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    Yao Ming Unsure of Getting Back Top Form
    Yao Ming is close to making a full recovery from a foot injury that sidelined him for the whole of the 2009-2010 season, but regaining his top form is an all together different story that even the Chinese star and Houston Rockets center is doubtful about. Yao said in an interview with a Chinese newspaper that regaining his old form is only possible if he can play all 82...
    by Joannes at July 22nd, 2010 at 04:07 am
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    NHL Turns Down Kovalchuk Deal with Devils
    There will be no deal with the Devils for Ilya Kovalchuk. The NHL rejected an unprecedented 17-year, $102-million agreement between Kovalchuk and the New Jersey Devils, saying that the contract, if allowed, will violate the league’s salary cap rules. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Kovalchuk and the Devils can appeal the league ruling through the players’...
    by Joannes at July 22nd, 2010 at 01:07 am
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    Lou Piniella Announces Retirement, Cubs Trounce Astros
    On a day Lou Piniella announced that his long MLB career as a manager is about to end, the Chicago Cubs showed their appreciation for his contribution to the team by rallying to beat the Houston Astros, 14-7. Piniella announced on Tuesday that he would be retiring at the end of the season, closing the book on a managerial career that has lasted 22 years. Piniella, 66,...
    by Joannes at July 21st, 2010 at 03:07 am
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    Juwan Howard Joins Heat
    Juwan Howard has been signed by the Miami Heat, and this time, the NBA is not raising hell. Howard agreed to play for the veterans’ minimum salary, reuniting him with Heat president Pat Riley, who thought to have landed the University of Michigan star back in 1996 for a $100 million, seven-year contract. The 1996 contract was eventually voided by the NBA for violating...
    by Joannes at July 21st, 2010 at 03:07 am
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    Tour de France 2010: Contador Pulls Ahead
    Alberto Contador will be wearing the yellow jersey for the first time when the Tour de France resumes on Tuesday with the punishing 16th stage from Bagneres-de-Luchon to Pau after the defending champion finished 39 seconds ahead of erstwhile leader Andy Schleck in Monday’s stage 15. Schleck was trying to attack in the final climb of stage 15 when his bike lost its...
    by Joannes at July 20th, 2010 at 03:07 am
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    Kovalchuk, Devils Seal 17-Year, $102 M Contract
    Ilya Kovalchuk, the NHL’s biggest free agent catch this season, has decided to become a Devil for the long haul, agreeing to a $102-million contract to stay in New Jersey for an unprecedented 17 years. The deal will make Kovalchuk a member of the New Jersey Devils through the 2026-2027 season, when the high-scoring Russian winger will have been 44 years old. The...
    by Joannes at July 20th, 2010 at 03:07 am
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    Brad Miller Accepts Rockets Offer
    Saying the offer he received was too hard to resist, veteran center Brad Miller has agreed to join the Houston Rockets and reunite with former Sacramento teammate Kevin Martin and coach Rick Adelman. Miller, who played the last one and a half years with the Chicago Bulls, will receive $15 million for three years, with the third year only partially guaranteed, a deal good...
    by Joannes at July 19th, 2010 at 02:07 am
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    Yankees Lose Pettitte, Beat Rays
    The New York Yankees won for the tenth time in 12 games with a 9-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, but the celebration in the dug out was tempered after the Bronx Bombers lost All-Star pitcher Andy Pettitte to a groin injury. The Yankees moved three games ahead of the Rays in the race for the top in the AL East thanks to a strong fifth inning that saw New York score four...
    by Joannes at July 19th, 2010 at 12:07 am
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    Tour de France 2010: Schleck Holds on to Yellow Jersey
    Defending champion Alberto Contador failed to use his vaunted climbing power to the hilt on the Tour de France‘s first stage in the Pyrenees on Sunday, allowing Andy Schleck of Luxembourg to hold on to the yellow jersey going into Monday’s 15th stage. Schleck still leads Contador by 31 seconds with five more stages to go, as the two top contenders for the overall...
    by Joannes at July 18th, 2010 at 11:07 pm
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    Tour de France 2010: Renshaw Kicked Out; Cavendish Wins 11th Stage
    HTC Columbia saw its top sprinter, Mark Cavendish, win another Tour de France stage, but the victory came at a price as the team’s lead-out man, Mark Renshaw, was given the boot after a mad scramble towards the end of Thursday’s 11th stage. Tour officials expelled Renshaw after he head-butted Garmin-Transitions lead-out man Julian Dean, who was leading the...
    by Joannes at July 16th, 2010 at 11:07 am
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