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Source: Patriots QB Tom Brady agrees to 4-year extension worth about $76 million

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:15:59 +0000

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - A person with knowledge of the contract says Tom Brady has agreed to a four-year extension that would make him the NFL's highest paid player. The contract for the New England Pa...

Nadal beats Verdasco in 3 sets to reach 3rd consecutive US Open semifinal

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:15:55 +0000

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Top-seeded Rafael Nadal put a slow start behind him, dealt well with the wind, and beat No. 8 Fernando Verdasco 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 Thursday night in the first all-Spanish quarter-final in ...

Thursday's Scoreboard

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:03:14 +0000

Here are the sports results for Thursday: American League Baseball Texas 4 Toronto 2 Detroit 6 Chicago White Sox 3 -- National League Baseball Colorado 6 Cincinnati 5 St. Louis 11...

Colby Lewis ends 9-start losing streak as Rangers beat Blue Jays 4-2

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:40:59 +0000

TORONTO - Mitch Moreland drove in thee runs with a sacrifice fly and a two-run double and Colby Lewis pitched a solid 6 1-3 innings as the Texas Rangers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 on Thursday....

Wainwright, Cardinals bounce back from tough 1st to beat slumping Braves 11-4

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:41:07 +0000

ATLANTA - Colby Rasmus hit a pair of homers, Albert Pujols and Skip Schumaker also connected, and Adam Wainwright bounced back from a shaky first inning to lead the Cardinals past the slumping Atlanta...

Pakistan Cricket Board says fast bowler Riaz will be questioned by police

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:37:40 +0000

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Cricket Board revealed on Thursday that fast bowler Wahab Riaz is to be questioned by police on Sept. 14, the fourth Pakistan player to appear before Scotland Yard in relation...

Wayne Gretzky: Out of hockey but still swinging a big stick

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:41:12 +0000

TORONTO - Laying waste to a living room with a hockey stick for a commercial to promote his new video game brought back memories for Wayne Gretzky. The Great One remembers doing it for real as a ki...

New Englad Patriots QB Brady unhurt in car crash near Boston home

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:38:00 +0000

BOSTON - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was in a two-car accident near his home Thursday morning but was unhurt and hours later practised as usual with his team just days before the season...

Jimmy Johnson already a 'Survivor' celebrity - season premiere airs Wednesday

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:41:46 +0000

MIAMI - Jimmy Johnson has become a "Survivor" celebrity, even though he has yet to appear on the show. Johnson says he knew the CBS reality series was popular, but lately he's surprised to find him...

Tonya Verbeek loses in bronze medal match at world wrestling championships

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:40:09 +0000

MOSCOW - Olympic medallist Tonya Verbeek lost to Ayako Shoda of Japan in the women's 59-kilogram bronze-medal bout at the world wrestling championships Thursday. The Beamsville, Ont., native lost h...

Canadian cyclist Ryder Hesjedal looking forward to competing on home soil

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:41:59 +0000

QUEBEC - After completing a 12.6-kilometre practice lap in Quebec City, Canadian cyclist Ryder Hesjedal realized that Friday's Pro Tour race will be tougher than expected. "I still haven't seen the...

Portugal fires Queiroz as national team coach after poor qualifying results

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:40:37 +0000

LISBON, Portugal - The Portuguese Football Federation has fired Carlos Queiroz as coach due to poor performances by the national team and his involvement in off-pitch incidents. The federation said...

Blatter asks FIFA panels to study scrapping extra time at World Cup

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:37:37 +0000

GENEVA - FIFA president Sepp Blatter is considering consider scrapping extra time at the 2014 World Cup to encourage attacking ambition after seeing too much defensive tactics in South Africa. Blat...

Youzhny comes back to edge Wawrinka in five sets, reaches U.S. Open semifinals

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:42:16 +0000

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The only other time Mikhail Youzhny reached the U.S. Open semifinals, in 2006, he got there by upsetting Rafael Nadal. So guess who might be waiting for Youzhny now that he is back...

Matt Kuchar takes the lead with 64 in Chicago as Tiger struggles again

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:40:58 +0000

LEMONT, Ill. - Already having his best season, Matt Kuchar got off to his best start of the year Thursday in the BMW Championship. A mystery season for Tiger Woods took another unexpected turn. Kuc...