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Red Sox seal Victorino’s deal; Torres settles
BOSTON — Hawaiian Shane Victorino was so excited to arrive in Boston in the chill of December he ordered some New England clam chowder at dinner and sent a picture to his Twitter followers. That...
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Associated Press Tom Watson leaves the stage after a news conference in New York on Thursday. The Americans are bringing back Watson as their Ryder Cup captain with hopes of ending two decades of losing in Europe.
Watson was an elementary selection for Ryder Cup
Remember this before saluting PGA of America officials for going “outside the box” when they selected Tom Watson as the next Ryder Cup captain. They’re the ones who built the box in the first pl...
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2013 PGA Tour schedule
Jan. 4-7 — Hyundai Tournament of Champions, Plantation Course, Kapalua, Hawaii Jan. 10-13 — Sony Open, Waialae CC, Honolulu Jan. 17-20 — Humana Challenge, PGA West (Palmer Private, Nicklaus P...
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Goodell: Bounty players should be punished
IRVING, Texas — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says he “fundamentally disagrees” with former league boss Paul Tagliabue’s decision not to discipline players in the New Orleans Saints’ bounty scanda...
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Associated Press Tom Watson talks to the media at a July 11 press conference after completing a practice round at the U.S. Senior Open in Lake Orion, Mich. Golf Digest reported on its website Tuesday that the PGA of America plans to pick Watson as the 2014 Ryder Cup captain.
Signs point to Watson as Ryder Cup captain
In the two months since a stunning loss in the Ryder Cup, the PGA of America talked about doing things differently when selecting its next captain. Tom Watson certainly would break the mold. ...
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PGA Tour experiences year of change
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Let’s see if we get this straight. In a decision just about everyone saw coming, golf’s ruling bodies declared their intentions to outlaw putting strokes that are anchored t...
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Lawmakers criticize NFL union over HGH
WASHINGTON — Accusing the NFL players’ union of “trying to back out” of an August 2011 agreement to start checking for human growth hormone, a congressman worried aloud Wednesday that the league wi...
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Dodgers on track to pass Yankees in 2013 payroll
NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers are on track to become only the second major league team with a $200 million payroll and could end the New York Yankees’ streak of 14 years as baseball’s biggest ...
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Mourners gather at funeral for Chiefs’ Belcher
DIX HILLS, N.Y. — Jovan Belcher was remembered Wednesday for the accomplishments of a life that ended so suddenly and violently. Several hundred mourners gathered for the Kansas City Chiefs line...
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Indiana girls high school team wins 107-2
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana high school girls basketball team routed an opponent 107-2 this week, prompting an official with the state prep sports association to say he never wants to see anything so...
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Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning in action against the Oakland Raiders during an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Broncos’ streak faces tough test
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Though nobody would discount an eight-game winning streak in the NFL, there’s a not-so-little secret about the one Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos are currently enjoying. ...
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Dodgers get Schumaker from Cardinals
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired infielder-outfielder Skip Schumaker from St. Louis for minor league infielder Jake Lemmerman on Wednesday. Schumaker hit .288 with 23 home runs and...
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NHL, union remain apart on issues and in meetings
NEW YORK — The NHL and the players’ association met with federal mediators, not with each other, in the latest round of fruitless negotiations. The sides arrived at the same location Wednesday i...
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Associated Press The NHL logo is seen on a goal at a Nashville Predators practice rink on Sept. 17 in Nashville, Tenn. The NHL eliminated 16 more days from the regular-season schedule Monday, and if a deal with the players' association isn't reached soon the whole season could be lost.
Hockey fans fed up with ongoing labor strife
Sitting in a hockey locker room, Steve Chase became the latest die-hard fan fed up with the NHL lockout. Living in Los Angeles, Chase believed the league had squandered all the goodwill built in...
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Only Barcelona’s Messi lives up to athlete of the year in 2012
PARIS — ‘Tis the season for making merry and for choosing our top sports men and women of the year, two distinctly separate annual rituals that in fact dovetail neatly, because part of the joy and ...
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