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Left hander Dontrelle Willis to start opening day for Florida Marlins

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) _ New Florida Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez knew long ago Dontrelle Willis would likely be his first opening day starter. And throughout spr

Roger Clemens no closer to decision about future

HUMBLE, Texas (AP) _ Roger Clemens was greeted by a group of autograph-seeking fans as he walked off the 18th green during a pro-am event at Redstone Golf Club

Bonds' pursuit of Aaron, implications for baseball top thing to watch in 2007

Don't expect too many cheers this season as Barry Bonds pursues Hank Aaron's home run mark of 755, perhaps baseball's most important record. But expect controve

Los Angeles Dodgers will all wear No. 42 on Jackie Robinson Day News by

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Every player on the Dodgers will be No. 42 for a day. Los Angeles will honour the late Jackie Robinson by having all of its players wear his

Carlos Delgado returns to New York Mets following birth of first son

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) _ Carlos Delgado returned to the New York Mets on Thursday, five days after the birth of his son, Carlos Antonio. Delgado, who had gon

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NBA ref Crawford reinstated five months after suspension for improper conduct Ne

NEW YORK (AP) _ NBA referee Joey Crawford was reinstated by commissioner David Stern on Monday, five months after he was suspended indefinitely for improper on-

Seattle files lawsuit Monday against SuperSonics' attempt to move News by

SEATTLE (AP) _ Seattle city officials filed a lawsuit Monday to keep the SuperSonics from leaving town. The lawsuit filed in King County Superior Court was a co

MSG executive suing Thomas frequently used profanities News by

NEW YORK (AP) _ A Madison Square Garden executive who says New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas showered her with profanities was unsparing in her own foul langua

Minnesota Timberwolves sign forward Chris Richard to contract News by

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed second-round draft pick Chris Richard. Terms of the contract were not disclosed Saturday. The six-foot

FBI investigating whether veteran NBA referee bet on games

NEW YORK (AP) _ The FBI is investigating allegations that a veteran NBA referee bet on basketball games over the past two seasons, including ones in which he of

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Officials investigate irregular betting on ATP match in Poland News by

LONDON (AP) _ Tennis officials are investigating suspiciousbetting patterns on a match in which top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko ofRussia retired with an injury aga

Nadal has to fight to win Mercedes Cup, his 6th tournament this year News by

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) _ Rafael Nadal dropped serve three timesand had to sweep five straight games to win the Mercedes Cup with a6-4, 7-5 win over Stanislas W

Dog bite rules Borg out of first grass court appearance since 1981 News by

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) _ A severe dog bite forced Bjorn Borg topull out of his first grass-court match in 26 years. The five-time Wimbledon champion was bitten

Should Federer be more disappointed after losing French Open? News by

PARIS (AP) _ Maybe Roger Federer needs to allow the pain ofcoming up short at the French Open to last a little longer. Maybe he needs to be a tad more concerned

Roger Federer reaches French Open final with win over Davydenko News by

PARIS (AP) _ A sluggish Roger Federer overcame a deficit in everyset at the French Open on Friday, and now is within one victory ofthe only Grand Slam title he

Venus Williams knocked out in third round of French Open by Jankovic News by

PARIS (AP) _ Venus Williams was knocked out of the French Open onFriday, losing to fourth-seeded Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 in thethird round. Williams, who

Venus Williams wins at French Open after another rain delay at damp tourney News

PARIS (AP) _ Venus Williams advanced to the second round of theFrench Open by beating French teenager Alize Cornet 6-4, 6-3 Mondayon a damp court after another

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