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Former Hollywood agent battles for lead
Aug 6 2006 7:37PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A former Hollywood talent agent who was part of a celebrity team of players was battling for the lead in the World Series of Poker on Sunday with 3.9 million in chips.
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Pastrana caps X Games with another gold
Aug 6 2006 7:05PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - He pulled off a did-he-really-just-do-that double backflip on a motorcycle. He won the inaugural rally car race, holding his breath at the finish as a legendary driver rolled his car and kept going like it was a movie stunt. And, of course, he took another title in Moto X freestyle.
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Former Duke coach gets fresh start
Aug 6 2006 6:21PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Former Duke lacrosse coach Mike Pressler was hired by Bryant University, four months after he resigned in the wake of a rape scandal that temporarily shut down the program he guided for 16 seasons.
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Manaudou betters her world record in 400
Aug 6 2006 3:48PM (CT)
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Laure Manaudou of France bettered her own world record in the 400-meter freestyle Sunday for her fourth gold medal at the European Swimming Championships.
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IAAF chief urges 4-year doping bans
Aug 6 2006 11:58AM (CT)
GOTEBORG, Sweden (AP) - Alarmed by the case of Olympic champion Justin Gatlin, track and field's governing body wants to reintroduce four-year bans for first-time serious doping offenders.
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4-time Iditarod champ Susan Butcher dies
Aug 6 2006 6:34AM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Four-time Iditarod champion Susan Butcher, who in 1986 became the race's second female winner and brought increased national attention to its grueling competition, has died. She was 51.
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Backup test for Landis proves positive
Aug 6 2006 4:52AM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - The Tour de France no longer calls him champion. His cycling team cut him loose. About the only chance Floyd Landis has of keeping his prized yellow jersey will now likely be decided by an appeals process that could drag on for months.
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World Series of Poker champion out
Aug 6 2006 1:56AM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Defending champion Joseph Hachem was knocked out of the World Series of Poker on Saturday night and finished in 238th place.
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