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Australia's Anna Rawson shoots course-record 64 to take 1-stroke lead in Canadian Women's Open
Anna Rawson shot a course-record 7-under 64 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead over Suzann Pettersen in the Canadian Women's Open.
Vijay Singh back in Boston, hoping for repeat victory and renewed hope in PGA Tour playoffs
Vijay Singh left last year's Deutsche Bank Championship as a virtual lock to win the PGA Tour's playoff and the $10 million bonus that goes along with it.
Pedro Martinez outpitches Tim Lincecum, Phillies beat Giants 2-1 on Ryan Howard's RBI double
Pedro Martinez tossed seven impressive innings to outpitch Tim Lincecum, Ryan Howard doubled in the tiebreaking run and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Thursday night.
Former Olympian Zola Budd is out of South Carolina cross-country meet because of illness
Former track sensation Zola Budd Pieterse has dropped out of a cross-country meet at South Carolina.
Carl Edwards on crutches with broken foot but plans to run 2 weekend races at Atlanta
Carl Edwards will race this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway despite breaking his right foot playing frisbee.
NFL commissioner Goodell foresees no salary cap in 2010 season
No NFL salary cap next season seems a foregone conclusion to Roger Goodell.
IOC awards Spanish TV rights to RTVE for 2014, 2016 Olympics for $100 million
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE secured national broadcast rights for the 2014 and 2016 Olympics on Friday in a deal worth $100 million, another revenue boost for the IOC during the global recession.
Hatoyama to be asked to attend key IOC meeting in Copenhagen to back Tokyo's 2016 bid
Japan's incoming prime minister Yukio Hatoyama will be asked to support Tokyo's 2016 Olympic bid by attending the IOC meeting in Copenhagen next month.
England head of 2018 World Cup bid says country will be solid choice, commercially attractive
England's 2018 World Cup bid team hopes the country will be considered for its sound infrastructure after the tournament is held in South Africa and Brazil.
Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien signs multiyear contract extension
Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien has signed a multiyear contract extension.