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Buck Showalter was hired to manage the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday, his latest rebuilding project in a major-league career full of them.



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he NCAA has placed the University of Arizona men's basketball program on two year's probation and vacated 19 wins from the 2007-08 season for violations involving Hall of Fame coach Lute Olson.



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David Price became the AL's first 14-game winner, Carlos Pena had four RBI and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2 Thursday to complete a four-game sweep.



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R.A. Dickey took a three-hitter into the ninth inning and Ike Davis hit a three-run homer, leading the Mets to a 4-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday that gave New York its first series victory in more than a month.



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Albert Haynesworth has failed his conditioning test and is being forced to sit out the first practice of the Washington Redskins training camp.



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Roy Oswalt is going to pitch for the Philadelphia Phillies. The ace gave his OK on Thursday and approved a trade that moved him from the Houston Astros to Philadelphia. The Phillies sent pitcher J.A. Happ and two prospects to the Astros.



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Rick Pitino and the attorney for a woman accused of demanding millions from him to conceal a sexual tryst exchanged heated words before a jury Thursday, as the Louisville basketball coach tried to fend off accusations of rape and lying.



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The Texas Rangers have placed second baseman Ian Kinsler on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left groin.



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Rookie right-hander Stephen Strasburg has been placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Washington Nationals because of inflammation in his pitching shoulder.



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Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino and the attorney for a woman accused of attempting to extort him have started the trial's fourth day of testimony with a heated exchange.



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No doubt Ohio State is a force. With five straight seasons atop the Big Ten, Jim Tressel's program helped cement Ohio State's spot on our super schools list, Dennis Dodd says.



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Wonder how Ohio State has become a power on the court? Look no further than the talent-rich Buckeye State. It doesn't hurt to have Thad Matta, either, Gary Parrish says in part three of the series ranking the top comibined college basketball/football programs.



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The Oakland Raiders signed first-round pick Rolando McClain to a contract late Wednesday night, hours before the start of their first training camp practice.



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Manchester United turned the Major League Soccer All-Star Game into its own showcase of talent. Federico Macheda had two early goals, Mexican star Javier Hernandez scored in his debut for the Red Devils, and Manchester United routed the MLS All-Stars 5-2 on Wednesday night.



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Relatives and friends of Lorenzen Wright gathered Wednesday and grieved for the former NBA player who has been missing for 10 days, as police investigated the discovery of a man's body outside of Memphis.



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The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired outfielder Scott Podsednik from the Kansas City Royals for a pair of minor leaguers.



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Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum is expected to be limited at the start of training camp after undergoing successful surgery on his right knee Wednesday.



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Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum is expected to be limited at the start of training camp after undergoing successful surgery on his right knee Wednesday.



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