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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
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.
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
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