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Baseball: Mark Teixeira and Johnny Damon hit back to back jacks to rally the Yankees to a 5-2 victory over Boston and complete the sweep...Speaking of sweeps, the Marlins completed a four game sweep of the Phillies, 12-3. Shane Victorino was ejected in the seventh...The Nationals increased their win streak to eight after hammering the D'Backs 9-2. Seriously, the Nationals did that?...The Tribe doubled up the White Sox, 8-4...Responding to Saturday's plunk fest, Chicago Manager Ozzie Guillen vows to hit people. That kind of attitude would get you thrown out of any reputable kindergarten Mr. Guillen...Matt Capps was tossed after hitting Albert Pujols in the Cardinals 7-3 win over the Pirates...The Braves pounded the Dodgers, 8-2 to take three out of four from LA...Todd Helton's hit streak has grown to 14 games, while the Rockies shelled the Cubs, 11-5...Chicago placed Carlos Zambrano on the DL...Taylor Teagarden hit a homerun and Derek Holland held Los Angeles to three hits as the Rangers blanked the Angels, 7-0...Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton admitted to a relapse last winter...It looks like John Smoltz is a wanted man.
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Basketball: The coaching search is over, Kurt Rambis will be named the Timberwolves new head coach. (exhaling now)...LeBron James will probably explore his options...Ben Wallace is returning to the Pistons.

Football: Tennessee edged Buffalo, 21-18 in the Hall of Fame game...Rams receiver Donnie Avery will miss four-to-six weeks with an injured foot...Eric Magini is basically calling Syndric Steptoe's agent a liar...The Falcons have reportedly given Roddy White a six year, $50 million contract extension with $18 million in guaranteed money...The Saints have signed their top pick Malcolm Jenkins to a five year deal...Jets defensive end Shaun Ellis is prepared to miss the first game of the season after his pot arrest. I am glad you're taking this well, but what about your team?!?!?!

Hockey: Russian prosecutors will reopen the investigation in New York Rangers draft pick Alexei Cherapanov's death.

Nascar: Deja Vu? The Cup race at Watkins Glen has been postponed to Monday at noon due to rain. I hope you guys didn't have any pressing plans...Jimmie Johnson will be leading the field after collecting his first career road course pole...There was a lot of hurt feelings after the Nationwide race at Watkins Glen on Saturday. Robby Gordon dumped Joey Logano, forcing Nascar to keep a watchful eye on the veteran...Meanwhile Kyle Busch was not too thrilled with race winner Marcos Ambrose.

Best of the Rest: Congrats to Tiger Woods on winning the Bridgestone Invitational...Congratulations also go out to Scott Dixon who won his 20th career IndyCar race...Michigan slot receiver Justin Feagin's dismissal is becoming a lot less mysterious. The Detroit Free Press in reporting that Feagin participated in a failed cocaine deal with a fellow student leading that student to set a fire near his dorm room. I am worried about Michigan's admission standards after reading that story.

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Check this Out: I am a little bit late on this one, but this weekend I finally got around to seeing (500) Days of Summer. The movie is not your conventional love story but it’s funny and smart and Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zoey Deschanel turn in great performances. The vibe is decidedly hipster but the message translates to anyone who has ever gotten their heartbroken. A definite must see and great diversion from the usual summer box office fare. Click here for the trailer.