| Oswalt approves deal, Astros trade ace to Phillies
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 AP - There's a new Roy in town — and he's an ace, too.
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| Pitino tells jury he hoped to keep tryst secret
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 AP - Rick Pitino, worried that his wife and kids would find out he had a one-night stand with a woman he met in a bar, acknowledged Thursday that he didn't immediately tell police about demands for cars, cash and housing in order to keep the tryst secret.
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| With a 3rd heart, Compton shares Greenbrier lead
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 AP - Erik Compton is a walking billboard for organ donation and sheer determination.
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| Liverpool, Juve make winning Europa League starts
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 AFP - European giants Liverpool and Juventus began life under new coaches with victories in the first legs of their Europa League third qualifying round ties on Thursday.
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| Orioles hire Buck Showalter as manager
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 AP - Buck Showalter was hired to manage the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday, his latest rebuilding project in a major league career full of them.
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| Haynesworth fails conditioning test, no practice
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 AP - A slimmed-down Albert Haynesworth was deemed unfit to practice, even though the players were wearing shorts, contact was sparse, and the whole thing last only 70 minutes.
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| Police: Ex-NBA player Wright shot to death
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 AP - Former NBA big man Lorenzen Wright, whose body was found in the woods outside Memphis, was shot to death and the case is being investigated as a homicide, police said Thursday.
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| T.O. misses flight to Bengals camp
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 AP - Terrell Owens arrived fashionably late, received a white jersey with his favorite number, and got a smattering of applause for doing even the simplest thing.
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| Oswalt traded to Phillies; Tejada, Cantu also move
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 AP - Roy Oswalt granted his own wish: He's now part of a pennant race. Miguel Tejada and Jorge Cantu joined the mix, too. The trade wheel of fortune kept spinning Thursday with veterans-for-prospects deals that typically dot the stretch run. More swaps were expected before Saturday's 4 p.m. deadline as pitchers Ted Lilly and Jake Westbook could go.
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| ESPN.com removes article on James in Las Vegas
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AP - ESPN.com removed an article chronicling Lebron James' activities during a weekend in Las Vegas. |
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| Kiffin thinks lawsuit motivated by location
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 AP - Lane Kiffin thinks the Tennessee Titans' lawsuit against him and the University of Southern California is more about geography than coaching etiquette.
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| London gears up for two-wheeled revolution
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 AFP - The sprawling, congested city of London speeds towards a greener, nimbler future Friday with the launch of a new bike hire scheme aimed at kick-starting a cycling revolution ahead of the 2012 Olympics.
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