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Rays push winning streak to 7, beat Jays (AP)

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Right from the first pitch, the Tampa Bay Rays had their power stroke going. B.J. Upton homered to leadoff the game, Carl Crawford and Willy Aybar added solo shots and the Rays won their seventh straight game Tuesday night, 4-1 over the Toronto Blue Jays. "We really lived by the long ball," Rays manager Joe Maddon said.

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'Bunch' of painkillers prep Vonn for run (AP)

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Lindsey Vonn said Thursday she "took a bunch" of painkillers and used "some creams" to numb her bruised and swollen right shin before an Olympic downhill training run. Vonn said on her Twitter feed that "warmup was still very painful" but she thinks she will be able to try the training run.

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Reports: Rams to be sold but staying put (AP)

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The majority owners of the St. Louis Rams have reached an agreement to sell the team to an Illinois businessman who doesn't want to move the team, according to published reports Thursday. Both STLtoday.com, the Web site for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and the online newspaper Globe-Democrat.com cited unidentified sources in disclosing the pending sale to Shahid Khan of Urbana, Ill.

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Ohno wins sixth Winter medal, ties Blair (AP)

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Apolo Anton Ohno skated past the referee, who was trying to sort out another wacky short track finish. "C'mon, man," Ohno said, practically begging as he broke into a grin. No need to worry, Apolo. Olympic medal No. 6 was in the bag. The American who made the soul patch fashionable -- even the women were wearin' em -- pulled out a silver medal in the 1,500-meter final Saturday night...

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Hendrick cars to lead Daytona 500 field (AP)

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The NASCAR scoring tower never seems to change. A Hendrick Motorsports sweep, 1-2-3.

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Women's downhill training canceled (AP)

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It's another Alpine weather wipeout: Women's downhill training won't go on as planned Sunday because of heavy rain and snow. It's the third women's training session that has been called off at the Vancouver Games. Continued warm temperatures, mixed with snow, rain and fog have wreaked havoc with the Alpine schedule, and both the men and the women have yet to hold a race.

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Death leads to lower start on luge track (AP)

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Everyone made it down safely. For luge, that meant progress, healing and normalcy. Cowbells clanged, fans with painted faces waved flags, and even IOC president Jacques Rogge looked on as the celebration of this hyper-speedy sport resumed one day after tragedy rocked the sliding community and threatened to spoil the spirit of the Vancouver Games before they opened.

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No. 3 Kentucky holds off No. 12 Vols (AP)

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After missing two 3-point attempts in the first half, Kentucky freshman Eric Bledsoe told coach John Calipari he had lost confidence in his shot. Calipari's message, to Bledsoe's surprise: Keep shooting, anyway. Bledsoe's second half resurgence, along with yet another stellar performance by fellow freshman guard John Wall, helped No.

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Kearney takes moguls for first US gold (AP)

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Four years ago, U.S. moguls skier Hannah Kearney sat in the stands in Turin after collapsing and placing a dismal 22nd in the qualifying round as Canadian Jenn Heil proudly climbed atop the podium for gold. It was a moment Kearney never wanted to repeat. "I felt like I let down my country, I let down myself, my friends," she said.

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Over 90,000 expected at All-Star game (AP)

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When it comes to the NBA All-Star game, everything is bigger in Texas. Take it from one of the hosts of this year's spectacle in Dallas, which will draw the largest crowd ever for a basketball game. "It's going to be such an amazing, huge event. I mean this will be the biggest All-Star ever," Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said recently.

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Robinson becomes 3-time dunk champion (AP)

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Nate Robinson is the NBA's first three-time slam dunk champion, and that's enough for him. The 5-foot-9 New York Knicks guard says he's done with the marquee event of Saturday night's All-Star festivities. "No, no, no, no, no. I don't think I can bear that anymore. I'm just happy with this third one," he said.

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Mavs get Butler, send Howard to Wizards (AP)

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The Dallas Mavericks acquired Caron Butler and Brendan Haywood from Washington on Saturday, a seven-player deal that strengthens them for a playoff run and signals the breakup of a disappointing Wizards team. The Mavericks dealt forwards Josh Howard and Drew Gooden, and two other players to the Wizards.

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Stern: NBA projected to lose $400M (AP)

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David Stern said Saturday the NBA is projecting league-wide losses of about $400 million this season and has lost hundreds of millions in each previous year of the current collective bargaining agreement. The commissioner said it has shown the players' association those numbers in hopes of demonstrating why the league feels it needs "significant changes" in the next deal.

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Tigers win first division since 1987 (AP)

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Away from the madness of a cigar party for a moment, Jim Leyland nearly cried. For everybody who figured there was no way he would manage the Tigers beyond this season, for all those who couldn't envision a comeback after Detroit fell behind by eight games in early May, Leyland sat in his office puffing on his own celebratory stogie, a black "2011 MLB Playoffs" hat on his head.

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Red Sox beat Rays, lead wild card by 4 (AP)

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The Boston Red Sox waited for Josh Beckett to recover from his sprained right ankle before letting him get back on the mound. And he returned to the rotation just in time. In his first start in 11 days, Beckett pitched six solid innings to lead the Red Sox to a 4-3 victory over Tampa Bay on Friday night, slowing the charge of the third-place Rays and extending Boston's lead in the AL wild-card...

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Moore's 455, 5 TDs lift No. 4 Boise St. (AP)

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Boise State's Kellen Moore admits he has a little selfish streak. That's a good thing for the No. 4 Broncos. At least the quarterback didn't mind sharing the ball Friday night, spreading his throws around to nine different receivers against Toledo in 40-15 over the Rockets. Boise State leaned heavily on Moore after they weren't able to get their running game on track.

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Report: Syracuse, Pitt talking to ACC (AP)

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Syracuse and Pittsburgh are in talks with the Atlantic Coast Conference about leaving the Big East to join the league, The New York Times reported Friday night. The story posted on the newspaper's website cited an unidentified source with direct knowledge of the talks. Officials at Pittsburgh, Syracuse and the ACC declined comment when reached by the Times.

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Cards top Phils, 3 1/2 out of wild card (AP)

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An unlikely hero emerged for surging St. Louis as the Cardinals kept alive their playoff push while putting the Philadelphia Phillies' title celebration on hold. Adron Chambers drove in the go-ahead run with his first major league hit and Tyler Greene added an RBI double in the 11th inning to help St.

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PigPot Pool Badewanne. Weltneuheit aus Deutschland.

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Die PigPot Pool Badewanne ist eine geniale Erfindung aus deutschen Landen. Das Wasser kann mit Holz, Holzkohle oder Briketts befeuert werden.

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Billups scores 37, lifts Nuggets in OT (AP)

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The Denver Nuggets are back to playing like one of the NBA's best teams now that Chauncey Billups is healthy and in the lineup. The groin injury that cost him eight games earlier this season? Gone. Denver's struggles on the road? Still there, but not looking as imposing a hurdle anymore. Billups matched his career high with 37 points, including 10 in overtime, and Denver beat the Golden St

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