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AP - Jermaine Thomas is running again with the first team at Florida State.

Patrick testing at Homestead for IRL finale, not revealing much in the way of plans after that
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AP - If Danica Patrick knows specifically what her future after this season holds, she's not saying.

AP - Ferrari reached an agreement to sign driver Fernando Alonso on Wednesday, replacing Kimi Raikkonen starting next season.

AFP - Top seed Nikolay Davydenko withstood a furious charge from Taylor Dent before subduing the American 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) to book into the quarter-finals of the Malaysian Open on Wednesday.

AP - FIFA officials say preparations for Africa's first World Cup next year are proceeding well, with all stadiums close to completion.

AFP - American businessman Stan Kroenke has slightly increased his stake in Arsenal with the purchase of 80 more of the tightly-traded shares in the club.

Brazilian stars Pele, Cesar Cielo say Rio Olympics in 2016 would change lives in South America
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Former Maple Leafs star Mats Sundin retires after nearly 20 seasons in NHL, rules out comeback
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AP - Former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin is retiring from hockey after nearly two decades in the NHL.

AFP - Crowd-favourite Maria Sharapova stormed into the quarter-finals by beating fellow Russian Alisa Kleybanova in the Pan Pacific Open on Wednesday.

AP - UPS became the latest sponsor of the London 2012 Olympics on Wednesday, and the delivery company will manage the local organizing committee's transportation and logistics over the next three years in a part-cash, part-services partnership.

AP - The Boston Red Sox are back in the playoffs for the sixth time in seven years. The Red Sox clinched the AL wild-card berth when the Los Angeles Angels beat the Rangers 5-2 on Tuesday night and eliminated Texas from the race. That gave Boston its seventh wild-card berth

AFP - Liverpool coach Rafa Benitez slammed his side for a shambolic showing after they compromised their hopes of advancing to the knockout stage of the Champions League with a 2-0 loss Tuesday at Group E rivals Fiorentina.

Chris Iannetta homers in 11th as Rockies beat Brewers 7-5 to move 3 games up in NL wild card
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AP - After feeling his pain for so long, Chris Iannetta's teammates relished the chance to mob him at home plate when his homer in the 11th inning gave the Colorado Rockies a 7-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.

Showdown in Motown: Tigers split doubleheader with Twins to maintain 2-game lead in AL Central
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AP - Justin Verlander got a sense of what it's like to follow baseball from afar.

AP - The Toyota Formula One team says its continued participation in the sport is still unclear and is dependent upon the financial performance of its parent company and cost reductions in F1.

Pondexter's late scores give Mercury 120-116 OT victory over Fever in Game 1 of WNBA Finals
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