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NEW YORK (AP) Lindsey Vonn and her husband, Thomas, were sitting on the couch watching "Entourage" when the idea popped into Thomas' head — the "Vonntourage." As the top female skier on the World Cup circuit the past two seasons, Vonn travels full time with two physical trainers provided by Red Bull, her ski technician, and her husband — a former U.S. Ski Team member...
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ATLANTA (AP) Josh Smith spent most of the fourth quarter cheering on his teammates from the bench. He was on the court, though, for the biggest play of the game.
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SHIZUKUISHI, Iwate Pref. (Kyodo) Hanamaki Higashi High School left-hander Yusei Kikuchi agreed to terms with the Seibu Lions on Saturday. The 18-year-old top prospect will receive a signing bonus of ¥100 million plus performance bonuses of up to ¥50 million. His annual salary was set at ¥15 million for the first year.
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GRANBY, Colo. (AP) The death of the mother of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been ruled a suicide. Mina Brees, an attorney from Austin, Texas, died Aug. 7 while visiting Colorado. Grand County coroner Brenda Bock concluded this week that the 59-year-old Brees died of a prescription drug overdose and ruled the death a suicide.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Dany Heatley thought he could have scored a few more goals, but he wasn't about to complain. He was having too much fun. Heatley scored three times, Joe Thornton recorded his 600th NHL assist, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Friday night.
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Japan ran in four tries to overpower Canada 27-6 and take the two-game test series between the two nations on Saturday. Japan, which demolished the North Americans 46-8 last Sunday in the first test in Sendai, went ahead after nine minutes thanks to a try from Go Aruga and Kensuke Hatakeyama added another on 20 minutes to help the home side take a 12-3 halftime lead.
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The final game of the 2009 baseball season in Japan takes place on Sunday at Tokyo Dome. Billed as the "U-26" it features a select team of college players against a group of professionals, most of whom are under the age of 26. The pro team roster includes Hayato Sakamoto, the 20-year-old star shortstop of the Japan Series champion Yomiuri Giants, and his teammate, outfielder Tetsuya Matsumoto,...
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LONDON (AP) England needs to improve ball retention, the speed of its attack and just about every other facet of its rugby game if it is to have a chance of avoiding an eighth straight defeat to New Zealand on Saturday. An injury-hit team failed to make much impact upon Australia two weeks ago and was then jeered for its lack of imagination in beating Argentina.
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Kyle Orton missed a third consecutive practice Friday because of a sprained left ankle and has only an outside chance of playing Sunday when the Denver Broncos and San Diego Chargers meet with first place in the AFC West on the line. Broncos backup Chris Simms again took first-team practice repetitions, as he has all week in the absence of Orton, who was injured during last week's...
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MITOYO, Kagawa Pref. (Kyodo) Chie Arimura matched a Japan LPGA record with a 10-under 62 to take a four-shot lead after the second round of the Elleair Ladies Open on Saturday. Arimura, who began the day one shot off the lead, made six birdies on the front nine and picked up four more shots after the turn to reach 15-under 129 at Elleair Golf Club.
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KITCHENER, Ontario — Daisuke Takahashi skated a short program free of major errors Friday to place second at Skate Canada. Takahashi, who finished fourth in his Grand Prix comeback at the NHK Trophy earlier this month after a lengthy injury layoff, scored 76.30 points.
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Two-time double Olympic breaststroke champion Kosuke Kitajima settled for second in the 200 meters breaststroke final at a time trials meet in Tokyo on Saturday. Kitajima, who made his return to long-course competition on Friday after a long layoff following the 2008 Beijing Olympics, touched the wall in 2 minutes, 14.31 seconds behind Ryo Tateishi at Tokyo Swimming Center, almost seven seconds off...
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FUKUOKA (Kyodo) Asashoryu gave countryman Kakuryu a sumo clinic to remain undefeated heading into the second week of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday. Sumo's strongman, gunning for his 25th Emperor's Cup, stayed tied for the lead with fellow Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho and rank-and-filer Yoshikaze with a 7-0 record.
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SAITAMA — Kashima Antlers and Gamba Osaka ramped up the pressure on Kawasaki Frontale in the J. League title race with wins on Saturday, while Urawa Reds salvaged some pride from a difficult season with a last-gasp 3-2 victory over Jubilo Iwata. With Frontale not in action until Sunday's away trip to Oita Trinita, Antlers beat Kyoto Sanga 1-0 to move into first place for at least a day, with...
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After losing to the Ryukyu Golden Kings in the bj-league's playoff semifinals last May, Osaka Evessa forward Lynn Washington, a member of the team's three championship squads in the league's first three seasons, spoke about the team's desire to use that game as motivation for the coming season. On Saturday, the Evessa gained a small measure of revenge against the defending champions in Okinawa.
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