| Giants' Hamilton Faces Drug Charges |
| New York Giants defensive tackle Keith Hamilton was charged with cocaine and marijuana possession after his car was stopped for having tinted windows. Full Story
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| Police Probe Possible Tenn. Sex Assault |
| Police are investigating accusations that a juvenile girl was sexually assaulted at a Tennessee dormitory that houses athletes. Full Story
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| Two Table Tennis Players Banned |
| Two table tennis players from Yemen and Saudi Arabia were banned from international competition for the rest of the year after refusing to play an Israeli. Full Story
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| Friday's Sports Scoreboard |
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| Chile Reaches Final of World Team Cup |
| Chile reached the final of the World Team Cup after Fernando Gonzalez and Marcelo Rios won singles against Argentina on Friday. Full Story
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| Soccer's David Beckham Has Broken Wrist |
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| David Beckham will be sidelined up to two months with a broken wrist but will be ready for Manchester United's tour of the United States in July. Full Story
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| Sorenstam to Try and Make Cut at Colonial |
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| Annika Sorenstam has already made history. Now she's trying to make the cut. Still, no matter what happens Friday in the second round of the Colonial, the first woman to play in a PGA Tour event in 58 years has already accomplished most of what she set out to do. Full Story
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| Andy Roddick Reaches Raiffeisen GP Final |
| Top-seeded Andy Roddick reached the final of the Raiffeisen Grand Prix when David Sanchez quit in the second set Friday with a leg injury. Full Story
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| Humanitarian Bowl Gets New Time Slot |
| The Humanitarian Bowl gets a new time slot next season, becoming the final bowl before college football's national title game on Jan. 4. Full Story
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| FIFA Likely to Decide World Cup Site |
| The site of this year's Women's World Cup probably will be announced Monday. Full Story
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| Packers' Johnson Faces Marijuana Charge |
| Green Bay Packers defensive end Joe Johnson was charged with marijuana possession after a deputy saw his car stopped on the highway. Full Story
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| Saints WR Joe Horn Ends Contract Dispute |
| Saints wide receiver Joe Horn ended a two-month contract dispute in which he skipped this month's minicamp in protest. Full Story
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| Petacchi Wins Giro-D'Itala Stage |
| Alessandro Petacchi won a stage for the fourth time in this year's Giro d'Italia while Gilberto Simoni retained his overall lead. Full Story
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| Senators, Devils Set for Game 7 Showdown |
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| New Jersey Devils coach Pat Burns tried to put a little added pressure on the Ottawa Senators. "It's not us anymore," Burns said Thursday. "They're going back home and they have to win at home." Full Story
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| Nadal, Pavel Pull Out of French Open |
| Spanish teenager Rafael Nadal and Andrei Pavel pulled out of the French Open on Friday because of injuries. Full Story
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| Edmund Hillary Arrives in Nepal |
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| An exhausted Edmund Hillary was carried from an airplane when he arrived in Nepal on Friday to take part in celebrations commemorating his conquest of Mount Everest 50 years ago. Full Story
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| Bohdan Ulihrach Appeals 2-Year Drug Ban |
| Czech tennis player Bohdan Ulihrach appealed his two-year drug ban, contending he does not know how a steroid got into his system. Full Story
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| Pollin Says He Never Badmouthed Jordan |
| Washington majority owner Abe Pollin claims he never said anything negative about Michael Jordan, whose 3 1/2-year tenure with the Wizards ended acrimoniously earlier this month. Full Story
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| Despite Rare Leads, Mavs Tied With Spurs |
| Two games into the Western Conference finals, the Dallas Mavericks have been ahead for less than three minutes. Full Story
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| Stupples Leads LPGA's Corning Classic |
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| Annika Sorenstam wasn't playing the Corning Classic. It just seemed that way. With every television tuned in to her historic round against the men at Colonial - including a giant screen not far from the 18th green - Sorenstam provided a distraction of sorts for her LPGA Tour rivals Thursday. Full Story
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| Cavaliers Win LeBron James Sweepstakes |
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| LeBron James will begin his NBA career in his own back yard. The Cleveland Cavaliers scored perhaps the biggest victory in franchise history Thursday night, winning the NBA draft lottery and the right to select the high school phenom from nearby Akron. Full Story
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| Yankees Suffer Losses on and Off Field |
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| All of a sudden, the losses are piling up for the New York Yankees, on and off the field. Toronto beat New York 8-3 on a tough Thursday night for the AL East leaders. Along with dropping their fourth straight game at Yankee Stadium, they learned center fielder Bernie Williams will miss at least a month because of a bad knee and watched Jorge Posada limp off after being hit by a pitch. Full Story
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| Dodgers Top Rockies for 7th Straight Win |
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| The Los Angeles Dodgers had been waiting a long time for a streak like this. Full Story
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| LPGA's Sorenstam Shoots 71 at Colonial |
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| Annika Sorenstam has already made history. Now she's trying to make the cut. Still, no matter what happens Friday in the second round of the Colonial, the first woman to play in a PGA Tour event in 58 years has already accomplished most of what she set out to do. Full Story
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| Nets Take 3-0 Series Lead Against Pistons |
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| Leading a fast break that had been stifled for two games on the road, Jason Kidd had a career playoff-high 34 points, 12 rebounds, six assists and four steals as the New Jersey Nets beat Detroit 97-85 Thursday night to take a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. Full Story
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