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Woods makes a timely recovery at Deutsche Bank (AP)

Tiger Woods makes a birdie putt on the seventh hole during the second round at the Deutsche Bank Championship golf tournament at TPC Boston, in Norton, Mass., Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)AP - Tiger Woods didn't miss many shots and didn't make any bogeys on his way to a 6-under 65 that kept his playoff hopes alive in the Deutsche Bank Championship.


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Campbell disqualified for not registering (AP)
AP - Chad Campbell's playoff hopes have ended at the Deutsche Bank Championship. He was disqualified for a simple task that slipped his mind — he forgot to register for the tournament.
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Nadal, Venus move on at US Open (AP)

Venus Williams yells as she returns against Mandy Minella, of Luxembourg, at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)AP - Venus Williams brought the glitter. Rafael Nadal brought the grit.


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Uganda crush Angola, Tanzania hold Algeria (AFP)

Uganda outclassed Angola 3-0 in wet Kampala as the 2012 African Nations Cup qualifying competition kicked off. There was a Scottish flavour to the Ugandan triumph at Mandela Stadium as coach Bobby Williamson saw Hearts striker David Obua, pictured in 2007, put the home team ahead before Andrew Mwesigwa and Geoffrey Sserunkuma struck after half-time.(AFP/File)AFP - Uganda outclassed Angola 3-0 in wet Kampala on Saturday and World Cup qualifiers Algeria were held 1-1 by Tanzania as the 2012 African Nations Cup qualifying competition kicked off.


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Devils tout 'good faith' in Ilya Kovalchuk deal (AP)
AP - The New Jersey Devils say they acted in good faith during their contract negotiations with Ilya Kovalchuk.
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Rodriguez, Pettitte getting closer to return (AP)

New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez loosens up before the Yankees' baseball game against the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010 at Yankee Stadium in New York. Rodriquez did not play in the game. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)AP - Injured stars Alex Rodriguez and Andy Pettitte are getting closer to rejoining the New York Yankees.


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Jankovic upset by Kaia Kanepi at US Open (AP)

Jelena Jankovic of Serbia returns the ball to Kaia Kanepi of Estonia at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul J. Bereswill)AP - Fourth-seeded Jelena Jankovic has been upset by 31st-seeded Kaia Kanepi in the third round of the U.S. Open.


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Dumervil confirms his season is over (AP)
AP - Elvis Dumervil's season is officially sacked.
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Ojeda's sac fly lifts D'backs over Astros 4-3 (AP)

Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ryan Roberts scores ahead of the tag by Houston Astros catcher Humberto Quintero on a sacrifice fly by teammate Augie Ojeda during the eighth inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)AP - Augie Ojeda hears it from interim manager Kirk Gibson nearly every day, often several times a game: Augie get ready, Augie get ready.


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Guard Delonte West returning to Celtics (AP)
AP - Delonte West is returning to the Boston Celtics.
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BC LB Herzlich takes field after cancer recovery (AP)
AP - Boston College linebacker Mark Herzlich has returned to the field for Saturday's season-opener against Weber State after missing the entire 2009 season while recovering from cancer.
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Moncoutie wins eighth stage of Tour of Spain (AFP)

French Cyclist David Moncoutie from team Cofidis celebrates as he crosses the finish line of the eighth stage of the tour of Spain in Xorret de Cati. Moncoutie won the eighth stage, a 190-kilometre ride from Villena to Xorret de Cati.(AFP/Jose Jordan)AFP - France's David Moncoutie of Cofidis on Saturday won the eighth stage of the Tour of Spain, a 190-kilometre ride from Villena to Xorret de Cati.


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Avalanche sign F Chris Stewart to 2-year deal (AP)
AP - The Colorado Avalanche remain committed to their youth movement, signing forward Chris Stewart to a two-year deal.
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Nadal, Murray, Clijsters, Venus into US tennis Open last 16 (AFP)

Venus Williams returns a shot against Mandy Minella of Luxembourg during the US Open in New York City. Williams, with injured world number one sister Serena watching from the stands, ripped Luxembourg's Mandy Minella 6-2, 6-1 in 74 minutes to book a fouth-round matchup against Israel's Shahar Peer.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Nick Laham)AFP - Rafael Nadal's bid for a career Grand Slam and Andy Murray's quest for his first Grand Slam title moved a step closer to a US Open semi-final collision course with impressive triumphs on Friday.


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Calcavecchia leads at Pebble Beach (AP)
AP - Mark Calcavecchia shot an 8-under 64 on Friday at Del Monte to take a two-stroke lead over Tom Pernice Jr. in the Champions Tour's First Tee Open.
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Fighting words: UFC chief to speak at Oxford club (AP)
AP - The distinguished Oxford University debate club has featured such speakers as Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill and Malcolm X.
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Body of boxing promoter's son found on Wash. peak (AP)
AP - A five-day search for the missing son of top boxing promoter Bob Arum ended when a helicopter located John Arum's body on a rugged Washington state mountain in North Cascades National Park, authorities say.
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Fuel-sipping Bodine ends Busch's win streak (AP)

Kyle Busch (18) passes Ryan Sieg (39) while moving up through the field after starting in last position in the NASCAR Truck Series Built Ford Tough 225 auto race at the Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky., Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)AP - Todd Bodine tried to outrace Kyle Busch. When that didn't work, the NASCAR Trucks Series veteran decided to outsmart the Cup star.


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WADA reports breakthrough in gene doping tests (AP)
AP - Two groups of scientists have developed tests for gene doping in what the World Anti-Doping Agency hailed Friday as a major breakthrough in fighting the next frontier in cheating in sports.
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