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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The shooting death of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair raised questions Sunday about his relationship with the 20-year-old woman whose body was found alongside him in his downtown condominium.
BRIGNOLES, France - Britain's Mark Cavendish won the second stage of the Tour de France on Sunday, with seven-time champion Lance Armstrong finishing safely in the trailing pack.
WIMBLEDON, England - Serena Williams kept telling herself she was facing just another foe in the Wimbledon final, just another woman who hits the ball quite hard, just another player trying to deny her a Grand Slam title.
WIMBLEDON, England - A year ago, plenty of people were feeling sorry for Roger Federer. They were sending him letters with good wishes or - believe it or not - tennis tips.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Kyle Busch braced himself for a four-lap "trophy dash" around Daytona International Speedway, intent on snatching a win away from Tony Stewart.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Chase contender David Reutimann was involved in a 13-car accident at Daytona International Speedway. The wreck near the halfway point of the Coke Zero 400 on Saturday night also included four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon and fellow Chase contenders Kasey Kahne and Ryan Newman.
BETHESDA, Md. - Anthony Kim finally gets a crack at Tiger Woods, and when he says he has been practicing for a moment like this all his life, Kim isn't kidding.
SAN DIEGO - Manny Ramirez's first home run since returning from a 50-game drug suspension wasn't enough to help Los Angeles overcome Everth Cabrera's three RBIs as the San Diego Padres beat the Dodgers 7-4 on Saturday.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - An overheated Kyle Busch received intravenous fluids Saturday following his driving stint in the Grand-Am race, then retreated to his motorhome to rest before NASCAR's 400-mile Sprint Cup event.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Jeremy Mayfield wasn't at Daytona International Speedway for Saturday night's race, citing the media attention on his legal fight with NASCAR as an unnecessary distraction from the Independence Day celebration.
SAN FRANCISCO - Tim Lincecum ran his career-best scoreless innings streak to 23 in winning his third straight start and also scored the first run in the San Francisco Giants' 9-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday.
MONACO - Lance Armstrong put in a solid performance in his comeback at the Tour de France on Saturday, finishing the first stage ahead of 170 mostly younger riders and a respectable 10th behind winner Fabian Cancellara.
CHICAGO - Rookie Casey McGehee had a career high four hits and five RBIs to help the Milwaukee Brewers pound Rich Harden and the Chicago Cubs 11-2 on Saturday to snap a three-game losing streak.
SAN DIEGO - Manny Ramirez hit his first home run since his return from a 50-game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy.
BOSTON - Chris Woodward's bases-loaded pop up in the ninth inning dropped behind a partially draw-in infield to score the go-ahead run and lift the Seattle Mariners to a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Alberto Callaspo drove in three runs and the Kansas City Royals eclipsed their run total from their previous four games in a 6-4 victory over the White Sox on Saturday that snapped Chicago's seven-game winning streak.
CINCINNATI - Micah Owings homered and pitched into the seventh inning to help the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 on Saturday.
WIMBLEDON, England - Serena Williams fell to her knees on the grass, eyes closed, arms raised, and threw back her head. After six years, it was her turn to hold up the Venus Rosewater Dish again.
SAN DIEGO - Manny Ramirez is back in the big leagues, looking like a guy who missed 50 games. Returning from his suspension for violating baseball's drug policy, the Los Angeles slugger barely hit the ball out of the infield in the Dodgers' 6-3 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.
LOS ANGELES - Phil Jackson will return to coach the Los Angeles Lakers next season, getting a clean bill of health following a record championship season.
TORONTO - Turkish forward Hedo Turkoglu will join the Toronto Raptors after spurning the Portland Trail Blazers, according to multiple reports.
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Kings acquired left wing left wing Ryan Smyth from the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night for defensemen Kyle Quincey and Tom Preissing and a fifth-round draft pick next year.
SAN DIEGO - Manny Ramirez returned to the big leagues as only he could. Wearing sunglasses and with his famous dreadlocks in a ponytail, the Los Angeles Dodgers' slugger apologized to fans and teammates during a news conference Friday afternoon.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Clint Bowyer's first victory of the season gave Richard Childress Racing a much-needed boost. Bowyer won the Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway on Friday night, holding off Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards in a green-white-checkered finish.
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