Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 12:55 am, Over one day old
AFP - The US Open base purse will jump one million dollars this year to 20.6 million dollars with up to 2.6 million dollars more in bonus money available, the US Tennis Association announced Tuesday.
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Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 12:55 am, Over one day old
AP - The Golden State Warriors will sign high-scoring free agent Corey Maggette to a five-year contract worth around $50 million, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Tuesday night.
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Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 12:55 am, Over one day old
AP - One day after the Milwaukee Brewers landed an ace, the Chicago Cubs answered. Intent on ending their 100-year drought without a World Series title, the NL Central leaders acquired talented right-hander Rich Harden in a six-player deal with the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday.
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Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 12:55 am, Over one day old
AP - A deal could be reached within days to sell a majority interest in the Pittsburgh Steelers to the chairman of a Pittsburgh-based investment firm, taking control of the NFL franchise away from the Rooney family.
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Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 12:55 am, Over one day old
AP - North Carolina point guard Ty Lawson's traffic case has been continued for another month.
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Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 12:55 am, Over one day old
AP - Shoal Creek is gearing up to host the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, its first major event since the 1990 PGA Championship was marred by racial controversy.
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Posted Tuesday July 8, 2008, 12:55 am, Over one day old
AFP - Rejuvenated German Nicolas Kiefer made the switch from grass back to clay, mowing down Italian qualifier Gianluca Naso 6-3, 6-2 on Tuesday to reach the second round of the Gstaad Open.
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Posted Tuesday July 8, 2008, 12:55 am, Over one day old
AP - The NFL hired Pennsylvania's police chief to make sure there are no more signal-stealing scandals like the one involving the New England Patriots last season.
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Posted Tuesday July 8, 2008, 12:55 am, Over one day old
AP - Imprisoned quarterback Michael Vick filed for bankruptcy protection while serving time for federal dogfighting charges, saying he owes between $10 million and $50 million to creditors.
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Posted Tuesday July 8, 2008, 12:55 am, Over one day old
AFP - Luiz Felipe Scolari capped a confident public debut in his new role as Chelsea boss by revealing that he expects Frank Lampard to stay at the club.
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