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Headlines   • Griffey ties Sosa on home run list   • Reds place Hairston on DL   • CC: Closer to an MVP than a Cy Young?   • Harden, Cubs blank Reds   • National League Game Summary - Cincinnati at Chicago   • Snell leads Pirates over Cards   • National League Game Summary - Pittsburgh at St. Louis   • Cards' Isringhausen shut down with elbow tendonitis   • National League Game Summary - Colorado at Los Angeles

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Headlines   • Panthers release veteran DT Scott   • Dolphins trade CB Daniels to Browns   • Eagles' Curtis out with sports hernia   • Jets sign WR Brackins   • Falcons release Joe Horn   • Patriots drop Pollard, sign DeVree   • Report: Bengals can't quit WR Henry   • Giants hold off Browns   • NFL Game Summary - Cleveland at NY Giants

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Headlines   • Second opinion confirms knee injury for Sixers' Smith   • Addition of Artest has moved Rockets up ladder   • Report: Sixers bring back Ratliff   • 2008 NBA Unrestricted Free Agents   • Los Angeles Clippers offseason update   • 2008 NBA Restricted Free Agents   • Sixers ink Iguodala to new deal   • Philadelphia 76ers offseason update   • Phoenix Suns offseason update

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Headlines   • Red Wings re-sign Downey   • NHL Unrestricted Free Agents   • Pens' Whitney undergoes surgery   • Coyotes ink Perreault   • Flyers extend head coach Stevens once more   • Penguins break ground on new arena   • NHL Restricted Free Agents   • New York Islanders   • Islanders name Gordon head coach

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Headlines   • Out of the Rough   • Hull enters top 50 in Rolex Rankings   • Pettersson returns to top 50 in World Rankings   • This Week in Golf - August 21st through August 24th   • Hull breaks through with first win at Canadian Open   • Funk cruises to first major title at Tradition   • Pettersson holds off McCarron for Wyndham title   • Kang wins playoff for first Duramed Futures title   • Hanson holds off Edberg for win in Sweden

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Headlines   • NASCAR - Sprint Cup - Sharpie 500 Preview   • 2008 ARCA RE/MAX Series Results/Schedule   • 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Results/Schedule   • Edwards, Roush dominate Michigan again   • NASCAR - Sprint Cup - 3M Performance 400 Preview   • Busch sweeps the road courses with Watkins Glen win   • 2008 ASA Late Model Series Results/Schedule   • 2008 American Le Mans Series Results/Schedule   • NASCAR - Sprint Cup - Centurion Boats at the Glen Preview

