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Sweet Return takes Eddie Read
Jul 24 2005 11:19PM (CT)
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) - Sweet Return won his second straight Grade 1 race Sunday, beating Fourty Niners Son by 1 1/2 lengths in the $400,000 Eddie Read Handicap at Del Mar.
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Lance says au revoir with 7th Tour win
Jul 24 2005 10:16PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - One last time, "The Star-Spangled Banner" rang out over the Champs-Elysees in honor of Lance Armstrong. One last time, on the podium against the backdrop of the Arc de Triomphe, the cancer survivor who became the greatest cyclist in Tour de France history slipped into the leader's yellow jersey Sunday. This time, it was the winner's jersey, for an unprecedented seventh consecutive year in the world's most grueling race.
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Italy, Spain, Croatia win in water polo
Jul 24 2005 9:46PM (CT)
MONTREAL (AP) - Italy, Spain and Croatia preserved their medal hopes in men's water polo at the world championships Sunday, while the United States was knocked out of contention.
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Hackett wins first 400 free on fourth try
Jul 24 2005 8:23PM (CT)
MONTREAL (AP) - Four tries and the absence of rival Ian Thorpe finally got Aussie Grant Hackett a gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle at the World Swimming Championships.
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Phelps flops in 400 but recovers in relay
Jul 24 2005 7:55PM (CT)
MONTREAL (AP) - Michael Phelps was a flop in the morning, an exhausted, beaten swimmer. By evening, he was a winner again _ with help from his American teammates.
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Leading Spirit wins seventh straight race
Jul 24 2005 7:15PM (CT)
RUIDOSO DOWNS, N.M. (AP) - Leading Spirit won his seventh straight race Sunday, beating Pyc Paint Your Wagon by three-quarters of a length in the $700,000 Rainbow Futurity at Ruidoso Downs.
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Sportsview: Armstrong says: 'Vive le Tour'
Jul 24 2005 5:29PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - He stood stock still, right hand covering his heart, and listened to his national anthem being played along the wide boulevard of the Champs-Elysees for a seventh and final time. And just like that, it was over.
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Crawford pulls out of 200 at track worlds
Jul 24 2005 4:31PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Olympic champion Shawn Crawford has withdrawn from the 200 meters at the world track and field championships because of a lingering foot injury, his agent said Sunday.
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Cyclist Lance Armstrong inspired many
Jul 24 2005 3:48PM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - Sheryl Crow shed a tear. Cancer survivors praised his inspirational tale. Rivals and fans fondly bade farewell to a cycling great.
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Armstrong's hometown cheers final victory
Jul 24 2005 2:53PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - For seven years, each July brought a distinct shade of yellow to Lance Armstrong's adopted hometown, from the "Go Lance" banners that hung from downtown balconies to the thousands of bright T-shirts that commemorated his Tour de France victories.
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Bush congratulates Armstrong on Tour win
Jul 24 2005 2:47PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Cyclist Lance Armstrong had barely caught his breath amid the cheers of his record seventh-straight victory in the Tour de France on Sunday when he took a call from President Bush.
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Menendez wins women's javelin at Helsinki
Jul 24 2005 2:35PM (CT)
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) - Olympic champion Osleidys Menendez of Cuba threw a season-best 224-feet, 7-inches to win the women's javelin Sunday at the Helsinki Grand Prix.
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