Penn St.’s Paterno treated, released from hospital (AP)
AP - Penn State coach Joe Paterno spent several hours at a hospital being treated for dehydration before returning home late Thursday.
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Panel Backs Amputee Sprinter’s Olympic Quest - New York Times
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Panel Backs Amputee Sprinter’s Olympic Quest
New York Times - Oscar Pistorius has appealed a ruling that said his prosthetics gave him an unfair advantage. By JOSHUA ROBINSON Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee sprinter who was barred from able-bodied competition in January, will be allowed to pursue his dream of … Amputee runner Oscar Pistorius wins right to try for Olympic spot Double Amputee Oscar Pistorius Wins Appeal, Can Run in Beijing … |
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Flyers hold off Penguins rally to stay alive
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Flyers scored three first-period goals in a 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, the win keeping the home team alive in their Eastern Conference finals.
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Bartolo Colon not ready yet - Boston Herald
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Bartolo Colon not ready yet
Boston Herald - By Michael Silverman / Red Sox Notebook Even after yesterday’s impressive outing for Triple-A Pawtucket, Bartolo Colon is still one more start away from a major league call-up. Colon may fill the void Tuesday Herd unable to get a sniff off of rehabbing Colon |
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Webb wins ninth, D-backs beat Rockies again (AP)
AP - The Colorado Rockies must be tired of seeing Brandon Webb by now. That probably goes for the rest of the National League, too.
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Giants' bullpen falters in 8-7 loss to Astros - San Jose Mercury News
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Giants' bullpen falters in 8-7 loss to Astros
San Jose Mercury News - By Daniel Brown San Francsico Giants second baseman Emmanuel Burriss (left) bobbles the ball as Houston Astros' Lance Berkman (right) is safe stealing second base in the second inning on Thursday, May 15, 2008, at AT&T Park in San Francisco, … Dog day afternoon for Giants' bullpen Astros defeat Giants, 8-7 |
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Ronaldo drops Spanish bombshell on Man Utd (AFP)
AFP - Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has dropped a potential bombshell on the club by telling Spanish television he could consider his future following the Champions League final on May 21.
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Selig has won over toughest critics - MLB.com
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Selig has won over toughest critics
MLB.com - MILWAUKEE — Bud Selig was born to be baseball Commissioner. That said, I believe he's been the best at the job in my lifetime, maybe forever. Baseball owners enact tougher drug testing Selig believes owners will ratify tougher drug plan |
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Perry survives wet day, shares AT&T Classic lead (AP)
AP - Kenny Perry sloshed through the water-logged fairways, ducking under an umbrella every chance he got. He also hit plenty of good shots on a miserable day at the TPC Sugarloaf.
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Laffey fits in with Indians’ staff - Buffalo News
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Laffey fits in with Indians’ staff
Buffalo News - By Mike Harrington NEWS SPORTS REPORTER AP Cleveland's Aaron Laffey will remain with the Indians to make at least one more start. Aaron Laffey allows one unearned run in seven innings for … AMERICAN LEAGUE Indians sweep A's; Blue Jays win in 11 |
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