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Entries for July, 2008

Toronto and Long Beach added to 2009 Indy Car schedule.

The Indy Racing League’s IndyCar Series will debut in Long Beach and Toronto next year. The Grand Prix of Long Beach in California will be run on April 19. The 35-year-old event has hosted Formula One, CART and Champ Car World Series races. This season, Champ Car ran its final event there after its merger [...]

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Paul Tracy is still a major attraction in Indy Car Series.

It seemed like the IndyCar Series was getting along fine without Paul Tracy until the former champion showed up. Like in the old saying: out of sight, out of mind. Not anymore. Tracy’s performance this past week at Edmonton in his second race of the season and first IndyCar race since running in the 2002 [...]

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Tigers trade Ivan “Pduge” Rodriguez to the Yankees.

Ivan Rodriguez was the steady hand for the Florida Marlins when they won the 2003 World Series. A year later, he was the spark that helped turn around the Detroit franchise when nobody wanted to be a Tiger. The New York Yankees hope he can be a little of both during their push to the [...]

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Reds trade Ken Griffey Jr. to the Chicago White Sox.

The Cincinnati Reds traded Ken Griffey Jr. to the Chicago White Sox on Thursday, CBSSports.com has confirmed. Griffey accepted the trade, which must be approved by the commissioner’s office because of the amount of cash involved. That approval is expected to be a formaility. The Reds will get infielder Danny Richar and right-handed pitcher Nick [...]

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Cubs look to sweep as they beat Brewers again in Milwaukee.

Alfonso Soriano is hitting, and the Chicago Cubs are taking charge in the NL Central. Soriano got on base five times, Ryan Dempster pitched seven superb innings and Chicago once again beat the Milwaukee Brewers, winning 7-2 Wednesday night. The Cubs will try for a four-game sweep Thursday. After arriving at Miller Park this week [...]

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Packers president Murphy goes to Mississippi to talk to Favre.

Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy traveled to Mississippi to meet with quarterback Brett Favre and his agent James “Bus” Cook on Wednesday, in an apparent attempt to talk Favre out of reporting to camp later this week. Packers coach Mike McCarthy would not discuss the nature of the discussions after practice Wednesday morning. “I [...]

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Raheem Brock is the veteran leader of the Colts defensive line.

Raheem Brock remembers it well. And if the memory isn’t necessarily a fond one, Brock – a seven-year veteran leader who is now one of the Colts’ most versatile defensive linemen – can still look back on it and laugh. This was Brock’s first training camp. The year was 2002. Brock joined the Colts in [...]

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NL Central showdown game 3 preview – Cubs vs Brewers.

It’s been seven years since Ryan Dempster last won consecutive road starts in the same season. He’s had more frequent success overall against the Milwaukee Brewers. The Chicago All-Star looks to help the Cubs notch a fourth straight victory as they try to further extend their lead in the NL Central over the Brewers Wednesday [...]

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Sixers sign free agent guard Kareem Rush.

The Philadelphia 76ers signed free agent guard Kareem Rush on Tuesday to help bolster the team’s 3-point shooting. Terms of the deal were not released. The 6-foot-6, 215-pound Rush has averaged 6.8 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 314 games in five NBA seasons. Last season with the Indiana Pacers, he averaged 8.3 points, [...]

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Brett Favre files reinstatement papers with the NFL.

Brett Favre’s decision to file for reinstatement will force the Green Bay Packers to do one of three things: release him, trade him, or allow him to report to camp. If he reports, it potentially could cause a major distraction for a team that committed to moving on after he retired in March. NFL spokesman [...]

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