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U.S. Open to start Thursday at Oakmont
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070614/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_us_open"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070613/capt.97d3f626323947699c1bbab857ef3632.us_open_golf_uso245.jpg?x=130&y=105&sig=nJXl0uxNA2vdTPBxkrWXpA--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="A course worker waters the 18th green in preparation for the start of 107th U.S. Open Golf Championship on Thursday at the Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pa., Wednesday, June 13, 2007. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)" border="0" /></a>AP - The U.S. Open starts Thursday at Oakmont Country Club, with several apparent favorites — you've got your Tiger Woods, your Phil Mickelson, your Jim Furyk — but, really, it might be the most difficult major to handicap in years.</p><br clear="all"/>
Spurs spurn elite talk, brace for Game 4
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070614/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_nba_finals"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070613/capt.4d094235b92a4d7885a7f3d632e88052.nba_finals_spurs_cavaliers_basketball_oheg105.jpg?x=130&y=106&sig=OwsMTt_aGpkDqHMFJTGKew--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="San Antonio Spurs basketball player Manu Ginobili, of Argentina, right, jokes with teammates in Cleveland, Wednesday, June 13, 2007. San Antonio leads the NBA Finals best-of-seven series against the Cleveland Cavaliers 3-0. Game 4 is Thursday. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)" border="0" /></a>AP - As far as Spurs forward Michael Finley is concerned, the last great dynasty had its run on TV. With San Antonio one win away from its fourth NBA title since 1999 and its third championship in five years, Finley was asked what he thought of when he heard the word "dynasty." "Blake Carrington," Finley quipped.</p><br clear="all"/>
Cavs searching for a way to 'rise up'
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070614/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_nba_finals_cavaliers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070613/capt.d5f71f3626f44824bf5407bf6d575f1d.nba_finals_spurs_cavaliers_basketball_cda114.jpg?x=87&y=130&sig=QpaqlrFeEE8WEl0xM2Z7Kg--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="Cleveland Cavaliers' Zydrunas Ilgauskas (11), from Lithuania, dunks against the San Antonio Spurs in the second quarter of Game 3 of the NBA basketball finals Tuesday, June 12, 2007, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)" border="0" /></a>AP - Hold off on those thoughts of winning Cleveland's first title since 1964. For now the Cavaliers have a much smaller goal. "More than anything we just want to win one game," center Zydrunas Ilgauskas said Wednesday. "Obviously the chances are against us in a big way but we worked so hard for nine months to get to this point so we have to fight."</p><br clear="all"/>
Earnhardt to join Hendrick Motorsports
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070614/ap_on_sp_au_ra_ne/car_nascar_earnhardt_future"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070613/capt.d352ecae74d84abf9e6a0a6ad9691aea.nascar_earnhardt_future_auto_racing_nccb102.jpg?x=130&y=101&sig=jIqiEfMeWhmx7xR8GrzD9A--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="Dale Earnhardt Jr, right, team owner Rick Hendrick, center, and Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, left, pose for a photo during a news conference in Mooresville, N.C., Wednesday, June 13, 2007. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)" border="0" /></a>AP - Hendrick Motorsports has been practically unbeatable this season, with it's star-studded lineup racking up 10 wins through the first 14 races. Now they've got Dale Earnhardt Jr., and the four-car stable has turned into NASCAR's version of the New York Yankees.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yankees chop away at Red Sox's big lead
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070614/ap_on_sp_fo_ga_su/bbo_baseball_rdp"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070614/capt.5e30bfc4134d4bacb449962fe3792108.diamondbacks_yankees_baseball_nyjj108.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=H2dcnTeCz3LXQIR3j0XfvQ--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="The New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez connects for an RBI single to left field that allowed Bobby Abreu to score during the fourth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Major League Baseball action Wednesday, June, 13, 2007 at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)" border="0" /></a>AP - Watch out, Red Sox, there's a buzz building in the Bronx: Alex Rodriguez and the streaking New York Yankees are chopping away at Boston's big lead.</p><br clear="all"/>
Colts giddy after getting rings
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AP - It was enough to make even the toughest NFL players giddy. The blue horseshoe. The Lombardi Trophy in the middle of the Colts' logo. Even a red ruby to represent the figurative blood shed by the Colts over the course of the season. And, of course, the Super Bowl rings were all handed out Wednesday night on — what else? — a silver platter.
