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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida's Derrick Harvey was at the bottom of the pile, trying unsuccessfully to strip the ball out of Knowshon Moreno's grasp.
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AP "We're prepared to do something with him here very shortly. He'll probably be getting ready to file for free agency but I don't expect an answer real soon," general manager Doug Melvin said Thursday.
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NEW YORK (AP) - Carlos Delgado's $12 million option for next year was exercised Friday by the New York Mets. Following a terrible start, the 36-year-old first baseman hit .308 with 27 homers and 80 RBIs in 84 games from June 27 on.
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AFP - Reigning National Basketball Association champion Boston exercised a contract option Friday to keep point guard Rajon Rondo for a fourth season.

Settled in New York after two seasons of playing with the Rangers, the 39-year-old likely Hall of Famer didn't have any interest in talking to any other team in the NHL.
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AP - New York Jets linebacker David Harris was listed Friday as doubtful for the team's game at Buffalo this weekend with a strained groin.

Cowboys WR Roy Williams, a proud Texas-ex who wears a Longhorns cap to Valley Ranch every day, doesn't want to make any bold predictions about Saturday's game in Lubbock.
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By Ian Browne / MLB.com BOSTON -- If there is a constant when it comes to the Boston Red Sox, it is Tim Wakefield's knuckleball, which will be back in full flutter for a 15th season in 2009.
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(Sports Network) - As the two measures of success in the AFC during this decade, the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts have had some memorable head-to-head battles in recent years.
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BY ADAM RUBIN Carlos Delgado, whose first-half struggles once seemed to ensure a parting with the Mets this winter, is officially back with the team.
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Phillies gave the city its first major pro sports championship since 1983 on Wednesday night, and the fans finally got their big chance to revel in the accomplishment as the team paraded through town ...
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - The Green Bay Packers signed first-year starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers to a contract extension through the 2014 season on Friday.
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by Matthew Peterson, Bleacher Report, Special to FOXSports.com After the Ron Artest-enhanced defense allowed 62 points in the first half, the Rockets finally got their act together and beat the Mavs in Dallas 112-102.
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By THAYER EVANS and PETE THAMEL LUBBOCK, Tex. - These wind-swept West Texas plains offer an improbable setting for one of the college football season’s most important games, as No.
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AP - Leave it to Bobby Bowden to provide an old twist to the debate about what to call Georgia Tech's offense.

North Carolina is first unanimous preseason No. 1; Big East ties record with 7 teams in Top 25
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AP - As if there weren't enough expectations for North Carolina this season, they just got bigger.

CHAPEL HILL, NC (AP) -Wayne Ellington knows what awaits just about every time he goes to a grocery store, a gas station, even while he's playing pool with his North Carolina teammates.
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AP - Alex Ovechkin will miss the Washington Capitals' game at the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday, but he is expected to return to the team at the start of next week.

AFP - Chelsea star Michael Ballack will remain as Germany captain despite his criticism of Joachim Loew, the national coach Loew announced.