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New York Giants: The starting cornerback William Paterson, who was listed as doubtful for Sunday’s game against St. Louis, could miss the game and possibly the rest of the season due to a fracture of his lower back after been diagnosed with an MRI exam last week. The fifth-year cornerback suffered with a similar injury in the 2003 season.

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Chicago vs. Detroit: The Chicago White Sox won this Thursday after Freddy Garcia pitched seven strong innings for a 4-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. The team is back in the playoffs for the first time since 2000 and won the final two of this four-game series.

Boston vs. Toronto: Yesterday, The Boston Red Sox rallied for a 5-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park in the finale of a four-game set, led by David Ortiz, who tied the game with a solo homer in the eighth then won it with an RBI single in the ninth.

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Milwaukee Bucks: The team announced yesterday that forward Brandon Hunter signed the club to a contract. Hunter, who will enter his third season, averaged 3.1 points and 2.2 rebounds in 31 games in the 2004-05 season spent with Orlando.

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Philadelphia Eagles: The Eagles quarter back Donovan McNabb was named NFC player of the Month for September after leading the Eagles to a 2-1 record. This is the Third time that McNabb win this award.

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Kansas City Royals: Third baseman Alex Gordon, who was named the top college draft prospect by Baseball America, and in 2005 won the Golden Spikes Award as the Nation’s top amateur player was singed by the Royals. He is a skilled player who helped the Cornhuskers to the Big 12 title.

Cincinnati Reds: The interim manager Jerry Narron has been given a one-year contract extension. The 49-year-old manager has been with the Cincinnati Reds since December 2003 when he was employed as a bench coach. He is the 58th manager in team history. The terms of the contract were not revealed.

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UEFA Champions League

Inter Milan as well as AC Millan, both won on Sunday in Serie A to keep pace with the Juventus, which also won on Saturday to remain without a blemish after five games. AC Milan scored goals from Andriy Shevchenko and Alberto Gilardino, while Second-place Inter used a 1-0 victory over Fiorentina to remain three points back of the leader teams.

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Detroit Lions:

The Lions announced today that Fernando Bryant will miss the rest of the 2005 season after suffering a shoulder injury in the second quarter at Chicago September 18. Bryant has been place on the reserved list while Scottie Vines has been signed. This player started in 2004 with the Lions after signing to a six-year contract on March 5th.

Cincinnati Bengals:

The Pro Bowl tackle Willie Anderson, along with other six players will miss Today’s practice after suffering different injuries. However, they are expected to play Sunday against the Texans. The list of injured players includes: Running back Rudi Johnson, linebacker Brian Simmons, defensive end Carl Powell and running back Chris Perry.

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Denver Broncos:

The Denver cornerback Champ Bailey came back negative after an MRI exam, the test revealed that he did not tear his hamstring as was thought; it was just a sore hamstring. Bailey was injured during his team’s season-opening game to Miami and it has not been determined yet how long he will be sidelined.


Atlanta Falcons:

Next Sunday’s game at Georgia Dome all fans will be subject to pat-downs and hand searches, as part of a new requirement to further enhance fan safety. The Dome will be open two hours and fifteen minutes before the game, so all fans are requested to arrive early to help facilitate the security measures.

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New Orleans Saints: Saints head coach Jim Haslett announced that safety Jay Bellamy is expected to miss the rest of the season due to a rotator cuff injury that will require surgery suffered in the third quarter of New Orleans loss at Minnesota. Bellamy will be replaced by free safety Dwight Smith.

Minnesota Vikings: The next Sunday’s game against New Orleans will have to be played without wide receiver Nate Burleson and safety Darren Sharper because Burleson is ailing with a sprained left knee, while Sharper will be sidelined with a calf injury.

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San Francisco vs. San Diego: In the opener of an important four-game series the San Francisco Giants won with a 3-2 over the San Diego Padres at Petco Park after Randy Winn tied the game with a triple and J.T. Snow knocked in the go-ahead run during a two-run rally in the top of the ninth inning.

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Detroit Pistons: The Detroit Pistons announced yesterday that the former NBA champion Ron Harper signed the team as an assistant coach. Harper won titles with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Chicago Bulls and has an average of 13.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 1,009 career games.

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Atlanta vs. Buffalo:

Yesterday the Atlanta Falcons won with a 24-16 victory over the Buffalo Bills after Michael Vick threw for 167 yards with two touchdowns and added 64 yards on the ground at Ralph Wilson Stadium. As well, Warrick Dunn carried 15 times for 97 yards for the Falcons.