News Stories Things continue to go well for Barbaro Inaugural St. Louis Derby draws 12 Wagers to be refunded from 3rd "Jug" future pool Lava Man captures Pacific Classic Lava Man one to beat in Pacific Classic New harness track set to open in Pennsylvania Total Truth morning line favorite in 3rd "Jug" future pool Barbaro well enough to go outside

MLB Probables Two Start Pitchers Wednesday, August 20, 2008 2008 Statistics Away/Home Last 3 Starts Team Pitcher W-L ERA IP K W-L ERA W-L ERA IP K OAK Dallas Braden (L) 3-2 4.50 44.0 27 2-1 4.63 1-1 4.67 17.1 7 @MIN Francisco Liriano (L) 3-3 4.97 29.0 22 2-1 1.50 3-0 1.45 18.2 15 SEA R.A. Dickey (R) 3-7 4.92 97.0 55 3-2 4.18 0-1 10.80 8.1 7 @CWS Gavin Floyd (R) 12-6 3.75 146.1 103 8-2 3.27 1-0 6.60 15.0 14 HOU Wandy Rodriguez (L) 7-5 4.15 106.1 95 4-1 4.53 1-1 7.71 14.0 12 @MLW Manny Parra (L) 9-6 4.12 137.2 118 5-2 3.35 0-2 5.30 18.2 21 COL Jeff Francis (L) 3-8 5.74 111.1 72 1-3 6.06 0-1 6.23 17.1 7 @LAD Chad Billingsley (R) 12-9 3.10 156.2 162 8-4 3.28 1-0 3.50 18.0 17 BOS Clay Buchholz (R) 2-8 6.35 73.2 72 0-6 8.18 0-2 9.00 10.0 9 @BAL Chris Waters (L) 1-0 4.32 16.2 9 0-0 13.50 1-0 4.32 16.2 9 KC Gil Meche (R) 10-9 4.13 159.0 129 5-5 3.65 1-0 3.44 18.1 23 @CLE Zach Jackson (L) 0-0 5.19 8.2 2 0-0 5.40 0-0 5.19 8.2 2 WAS Collin Balester () 2-5 5.06 42.2 28 1-2 5.23 1-2 4.96 16.1 12 @PHI Brett Myers (R) 5-10 5.02 134.1 109 4-3 3.48 1-1 2.61 20.2 17 NYY Andy Pettitte (L) 12-9 4.30 163.1 126 7-4 3.87 0-1 5.21 19.0 15 @TOR David Purcey (L) 2-3 5.93 30.1 23 1-1 3.86 1-2 4.24 17.0 16 ATL Jair Jurrjens (R) 11-8 3.15 151.1 112 6-5 3.18 1-2 3.79 19.0 16 @NYM Mike Pelfrey (R) 11-8 3.91 145.0 83 7-6 3.05 2-1 3.93 18.1 7 LAA Jered Weaver (R) 10-9 4.47 141.0 110 5-5 4.86 1-1 7.16 16.1 14 @TB Matt Garza (R) 10-7 3.63 143.2 98 6-2 2.47 1-1 4.12 19.2 18 DET Nate Robertson (L) 7-9 5.87 145.2 94 3-5 7.59 1-1 4.50 18.0 12 @TEX Kevin Millwood (R) 6-7 5.58 113.0 88 5-2 5.17 0-2 9.24 12.2 16 CIN Bronson Arroyo (R) 10-10 5.51 143.2 125 6-4 6.72 1-2 3.93 18.1 18 @CHC Ted Lilly (L) 12-6 4.32 154.0 141 6-3 4.67 2-0 3.20 19.2 17 PIT Jason Davis (R) 1-2 1.80 20.0 9 0-1 1.54 0-2 2.16 16.2 7 @STL Todd Wellemeyer (R) 10-4 3.79 142.1 95 6-4 4.66 2-0 1.77 20.1 11 SD Jake Peavy (R) 9-8 2.61 134.2 133 4-4 4.14 1-2 2.25 20.0 18 @ARZ Dan Haren (R) 13-6 2.96 167.0 156 9-3 2.96 2-1 5.59 19.1 22 FLA Scott Olsen (L) 6-8 4.03 154.0 86 2-3 5.67 0-2 4.00 18.0 14 @SF Matt Cain (R) 8-9 3.57 169.0 153 5-5 3.68 2-0 