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| Big Ten splits up Michigan, Ohio State (AP) |
| The Big Ten's athletic directors got together on what was truly a conference call on Wednesday. The first thing Ohio State's Gene Smith did was open some accompanying e-mails that listed proposed Buckeyes football schedules for 2011 and 2012. 'I went straight to the end,' Smith said, 'and I was jacked.' There, in its customary spot at the very bottom of Ohio State's... |
| Roethlisberger ban likely to be reduced (AP) |
| Ben Roethlisberger's six-game suspension likely will be shortened to four games by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after the two meet in New York on Friday. Goodell has said he will make his decision after the preseason concludes. The Steelers play Carolina on Thursday night. Although the NFL has not confirmed the exact location or time for the meeting, Roethlisberger is expected to meet Goodell... |
| US improves to 5-0 at worlds with rout (AP) |
| Eric Gordon scored 21 points and the United States pulled away after a sluggish first half to beat Tunisia 92-57 on Thursday in its final game of pool play at the world championship. With nothing to play for, the Americans sleepwalked through most of the early start, leading the winless team by only four points early in the third quarter before turning it into a rout over the final 15 minutes. |
| Azarenka collapses at Open, wheeled off (AP) |
| Andy Murray cruised through his first match at the U.S. Open while an angry Andy Roddick crashed out on Wednesday, fuming over a foot-fault call. The fourth-seeded Murray had a 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 win over Slovakia's Lukas Lacko, but other big-name players made early exits. Roddick, the 2003 U.S. Open champion went out in the second round with a 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (4) loss to 44th-ranked Janko... |
| Manny debuts, watches another winning HR (AP) |
| Manny Ramirez packed his equipment into three large, blue travel bags with script 'Dodgers' on the sides. Dressed in a pink shirt and plaid suit, he fiddled with his dreadlocked hair, for the moment safe from a barber's scissors. His dragged-out debut for Chicago finally over, Ramirez left Cleveland for Boston, the next stop on his first road trip with his new team. |
| Sharks sign Stanley Cup-winning G Niemi (AP) |
| The San Jose Sharks have signed the goalie who helped knock them out of the playoffs, agreeing to a one-year, $2 million deal with Antti Niemi. The team announced the deal Thursday. Niemi stopped 129 of 136 shots in the Western Conference final to help Chicago sweep the Sharks. The Blackhawks went on to win the Stanley Cup behind Niemi but cut ties with the goalie because of salary cap concerns. |
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