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Armstrong and Contador train together for 1st time
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12.3.2008 : 2:44 pm
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TENERIFE, Canary Islands -- Tour de France champions Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador trained together Wednesday for the first time since the American came out of retirement to join the Astana team.
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Tour officials ho-hum about Armstrong's return
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12.2.2008 : 5:22 pm
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PARIS -- Tour de France chief Christian Prudhomme knew last week that Lance Armstrong planned to ride in the 2009 Tour. Then, as now, officials of cycling's premier event gave the news a Gallic shrug.
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Armstrong teammate stopped by cops for no helmet
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12.2.2008 : 3:54 pm
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TENERIFE, Canary Islands -- Spanish police stopped an Astana rider, pedaling alongside teammate Lance Armstrong, for not wearing a cycling helmet. Chris Horner was riding with Armstrong during Astana's preseason training Tuesday when a police cruiser pulled over the pack of riders.
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Houston Rockets doctor to operate on Liu Xiang
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12.2.2008 : 8:46 am
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BEIJING -- Former world and Olympic champion hurdler Liu Xiang will be operated on by the Houston Rockets' doctor for a foot injury that forced him to withdraw at the starting line during the Beijing Olympics.
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Drexel beats Cal State Northridge 55-47
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12.2.2008 : 12:42 am
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PHILADELPHIA -- Scott Rodgers and Gerald Colds each scored a game-high 13 points to lead Drexel to a 55-47 win over Cal State-Northridge on Monday night.
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AP NewsBreak: Armstrong to race in 2009 Tour
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12.1.2008 : 4:35 pm
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AUSTIN, Texas -- Lance Armstrong will ride in the 2009 Tour de France, marking the first time he will compete in that race and the Giro d'Italia in the same year.
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Judge rejects sale of Curlin
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12.1.2008 : 2:45 pm
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FRANKFORT, Ky. -- A judge has rejected a proposed sale of the minority interest in reigning Horse of the Year Curlin. Circuit Judge Roger Crittenden made his ruling Monday during a hearing intended to sort out a complicated ownership dispute over the richest North American racehorse in history.
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Italian cyclist Sella banned 1 year for doping
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12.1.2008 : 7:19 am
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ROME -- Italian cyclist Emanuele Sella has been banned for one year for doping. Sella, the top climber in this year's Giro d'Italia, tested positive in July for a new version of the blood booster EPO in an out-of-competion control.
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Armstrong plans to have program running by January
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11.30.2008 : 7:03 pm
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With the first training camp of his comeback set to start, Lance Armstrong guaranteed the drug-testing program he arranged with America's top anti-doping expert will be in place by the time he rides in his first official race in January.
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South Florida beats Northeastern 55-37
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11.29.2008 : 11:04 pm
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TAMPA, Fla. -- Dominique Jones scored 20 points to lead South Florida past Northeastern 55-37 on Saturday night. Aris Williams scored 11 points and Jesus Verdejo finished with 10 points for South Florida (3-1), who allowed the second lowest point total for a game in school history. The Bulls held Saint Peters to 34 points in 1985.
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Troy crushes Northwestern State 100-63
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11.29.2008 : 7:48 pm
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BATON ROUGE, La. -- Travis Lee scored 21 points to lead Troy to a 100-63 victory over Northwestern State on Saturday night. Lee shot 6-for-9 from the field, including 5-for-8 from 3-point range.
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France's Tessa Worley wins giant slalom
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11.29.2008 : 6:39 pm
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ASPEN, Colo. -- France's Tessa Worley overcame driving snow and poor visibility Saturday to win a giant slalom at the Aspen Winternational for her first World Cup victory.
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Italy's Peter Fill wins downhill opener
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11.29.2008 : 5:26 pm
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LAKE LOUISE, Alberta -- Italy's Peter Fill took advantage of an early start to win his first World Cup downhill Saturday on a day when some of the best skiers had trouble finding their way down the mountain.