New England vs. Pittsburgh:

This Sunday at Heinz Field, in the game between two of the best teams in the NFL, Adam Vinatieri kicked three field goals, including a game-winning 43-yarder to lead the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots to a 23-20 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.


Seattle vs. Arizona:

The Seattle Seahawks won yesterday at Qwest Field, 37-12, over the Arizona Cardinals, leaded by Shaun Alexander, who rushed for 140 yards and four touchdowns. Alexander’s four scores tied a career-high he set in 2002. The Seahawks have won its last two games after loosing their season-opener game against Jacksonville.


Indianapolis vs. Cleveland:

Yesterday, the Indianapolis Colts won their first three games for the second time in three seasons, after Edgerrin James ran for 108 yards with a touchdown to lead them to a 13-6 victory over the Cleveland Browns at RCA Dome. With a strong defense the Colts limited the Browns to just 263 total yards.

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Houston Texans: This Thursday the Texans’ practice was canceled and players were asked to leave town immediately because Hurricane Rita. The team is looking for alternatives that include practicing next week in Cincinnati before the game against the Bengals on October 2. The storm is expected to reach the Gulf Coast early Saturday.

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Houston vs. Pittsburg: Yesterday in the finale of a four-game set at PNC Park, the Houston Astros past the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2-1 leaded by Lance Berkman, who drove in two runs and Brandon Backe, who allowed a run on two hits over seven innings and struck out six without a walk and picked up his second straight win and career-high 10th of the season for the Houston Astros.

Arizona vs. Los Angeles: Yesterday at Bank One Ballpark, Alex Cintron hit a game-winning three-run home run in the 12th inning to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks, 7-4, over the Los Angels Dodgers, Cintron finished with four RBI and hit his second game-winning home run of the season for the Diamondbacks.

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Philadelphia 76ers: This Thursday, the free agent forward Lee Nailon signed the Philadelphia 76ers to an undisclosed contract. The 30-year-old Nailon played with the New Orleans Hornets last season, he has averaged 8.9 points and 3.1 rebounds in five career seasons.

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New Orleans Saints: Kick returner Michael Lewis was put on the injured reserve after getting hurt during the fourth quarter of Monday’s game against the New York Giants. The 33-year-old veteran torn his Knee ligaments and will have surgery and sit out the remainder of the 2005 season. Lewis had eight kickoff returns for a 17.1-yard average this season and is a leader in punt returns with a 2.0-yard average.

Jacksonville Jaguars: The third-year pro Byron Leftwich is listed as questionable for this Sunday’s game against the New York Jets due to a groin injury suffered during last Sunday’s loss against the Indianapolis Colts. This quarterback has completed 33 of his 60 pass attempts for 450 yards and two touchdowns in two games this season.

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Cincinnati Reds: The Outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. will be sidelined for the remainder of this year due to a surgery to clean out his left knee. The 35-year-old has been injured in each of his last four seasons with the Reds. Griffey Jr. is one of the prime candidates for the National League Comeback Player of the Year award.


New York vs. Baltimore: The NY Yankees moved to the top the AL East for the first time since July 18 after winning the Baltimore Orioles, 2-1. In this game Randy Johnson threw eight solid innings and Matt Lawton accounted for the offense with a two-run homer to lead the Yankees into the first place and win nine of their last 10 contest and move a half-game ahead of Boston for the top spot in the division.

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Baltimore Ravens: Quarterback Kyle Boller, who suffered an injury when he was sacked by the Colts’ Larry Tripplett in the third quarter of the team's season-opening loss to the Indianapolis Colts two Sundays ago, is expected to miss another 3-4 weeks with his hyperextended right big toe. In the meantime, Anthony Wright will continue to start at quarterback for the Ravens until Boller's return.

JacksonVille Jaguars: During the first half of last Sunday game against Indianapolis, the Jaguars safety Donovin Darius suffered a knee injury that will cost him the remainder of the 2005 season. Darius has six tackles in two games this season, along with 566 tackles, 14 interceptions and two sacks in 105 career games.

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Boston vs. Tampa Bay: Yesterday at Tropicana Field David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez defended the Boston’s position in the AL East using a pair of home runs, with a final score of 15-2 over Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Ortiz and Ramirez along with Nixon and Jason Varitek had four hits apiece, tying an American League record for Boston Red Sox.

