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Roethlisberger suspension reduced to 4 games (AP)
4 Sep 2010 at 3:00am

AP - Ben Roethlisberger is getting time off for good behavior.




Clijsters wins before 25-minute rain delay at Open (AP)
4 Sep 2010 at 7:08am

AP - Kim Clijsters beat Petra Kvitova and Hurricane Earl with a quick victory before rain briefly suspended play at the U.S. Open.



NHL OKs Kovalchuk's second contract with Devils (AP)
4 Sep 2010 at 3:57am
AP - The NHL has signed off on Ilya Kovalchuk's latest contract with the New Jersey Devils.

Torres back in business as Spain cruise (AFP)
4 Sep 2010 at 5:14am

AFP - Liverpool forward Fernando Torres scored a brace as world champions Spain began their European title defence with a convincing 4-0 win over Liechtenstein on Friday in their opening Group I qualifier for the Euro 2012 finals.




Morgan gets 8 games for Nats-Marlins brawl (AP)
4 Sep 2010 at 6:35am

AP - Nyjer Morgan's wild week has landed him an eight-game suspension, one of nine punishments handed out Friday by Major League Baseball following a brawl between Washington Nationals and Florida Marlins.




AP source: Investigators subpoena UNC's Austin (AP)
4 Sep 2010 at 7:31am

AP - Investigators from the North Carolina Secretary of State's office have subpoenaed Tar Heels defensive tackle Marvin Austin, a person familiar with the situation said Friday.



Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia has surgery on foot (AP)
4 Sep 2010 at 5:46am
AP - Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia has undergone season-ending surgery for a broken bone in his left foot.

Steelers' Leftwich likely to miss start of season (AP)
4 Sep 2010 at 6:40am

AP - Ben Roethlisberger isn't the only Steelers quarterback who might be out for four weeks.




Granderson, Gardner lead Yanks to 7th straight win (AP)
4 Sep 2010 at 7:32am

AP - Curtis Granderson drove in three runs with a pair of doubles, Brett Gardner sparked the offense from his leadoff spot and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 on Friday to match a season high with their seventh straight victory.



Guard Delonte West returning to Celtics (AP)
2 Sep 2010 at 5:07am
AP - Delonte West is returning to the Boston Celtics.
Missouri State routs Eastern Kentucky 31-9 (AP)
4 Sep 2010 at 5:52am
AP - Senior quarterback Cody Kirby accounted for three touchdowns, Chris Douglas ran for 128 yards and Missouri State routed Eastern Kentucky 31-9 on Friday.

Petacchi wins tragedy-hit cycling Tour of Spain stage (AFP)
4 Sep 2010 at 1:48am

AFP - Italy's Alessandro Petacchi won the seventh stage of the Tour of Spain here on Friday but the action was overshadowed by the death of a Team Sky masseur.



Avalanche sign F Chris Stewart to 2-year deal (AP)
3 Sep 2010 at 9:28am
AP - The Colorado Avalanche remain committed to their youth movement, signing forward Chris Stewart to a two-year deal.

Murray stays the course at US Open (AFP)
4 Sep 2010 at 6:57am

AFP - Andy Murray battled Hurricane Earl and a rum Jamaican on Friday to reach the third round of the US Open.




Johnson, Day atop leaderboard in Boston (AP)
4 Sep 2010 at 7:28am

AP - Zach Johnson and Jason Day beat up on the course and beat the weather at the Deutsche Bank Championship.