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Fore! Woods' split with GM a warning for athletes
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11.29.2008 : 1:44 pm
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Turns out, Tiger Woods wouldn't really rather have a Buick. At least not anymore. When Woods ended his nine-year relationship with General Motors Corp. on Monday -- a mutual decision between a megawatt celebrity who doesn't need the work and a teetering corporation that needs every penny -- it offered yet another snapshot of how badly the American economy has deteriorated.
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Einstein wins Clark Handicap at Churchill
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11.28.2008 : 5:41 pm
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Einstein has won the $400,000 Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs. The 6-year-old horse stormed past heavy favorite Commentator at the top of the stretch Friday, then held off Delightful Kiss and won by 1 1/2 lengths.
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Panthers get Tarnasky, Belak sent to Predators
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11.27.2008 : 8:19 pm
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SUNRISE, Fla. -- The Florida Panthers said Thursday that they obtained forward Nick Tarnasky from the Nashville Predators in return for right wing Wade Belak.
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Report: England tour in jeopardy
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11.27.2008 : 1:11 am
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NEW DELHI -- England's ongoing cricket tour of India could be suspended or canceled in the wake of terror attacks that have killed at least 101 people in Mumbai.
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Hold order lifted at Laurel Park barn
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11.26.2008 : 5:20 pm
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LAUREL, Md. -- State agriculture officials have lifted a hold order on a Laurel Park barn after all 25 horses there tested negative for neurologic equine herpesvirus in a second round of tests.
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Winning eases tension over black coach at La. HS
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11.26.2008 : 5:03 pm
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AMITE, La. -- Friday nights at Amite High School are sacred, full of rituals passed on from fathers to sons who play football for the Warriors.
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Phelps 'had nothing left' before winning 7th gold
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11.25.2008 : 8:53 pm
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NEW YORK -- After winning his sixth gold medal of the Beijing Olympics, Michael Phelps feared he wouldn't be strong enough to win his seventh.
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Richmond defeats Florida Gulf Coast 69-58
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11.24.2008 : 9:55 pm
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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- David Gonzalvez scored 25 points as Richmond held off Florida Gulf Coast 69-58 on Monday night. Gonzalvez scored 13 points in the first half and 12 in the second. He made 7 of 11 shots and 9 of 11 free throws. The Spiders kept FGCU at bay by making 25 of 31 at the free-throw line.
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Former lacrosse co-captain at Virginia found dead
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11.24.2008 : 6:07 pm
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Will Barrow, a co-captain of Virginia's 2008 lacrosse team, was found dead in his off-campus apartment. He died Saturday but the school's sports media relations office did not release a cause of death on Monday. Questions were referred to the university's public affairs office. A phone message was not immediately returned.
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Austrian cyclist Kohl banned 2 years for doping
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11.24.2008 : 10:45 am
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VIENNA, Austria -- Austrian cyclist Bernhard Kohl was banned for two years by the national anti-doping agency on Monday for using the blood booster CERA at this year's Tour de France.
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Rider comes from behind to beat Lafayette 84-77
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11.23.2008 : 6:34 pm
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EASTON, Pa. -- Ryan Thompson scored 22 of his 25 points in the second half as Rider overcame a double-digit Lafayette lead for an 84-77 victory on Sunday.
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Trainer breaks own record for wins with No. 556
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11.23.2008 : 4:27 pm
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OKLAHOMA CITY -- Steve Asmussen broke his own record for most wins in a year Sunday when Prophesy won the first race at Remington Park to give the trainer victory No. 556.
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New Hampshire beats Maine, 28-24
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11.22.2008 : 6:42 pm
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ORONO, Maine -- R.J. Toman passed for 127 yards and two touchdowns to lift New Hampshire to a 28-24 win over Maine on Saturday.
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Colorado St beats Wyoming 31-20
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11.22.2008 : 6:27 pm
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LARAMIE, Wyo. -- Billy Farris threw three touchdown passes to Dion Morton as Colorado State came from behind to beat Wyoming 31-20 on Saturday and secure bowl eligibility.
