Sports News Headline - 22 August, 2008

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Last updated: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:07:11 EST

Sheridan: Team USA ready to renew rivalry with Argentina » Full Story
Team USA will have to get past a familiar foe to get to the gold-medal game, Chris Sheridan writes.

NFLPA director Upshaw, 63, dies of cancer » Full Story
Hall of Fame football player and longtime NFL Players Association executive director Gene Upshaw has died, Clear Channel Online reported.

Chargers' Merriman says he has ligament damage » Full Story
Shawne Merriman, who has missed more than a week of Chargers practice because of a sore left knee, is in the process of trying to figure out when he'll be able to play this season -- if at all.

White Sox seek 6th straight win, host Rays » Full Story
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Last updated: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:07:11 EST

Phils break out bats in thrashing of Maddux, LA - Sports Network » Full Story

Washington Post

Phils break out bats in thrashing of Maddux, LA
Sports Network - 53 minutes ago
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Chris Coste had two hits, including a three-run homer, and tied his career-high with four RBI, as the Philadelphia Phillies pounded the Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-1, in the opener of a four-game series at Citizens Bank ...
Phils hammer Dodgers with homers MLB.com
Phillies dump Maddux, Dodgers 8-1 The Associated Press
Rotoworld.com - United Press International - Comcast SportsNet - Philadelphia Inquirer
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New Faces Give New Hope to Fans Expecting Same Old Story - New York Times » Full Story

Washington Post

New Faces Give New Hope to Fans Expecting Same Old Story
New York Times - 50 minutes ago
By JOE LAPOINTE Mets fans still brooding about last season’s disaster might consider what was different about their personnel during Friday night’s 3-0 victory over the Houston Astros at Shea Stadium.
National League Game Summary - Houston at New York Sports Network
Johan, Mets blank Astros MLB.com
The Associated Press - Houston Chronicle - Rotoworld.com - Astros.com
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LOOK OUT, SPAIN US Redeem Team is one win from gold after handling ... - San Francisco Chronicle » Full Story

Canada.com

LOOK OUT, SPAIN US Redeem Team is one win from gold after handling ...
San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour ago
(08-22) 18:26 PDT Beijing -- - LeBron James scurried away from his first Olympics hearing all about the downfall of US basketball, about how a bunch of selfish NBA players posing as a Dream Team had been outclassed by a real national team.
Calm, cool Kidd giving US gold-medal mentality Dallas Morning News
Redeem Team's quest years in the making Baltimore Sun
FOXSports.com - Washington Post - New York Times - Chicago Tribune
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As Gymnastics Cheating Evidence Grows, IOC Shrinks - Washington Post » Full Story

Vancouver Sun

As Gymnastics Cheating Evidence Grows, IOC Shrinks
Washington Post - 9 hours ago
By Sally Jenkins Everyone is playing sleuth over whether China cheated in women's gymnastics. The hope is that the officials who govern Olympic competition will conduct a straightforward investigation, but regrettably, such a thing seems to be beyond ...
Video: Olympics '08: IOC Wants Answers on Gymnasts' Age AssociatedPress
IOC to investigate Chinese gymnast's age San Jose Mercury News
New Straits Times - Boston Herald - Bleacher Report
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Last updated: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:07:11 EST

US beats Argentina, shoots for gold Sunday (AP) » Full Story

USA's players hold hands after winning a men's semifinal basketball game against Argentina at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing,  Friday, Aug. 22, 2008.  (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)AP - The climb back to the top is nearly complete. One more win and U.S. basketball is golden again.




Bolt goes 3-for-3, adding relay gold to 100, 200 (AP) » Full Story

Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates winning his third gold medal after the final for the men's 4x100-meter relay during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium  at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)AP - Usain Bolt loves the cameras, the cameras love Usain Bolt, and when they connected during his third victory lap of these Olympics, he smiled that infectious smile and raised three fingers.




Gymnasts' parents 'indignant' over age questions (AP) » Full Story

From L to R : Cheng Fei, Yang Yilin, Li Shanshan, He Kexin, Jiang Yuyuan and Deng Linlin of China celebrate as they arrive on the podium after winning the women's team artistic gymnastics gold medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 13, 2008.     REUTERS/Mike Blake (CHINA)AP - The parents of the Chinese gymnasts are indignant, the International Olympic Committee sounds satisfied and the Beijing Games are almost over. Yet questions persisted Friday about the ages of China's gold-medal women's gymnastics team.




Stricker takes lead in Barclays title defense (AP) » Full Story

Steve Stricker tees off on the 15th hole during the second round of The Barclays golf tournament on Friday, Aug. 22, 2008, at Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, N.J. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)AP - Steve Stricker is right at home at Ridgewood Country Club — and the top of The Barclays leaderboard.





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Last updated: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:07:11 EST

Soccer fun in the sun on last day but one » Full Story
BEIJING (Reuters) - Argentina defend their Olympic gold in men's soccer against Nigeria in the broiling midday heat on Saturday, the last full day of competition in the 2008 Games.



Rogers and Dalhausser take gold in beach volleyball » Full Story
BEIJING (Reuters) - World champions Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser beat Brazil to win the men's Olympic beach volleyball on Friday, making it two out of two for the United States who also won the women's event.



U.S. juggernaut sets up Spain in basketball final » Full Story
BEIJING (Reuters) - Hot favorites the United States trampled defending champions Argentina 101-81 in a bruising game on Friday to reach the Olympic men's basketball final.




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