Thursday, September 30, 2010

Felix Hernandez won't make one final start



Three homers put Giants one win from title
MLB.com
By Chris Haft / MLB.com | 09/30/10 6:13 PM ET The Giants no longer need to worry about looking ahead to the potentially epic season-ending series against the Padres. It's finally in front of them. Pablo Sandoval, Andres Torres and Buster Posey each ...
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Pavin's Opening Moves Contain Some Surprises
New York Times
By LARRY DORMAN NEWPORT, Wales — Continuing the unpredictable pattern he established with his final captain's pick last month, the United States Ryder Cup captain, Corey Pavin, cracked open some surprises at the Ryder Cup opening ceremonies on Thursday ...
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Seahawks release Chester Pitts
ESPN
AP Mark Schlereth and Herm Edwards make their pick for this weekend's Seahawks-Rams matchupTags: NFL, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams RENTON, Wash. -- The Seattle Seahawks released offensive lineman Chester Pitts on Thursday, a day after coach Pete ...
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NBA PM: LeBron's Makeover Begins
HoopsWorld
The Image Repairing Begins: The damage Miami HEAT forward LeBron James has done to his public image has been well documented over the summer. He went from being the darling of the NBA to one of the most-disliked athletes in the league by infamously ...
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Contador blames bad meat for positive doping test
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Entertainment News from AP AP sources: Emanuel leaving White House on Friday AP National Video More>> AP sources: Emanuel leaving White House on Friday By CIARAN GILES and JOHN LEICESTER AP Writers PINTO, Spain (AP) - Alberto Contador blamed it all on ...
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Chad Ochocinco cereal, George O'Leary and phone sex lines
Orlando Sentinel
Only Chad Ochocinco, the brilliant mind behind VH1's "The Ultimate Catch, could be a magnet for controversy with breakfast foods. Ochocinco's new cereal line, OchocincOs, had an incorrect phone number listed on the back of the box that linked callers ...
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Lakers wary but excited about European tour
San Francisco Chronicle
By GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer Pau Gasol has traveled to Spain twice during previous NBA preseasons with the Memphis Grizzlies, so the 7-footer knows all about being a tour guide for a bunch of American hoopsters. Gasol says his third trip back home ...
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Saints' Reggie Bush says he could be back as soon as Oct. 24
USA Today
METAIRIE, La. - New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush said he could be back as early as the Cleveland Browns game on Oct. 24 after practice on Thursday. Bush broke his right fibula (calf) while trying to recover a punt return he muffed on Sept. ...
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Bears offense shows big potential
Chicago Tribune
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer Jay Cutler was a little bruised and banged up days after taking some shots during the Chicago Bears' win over Green Bay on Monday night. As sore as he felt, Cutler got some relief from the early returns for Chicago's ...
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Pryce sings with Jets
Baltimore Sun
By Jamison Hensley and Edward Lee, The Baltimore Sun The news that Trevor Pryce had signed with the New York Jets swept through the media and general public Thursday. But at least one of Pryce's former Ravens teammates said he knew about the defensive ...
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Hamilton back in Rangers lineup Friday; Murphy out
USA Today
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton will return to the lineup Friday night for the AL West champions, while outfielder David Murphy will be held out until the playoffs. Murphy has a strained left groin, although an MRI shows no ...
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MLB, MLBPA agree to free agency changes
MLB.com
By Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com | 09/30/10 4:37 PM ET Responding to concerns raised by the Major League Baseball Players Association regarding how the free-agent market was handled during the 2008 and '09 offseasons, Major League Baseball announced some ...
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Texans vs. Raiders Preview, Score and More
FanHouse
The Houston Texans will be looking to extend their franchise record road winning streak to four when they travel to Oakland to take on the Raiders. Both teams are coming off emotional losses -- the Texans were upset at home by intra-state rival Dallas ...
