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Calling it his lowest point, Daly is suspended for 6 months by PGA Tour and will go to Europe
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AP - John Daly smashed one tee shot off the top of a beer can during a pro-am. At another tournament, he returned from a rain delay with Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden as his caddie. And his most memorable photo this year came in an orange jail suit, eyes half-closed.

AP - Houston coach Kevin Sumlin doesn't have to hear any more about that nearly three-decade postseason winless drought for the Cougars.

By Mark Newman / MLB.com Studios 3 and 42 are ready, the new talent is ready, the new theme music is ready, the highlights are ready, Don Larsen's perfect game is ready after 52 years under wraps, the remotes are ready in 50 million households and ...
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AFP - Orlando Magic guard Mickael Pietrus will be sidelined indefinitely with a broken right wrist, the National Basketball Association club announced Wednesday.

AP - Jerod Mayo firmly answered everyone who criticized the Patriots for taking him with the 10th pick in April's draft by winning The Associated Press 2008 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award.

It's not a surprising development, given the incident in October when Daly spent a night in a North Carolina jail sobering up after being taken into custody.
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By KORIN MILLER Courtesy of AP The retired basketball legend, who has long argued that star athletes shouldn't be idolized by young fans, committed a major foul Wednesday when he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.
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By Reid Spencer With the New Year upon us, it's worth taking a look back at the 2008 NASCAR season and recognizing a performance that was all but lost in the hoopla surrounding Jimmie Johnson's third straight Sprint Cup championship and Carl Edwards' ...
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by Gerry Fraley, FOXSports.com Without a hint of drama, the Colts climbed back from a brink-of-disaster 3-4 start to establish themselves as the hottest team going into the NFL playoffs.
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AP - Quinn McDowell came off the bench for 13 points and 10 rebounds in William & Mary's 67-54 win over Harvard on Wednesday.

AFP - Australian pair Lleyton Hewitt and Casey Dellacqua will be hoping to put the injury woes of 2008 behind them when they team up at the Hopman Cup.

By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com CLEVELAND -- The Indians and Cubs have agreed on a four-player swap that sends infielder Mark DeRosa to the Tribe.
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The biggest game of New Years day has the No.5 ranked USC Trojans taking on the No. 6 ranked Penn State Nittany Lions in the Rose Bowl.
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By Mason Levinson Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) -- John Daly says he’s been suspended from the US PGA Tour for six months, the latest hurdle for the crowd-pleasing golfer whose career includes two major championships and problems with alcohol, gambling and ...
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AFP - Retired National Basketball Association star Charles Barkley was arrested Wednesday on a charge of suspicion of driving while impaired.

By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com Fuentes, a left-hander who saved 111 games for the Rockies over the past four seasons, on Wednesday agreed to a two-year contract with his home-state Angels that includes a club option for 2011.
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AP - North Carolina State women's basketball coach Kay Yow is out for a third straight game Wednesday because of health issues.

By James Walker BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Ravens' three-headed monster will be at full strength for the postseason as rookie running back Ray Rice said he expects to play in Sunday's wild-card game against the Miami Dolphins.
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By The Denver Post DOVE VALLEY - "I've terminated Mike Shanahan as head coach," said owner Pat Bowlen this morning, citing the need to make an historic change in the Broncos organization.
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