - Michael Phelps qualified for the 200-meter butterfly final on Saturday at a short-course World Cup meet.
Phelps squeezed in as the eighth and last swimmer in the...
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Olympics
Michael Phelps
World Cup
Martin Truex Jr., Kurt Busch take top 2 spots at PIR
AVONDALE, Ariz. - Martin Truex Jr. bounced back from a midweek NASCAR penalty with a pole-winning run at Phoenix International Raceway.
Truex turned a lap of 135.120 mph...
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Autos
Martin Truex Jr.
Kurt Busch
Shani Davis wins, Marianne Timmer falls at Speedskating World Cup
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Shani Davis of the United States set a track record in the 1,500-meters Friday at a speedskating World Cup meet overshadowed by an injury to two-time...
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World Cup
Netherlands
USA
World champ Evan Lysacek leads Skate America
LAKE PLACID, New York - World champion Evan Lysacek of the United States easily won the short program at Skate America on Friday with a powerful performance.
Lysacek,...
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Other
USA
Brandon Vera fulfills dream to fight Randy Couture at UFC 105
Brandon Vera thought it was the worst idea he had ever heard.
To get back in the octagon just 21/4 months after his last fight? And to do it in England, where he had lost...
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MMA & Boxing
Brandon Vera
England
Randy Couture
Twin treat for local fans
Between a free UFC event and a clash between two titans in Plymouth, it won't be hard for mixed martial arts fans to get their fix tomorrow.
UFC 105 in Manchester,...
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MMA & Boxing
UFC
Manny Pacquiao on a mission
LAS VEGAS - Manny Pacquiao, or at least his image, is everywhere these days.
It's on the cover of the Asian edition of Time magazine, a blow-up of which is on an...
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MMA & Boxing
Manny Pacquiao
Ex-ESPN worker says Steve Phillips harassed her
HARTFORD, Conn. - A former ESPN production assistant whose affair with broadcaster Steve Phillips led to their firings says she confronted his wife only so he would stop pursuing...
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MLB
Steve Phillips
ESPN
Rudy Magana always gets the story straight from the horse's mouth
CYPRESS, Calif. - It is when an assistant needs to hold the patient still by locking down on that patient's ear and chin like a pro wrestler would...
When the cartoonishly...
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MLB
Rudy Jaramillo
Churchill to acquire Youbet.com
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Churchill Downs Inc. has agreed to buy online wagering site Youbet.com Inc. for $126.8 million.
The companies said in a statement Wednesday that they...
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Roger Federer loses in second round of Paris Masters
PARIS - Top-ranked Roger Federer lost to Julien Benneteau of France 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 in the second round of the Paris Masters on Wednesday, continuing his miserable run at...
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Tennis
Roger Federer
Julien Benneteau
France
Americans Peter Marshall, Jessica Hardy set swim world records
STOCKHOLM - Americans Peter Marshall and Jessica Hardy set world records at the short-course World Cup on Wednesday.
Marshall broke his own world record in the men's...
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MLB
World Cup
J.J. Hardy
Michael Phelps qualifies for 200 medley final at World Cup
STOCKHOLM - Michael Phelps has qualified for the 200-meter medley final at a short-course World Cup meet after missing the 100 butterfly final.
Phelps finished in 1 minute,...
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Olympics
Michael Phelps
World Cup
Marat Safin ends career with 2nd round loss in Paris
PARIS - Marat Safin ended his career Wednesday after losing to Juan Martin del Potro 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in the second round of the Paris Masters.
The 29-year-old Safin, a two-time...
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Tennis
Marat Safin
Juan Martin del Potro
Wave-shaped roof lowered onto Olympic swim venue
LONDON- The wave-shaped roof was lowered into place on the 2012 London Olympics aquatics center.
After a seven-month process, the 525-foot sweeping roof frame was put in...
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Other
Jessica Hardy beats own world record in 50 breaststroke
STOCKHOLM - Jessica Hardy has broken her own world record in the women's 50-meter breaststroke at a short-course World Cup meet.
Hardy clocked 28.96 seconds in a qualifying...
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MLB
J.J. Hardy
World Cup
Joe Cada win in cards
LAS VEGAS - After winning enough at poker to buy a house and justify playing tournaments in far-off places, Joe Cada bet on gambling instead of college and started playing...
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MLB
St. Louis Cardinals
Richard Gasquet gives cocaine-kiss evidence to CAS hearing
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - French tennis player Richard Gasquet will find out within a month if he has been banned after testing positive for cocaine.
Gasquet told the Court...
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Tennis
Richard Gasquet
Switzerland
Rafael Nadal happy to be back in Paris
PARIS - Rafael Nadal returns to Paris for the first time since his fourth-round exit at the French Open.
Nadal says he is happy to return to a city where he won the Grand...
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Tennis
Rafael Nadal
Michael Phelps misses 2 of 3 finals at World Cup meet
STOCKHOLM - Wearing an old-style swimsuit, Michael Phelps missed out on two finals and barely qualified for a third Tuesday at a World Cup short-course meet.
Phelps, who...
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Olympics
Michael Phelps
World Cup
Marat Safin: Andre Agassi should give titles, money back
PARIS - Former No. 1-ranked Marat Safin believes that Andre Agassi should give his tennis titles back after confessing he tested positive for a banned substance during his...
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Tennis
Marat Safin
Andre Agassi
Joe Cada becomes youngest World Series of Poker champ ever
LAS VEGAS - A 21-year-old Michigan poker professional who chose cards over college won the World Series of Poker main event in Las Vegas early Tuesday, winning $8.55 million...
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NCAA Football
Michigan Wolverines
Kurt Busch and Pat Tryson continue to race hard
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Kurt Busch and Pat Tryson had every reason to coast through the season's final 10 races in a long farewell before the crew chief bolts to a new team...
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