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Out of gas? Dolphins' receiver Brandon Marshall fires back at TV critics
The Canadian Press
DAVIE, Fla. — Pro Bowl receiver Brandon Marshall is pretty good on defence, too. When criticized for his effort by two NFL Network analysts, including former receiver Sterling Sharpe, Marshall fired back. "They never coached," he said Thursday. ...
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It's tough for NFL teams to prepare for Michael Vick
Los Angeles Times
Donovan McNabb and the Redskins are next up for the speedy quarterback, who has been rejuvenated with the Eagles. By Sam Farmer He's 5 feet, 7 inches and 150 pounds, to be exact. That's the size of smoking-fast Redskins rookie Brandon Banks, ...
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Morneau takes BP, may aim for ALCS return
MLB.com
By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com | 09/30/10 5:55 PM ET Twins first baseman Justin Morneau took batting practice and fielded grounders with the team Thursday and is hopeful that he might be able to return for the American League Championship Series, ...
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Oklahoma State wearing black uniforms tonight against Texas A&M
NewsOK.com
Oklahoma State will wear black uniforms in tonight's game against Texas A&M. The Cowboys had insisted they would be wearing orange against Texas A&M but as of 5 pm several OSU players were warming up on the field in black pants. ...
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Cardinals vs. Chargers Preview, Score and More
FanHouse
The Chargers are hoping they've fixed problems in their special teams in time for Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals, who got a 102-yard kickoff return for a touchdown from Rod Stephens-Howling in last week's one-point victory over the Raiders ...
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World Series Game Gets Earlier Start
Wall Street Journal
In Major League Baseball's continuing attempt to attract younger crowds by moving up start times to its World Series games, the league said Thursday that Game 3, on Fox on a Saturday night, would start at 6:57 pm ET—the earliest start for a World ...
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NFL Preview - San Francisco (0-3) at Atlanta (2-1)
Kansas City Star
By Tony Moss, Sports Network One week after taking control of the NFC South with a monumental win at the New Orleans Saints, the Atlanta Falcons will be a team trying to avoid an ill-timed letdown. The struggling San Francisco 49ers, who have undergone ...
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S-Jax will test groin injury Sunday morning
msnbc.com
Though Steve Jackson concedes that he might have to miss a game to get his groin injury back to full strength, he's intent on at least trying to play on Sunday. "Sunday we'll definitely go out before the game, warm up, see how I feel" Jackson explained ...
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Opening the mailbag: Can Locker, Huskies bounce back at USC?
ESPN (blog)
By Ted Miller Quinn from Issaquah, Wash., writes: Following last weeks embarrassment against Nebraska, do you feel that Jake Locker has enough moxie to bounce back and pull of the upset this weekend against an overrated USC team? ...
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Debate moved to avoid Celtics conflict
Boston Globe
By Globe Staff The six-member media consortium sponsoring a gubernatorial debate in late October has moved the event a day earlier, to avoid a conflict with the Boston Celtics' season-opener against the Miami Heat at the TD Garden. ...
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McCutcheon wins gold, Schmersal silver in reining
USA Today
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Tom McCutcheon won gold and US teammate Craig Schmersal took the silver in individual reining Thursday at the World Equestrian Games at the Kentucky Horse Park. McCutcheon, aboard Gunners Special Nite, finished with a score of ...
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Atwal, Quigley, Haas among six first-round leaders at Viking Classic
The Canadian Press
MADISON, Miss. — Arjun Atwal, Bill Lunde, Ken Duke, Brett Quigley and Bill Haas all took advantage of great early conditions share the lead at 6-under 66 after the first round of the Viking Classic on Thursday. Only one of the players who headed out ...
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The Canadian Press
Felix Hernandez won't make one final start
msnbc.com
Hernandez will certainly be upset about the news, but it's the right call. He's turned in a brilliant 2.27 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 232 strikeouts in 249 2/3 innings this season and should grab his first American League Cy Young Award. ...
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