LA Angels vs. Texas: In the opener of a three-game set the LA Angels of Anaheim defeated Texas, 2-1, leaded by Bartolo Colon who pitched seven solid innings to post his 20th win of the season. Colon has won each of his last 11 starts against the Texas Rangers. The Angels are now 1 ½ games ahead of Oakland Athletics for the top spot in the AL West Division.

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The Oklahoma City Council members announced that due to the damage suffered by the Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans Hornets will play a majority of their 2005-06 home scheduled at the Ford Center in their City. In addition, Oklahoma City will provide the team with practice facility, office space and housing.

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New York Jets:

During the past Sunday’s game against Miami the New York Jets running back Curtis Martin suffered a strained knee. Martin run for 72 yards on 31 carries against Miami; he has 129 yards on 51 carries in two games this season. He is expected now to take a test including an MRI exam and if he is unable to play for next Sunday’s game Derrick Blaylock would likely get the start.

Minnesota Vikings:

A new home for the Minnesota Vikings is going to be real in the near future; this was announced as an agreement with the Anoka County. The new complex will be publicly owned and the Vikings are expected to pay $280 million of the costs. The county will fund the same amount through a three-quarter percent countywide sales tax. State-issued general obligation bonds are expected to cover the remaining $115 million.

This $675 million stadium will be located in Blaine, Minnesota. The Vikings are currently playing in the Metrodome in Minneapolis but have been trying to get a new stadium for years.

New York Giants:

An emotional ballgame took place on Monday night when the New York Giants won with Led by a pair of Tiki Barber touchdowns, the Giants step up for a 2-0 for the first time since 2000, when they went 12-4 and won the NFC championship. The two teams were schedule to play in Louisiana Superdome but due to the Hurricane Katrina the New York Giants allowed the Saints to be the ‘home’ team in New York.

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Chicago vs. Detroit:

In Sunday at Soldier Field Thomas Jones ran for 139 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Chicago Bears to a 38-6 win over the Detroit Lions. The Chicago Bears come from last weekend’s season-opening loss against Washington while the Lions couldn’t carry its success into Sunday’s game after a big Week 1 victory over Green Bay.

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Cincinnati vs. Minnesota:

The Cincinnati Bengals were lead by Carson Palmer, who threw for 337 yards and three touchdowns to a 38-7 win over the Minnesota Vikings at Paul Brown Stadium this Sunday. The Bengals have won the first two games of the season for the first time since 2001.

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Philadelphia vs. San Francisco:

At Lincoln Financial Field the Philadelphia Eagles rolled past the San Francisco 49ers with a 42-3 victory last Sunday. This game was lead by Donovan McNabb who started the game despite suffering a bruised chest against the Falcons, he lead the game against the 49rs throwing 342 yards and a career-high tying five touchdowns. The Eagles were coming from a loss in Atlanta on Monday Night, but rebounded with a win in their home opener.


Tampa Bay vs. Buffalo:

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers past the Buffalo Bills at Raymond James Stadium this last Sunday, when Carnell Williams rushed for 128 yards with a touchdown to lead them to a 19-3 victory. The Buccaneers (2-0) have won their first two games of the season for the first time since winning three in a row to open the 2000 campaign while the Buffalo Bills has lost six of its eight meetings with Tampa Bay.

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-Players of the Week: For the opening week of the 2005 season, Pittsburgh Steelers running back Willie Parker was name AFC Offensive. Parker, who posted the highest rushing total by a Steelers player in the five-year history of Heinz Field, made the most of his first NFL start last Monday, gaining 161 yards on 22 rushing attempts in a 34-7 win over Tennessee. A long with Parker, the Indianapolis Colts linebacker Gary Brackett and Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Josh Scobee were named as the Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week, respectively.

-New England Patriots: Rechard Seymour, the defensive end of the New England Patriots was among 10 other listed players questionable for Sunday’s game at Carolina. Seymour, along with tackle Brandon Gorin and cornerback Duane Starks, is suffering from a thigh injury. Other players that re questionable for next game are: Tyrone Poole and Chad Scott. None of these players participated in practice on Wednesday.

-New York Giants: Last Sunday in the game against Arizona the tight end Jeremy Shockey and the offensive tackle Karrem McKenzie, each suffered injuries and now they are listed as questionable for Monday’s game against the New Orleans Saints. Both players had an MRI and a x-ray, but, both were negative.

