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Havret goes wire-to-wire at Johnnie Walker Championship
31.08.2008 18:20
usatoday.com
Oliver Wilson clinched Europe's 10th and final automatic Ryder Cup spot Sunday by finishing 10th at the Johnnie Walker Championship ...
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Golf
Sluman shoots 66 for share of lead on Champions Tour
31.08.2008 18:20
usatoday.com
Jeff Sluman shot a 6-under 66 at Pebble Beach on Saturday for a share of the second-round lead in the Walmart First Tee Open ...
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Golf
The Gulf Coast waits: Will it be another Katrina?
31.08.2008 18:14
washingtonpost.com
NEW ORLEANS -- With a historic evacuation of 1.9 million people from the Louisiana coast complete, gun-toting police and National Guardsmen stood watch as rain started to fall on this city's empty streets Sunday night _ and even presidential politics took a back seat as the nation waited to see if Hurricane Gustav would be another Katrina.
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Machine-Building Industry
Wilson bags first IRL win at Detroit; title pursuit rages on
31.08.2008 16:27
usatoday.com
Rookie Justin Wilson raced to his first IndyCar Series victory Sunday, edging Helio Castroneves in the Detroit Indy Grand Prix. ...
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Motorsports
Thousands converge on Darlington for vintage racing festival
31.08.2008 16:27
usatoday.com
It was like old times at Darlington Raceway almost.
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Motorsports
D'backs acquire Eckstein from Jays for stretch run
31.08.2008 16:27
usatoday.com
David Eckstein has been traded from the Toronto Blue Jays to the Arizona Diamondbacks, giving the NL West leaders a late-season spark plug with impressive October credentials.
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Baseball
Thome ties Mantle on HR list as White Sox beat Red Sox
31.08.2008 16:27
usatoday.com
Jim Thome tied Mickey Mantle for 14th place with his 536th career homer, Gavin Floyd won his fifth straight decision and the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 to avoid a three-game sweep.
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Baseball
Bases-loaded walk helps Marlins beat Mets 4-3
31.08.2008 16:27
usatoday.com
Before Saturday's game, New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel laughed about his team's beleaguered bullpen. Six hours later, Manuel could still manage a rueful smile after Aaron Heilman issued a bases-loaded walk to Josh Willingham in the ninth inning, giving the Florida Marlins a 4-3 victory.
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Baseball
Lions sign LB Ryan Nece, rookie RB Marcus Thomas
31.08.2008 16:25
freep.com
The Lions have signed veteran linebacker Ryan Nece and claimed rookie running back Marcus Thomas.
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Sports
New Orleans evacuates for "big, ugly storm"
31.08.2008 16:00
reuters.com
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people in New Orleans and the U.S. Gulf Coast fled their homes on Sunday as Hurricane Gustav moved within 24 hours of striking land, possibly with a weaker punch than 2005's Hurricane Katrina.
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All Themes
Eyes and ears turn toward Philly early today at jazz fest
31.08.2008 14:19
freep.com
The Detroit International Jazz Festival has been celebrating two great cities of jazz this weekend, Detroit and Philadelphia, but the focus narrowed to Philly history early Sunday afternoon at Hart Plaza.
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Entertainment Industry
Drew Stanton discusses life with a cast in latest blog
31.08.2008 14:19
freep.com
Lions quarterback Drew Stanton wrote about how he injured his right thumb, and how tough it is to live with a cast, in his latest blog on his Web site, drewstanton5.com.
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Sports
Indian floods strand hundreds of thousands
31.08.2008 12:27
usatoday.com
Authorities struggled to rescue about 700,000 people trapped by two-weeks of flooding that has essentially turned a swath of ...
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Weather Forecast
Hurricane Hunter aircraft fly into the belly of the beast
31.08.2008 12:27
usatoday.com
A reporter from The (Fort Myers, Fla.) News-Press accompanied a crew into Hurricane Gustav.
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Weather Forecast
Jankovic survives another test, reaches quarterfinals at Open
31.08.2008 12:27
usatoday.com
Second-seeded Jelena Jankovic won her sort of split decision, beating No. 21 Caroline Wozniacki 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 Sunday to reach ...
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