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All-Pro running back Brian Westbrook is day-to-day with a strained ankle, an encouraging sign for a Philadelphia Eagles team that can’t afford to lose its top offensive player.
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The WHL’s version of the Battle of Alberta may be a little more even this season – at least, if the Edmonton Oil Kings have their way.
Adrian Van de Mosselaer scored once and added three assists – including one on Brett Breitkreuz’s game …
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They go to 95-59 and Rodriguez gets his 60th save after breaking a 3-3 tie in the seventh.
Francisco Rodriguez earned his 60th save and Garret Anderson homered and drove in three runs to help the Angels beat the Texas Rangers, 7-3, Saturday night.
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LaDainian Tomlinson returned to practice in a limited role Friday and is listed as questionable for the San Diego Chargers‘ game against the New York Jets on Monday night.
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Baseball News from L.A. Times
Atmosphere is relaxed and the lead remains at 3 1/2 games as Broxton stifles final Pittsburgh threat.
PITTSBURGH — By the end of the six-game homestand that starts tonight at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers could very well be crowned the champions of the NL West.
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For more than three years, Steve Smith and Ken Lucas
talked trash, argued and generally disliked each other, culminating in Smith’s
sucker-punch at training camp last month that broke the cornerback’s nose.
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NEW YORK – NHL Live, the spirited, interactive talk show from NHL Radio dedicated to all things related to the National Hockey League, will return from its summer break on Monday, Sept. 22 at Noon ET, it was announced today.  The two-ho…
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Lowe holds Pirates to five singles in seven innings, and Blake contributes a triple and home run in the early innings as Dodgers win for the 14th time in 16 games.
Derek Lowe held Pittsburgh to five singles over seven effective innings to remain unbeaten in his career against the Pirates, and the Dodgers edged closer to the NL West title with a 6-2 victory Tuesday night.
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Out with the new, in with the old. After losing the first two games of the season, Minnesota coach Brad Childress decided the Vikings can no longer afford to let
25-year-old quarterback Tarvaris Jackson learn on the job.
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Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin clarified the status of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger‘s shoulder: sprained but not separated.
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The Steelers are cruising so far in the suddenly week AFC (where are you Patriots, Browns & Chargers?), so I see no reason for the Steelers to risk further injury to Ben Roethlisberger by playing him in Week 3 of the young NFL season.  Give the guy a break and let him rest up – the team is solid all-around, and while he will be missed at QB, …

Baseball News from L.A. Times
Proud owner of a major league record for saves and on the verge of a record contract, the Angels’ closer has never been so relaxed.
The public persona of Francisco Rodriguez is one of elbows and knees flying, of a herky-jerky, almost frenetic delivery from which the Angels closer launches a vast array of pitches that now includes not one, but two, changeups.
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Pardon me, but K-Rod is not the greatest thing since sliced bread, regardless of how many saves he has.  The …

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Lane Kiffin went through his usual routine Monday, watching game film, meeting with the media and doing all the other tasks as Oakland Raiders head coach. How much longer he will have those responsibilities remains an open question.
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The Oakland Raiders and Lane Kiffin will continue to be the laughing stock of the NFL for at least one more week, after the Raiders victory on Sunday.  Kiffin, who has been a royal pain in the ass for the Raiders, and the Raiders, who have likely …

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LOUDON, N.H. – In 12 laps Sunday, Greg Biffle went from long shot to legitimate contender for the Sprint Cup Series championship.
Mired in a 33-race winless slump that included all of this season, Biffle admitted that he and his Roush Fenway Racing team should have been given good odds as the 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup got under way.
With his surprisingly effortless pass of then-leader Jimmie Johnson with 11 of 300 laps remaining and his victory in Sunday’s Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Biffle …

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -The Carolina Hurricanes signed left wing Matt Murley to a one-year contract Monday. Assistant general manager Ron Francis said the deal will pay Murley 0,000 at the NHL level or 0,000 if he is sent to the minors for the…
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Carlos Zambrano pitched the first no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs in 36 years, returning from a sore rotator cuff to shut down the Houston Astros, 5-0, Sunday night in a game relocated because of Hurricane Ike.
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Wow, what a comeback performance for the Chicago Cubs’ Carlos Zambrano, who pitches a no-no (hitter) in his first game back after a troublesome rotator cuff injury. Not only does he make his first appearance after missing several games during this postseason stretch, but he does …