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Liberty’s Fletcher impressing Rams

Associated Press EARTH CITY, Mo. New St. Louis Rams coach Jeff Fisher admits he is not that


Barrage of 3s

Associated Press LONDON One 3-pointer after another, Kevin Durant shot down Argentina — and


US women top Canada in thrilling soccer semi

Associated Press MANCHESTER, England On the verge of missing the gold-medal game for the first


Bedard, Bucs blank D-backs

Associated Press PITTSBURGH The Diamondbacks were flummoxed by Erik Bedard’s dominance on Monday


Tease photo

LIGHTNING BOLT

Lining up for the Olympic 100-meter final, Usain Bolt wrapped up his signature prerace preening by lifting a finger to his lips.

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Shurmur secure with ex-head coaches

Associated Press BEREA Pat Shurmur sure must be secure in his abilities. A first-time head


Indians find new way to lose

Associated Press detroit Manny Acta tried just about everything. The Cleveland manager used


Murray, Williams sisters prevail

Associated Press wimbledon, england Andy Murray stood with the Union Jack draped over his


Bucs top Reds, salvage split

Associated Press cincinnati Clint Hurdle decided to keep A.J. Burnett pitching on his regular


Brees sharp as Saints top Cards

Associated Press canton Drew Brees didn’t need much time to finish off a good weekend for the


Gordon wins rain-shortened race

Associated Press long pond, pa. In a race marred by the death of a fan hit by lightning, Jeff


Furyk flops, Bradley benefits

Associated Press akron Keegan Bradley never looked like a winner over four days and 71 holes at


Phelps, Franklin lead swim teams to gold

As if 22 medal ceremonies over the last three Olympics weren’t enough, Michael Phelps was summoned back to the pool deck for one more accolade.


Tigers’ Fister silences Tribe; skid hits eight

Doug Fister retired his first 17 batters and then settled for a four-hitter in the Detroit Tigers’ 6-1 victory over the fading Cleveland Indians on Saturday night.


Healthy Sanders motivated

Associated Press LATROBE, PA. Emmanuel Sanders caught a touchdown pass running a fade route