2.61 20.2 15 Thursday, August 21, 2008 2008 Statistics Away/Home Last 3 Starts Team Pitcher W-L ERA IP K W-L ERA W-L ERA IP K KC Zack Greinke (R) 9-8 3.92 158.1 142 5-6 4.30 1-1 3.50 18.0 17 @CLE Cliff Lee (L) 17-2 2.43 170.2 134 7-0 2.11 3-0 1.50 24.0 9 CIN Aaron Harang (R) 3-13 5.59 130.1 115 1-7 5.74 0-3 16.97 11.2 13 @CHC Carlos Zambrano (R) 12-5 3.38 157.0 107 6-1 3.09 0-1 8.80 15.1 11 FLA Josh Johnson (R) 3-0 3.37 42.2 36 2-0 2.70 2-0 2.37 19.0 16 @SF Jonathan Sanchez (L) 8-9 4.53 135.0 133 2-4 4.26 0-3 5.06 16.0 8 WAS Tim Redding (R) 8-8 4.66 146.2 98 4-3 4.41 1-2 7.31 16.0 14 @PHI Jamie Moyer (L) 11-7 3.64 151.0 95 4-4 4.61 1-1 2.50 18.0 11 NYY Sidney Ponson (R) 7-3 4.19 109.2 46 4-3 4.20 1-1 3.98 20.1 8 @TOR Jesse Litsch (R) 8-7 4.20 122.0 62 4-2 3.51 0-2 5.65 14.1 7 ATL Mike Hampton (L) 2-1 6.92 26.0 10 1-1 8.40 2-1 5.29 17.0 9 @NYM Pedro Martinez (R) 4-3 4.96 69.0 49 2-2 2.91 1-1 1.86 19.1 10 SD Justin Germano (R) 0-3 5.98 43.2 17 0-2 6.64 0-0 8.44 5.1 1 @ARZ Brandon Webb (R) 18-4 2.85 177.0 145 8-1 3.36 3-0 1.57 23.0 15 MIN Scott Baker (R) 7-3 3.91 119.2 101 4-2 4.45 0-0 6.11 17.2 12 @LAA John Lackey (R) 10-2 3.22 120.1 93 4-1 3.60 1-0 4.74 19.0 12 OAK Greg Smith (L) 5-12 3.91 142.2 91 3-7 4.33 0-2 2.87 15.2 7 @SEA Ryan Rowland-Smith (L) 2-1 4.11 65.2 48 0-1 4.15 0-0 6.14 14.2 11 COL Jorge De La Rosa (L) 6-6 6.16 87.2 95 2-5 7.32 1-0 2.89 9.1 11 @LAD Derek Lowe (R) 9-10 3.99 160.1 113 7-5 2.72 1-1 6.48 16.2 8 Friday, August 22, 2008 2008 Statistics Away/Home Last 3 Starts Team Pitcher W-L ERA IP K W-L ERA W-L ERA IP K WAS John Lannan (L) 6-12 3.81 141.2 89 4-5 2.40 0-1 5.29 17.0 16 @CHC Jason Marquis (R) 8-7 4.67 129.0 68 4-4 5.68 2-1 4.58 17.2 6 NYY Mike Mussina (R) 16-7 3.35 153.1 106 6-1 3.05 2-0 2.70 20.0 16 @BAL Radhames Liz (R) 4-3 7.47 47.0 33 2-2 6.59 1-2 11.19 13.2 7 LAD Clayton Kershaw (L) 2-3 3.59 72.2 64 1-1 4.71 1-0 2.37 19.0 21 @PHI Kyle Kendrick (R) 10-7 5.01 134.2 61 4-3 3.90 1-2 9.00 13.0 6 BOS Paul Byrd (R) 7-11 4.55 138.1 56 4-8 5.56 2-1 2.70 23.1 3 @TOR Roy Halladay (R) 14-9 2.64 191.0 159 6-4 2.77 2-1 1.14 23.2 18 HOU Brandon Backe (R) 7-12 5.62 145.2 112 3-7 5.65 1-2 12.94 16.0 12 @NYM Johan Santana (L) 11-7 2.75 177.0 148 6-3 2.56 2-0 1.96 23.0 20 PIT Zach Duke (L) 4-11 5.26 145.1 68 0-4 5.70 0-2 5.21 19.0 11 @MLW Dave Bush (R) 7-9 4.26 139.1 90 5-3 3.15 2-0 1.77 20.1 16 CLE Fausto Carmona (R) 5-5 4.71 84.0 35 2-1 4.45 0-2 6.75 17.1 8 @TEX Matt Harrison (L) 5-2 5.77 43.2 15 3-1 4.08 3-0 3.72 19.1 11 DET Justin Verlander (R) 9-13 4.60 164.1 129 3-7 4.88 1-2 5.50 18.0 16 @KC Brian Bannister (R) 