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Maybe Steve Spurrier was looking at his bank balance when he got his grand idea. Or maybe he just got the first check of a new deal that will pay him at least $2.8 million this year alone.
June 04, 2011
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By TIM DAHLBERG
AP Sports Columnist
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Sports
PARIS - There was a time when a Grand Slam final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal was a regular occurrence.
June 04, 2011
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By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Sports Writer
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Sports
STILLWATER, Okla. - Carter Newman birdied the first playoff hole Saturday to beat Oklahoma State's Sean Einhaus and lift defending champion Augusta State into an all-Georgia final round at the NCAA men's golf tournament.
June 04, 2011
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By JEFF LATZKE
AP Sports Writer
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Sports
PARIS - As China's Li Na tossed the ball while serving at match point in the French Open final, a cry from a fan in the stands pierced the silence at Court Philippe Chatrier.
June 04, 2011
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By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Sports Writer
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Sports
DALLAS - After two days of intense film study and painstaking analysis of the final 14 possessions in their end-of-game collapse in Game 2 of the NBA finals, the Miami Heat finally came up with the reason why.
June 04, 2011
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By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Sports Writer
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Sports
ATLANTA - Brandon Thomas and Daniel Palka homered in a five-run second inning, Jed Bradley pitched into the eighth and Georgia Tech beat Southern Mississippi 6-2 Saturday in the Atlanta Regional.
June 04, 2011
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By GEORGE HENRY
AP Sports Writer
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Sports
TIM REYNOLDS
June 03, 2011
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By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Sports Writer
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Sports
PARIS - Dusk was descending, wind was swirling and full-throated chants of "Ro-ger! Ro-ger!" from 15,000 or so fans finally were hushing as Roger Federer stepped to the baseline to serve - one point from returning to the French Open final and one point from ending Novak Djokovic's 43-match winning streak.
June 03, 2011
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By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Sports Writer
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Sports
By BEN WALKER
June 03, 2011
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By BEN WALKER
AP Sports Writer
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Sports
ATLANTA - Matt Skole knows all about Georgia Tech's recent struggles in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
June 02, 2011
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By GEORGE HENRY
AP Sports Writer
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Sports
Arkansas-Little Rock has some recent experience as the underdog.
June 02, 2011
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By ANNE PETERSON
AP Sports Writer
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Sports
The NFL and its players completed three straight days of not-so-secret "confidential settlement discussions" on Thursday and now head to an appeals court in St. Louis.
June 02, 2011
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By BARRY WILNER
AP Pro Football Writer
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Sports
PARIS - As Maria Sharapova prepared to serve while only a point from defeat in the French Open semifinals, Li Na was thinking what any opponent would at that precise moment.
June 02, 2011
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By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Sports Writer
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Sports
DESTIN, Fla. - The hottest topic at the Southeastern Conference's annual meetings has nothing to do with national championships or NCAA violations.
June 01, 2011
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By MARK LONG
AP Sports Writer
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Sports
MIAMI - Brian Cardinal took one look at Dirk Nowitzki's injured finger, turned to the Dallas Mavericks' trainer and recommended his treatment plan.
June 01, 2011
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The Associated Press
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Sports
