| MLB drug report hits Clemens the hardest
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 AP - Seven MVPs and 31 All-Stars � one for every position � and that still wasn't the worst of it for the long-awaited Mitchell Report. That infamy belonged to Roger Clemens, the greatest pitcher of his era. The Steroids Era.
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| Bonds might have been warned of tests
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AP - Barry Bonds and his supporters often pointed to the fact that the home run king never flunked a drug test administered by Major League Baseball.
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| A-Rod, Yankees finalize $275M deal
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AP - Alex Rodriguez set another record for baseball's highest contract, finalizing his $275 million, 10-year agreement with the New York Yankees on Thursday.
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| Furyk emerges with 1-shot lead
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AP - Tiger Woods went 10 weeks and four days without hitting a golf shot that mattered, and it hardly showed Thursday in the Target World Challenge when he struck just about everything where he was aiming.
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| Vick sought mercy from judge in letter
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AP - Michael Vick declared "I am not the bad person or beast I've been made out to be" and asked for leniency in a letter to the federal judge who sentenced him to 23 months in prison for a dogfighting conspiracy.
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| Rosenfels leads Houston to win over Denver
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Reuters - Quarterback Sage Rosenfels ran for one
touchdown and threw for another to lead the Houston Texans to
31-13 win over the Denver Broncos on Thursday.
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| Stevenson helps Wizards cast spell over Heat
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Reuters - The Washington Wizards eased to a 104-91
road victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday, DeShawn Stevenson
leading the visitors to a third straight win with a season-best
26 points.
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| Mitchell Report List
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AP - Here's a list of Major League Baseball players listed in the Mitchell Report.
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| Capello gets green light to launch England revival
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AFP - Fabio Capello was Thursday given a green light to begin plotting England's renaissance in international football after the Football Association (FA) agreed in principle to his appointment.
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| Avs use strong third to top Predators
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AP - Ryan Smyth and Ian Laperriere scored third-period goals to lift the Colorado Avalanche to a 2-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night.
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| Foster wins Walter Payton Award
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AP - Georgia Southern quarterback Jayson Foster won the Walter Payton Award on Thursday night as the top offensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision.
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| Strongest field ever for 2008 Australian Open
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AFP - The strongest field in the Australian Open's 103-year history was revealed Wednesday, with every one of the world's top 100 men taking part and 99 of the top 100 women competing in January's tournament.
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| Woods says drug testing to start July 8
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AP - Tiger Woods said Wednesday that drug testing on the PGA Tour will start July 8, and he is about halfway through the tour's anti-doping manual sent to players earlier this month.
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