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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - Around the loop at the far end of St. Andrews, shots at the mercy of a vicious wind were flying in every direction as Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods and so many others struggled to survive in the British Open.
July 16, 2010
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By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
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Sports
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - Around the loop at the far end of St. Andrews, shots at the mercy of a vicious wind were flying in every direction as Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods and so many others struggled to survive in the British Open.
July 16, 2010
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By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
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Sports
On the long road into Paris, nearly every day still left on this Tour de France is going to be a reminder of the champion that Lance Armstrong once was but no longer is.
July 16, 2010
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By JOHN LEICESTER
AP Sports Columnist
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Sports
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Tim Brown never considered himself a standout collegiate football player until Lou Holtz convinced him of it.
July 16, 2010
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By TOM COYNE
AP Sports Writer
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Sports
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - In the 137 years since the British Open first came to St. Andrews, the Old Course rarely has been such a pushover. Rarer still was the score Rory McIlroy delivered.
July 15, 2010
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By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
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Sports
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - John Daly's scorecard was the only thing getting more attention than his pants.
July 15, 2010
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By NANCY ARMOUR
AP National Writer
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Sports
BOURG-LES-VALENCE, France - In the frenzied and dangerous mass sprints at the Tour de France, competitors often need to keep their heads.
July 15, 2010
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By JAMEY KEATEN
Associated Press Writer
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Sports
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - The locals are famous for saying that if it's "nae rain and nae wind then it's nae golf."
July 14, 2010
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By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
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Sports
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - Rule Britannia.
July 14, 2010
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By NANCY ARMOUR
AP National Writer
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Sports
NEW YORK - George Steinbrenner's impact on baseball went far beyond his New York Yankees.
July 14, 2010
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By RONALD BLUM
AP Sports Writer
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Sports
GAP, France - Something finally went right for Lance Armstrong's squad at the Tour de France.
July 14, 2010
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By JAMEY KEATEN
Associated Press Writer
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Sports
ANAHEIM, Calif. - One key swing by Brian McCann pulled the National League out of the All-Star shadows.
July 14, 2010
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By JANIE McCAULEY
AP Baseball Writer
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Sports
NEW YORK - George Steinbrenner, whose big wallet and win-at-all-cost attitude whipped the New York Yankees into a billion-dollar sports empire, died Tuesday. He had just celebrated his 80th birthday July 4.
July 13, 2010
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By RONALD BLUM
AP Sports Writer
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Sports
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - From the middle of the ninth fairway, just to the right of a pot bunker that he managed to avoid, Tiger Woods considered two options from 85 yards into a gentle breeze and executed both of them perfectly.
July 13, 2010
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By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
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Sports
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Boston slugger David Ortiz has won his first Home Run Derby title, hitting 10 homers in the final round to beat Florida's Hanley Ramirez at Angel Stadium.
July 12, 2010
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By GREG BEACHAM
AP Sports Writer
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Sports
