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Baseball: Brad Penny shut down the Phillies, 4-0 in his Giants debut...Meanwhile Scott Kazmir struck out eight in his debut with the Angels but King Felix was too much to overtake as the Mariners bested the Angels, 3-0...Despite a bickering clubhouse the Marlins were able to beat the Braves, 8-7 off of a Wes Helms walk-off dinger...Jason Giambi hit a go ahead two run single as the Rockies clipped the Mets, 5-2...Colorado has shut down closer Huston Street...Pat Burrell had a homerun and tie-breaking RBI single while Evan Longaria added a homer of his own in the Rays 8-5 victory over the Red Sox...The Rangers were able to gain ground on the BoSox with their 6-4 win over the Jays...Yankees closer Mariano Rivera may miss a few games with a groin injury...CC Sabathia earned his 16th win of the season as the Yankees hammered the Orioles, 10-2...Orioles outfielder Adam Jones may miss the remainder of the season with a sprained ankle...Curt Schilling has expressed a desire to run for the recently vacated Massachusetts senate seat. From Ted Kennedy to Curt Schilling, yeah that's a good decision.
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Basketball: The on-going LeBron saga continues. James said he is open to signing a short term deal with the Cavs. And then when the economy picks up he'll pack up his bags and head to the land of big dollar contract...Are the Knicks ready to lock up David Lee and Robinson?

Football: Michael Vick's reinstatement decision is expected to be announced by Saturday...Is Brandon Marshall going to be traded? No, according to Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels. We'll see about that...Maybe Pacman is not going to the CFL after all...Saints safety Usama Young was arrested after he was stopped for speeding. Of course failing to show up to a court hearing will do that to a person. Watch out Usama, because the popo are on your tail!....Sad news, former New England Patriot John M. Stephens was killed in a car accident in Louisiana...Forbes has declared the Cowboys the most valuable franchise in football.

Hockey: Senator defenseman Jason Smith retired...Canadian billionaire James Balsillie says he would keep the Coyotes in Phoenix for the beginning of the 2009-10 season before moving them to Hamilton, Ontario. Of course there still is that little matter of actually purchasing the team.

Nascar: Richard Childress Racing is hoping a reorganization of its competition department will jump start the team...Tom Cruise will narrate an upcoming documentary about the history of Hendrick Motorsports.



Best of the Rest: Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Serena Williams all advanced on Day 3 of the Open...Click here to see the updated men's draw...And here for the women's...The NCAA has cleared Alabama's Julio Jones and Mark Ingram to play in their season opener against Virginia Tech.
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