Sports News Headline - 27 August, 2008

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Forde: One last Dash ... so long, Beijing! » Full Story
Forty names, games, countries and minutiae that made news in Beijing. It's the Forde-Meter Dash, Olympic wrap-up style.

Merriman will forgo surgery, play with knee injury » Full Story
Chargers Pro Bowl linebacker Shawne Merriman will forgo knee surgery and play this season for the San Diego Chargers despite the fact he has two torn ligaments in his left knee.
Bay, Pedroia power BoSox past fading Yankees » Full Story
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Sources: De La Hoya-Pacquiao bout set for Dec. 6 » Full Story
Oscar De La Hoya, boxing's biggest star, will announce Thursday that he will meet pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao on Dec. 6, two sources close to the fight told ESPN.com.

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Mets rally to regain lead in NL East - MLB.com » Full Story

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Mets rally to regain lead in NL East
MLB.com - 27 minutes ago
By Marty Noble / MLB.com PHILADELPHIA -- Daniel Murphy, who has made his early mark in the big leagues with long, patient, contentious at-bats, swung at the second pitch he saw from Brad Lidge in the eighth inning on Wednesday night and delivered a hit ...
Mets storm back on Phillies, win 6-3 The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Mets rally to beat Phillies, reclaim first place WRAL.com
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LPGA Is Facing Comprehension Issue - New York Times » Full Story

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LPGA Is Facing Comprehension Issue
New York Times - 49 minutes ago
By LARRY DORMAN NORTON, Mass. - Padraig Harrington was eating breakfast at his hotel Wednesday morning when he was interrupted by someone wanting to know if he had heard about the Ladies Professional Golf Association’s language policy calling for the ...
LPGA working out details of evaluating English proficiency USA Today
Words speak louder than actions for LPGA Los Angeles Times
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Taking Look at Replay and How It Will Work - New York Times » Full Story

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Taking Look at Replay and How It Will Work
New York Times - 48 minutes ago
By JACK CURRY If Major League Baseball’s new instant replay system had been in place for the entire season, it would have been used about 18 times so far to determine if a home run had been hit.
Video: Baseball to Start Using Instant Replay Thursday AssociatedPress
Technology worthy for instant replay MLB.com
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Jankovic, Kuznetsova, Dementieva reach third round in Flushing - Sports Network » Full Story

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Jankovic, Kuznetsova, Dementieva reach third round in Flushing
Sports Network - 1 hour ago
Flushing Meadows, NY (Sports Network) - Former world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic, former champion and last year's runner-up Svetlana Kuznetsova, and Olympic gold medalist Elena Dementieva were a trio of second-round winners Wednesday at the US Open.
Not Every Serb Is Ready To Return to Spotlight New York Times
Notebook: Tsonga ready to rumble ESPN
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NASCAR puts Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards on probation (AP) » Full Story

Carl Edwards (99) passes Kyle Busch (18) during the final few laps of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sharpie 500 auto race at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn., Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)AP - NASCAR placed Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards on probation Wednesday for the next six Sprint Cup Series races, the result of their on-track incident last weekend at the end of the race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Merriman to play despite 2 torn knee ligaments (AP) » Full Story

In this Aug. 30, 2007, file photo, San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman waits for the snap during an NFL preseason football game against the San Francisco 49ers in San Diego. Merriman had his knee examined Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008, in Alabama after lingering soreness kept him out of practice for more than a week. (AP Photo/Chris Park, File)AP - The surgeon's knife can wait. Shawne Merriman is going to play football, two torn knee ligaments and all.
Mets rally to beat Phillies, reclaim first place (AP) » Full Story

New York Mets' Jose Reyes gets back to first base as Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard loses the ball in the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008, in Philadelphia. Reyes started to advance to second on a fly out by Luis Castillo, but returned to first. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)AP - Daniel Murphy hit a tiebreaking double after Carlos Delgado's second solo homer had tied the game in the eighth and the New York Mets beat Philadelphia 6-3 on Wednesday night to reclaim first place in the NL East.
Sources: De La Hoya wraps up deal for final fight (AP) » Full Story

In this May 3, 2008 file photo, Oscar De La Hoya celebrates after defeating Steve Forbes in their junior middleweight boxing match in Carson, Calif. De La Hoya has nearly wrapped up a deal to finish his boxing career Dec. 6 against Filipino star Manny Pacquiao, two people with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file)AP - Oscar De La Hoya has nearly wrapped up a deal to finish his boxing career Dec. 6 against Filipino star Manny Pacquiao, two people with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

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Davenport scrambles into round three » Full Story
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lindsay Davenport needed to rely on her greater wealth of experience to steer past Russian teenager Alisa Kleybanova 7-5 6-3 in the second round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday.



Harrington amazed by LPGA's English rule for Tour players » Full Story
NORTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) - British Open champion Padraig Harrington expressed astonishment on Wednesday after hearing that the women's LPGA Tour will require its players to speak English from 2009.



Bolt could have run 9.52 in Olympics, coach says » Full Story
ZURICH (Reuters) - Triple Olympic gold medalist and world record holder Usain Bolt could have run the 100 meters in 9.52 seconds if he had not slowed to celebrate, his coach said on Wednesday.




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