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Manny Ramirez wants to show he can still play

PHOENIX (AP) - Manny Ramirez arrived at the Oakland Athletics training facility Friday to begin his return to baseball and said he was intent on demonstrating "I can still play." The A's are hoping he can return to the level that made him one of the most feared hitters in ...

Jackets deal Carter to Kings for Johnson, pick

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Wreck ends Michael Waltrip's Daytona 500 streak at 25 races

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Mavericks defensive as defending NBA champs

Patrick OK after wreck in Daytona qualifier

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Danica Patrick walked away OK after taking a hard hit to the wall in her qualifying race at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday. Her race car didn't fare quite so well. Patrick was caught up in a crash on the final lap of the first of two ...

Sweet 17: Timberwolves have already matched last season win record as fortunes on the rise

Marleau scores 2 goals, as Sharks hand top Maple Leafs 7th loss in eight games

TORONTO (AP) - Patrick Marleau scored two goals and the San Jose Sharks beat Toronto 2-1 on Thursday night, sending the stumbling Maple Leafs to their seventh loss in eight games. Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke put the team on alert when he told a Toronto radio station Wednesday that he was in the market ...

Stern: Nothing like frenzy created by Li in entire history of NBA player stardom

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Not Magic and Bird, not Kobe or LeBron. Not even Michael Jordan. Nobody can match the buzz that Jeremy Lin has created in such a short amount of time, NBA Commissioner David Stern said Thursday. "I haven't done a computation, but it's fair to say that no player has created the interest and the ...

Broncos still searching for two more quarterbacks

Stewart and Kenseth win Daytona qualifying races

Lincecum declares himself healthy for spring training

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - San Francisco right-hander Tim Lincecum went all out during his bullpen session Thursday and reported that he felt just fine. The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner said he took a precautionary route after feeling some tightness in his back earlier in the week. <p style="line-height: ...

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