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Next Friday at the Ameriquest Field the Texas Rangers will try to reach their third straight victory when the play against the Seattle Mariners in the second installment of a four-game set. Last season, the Rangers posted a 12-7 ledger against the Mariners. In the 2005 campaign, they own an 8-5 margin over Seattle. The Rangers will count with Josh Rupe, who will be making his major league debut, while the Mariners will play with Felix Hernandez, who allowed six runs on seven hits in seven innings of work.

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Baltimore Ravens:

The quarterback Kyle Boller was hurt in the third quarter of the 24-7 season-opening loss to the Indianapolis Colts this past Sunday and now he is not expected to play next Sunday against Tennessee due to his hyperextended right big toe. The head coach Brian Billick is unsure when Boller would return, so Anthony Wright will take over in his place, next Sunday's game will be Wright's first start since the 2003 season when he helped the Baltimore Ravens to a division title.

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Philadelphia Eagles vs. Atlanta Falcons:

The Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Jeremiah Trotter and the Atlanta Falcons reserve defensive back Kevin Mathis were both prevented from playing on Monday night’s season opener after Trotter approached the Falcon’s side of the field an hour before kickoff and got into a verbal confrontation with Mathis. The verbal confrontation quickly escalated into a fight, grabbing each others, Mathis appeared to throw the first punch and Trotter retaliated by grabbing Mathis' face mask.

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Washington Redskins:

Patrick Ramsey, who was injured during this past Sunday’s season-opener against the Chicago Bears and helped the Redskins to a 9-7 victory, will be replaced by Mark Brunell for the next Monday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys.

Ramsey was hurt in the second quarter after being slammed to the ground by Chicago linebacker Lance Briggs. On the other hand, Brunell guided Washington Redskins to its three field goals and finished the contest 8- of-14 passing for 70 yards without an interception.

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NFL: Head Coach of the Colts rewarded

The Head Coach of the Indianapolis Colts received a five-year contract extension. The announcement was made by Team owner Jim Irsay prior to the Colts’ 24-7 thrashing of the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.

Tony Dungy join the Colts after coaching the Buccaneers from 1996-2001. Now, he has four years with the Colts and has posted an overall mark of 38-17, including three playoff appearances.

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MLB: Detroit vs. Kansas City

Yesterday at Comerica Park, the Detroit Tigers past the Kansas City Royals 14-4 in the rubber match of a three-game set. The Royals, who have not won a road series in Detroit in nearly two years, were trying for just their first road series win of the season. On the other hand, Placido Polanco finished 4-for-5 with a home run and two RBI to lead the Detroit Tigers past the Kansas City Royals, as well, Brandon Inge and Chris Shelton homered for the Tigers, who have won two in a row on the heels of a nine-game losing streak.

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NHL: The Florida Panthers

The defenseman Mike Van Ryn and the center Olli Jokinen agreed yesterday with the Florida Panthers for one year contract. Jokinen who has 97 goals and 113 assists in his career has also played for Los Angeles and the NY Islanders. On the other hand, Van Ryn owns 15 career goals and 35 helpers in 148 total games.

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On Sunday, the number one Roger Federer won for a second straight year the U.S. Open tournament, after an amazing play, Federer beat seventh seed Andre Agassi in four sets. Federer won his sixth Grand Slam event and became the first male in the modern era to win Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in back-to-back years.

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The LA Anaheim Angels beat the Boston Red Sox, 3-0, in the finale of a three-game series at Fenway Park. Paul Byrd pitched seven-plus shutout innings to lead LA Angels to this victory, as well, Bengie Molina and Robb Quinlan each drove in a run for the Angels, who now sit one game ahead of the idle Oakland Athletics atop the AL West.


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Philadelphia, PA. A busy week started for racing this Thursday with NASCAR’s trucks. The highest point will come late Saturday night when the Nextel Cup Series determine the finalist for this year’s 10-race championship run.

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On Monday night a battle between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Atlanta Falcons is going to take place when they open their respective regular season at Georgina Dome. These two teams shared center stage in the 2004 NFC Championship

As well, this past Jan 23 at the Lincoln Financial Field the Philadelphia Eagles earned a decisive 27-10 victory over Atlanta, a win that sent them to the Superbowl for the first time since the 1980 season.

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The 42-year-old defenseman Al MacInnis is expected to announce his retirement. MacInnis spent the last 10 years in St. Louis, as he netted 127 goals with 325 assists for the Blues and earned the Norris Trophy as the league's top defenseman in 1998-99. The Inverness, Nova Scotia native also won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2002 Olympic Games.