7-12 5.96 140.1 91 5-6 3.64 0-3 12.75 12.0 10 TB Edwin Jackson (R) 9-8 3.97 143.0 83 5-3 3.28 2-1 2.41 18.2 12 @CWS John Danks (L) 10-5 3.11 150.1 126 4-5 3.61 2-1 1.83 19.2 20 ATL Charlie Morton (R) 3-7 5.95 62.0 41 3-1 3.41 1-2 4.11 15.1 13 @STL Joel Pineiro (R) 6-5 4.80 123.2 63 2-1 3.95 3-0 3.60 20.0 12 CIN Josh Fogg (R) 2-5 7.71 65.1 38 1-2 7.52 0-2 8.44 10.2 4 @COL Livan Hernandez (R) 11-9 6.07 148.1 57 8-3 5.08 1-2 14.21 12.2 4 FLA Anibal Sanchez (R) 2-2 3.52 23.0 20 0-1 5.40 1-2 3.63 17.1 16 @ARZ Randy Johnson (L) 10-9 4.16 138.1 126 5-4 5.26 1-2 3.10 20.1 19 MIN Glen Perkins (L) 10-3 4.17 116.2 57 3-1 4.60 2-0 3.98 20.1 7 @LAA Joe Saunders (L) 14-5 3.14 157.2 78 6-2 3.63 0-0 3.50 18.0 10 OAK Gio Gonzalez (L) 1-2 7.54 14.1 11 0-1 6.00 1-2 7.54 14.1 11 @SEA Ryan Feierabend (L) 0-1 18.00 3.0 1 0-0 0.00 0-1 18.00 3.0 1 SD Chad Reineke (R) 1-0 5.40 5.0 5 0-0 0.00 1-0 5.40 5.0 5 @SF Tim Lincecum (R) 13-3 2.60 169.2 192 4-2 3.41 2-0 1.80 20.0 25 Saturday, August 23, 2008 2008 Statistics Away/Home Last 3 Starts Team Pitcher W-L ERA IP K W-L ERA W-L ERA IP K WAS Odalis Perez (L) 5-9 4.06 124.0 83 5-4 5.43 1-1 3.50 18.0 9 @CHC Ryan Dempster (R) 14-5 2.92 163.1 149 11-2 2.76 2-1 3.06 17.2 23 BOS Josh Beckett (R) 11-9 4.34 149.1 145 6-5 3.17 2-1 5.82 17.0 18 @TOR Shaun Marcum (R) 8-5 3.36 131.1 107 5-3 2.62 3-0 2.00 18.0 14 LAD Greg Maddux (R) 6-9 3.99 153.1 80 3-5 5.75 2-1 1.89 19.0 9 @PHI Cole Hamels (L) 10-8 3.22 181.2 157 5-6 3.06 1-1 2.11 21.1 17 ATL Jorge Campillo (R) 7-6 3.29 126.0 88 4-2 2.13 1-2 7.50 18.0 12 @STL Kyle Lohse (R) 13-6 3.94 162.0 90 7-2 3.08 0-3 5.71 17.1 12 SD Cha Seung Baek (R) 4-8 4.99 106.1 71 4-0 3.72 1-2 3.93 18.1 13 @SF Barry Zito (L) 7-15 5.43 134.1 86 2-10 6.95 1-2 5.60 17.2 10 NYY Carl Pavano (R) 0-0 0.00 0 0 0-0 0.00 0-0 0.00 0 0 @BAL Jeremy Guthrie (R) 10-9 3.15 177.0 110 4-5 3.40 2-1 1.71 21.0 12 TB Scott Kazmir (L) 9-6 3.21 115.0 127 4-5 3.90 1-1 5.28 15.1 17 @CWS Javier Vazquez (R) 10-10 4.34 164.0 159 6-4 4.11 2-1 2.35 23.0 26 PIT Jeff Karstens (R) 2-2 2.25 28.0 11 2-0 0.00 1-2 2.86 22.0 9 @MLW Jeff Suppan (R) 8-7 4.62 142.1 72 2-2 4.19 2-0 3.86 21.0 10 DET Zach Miner (R) 6-4 3.94 75.1 41 3-3 4.05 1-0 4.73 13.1 9 @KC Robinson Tejeda (R) 1-2 3.66 32.0 35 1-2 5.31 1-0 1.80 5.0 8 HOU Roy Oswalt (R) 11-8 4.28 149.1 126 4-5 3.99 3-0 1.64 22.0 20 @NYM John Maine (R) 10-7 3.82 134.1 118 5-2 4.29 1-0 0.63 14.1 15 CLE Jeremy Sowers (L) 2-6 5.46 84.0 44 1-5 6.59 1-0 4.26 19.0 6 @TEX Dustin Nippert (R) 1-3 7.83 43.2 27 0-2 4.98 0-1 7.50 12.0 6 CIN Edinson Volquez (R) 15-5 2.73 151.2 150 8-3 2.04 2-1 2.89 