WASHINGTON--BythetimeDannyEspinosahithistwo-runhomerintheeighthinning,therewereonlyacoupleofhundredfansleftintheballpark,almostallofthemcongregatedbehindthetwodugouts.AdidasZx750Prezzo.Acoupleoftimestherewasanadhocchant-offbetweentheonesinreddownthefirstbaselineandthoseinblueontheotherside."Youcanheareverywordatthatpoint,"Espinosasaid."Itslikeaback-fieldspringtraininggame."Anth...[
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NEUBRANDENBURG,Germany--GermanysJuergenBraehmerunanimouslyoutpointedMarcusOliveiratotakethevacantWBAworldlightheavyweighttitleonSaturdaynight.B.J.UptonAuthenticJersey.Thejudgesscoredit115-112,117-110,117-110infavourofthe35-year-oldBraehmer,aformerWBOchampion,whowithstoodalatebarragefromthepreviouslyundefeatedAmericaninthelastroundtoclaimhissecondworldtitle.ThetitlehadbeenvacantsinceKazakhstansBeib...[
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VIRGINIAWATER,England--RoryMcIlroyputasidetheanguishinhisprivatelifetowintheEuropeanToursflagshipBMWPGAChampionshiponSunday.DamarisJohnsonWomensJersey.Thedoublemajorwinnercamefromsevenshotsbackatthestartofthefinalroundtoshoota6-under66andwinby1strokewithanoverall14-under274ontheWentworthcourse.ItwasMcIlroysfirstEuropeanToursuccesssinceDecember2012andendsarunofeightsecond-placefinishesin11eventsthi...[
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PEORIA,Ariz.NikeAirMax90HommePasCher.--JoeTorresaysMajorLeagueBaseballsplayingrulescommitteeleanedtowardbanningallhomeplatecollisionsbutconcludeditwouldbeunrealisticbecausecontactbetweencatchersandbaserunnersissometimesunavoidable.Torre,MLBsexecutivevice-presidentforbaseballoperations,spokeTuesdayatSanDiegosspringtrainingfacilitybeforemeetingwithrepresentativesfromeightclubstraininginArizona.Torre...[
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ST.ArtShellRaidersJersey.LOUIS--StevenJacksonhurthisrightlegwhilerunningvirtuallyuntouchedona47-yardtouchdownrunontheSt.LouisRamsfirstoffensiveplayoftheseason.QuarterbackSamBradfordinjuredhisrightindexfingerwhenhestruckthehelmetofanEaglesdefenderinthefourthquarter.BradfordexpectstoplayinnextweeksMondaynightgameattheGiants.Jackson,whowillundergoanMRIexamMonday,ishopefultheextradaywillhelphimheal.Ja...[
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ST.DQwellJacksonWomensJersey.LOUIS--A.J.BurnetthadaspecialfanwatchinghimpitchforthefirsttimeFridaynightandhewantedtoimpress.Hedid.BurnettscatteredsevenhitsforhisfirstcompletegameoftheyearandthePhiladelphiaPhillieswontheirseason-highfifthinarow,beatingtheSt.LouisCardinals5-1."Itthefirsttimeinmycareermygrandmotherhasseenmepitch,"Burnettsaid."Itwasextraspecial.ShecameupfromLittleRock,A...[
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SpainaimstostayaliveagainstChile(TSN1050,TSN690,TSN1260,TEAM1410)SpainentersitssecondGroupBmatchagainstChileonWednesdayattheMaracanaindesperateneedofaresponse.BrandonBeachyBravesJersey.Thedefendingchampionssufferedanembarrassing5-1defeatatthehandsoftheNetherlandsintheiropeningmatch,andanotherlosstoChileonWednesdaywouldbringanextremelyprematureendtotheirtournament.AftertakingtheleadagainsttheDutchw...[
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GENEVA-ArsenalandPortoareamongthebigclubsenteringtheChampionsLeaguequalifyingcampaignwhenthedrawforthelast-roundplayoffsisheldFriday.JacobyEllsburyShirts.Arsenal,chasinga17thstraightgroup-stagecampaign,andtwo-timeEuropeanchampionPortoarethehighest-rankedteamsinthe20-teamdraw.TheyareseededwithZenitSt.Petersburg,2002runner-upBayerLeverkusenandNapoliinthesectionforteamswhicharenotnationalchampions.Th...[
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LONDON--ThisseasonatChelsea,theSpecialOnemightwellbeEdenHazard.DaleMurphyBravesJersey.TheBelgiuminternationalproducedanothersuperbdisplayonSaturday,scoringahattrickasJoseMourinhosteammovedtopofthePremierLeaguewitha3-0winoverNewcastlewhileitsmainrivalsintheraceforthetitlestruggledontheroad.LiverpoolexposedpreviousleaderArsenalsfrailtiesina5-1drubbingoftheGunnersatAnfieldandthird-placedManchesterCit...[
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BRIDGEVIEW,Ill.JasonCastroAstrosJersey.--JacksonandDanielCruzeachscoredtoliftFCDallastoa2-1victoryovertheChicagoFireonWednesdaynight,clinchingaspotintheMLSCupplayoffs.ThelossputtheFireonthevergeofmissingtheplayoffs.TheycanstillmatchNewYorkandHoustonwith43pointsbywinningtheirlasttwostarts.Chicagowouldstillbebehindonthegoaldifferentialtiebreaker.Dallascontrolledtheflowofthegamefromthestart,andthepre...[
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