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Saints, Vikings kick off NFL season
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- The National Football League opens its 91st season Thursday with a rematch of one of the most exciting games of last season, Minnesota vs. New Orleans.
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PGA playoffs enter second half
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LEMONT, Ill., Sept. 8 (UPI) -- The PGA Tour playoffs enter their third quarter Thursday with an unexpected twosome at the top of the standings in the battle for the $10 million top prize.
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NHL's Crosby bashes PNC Park homer
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Pittsburgh Penguins hockey superstar Sidney Crosby showed Wednesday he can also crack a baseball, hitting a batting practice home run at PNC Park.
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Posada concussion tests said negative
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NEW YORK, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada was listed as "day to day" after tests for a possible concussion came back negative Wednesday, team officials said.
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Ga. receiver Green must sit out 3 games
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ATHENS, Ga., Sept. 8 (UPI) -- University of Georgia wide receiver A.J. Green must sit out three more games for violating eligibility requirements, the NCAA ruled Wednesday.
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Shanahan: Haynesworth will be with team
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Disgruntled Washington Redskins defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth will be with the team for its season opener, Coach Mike Shanahan said Wednesday.
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On eve of rematch with Minnesota Vikings, Saints' Reggie Bush refutes report about giving back Heisman
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Sept. 08--METAIRIE, La. -- Saints running back Reggie Bush was a sought-after interview today after Yahoo! Sports reported Tuesday the Heisman Trophy Trust was "expected" to strip the former Southern California star of his 2005 award.
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MLB: New York Yankees 3, Baltimore 2
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NEW YORK, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Nick Swisher hit a walk-off, two-run home run with one out in the ninth inning Wednesday, giving the New York Yankees a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
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Cuban overtones dropped from Florida race
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PALM BEACH, Fla., Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Organizers of the 24 Hours of LeMons auto race said they would scratch references to communist rebel leader Che Guevara from their December race in Florida.
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MLB: New York Mets 3, Washington 2
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Pinch-hitter Nick Evans broke a tie with a seventh-inning RBI double Wednesday that lifted the New York Mets to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals.
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Indian Grand Prix added to '11 F1 schedule
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PARIS, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Formula One officials said Wednesday they added an Indian Grand Prix for 2011, making their schedule, at 20 races, the longest in the tour's history.
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'Bama's Ingram may miss Penn St. game
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Heisman Trophy-winning running back Mark Ingram will probably miss No. 1 Alabama's second game of the season, a match Saturday against No. 14-Penn State.
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No deal yet for Phoenix Coyotes
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GLENDALE, Ariz., Sept. 8 (UPI) -- The city of Glendale, Ariz., hopes to negotiate a deal with a Chicago businessman that would keep the Phoenix Coyotes in the region, officials say.
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' Grinder' Johnson thrilled to represent country
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Sept. 08--To little surprise, Zach Johnson was added to the United States' Ryder Cup team Tuesday.
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N.Y. Jets sued over fans' alleged assault
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NEW YORK, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- New York Jets fans threw beer on a teenage New England Patriots fan and assaulted her mother for waving a Patriot sign at a Jets game, a lawsuit alleges.
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