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David Terrell who had 42 catches for 699 yards and one touchdown last season with the Chicago Bears was released by the New England Patriots last Saturday during the team’s final cuts. In his career, the wideout has 128 receptions for 1,602 yards and nine touchdowns in 53 games, all with Chicago. Yesterday the Denver Broncos announced that they have signed wide receiver David Terrell.

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Horse Racing

Last Monday at Philadelphia Park, the Pennsylvania Derby took place and Sun King, ridden by Rafael Bejarano won the $ 750,000 prize. Sun King, trained by Nick Zito, rallied at the quarter-mile pole and pulled away at the end for a 4 1/2-length victory. Bejarano's win made him racing's newest millionaire with just over $1.3 million in earnings.

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This Sunday at 6 p.m. (ET) at the Toyota Center in Houston TX a list of sever NBA All-Stars will participate in a special charity basketball game to benefit victims connected with the devastation left by Hurricane Katrina.
One million dollars will be donated to the victims of the hurricane, and during the telecast there will be many messages how the public can make contributions through the Red Cross. The game is a show of support and solidarity, before the game, players will hand out donated goods and supplies to shelters throughout the Houston area.

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Tampa Bay at NY Yankees. New York falls to Devil Rays again. At Yankee Stadium Joey Gathright scored the go-ahead run in the ninth inning on an error by Yankee second baseman to go for a 4-3 victory over the Yankees. Tampa Bay has won three straight games of a five-game slide, all by one run.

“It was not easy" Said Lour Piniella, the Devil Rays manager "The kids stayed after it. We tied the ballgame and finally won it in the ninth inning."

On the other side, the New York Yankees had a two -game win streak stopped and fell four games behind AL East-leading Boston, which got a game-winning homer to beat the Angels. New York's lead in the wild card race was also trimmed to one-half game over the Cleveland Indians.

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Scott Stevens, one of the most respected players to ever play in the National Hockey League has decided to retire. The 41-year-old captain spent 13 of his 22 NHL seasons with the Devils; he captained the New Jersey Devils to three Stanley Cup titles in 1995, 2000 and 2003. He was a 13-time All-Star Game selection and twice was named a First-Team NHL All-Star.

Scott Stevens began his career in 1982 with Washington and spent eight years with the Capitals before playing one season with St. Louis. After the 1990-91 campaign with the Blues, he was awarded to the Devils as compensation for St. Louis' signing of Brendan Shanahan.

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The Minnesota Vikings now have three wide receivers on their roster after signing receiver Koren Robinson. Minnesota opened a roster spot for Robinson by waiving wide receiver Kelly Campbell.

The 25-year-old Robinson was Seattle's Seahawks first-round pick and the ninth overall selection of the 2001 NFL Draft In 10 games last season, Robinson tied for third on the club with a career-low 31 catches for 349 yards and two touchdowns. He also had four receptions for 40 yards in Seattle's playoff loss to St. Louis.

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Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins.
The Texas Rangers shut out the Minnesota Twins with a final score of 7- 0, Kameron Loe threw eight great innings and David Dellucci drove in three runs in the opener of three games at the Metrodome. Loe (8-4) sprinkled five hits over his masterpiece, tossing in a strikeout while surrendering one walk, to lead the Rangers to their fifth win in six games.

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Baltimore Orioles
This Monday the Orioles announced that Rafael Palmeiro will stay at his home in Texas to rehab his injured right knee for an indefinite period of time. According to the Baltimore Orioles best interest, the team expects Palmeiro to recover completely so he can return to play before the end of this season.

Palmeiro is just the fourth player in major league history with 500 homers and 3,000 hits. He is now hitting .266 with 18 home runs and 60 RBI this year. He reached the 3,000 hit mile stone on July 15 at Seattle.

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Chicago vs Boston
The Chicago Whit Sox won 5-3 over the Boston Red Sox in a battle of division leaders at Fenway Park after Brandon McCarthy pitched seven shutout innings to lead the team to the victory. McCarthy has won his last two starts and kept the defending champions in check. White Sox are winners of five straight and 10 of their last 14 games, by the other hand the Red Sox had their two-game winning streak stopped. Boston now owns a three-game lead over the idle New York Yankees in the AL East division.

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International Soccer

U.S. books its spot in the World Cup

Once again the United States Men’s National Team proved to be one of the best at Columbus, OH. The team qualified securing its participation in the next summer World Cup Finals in Germany by winning the prestigious tournament on Saturday night with a 2-0 win over arch-rival Mexico at Crew Satdium.