18.2 11 @COL Aaron Cook (R) 15-8 3.86 177.0 83 6-5 4.12 1-2 7.16 16.1 9 FLA Chris Volstad (R) 4-2 3.02 44.2 29 3-0 1.19 2-0 2.65 17.0 8 @ARZ Yusmeiro Petit (R) 2-3 3.02 41.2 30 1-1 3.27 1-2 3.71 17.0 12 MIN Nick Blackburn (R) 9-7 3.71 152.2 78 3-4 4.48 1-1 4.82 18.2 8 @LAA Jon Garland (R) 11-8 4.33 158.0 71 4-5 4.05 1-2 4.50 20.0 8 OAK Kirk Saarloos (R) 1-0 1.59 11.1 4 1-0 0.00 1-0 1.59 11.1 4 @SEA Jarrod Washburn (L) 5-13 4.95 140.0 78 2-6 5.50 0-3 6.23 17.1 9 Sunday, August 24, 2008 2008 Statistics Away/Home Last 3 Starts Team Pitcher W-L ERA IP K W-L ERA W-L ERA IP K BOS Jon Lester (L) 12-4 3.17 167.2 114 5-3 3.43 2-1 3.38 21.1 13 @TOR A.J. Burnett (R) 16-9 4.51 171.2 178 10-3 4.74 3-0 4.05 20.0 25 HOU Randy Wolf (L) 8-11 4.81 146.0 129 1-7 6.95 1-1 6.35 17.0 14 @NYM Oliver Perez (L) 9-7 3.93 149.0 134 4-2 3.62 2-0 2.70 20.0 19 NYY Darrell Rasner (R) 5-9 4.93 98.2 61 2-6 5.37 0-1 3.38 16.0 11 @BAL Daniel Cabrera (R) 8-8 4.98 168.0 93 4-2 5.79 1-1 5.06 16.0 7 LAD Hiroki Kuroda (R) 7-9 3.97 145.0 89 2-7 4.75 1-1 2.57 21.0 14 @PHI Joe Blanton (R) 6-12 4.87 159.0 85 2-9 4.53 0-0 4.24 17.0 16 TB Andy Sonnanstine (R) 13-6 4.37 152.1 95 6-3 4.24 2-0 2.89 18.2 13 @CWS Mark Buehrle (L) 11-10 3.91 168.0 102 8-3 3.15 3-0 2.75 19.2 18 PIT Paul Maholm (L) 8-7 3.64 168.0 117 2-6 4.40 1-0 1.64 22.0 19 @MLW CC Sabathia (L) 14-8 2.99 195.1 192 9-4 3.30 3-0 1.08 25.0 26 DET Kenny Rogers (L) 9-10 4.94 155.0 72 6-6 5.34 1-2 4.66 19.1 14 @KC Luke Hochevar (R) 6-12 5.51 129.0 72 4-5 4.80 0-3 6.11 17.2 10 ATL Jo-Jo Reyes (L) 3-9 5.18 88.2 69 1-4 3.54 0-1 10.64 11.0 10 @STL Braden Looper (R) 11-10 3.94 155.1 75 4-7 4.22 1-1 1.71 21.0 10 WAS Jason Bergmann (R) 2-9 4.50 116.0 83 3-6 3.58 1-1 5.51 16.1 12 @CHC Rich Harden (R) 8-2 2.04 119.0 151 4-0 1.84 2-0 2.04 17.2 20 CLE Anthony Reyes (R) 4-2 3.66 32.0 17 2-1 3.18 2-1 2.60 17.1 7 @TEX Vicente Padilla (R) 12-7 4.96 143.1 97 3-4 4.50 0-2 8.44 16.0 13 CIN Johnny Cueto (R) 8-12 4.74 152.0 142 3-9 4.90 1-1 2.65 17.0 22 @COL Ubaldo Jimenez (R) 9-11 3.99 158.0 129 5-5 3.73 1-2 7.31 16.0 15 MIN Kevin Slowey (R) 10-8 3.78 121.1 91 4-4 4.40 3-0 1.45 18.2 15 @LAA Ervin Santana (R) 13-5 3.39 169.2 166 4-3 3.54 1-0 3.54 20.1 23 SD Josh Banks (R) 3-6 4.81 82.1 42 2-4 5.33 0-2 10.80 13.1 8 @SF Kevin Correia (R) 2-7 5.15 87.1 56 1-3 4.71 0-1 3.63 17.1 10 OAK Sean Gallagher (R) 4-6 5.23 93.0 82 0-6 6.66 0-2 12.75 12.0 10 @SEA Felix Hernandez (R) 7-8 3.23 156.0 140 4-4 3.26 0-1 4.50 20.0 13 FLA Ricky Nolasco (R) 12-7 3.67 164.1 137 7-3 3.53 1-1 2.08 21.2 20 @ARZ Doug Davis (L) 5-7 4.68 105.2 88 3-4 4.97 1-1 7.04 15.1 12