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Chris Mannix: Predicting the final Team USA roster

Yo — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:54:00 +0000

When Jerry Colangelo took over USA Basketball in 2005, he faced the daunting task of rebuilding a crumbling empire. With the help of coach Mike Krzyzewski and a core of young players willing to make an extended commitment to the team, Colangelo re-established the U.S. as a global force in basketball, punctuated by a gold medal in the 2008 Olympics.
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Tim Vickery: Brazil hopes to find itself in Europe

Yo — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:54:00 +0000

Less than a month after the disappointment that accompanies any World Cup not won, Brazil has already put the disappointment of South Africa behind it with the hiring of new coach Mano Menezes and the naming of a renewed squad for next month’s meeting with the U.S.
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Cliff Corcoran: The five best deadline deals for contenders in the wild card era

Yo — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:53:59 +0000

Teams making deals in the run up to the July 31 non-waiver trading deadline typically have one of two goals. Either the team in question is a contender looking to get that one extra piece that is going to put it over the top and into the posteason, or it is a rebuilding club looking to turn a player who won’t be a part of its next contending squad into young talent that will. Focusing purely on their performance down the stretch, here are the five players who did the most to accomplish the first goal for the contending clubs that acquired them in advance of the July 31 non-wavier deadline during the wild card era (1995 to present). One interesting thing to note: none of the top five, and very few of the honorable mentions below, made it all the way to the World Series, and fewer still won it. That’s evidence of the fact that, while one player might be able to make the difference between first and second place in the regular season, his opportunities to impact a short postseason series are limited. So, while a division or two might be decided by a big trade over the next few days, the pennants will still be decided in October.
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Cory McCartney: Hamlin may have a lock on a Chase spot, but has struggled in the second half of 2010

Yo — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:53:59 +0000

1. Have you seen Denny’s mojo?
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Kerry J. Byrne: Titans’ Johnson is NFL’s best home run hitter

Yo — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:53:56 +0000

The Cold, Hard Football Facts are always way ahead of conventional wisdom and the statistical curve. That’s what happens when you rely only upon the data, and not upon flawed humans, as your primary inside sources.
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Kansas Jayhawks

Yo — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:36:17 +0000

Coach: Turner Gill 2009 season: 5-7, 1-7 Big 12 2010 media poll: 4th in Big 12 North Notebook Long story: Helping Turner Gill with his first Kansas team will be Chuck Long, the former OU offensive coordinator who was the head coach at San Diego State from 2006-08. “A great opportunity,” Gill called it Wednesday.

Papis spends day getting inside Top Fuel operation

Yo — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:57:07 +0000

Max Papis, driver of the No. 13 GEICO Toyota in the Cup Series, got a taste of what it takes to make an 8,000 horsepower NHRA Top Fuel dragster fly, and left Morgan Lucas Racing on Wednesday wanting more.
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Papis spends day getting inside Top Fuel operation

Yo — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:57:07 +0000

Papis spends day getting inside Top Fuel operation

Yo — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:57:06 +0000

Roush transferred to Mayo Clinic in Minn.

Yo — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:57:06 +0000

Jack Roush was transferred to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., Wednesday evening according to a statement released Thursday by Roush Fenway Racing.
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