The two goals were scored by Steve Ralston and DaMarcus Beasley, this victory will send the Americans Team to the World Cup for a fifth consecutive time. The win place the Team into the first place in the CONCACAF qualification standings.

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At RFK Stadium in Washington, DC, the Washington Nationals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-1, to take two out of three games. In this game Esteban Loaiza pitched eight strong innings, and Schneider and Wilson each hit three-run hommers. Wilson finished with three hits for the Nationals, who won the final two contests of the series.

The Phillies has lost for the fifth time in eight contest; but despite the loss, Philadelphia remained a half-game ahead of Florida and Houston for the NL wild card lead, as both those teams lost Sunday.

Boxing

The WBC super middleweight title was retained by Markys Beyer last Saturday by winning a unanimous 12-round over American Omar Sheika ( a native of Paterson, New Jersey) in Berlin, Germany. The German Beyer won by a score of 116-112 on two judges' cards and 118-110 on another, he has now won four straight fights since losing to Cristian Sanavia on June 5, 2004. His first victory in the current stretch was a rematch win over Sanavia.

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The Philadelphia Phillies won for a 3-1 win over the New York Mets at Shea Stadium in the finale of a three-game series. With just one-run ball The Phillies got a huge lift from starting pitcher Jon Lieber who tossed seven strong innings. Lieber (13-12) allowed four hits, did not walk a batter and struck out six to end a personal two-game losing streak. Ryan Howard homered in the ninth inning for the Phillies, who have won two straight and currently own a one-half game lead over Houston in the NL wild card.
By the other hand, The Mets suffered their second straight loss and fourth in five games. Even though Jose Reyes had two hit, including his 15th triple of the season, and a scored run, the road for Mets gets a lot tougher, the rookie manager has been through plenty of these playoff races as a player and a coach with the Yankees, his message to his Fans and Club was this: In a pennant race, it is the next game that is important; not the last one.



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The general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins announced yesterday that Ryan Malone was re-signed. Originally selected by Pittsburgh in the fourth round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, the 25-year-old Pittsburgh native had a solid rookie season in 2003-04, tallying 22 goals and 43 points in 81 games. Malone ranked fourth among rookies in scoring and earned NHL All-Rookie Team honors. As well, Malone became the first Penguins rookie to record 20 goals in a season since Shawn McEachern registered 28 in the 1992-93 campaign.


Men’s Tennis
Yesterday at Flushing Meadows, NY, the Two-time champion Andre Agassi was among Thursday's second-round winners at the U.S. Open. The seventh-seeded Agassi, appearing in his 20th straight U.S. Open, needed three tiebreaks to get past massive-serving Croat Ivo Karlovic at Ashe Stadium.

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Milwaukee vrs. Pittsburgh
In the finale of a brief two-game series at Miller Park, Prince Fielder's lifted the Milwaukee Brewers score to a 6-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates with his two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning. Even though, Fielder has a brand new career, the second home run in his life helped the Brewers end a three-game losing streak. As well, J.J. Hardy tied a career high with three hits, including a home run, and scored twice for Milwaukee, which is 35-29 at home this season. Pittsburgh hasn’t being so lucky..!! They has lost six of its last seven games.

Los Angeles vrs. Chicago
At Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL. Jose Cruz Jr. and Derek Lowe lead Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-0 score with one-hit shutout by Lowe and a three RBI added by Jose Cruz Jr., Lowe (9-13) allowed only a first-inning single to Jerry Hairston Jr. to pick up his first win in his last five starts (1-2). This was the right-hander's second shutout of the year and the second time this season he allowed only one hit in a start. In addition, Saenz and Jayson Werth, each added two RBI for the winners. This is just the fifth time in eleven games that Los Angeles Dodgers has won.

San Diego vrs Arizona
San Diego 9, Arizona 5!!! At PETCO Park in San Diego, CA. The San Diego Padres won over the Arizona Diamondbacks, 9-5. Ben Johnson smacked a three-run homer and with three runs scored and an RBI by Dave Roberts, the San Diego Padres were lead to the victory. Besides, Loretta ended 3-for-4 with two runs scored for the Padres, who moved back to the .500 mark (66-66) and continue to lead the NL West by 5 1/2 games over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Johnson finished 2-for-4 as San Diego won the final two games of this three-game set to capture the series. The Diamondbacks have dropped eight of 11 games and fell 6 1/2 games behind the Padres.