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Irina Slutskaya too busy to think about retirement
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11.22.2008 : 12:11 am
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While the world's best competitive figure skaters were grinding through yet another competition, Irina Slutskaya was half a world away, snowboarding in the Rocky Mountains.
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Morgan State holds off Marshall 72-67
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11.21.2008 : 11:42 pm
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Marquise Kately scored 15 points and Reggie Holmes added 14 as Morgan State defeated Marshall 72-67 in the opening round of the Glenn Wilkes Classic on Friday.
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Feds seek release of BALCO transcripts
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11.21.2008 : 8:32 pm
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to unseal thousands of pages of grand jury transcripts and other documents from the government's BALCO steroids investigation.
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Northwestern State edges Centenary 69-66
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11.21.2008 : 8:14 pm
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BATON ROUGE, La. -- Michael McConathy scored 17 points and Dominic Knight added 15 off the bench to help Northwestern State hold off Centenary 69-66 on Friday in the LSU Classic.
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Curlin to stand stud at Lane's End Farm in 2009
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11.21.2008 : 3:44 pm
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LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Reigning Horse of the Year Curlin will stand at stud next year at Lane's End, a Kentucky horse farm owned by a former U.S. ambassador to Britain.
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Suguri takes Cup of Russia lead with short program
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11.21.2008 : 2:54 pm
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MOSCOW -- Brian Joubert got his groove back Friday, blasting past his Cup of Russia competition with a short program that brought the fans out of their seats.
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No sign of arson in Ky. fire that killed 27 horses
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11.21.2008 : 11:07 am
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HENDERSON, Ky. -- Fire investigators say they have found no sign of arson in a blaze that killed 27 horses at a thoroughbred training facility in western Kentucky.
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27 horses killed in blaze at western Ky. stable
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11.20.2008 : 3:56 pm
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A pre-dawn blaze raced through a barn at a former race track in western Kentucky on Thursday, killing 27 horses and wiping out the dreams of at least one owner.
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2010 Tour to start from Rotterdam
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11.20.2008 : 10:18 am
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ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France -- Race organizers say the 2010 Tour de France will start in the Netherlands. The 97th edition of the showcase race will begin on July 3 in Rotterdam, which the Amaury Sport Organization said was chosen ahead of Utrecht, another Dutch city.
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USA Gymnastics hears no complaints about Karolyis
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11.19.2008 : 5:42 pm
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USA Gymnastics has never received a complaint about Bela or Martha Karolyi in the nearly 30 years they have been coaching in the United States, the governing body said Wednesday, a day after a Romanian gymnast alleged the two had abused her.
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Sastre relishes facing Armstrong in Giro
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11.19.2008 : 1:01 pm
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STRASBOURG, France -- Tour de France champion Carlos Sastre will be going head-to-head with Lance Armstrong at the Giro d'Italia next year. With Armstrong still undecided on competing in the Tour, the Giro guarantees at least one major race featuring both the reigning Tour champion and the seven-time winner.
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Astana will train in California
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11.18.2008 : 8:07 pm
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The Astana professional cycling team, which now includes Lance Armstrong, will stage its United States training camp in California after spending last year in New Mexico.
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Liu Xiang expected to have surgery, coach says
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11.18.2008 : 9:32 am
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BEIJING -- Star Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang is expected to have surgery in the United States for a foot injury that forced him to withdraw at the starting line during the Beijing Olympics.
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Armstrong fears for his safety at Tour de France
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11.18.2008 : 6:53 am
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LONDON -- Lance Armstrong fears he could be attacked by spectators if he returns to the Tour de France next year. The seven-time Tour champion, who is making a comeback after three years in retirement, said in an interview in The Guardian on Tuesday that he is concerned about his safety.
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Phelps excited about new venture operating pool
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11.17.2008 : 10:54 pm
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NEW YORK -- Michael Phelps had long hoped to venture into the sports business world, so operating the pool where he trains was a natural way to get his feet wet.
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