LeBron's girlfriend gives birth to son
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070614/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_nba_finals_lebron_s_baby"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070613/capt.461ff3fd5b864efbb61dc38673162b0d.nba_finals_spurs_cavaliers_basketball_oheg103.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=0pH5Xko00WKB_J_E3DFB0w--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Cleveland Cavaliers basketball player LeBron James answers questions in Cleveland, Wednesday, June 13, 2007. The San Antonio Spurs lead the NBA Finals best-of-seven series 3-0. Game 4 is Thursday. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)" border="0" /></a>AP - LeBron James' girlfriend, Savannah Brinson, gave birth early Thursday to the couple's second son, Bryce Maximus James.</p><br clear="all"/>
Report: Selig may soon suspend Giambi
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070614/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_giambi_steroids"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070610/capt.96a5cfae33ea4359b2532fde0856cc84.pirates_yankees_baseball_nyy118.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=C27xwbb85qvzCrEKjXcMpA--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="New York Yankees' Jason Giambi, left, who is out with a foot injury, autographs bats for fans before the Yankees' interleague baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Yankee Stadium in New York, Sunday, June 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)" border="0" /></a>AP - Baseball commissioner Bud Selig is "heading toward" suspending Jason Giambi next week if he doesn't cooperate with the steroids investigation by former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, USA Today reported on its Web site early Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Salcido helps Mexico defeat Panama 1-0
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070614/ap_on_sp_so_ga_su/soc_gold_cup_panama_mexico"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070614/capt.ff9d8bbfaa9d45d282caaf1d4a399664.gold_cup_mexico_panama_soccer_txde117.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=XHPsKBbYuwMb1xCtmEIjsA--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Panama's Ricardo Phillips (15) tries to get the ball through Mexico's Carlos Salcido (3) and Francisco Rodriguez (22) during the second half of a 2007 Gold Cup soccer match in Houston, Wednesday, June 13, 2007. Mexico won the match 1-0. (AP Photo/Dave Einsel)" border="0" /></a>AP - Carlos Salcido scored off a corner kick in the 60th minute help Mexico beat Panama 1-0 on Wednesday night before a Gold Cup-high crowd of 68,417 fans in the final round of Group C play.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hamilton OKs Predators' relocation plans
(AP)
AP - Hamilton's city council approved an agreement Wednesday that would allow Copps Coliseum to become the Nashville Predators' home.
Jags QBs: Team interested in Culpepper (AP)
The Jaguars apparently wouldn't mind seeing Daunte Culpepper join them this season, even though they already have two capable quarterbacks in Byron Leftwich and David Garrard. Leftwich and Garrard both said Wednesday that the Jaguars have told them they have interest in acquiring Culpepper -- that is, assuming the disgruntled Miami quarterback gets the release he's seeking from the Dolphins, who...
Giddy Colts receive Super Bowl rings (AP)
It was enough to make even the toughest NFL players giddy. The blue horseshoe. The Lombardi Trophy in the middle of the Colts' logo. Even a red ruby to represent the figurative blood shed by the Colts over the course of the season. And, of course, the Super Bowl rings were all handed out Wednesday night on -- what else?
Coughlin tells Giants to stop griping (AP)
After spending a maddening season listening to Jeremy Shockey, Tiki Barber, Plaxico Burress and others complain, New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin isn't going to take it anymore. Coughlin met with some players and spoke to the team on Wednesday about the need for the Giants to play more and talk less, especially when it comes to criticizing teammates and the coaching staff.
LB Armstead retires as a Giant (AP)
Five-time Pro Bowl linebacker Jessie Armstead signed a one-day contract Wednesday so he could retire as a New York Giant. "I am thankful the organization gave me the opportunity," Armstead said. "My blood, I always had New York Giants in it." To make room for Armstead on the roster, the Giants placed starting fullback Jim Finn on season-ending injured reserve.
Jaguars re-sign DE McCray (AP)
Defensive end Bobby McCray re-signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Wednesday. McCray, a 2004 seventh-round draft pick from Florida, had previously refused to sign the one-year offer and had been skipping minicamp. Because McCray was not under contract, the team couldn't fine him. McCray is entering his fourth season with the Jaguars.
Panthers preparing without DT Jenkins (AP)
Every player from the Carolina Panthers has been sweating through three weeks of voluntary workouts -- except Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kris Jenkins. "I've got to take the responsibility of being the fattest guy out there," said 370-pound defensive tackle Maake Kemoeatu with a smile. For now, the Panthers have shied away from criticizing Jenkins.
'Pacman' drops appeal of suspension (AP)
 Adam "Pacman" Jones dropped his appeal of a yearlong suspension Tuesday, pledging to repair an image that made the Tennessee Titans cornerback the poster child for NFL misconduct. His decision came after a third meeting with commissioner Roger Goodell. "I understand my responsibilities to my teammates, the Titans and my fans and I am committed to turning my life around and being a positive member...
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Spurs downplay talk of dynasty (AP)
As far as Spurs forward Michael Finley is concerned, the last great dynasty had its run on TV. With San Antonio one win away from its fourth NBA title since 1999 and its third championship in five years, Finley was asked what he thought of when he heard the word "dynasty." "Blake Carrington," Finley quipped.
James' girlfriend gives birth Thursday (AP)
LeBron James' girlfriend, Savannah Brinson, gave birth early Thursday to the couple's second son, Bryce Maximus James. Keith Estabrook, a spokesman for the Cleveland Cavaliers star and his family, said Bryce weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces and was 21 inches long. He was born at 12:51 a.m. at Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital, near his father's hometown of Akron.
