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Robert Karlsson, Jeev Milka Singh share early lead at PGA Championship

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:17:33 +0000

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - With two-time defending champion Tiger Woods at home recuperating from knee surgery, everyone expected a wide-open PGA Championship at Oakland Hills. The early returns ...

Brett Favre saga finally ends with QB getting fresh start with Jets

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:17:31 +0000

GREEN BAY, Wis. - Brett Favre's journey from retirement and back has ended in New York. The Green Bay Packers traded their three-time MVP and Super Bowl-winning quarterback to the Jets on Wednesday...

Canada's remains optimistic of top-16 finish at the Beijing Olympics

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:23:53 +0000

BEIJING - Part of Alex Gardiner's job in the runup to Beijing has been to painstakingly chart every Canadian athlete's progression, jotting down each and every performance and where it ranked them amo...

Packers confirm deal to trade Brett Favre to Jets; terms unknown

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:17:20 +0000

GREEN BAY, Wis. - The month-long saga of Brett Favre's unretirement ended Wednesday night when he was traded by the Green Bay Packers to the New York Jets. The Packers had been talking with the Jet...

Fox Sports reports quarterback Brett Favre traded to New York Jets

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:46:08 +0000

GREEN BAY, Wis. - Brett Favre left Green Bay on Wednesday, most likely for good. While he has gone home to Mississippi for the time being, he could end up in New York very soon. Fox Sports reported...

Wednesday's action on the diamonds

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:46:17 +0000

National League Jeff Karstens is showing the Pittsburgh Pirates he's worth the player of the week they traded to get him. The recently acquired right-hander set down his first 23 batters and...

Packers confirm deal to trade quarterback Favre to Jets; terms unknown

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:46:04 +0000

GREEN BAY, Wis. - The Green Bay Packers have reached an agreement to trade quarterback Brett Favre to the New York Jets, the team announced late Wednesday night. Terms of the trade weren't immediately...

Olympic torch takes historic run on Great Wall

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:46:11 +0000

BEIJING - The Olympic flame made one of its final relays Thursday on the eve of the Olympic Games opening ceremony as torchbearers carried it along the ancient Great Wall of China. After a short ce...

SCORECARD:

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:04:22 +0000

Here are the sports results from Wednesday: American League baseball Toronto 5 Oakland 1 Tampa Bay 10 Cleveland 7 L.A. Angels 9 Baltimore 4 Minnesota 7 Seattle 3 Chicago Whit...

Brett Favre trade talk heating up as Green Bay Packers move on

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:04:24 +0000

GREEN BAY, Wis. - Brett Favre left Green Bay on Wednesday, most likely for good. While he has gone home to Mississippi for the time being, he could end up in Tampa Bay or New York very soon. Favre'...

Marcum allows one run over seven innings as Jays beat A's 5-1

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:15:32 +0000

TORONTO - With fears of a demotion entering the back of his mind, Shaun Marcum devoted himself to finding a solution for his pitching problems the past few days. While the Toronto Blue Jays right-h...

Rodeo community mourns death of two Alta. chuckwagon veterans

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:55:46 +0000

DAWSON CREEK, B.C. - The rodeo community was mourning two of its most honoured veterans Wednesday after one was killed in a crash on a northern Alberta highway and another succumbed to cancer in a Cal...

Lance Armstrong to compete in Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:52:31 +0000

Lance Armstrong is set to race in the Leadville Trail 100 on Saturday, a gruelling 100-mile race in the Rockies of 1,000 mountain bike riders that left Floyd Landis battered and bleeding last year. ...

Monster par 3s will be pivotal in the upcoming PGA Championship

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:08:02 +0000

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Paul Azinger stepped to the tee at Oakland Hills' par-3 ninth and his caddie told him how far it was to the front of the green. As he tapped the 3-wood in the bag, he s...

The final test might be the toughest at PGA Championship event

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:32:16 +0000

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Rich Beem stood over his tee shot on the 18th hole during his final practice session for the PGA Championship, trained his eye down the narrow fairway squeezed between bun...