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IAAF erases Marion Jones' results dating to September 2000 for doping.
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LSU's title hopes were crushed Heisman-worthy performance by Darren McFadden.
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AP - Philadelphia shortstop Jimmy Rollins, New York Mets third baseman David Wright and Seattle outfielder Ichiro Suzuki won Silver Slugger awards Friday, complementing the Gold Gloves they earned earlier this week.

AP - Omar Vizquel got his wish to return to the San Francisco Giants. The 11-time Gold Glove shortstop agreed Friday to a $5.3 million, one-year contract, a deal that includes a club option that could make it worth $10.2 million over two seasons.

AP - One key prosecution witness contradicted the account of another Friday, saying he used a key to admit O.J. Simpson and a group of men to a hotel room to claim Simpson's property, denying there was a "military style invasion."

AP - Paula Creamer made a big move Friday at Magnolia Grove to join Lorena Ochoa and Suzann Pettersen as the LPGA Tour's only multiple winners this year.

AP - After being down for so long, No. 5 Kansas has had to prove itself over and over again this season to earn respect and make itself a factor in the national championship picture.

Thursday, Eric Lindros announced his retirement at a press conference in London, Ontario where he donated $5 million to the London Health Sciences Foundation.
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By Mark Lamport-Stokes CARSON, California, Nov 9 (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Galaxy believe new head coach Ruud Gullit is the ideal man to resurrect their playing fortunes despite his mediocre record as a manager.
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AP If NASCAR history is any indication, Jimmie Johnson is just two races away from becoming the first driver to win back-to-back Nextel Cup championships since 1998.
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The WBA welterweight champion, 27, vows to retain his title in a bout with Sugar Shane Mosley, 36. 'It's my time now,' he says.
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By Jeffrey Marcus Taylor Twellman executed a bicycle kick amid close marking by two Chicago defenders. (Winslow Towson/AP) 1. That was some goal!
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AP - Nikolay Davydenko's wife and brother have been questioned by ATP investigators looking into irregular betting patterns surrounding one of the Russian player's matches.

The Boston Celtics might be the best team in the NBA. Certainly, if the only half of basketball you saw all year was the first half of Wednesday's game against the Nuggets, you would think the Celtics were among the great teams of all time.
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The Sporting News - The Boston Celtics might be the best team in the NBA. Certainly, if the only half of basketball you saw all year was the first half of Wednesday's game against the Nuggets, you would think the Celtics were among the great teams of all time. They finished the half with 77 points. The Nuggets had 38. (Miami, incidentally, finished its entire game that night with 78.)

AP - Phoenix center Amare Stoudemire's sore right knee is much better, and he was available to play in Friday night's game against the winless Miami Heat.

Catch up with the latest as trade talks abound during baseball's offseason.
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Players' union concerned about the integrity of the free agent market.
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Sen. Mitchell's upcoming doping report involves 11 current free agents.
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David Beckham was recalled to England's national team Friday.
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