Wolves, Rockets to swap James, Howard (AP)
The Minnesota Timberwolves have reached an agreement to trade point guard Mike James to the Houston Rockets for power forward Juwan Howard. James' agent, Bill Duffy, said Wednesday night the teams have been working for several weeks on a deal to move James after one disappointing season in Minnesota.
Some Spurs veterans eyeing first ring (AP)
 The San Antonio Spurs' Robert Horry is going for his seventh ring. Teammate Michael Finley is going for his first. But for both players, in the twilight of their careers, winning the NBA championship would still be special. "It's going to hit Michael a little harder than it's going to hit me," said Horry, who may soon have a seventh ring.
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Down 3-0, Cavs look to start comeback (AP)
 Hold off on those thoughts of winning Cleveland's first title since 1964. For now the Cavaliers have a much smaller goal. "More than anything we just want to win one game," center Zydrunas Ilgauskas said Wednesday. "Obviously the chances are against us in a big way but we worked so hard for nine months to get to this point so we have to fight." Cleveland is facing a 3-0 deficit against the San...
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Popovich more than just Spurs coach (AP)
 Independent film buff. Wine enthusiast. Political activist. Dedicated father and husband. Oh, and the guy in charge of the NBA's top team, the one on the brink of a fourth NBA title in nine seasons. Gregg Popovich is so much more than a coach. Sometimes described as demanding and dull, those who know Popovich best paint a very different portrait of the 58-year-old, who has never failed to win a...
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NBA finals ratings decline continues (AP)
The NBA finals continue to draw far fewer viewers than last year. The San Antonio Spurs' 75-72 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night received a 6.4 national rating and an 11 share on ABC, down 20 percent from the 8.0/14 for last year's Game 3 between the Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat.
Report: Flames to hire Keenan as coach (AP)
The Calgary Flames have hired Mike Keenan as their new head coach, The Canadian Press reported Wednesday night. The Canadian Press, citing unidentified sources, reported an official announcement is expected Thursday or Friday. Current Flames coach Jim Playfair will remain with the organization. The Flames went 43-25-10, finishing eighth in the Western Conference last season under Playfair.
Red Wings GM says Hasek will be back (AP)
Dominik Hasek wants to play another season for the Red Wings. "We haven't talked contract yet because the whole issue was whether Dom wanted to play or not," general manager Ken Holland told The Associated Press on Wednesday. "His agent told me Friday that he wanted to come back, but we agreed to let him take his vacation over the next few days to make sure that's what he really wanted to do.
Hamilton would welcome Preds to Canada (AP)
Hamilton's city council approved an agreement Wednesday that would allow Copps Coliseum to become the Nashville Predators' home. And a ticket drive was set to be launched Thursday to show support for the NHL team in southern Ontario. But it's being described as a "contingency plan" by a representative of the prospective buyer, BlackBerry billionaire Jim Balsillie, and the deal doesn't make Hamilton...
Ducks sign Carlyle to one-year extension (AP)
Anaheim Ducks coach Randy Carlyle signed a one-year extension Wednesday to guide the Stanley Cup champions through the 2008-09 season. "Randy has been the perfect fit for this organization with his hardworking, aggressive style," Ducks general manager Brian Burke said Wednesday. "He has been a major factor in the success we've had the past two seasons." The Ducks became the first California team to...
Report: Howson to be Blue Jackets GM (AP)
The Columbus Blue Jackets have agreed to terms with Edmonton Oilers assistant general manager Scott Howson to make him their new general manager, The Columbus Dispatch reported on its Web site Wednesday night. The newspaper, citing an unidentified NHL source, said the team and Howson had reached a deal Wednesday, and an announcement would be made Friday.
Panthers trade Gratton to Lightning (AP)
The Florida Panthers traded center Chris Gratton to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday for a second-round pick in the 2007 or 2008 NHL draft. That deal was announced a few hours after the Panthers re-signed defenseman Bryan Allen to a five-year contract worth nearly $15 million. The Panthers have the option of choosing which year they will take the pick acquired in the deal for Gratton, who had...
Sabres' Ruff, Regier agree to new deals (AP)
Sabres coach Lindy Ruff and general manager Darcy Regier have agreed to new contracts, allowing Buffalo to retain the architects of a team coming off consecutive Eastern Conference finals appearances. The deals will be announced later this week, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Earnhardt to join Hendrick Motorsports next season (AP)
Hendrick Motorsports has been practically unbeatable this season, with it's star-studded lineup racking up 10 wins through the first 14 races.
Ousted from Hendrick, Busch becomes top free agent (AP)
It won't take Kyle Busch long to find a new job.
Earnhardt signing puts Hendrick back in the headlines again (AP)
Rick Hendrick has always had a knack for making headlines.
Budweiser sponsorship of Dale Earnhardt Jr. in question (AP)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. has launched a race of his own.
Earnhardt, Hendrick have strong family ties (PA SportsTicker)
By Bruce Martin PA SportsTicker Contributing Editor
Son of late NASCAR star leaves dad's team for rival (AFP)
Formula One: Hamilton ready to press home advantage (AFP)
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