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American teen Capra upsets 18th-seeded Rezai
NEW YORK (AP) — Goodbye, Melanie Oudin. Hello, Beatrice Capra. ...Read More
US pulls away in 2nd half to rout Tunisia 92-57
ISTANBUL (AP) — Eric Gordon scored 21 points and the United States pulled away from Tunisia after sleepwalking through the first half, winning 92-57 on Thursday in its final game of pool play at the world championship. ...Read More
Roethlisberger to meet with Goodell
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger's first big gain of the season may occur weeks before he returns to the field. ...Read More
Alabama's Ingram to miss opener with knee injury
Mark Ingram's run for a second Heisman Trophy has been put on hold, and possibly even derailed, before the Alabama tailback had a chance to gain a single yard. ...Read More
Wozniacki rolls to a double bagel at US Open
NEW YORK (AP) — Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki has defeated Chang Kai-chen of Taiwan 6-0, 6-0 to advance to the third round of the U.S. Open. ...Read More
Manny joins White Sox, not in Tuesday's lineup
CLEVELAND (AP) — Manny Ramirez is not in the starting lineup for his first game with the Chicago White Sox. ...Read More
BYU going independent in football
PROVO, Utah (AP) — BYU is going independent in football after all. ...Read More
Sharapova comes back to avoid upset at US Open
NEW YORK (AP) — Maria Sharapova overcame a deficit and a big-hitting opponent to avoid a significant upset in the first round of the U.S. Open. ...Read More
Djokovic sweats out a 5-setter for US Open win
NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic fought off the stifling heat and one of his Davis Cup teammates in a harder-than-expected first-round win at the U.S. Open on Tuesday. ...Read More
Dolphins players search field for earring
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Several Miami Dolphins crawled across the field after practice Tuesday — not due to exhaustion, but because they were looking for a diamond earring. ...Read More
Oudin, Roddick lose and Azarenka falls at US Open
NEW YORK (AP) — One woman's exit from the U.S. Open was jarring and sudden. Another's came off as sad and not all that surprising. ...Read More
Most traditional rivalries live on in new Big Ten
The Big Ten's athletic directors got together on what was truly a conference call on Wednesday. The first thing Ohio State's Gene Smith did was open some accompanying e-mails that listed proposed Buckeyes football schedules for 2011 and 2012. ...Read More
Preseason in college football? Why not?
NEW YORK (AP) — Coach Mike Riley and his No. 24 Oregon State players would like nothing better than to squeeze in a preseason tune-up before taking on No. 6 TCU Saturday night in Texas. ...Read More
Agent oversight continues to vex college sports
Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops suggests giving amnesty to college athletes who expose shady agents. A Florida sports agent wants national oversight of his beleaguered industry. The NCAA says it's working on the problem — but it could take a while. ...Read More
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