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• Your Top Plays for Today
• Hoosier Ryan Newman wins Brickyard 400 at Indy
• Shea's quick goal gives US 1-0 victory over Panama
• Derek Jeter HRs on 1st pitch in return to Yankees
• Tino Martinez resigns as Marlins hitting coach
• Baseball Hall doors open for White, Ruppert, O'Day
• Brandt Snedeker wins Canadian Open
• Heyward's homer helps Braves sweep Cardinals, 5-2
• Franklin, Ledecky shine, but US misses Phelps
• Yasiel Puig homers in 11th, Dodgers beat Reds 1-0
• Mahan baby present on way after Snedeker's Canadian win
• Snedeker gifted Canadian crown after Johnson collapse
• Martinez resigns as Marlins coach after alleged player abuse: reports
• Golf-U.S. PGA Tour Canadian Open scores
• Senior British Open championship goes to fifth day
• Snedeker closing in on Canadian crown
• Matsui officially retires as a New York Yankee
• Golf-Snedeker closing in on Canadian crown

Your Top Plays for Today Posted: 29 Jul 2013 12:16 AM PDT Your Top Plays for Today: AP's Sports Guide

Hoosier Ryan Newman wins Brickyard 400 at Indy Posted: 28 Jul 2013 07:14 PM PDT INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A born and bred Hoosier, Ryan Newman spent his childhood racing everywhere from Anderson to Winchester and every short track he could find in a state mad about racing.

Shea's quick goal gives US 1-0 victory over Panama Posted: 29 Jul 2013 12:11 AM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann likes to describe Brek Shea's style of play as "unpredictable."

Derek Jeter HRs on 1st pitch in return to Yankees Posted: 28 Jul 2013 05:12 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Derek Jeter returned to the New York Yankees' lineup — again — with customary flair, making an immediate impact on a team desperate for power.

Tino Martinez resigns as Marlins hitting coach Posted: 28 Jul 2013 04:24 PM PDT MIAMI (AP) — Tino Martinez resigned as the Miami Marlins' hitting coach hours after complaints by players that he verbally abused them became public.

Baseball Hall doors open for White, Ruppert, O'Day Posted: 28 Jul 2013 03:11 PM PDT COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — The rain, the gloom, the small gathering of fans didn't matter.

Brandt Snedeker wins Canadian Open Posted: 28 Jul 2013 05:25 PM PDT OAKVILLE, Ontario (AP) — Zoe Olivia Mahan can expect something special from Brandt Snedeker.

Heyward's homer helps Braves sweep Cardinals, 5-2 Posted: 28 Jul 2013 09:20 PM PDT ATLANTA (AP) — Jason Heyward might be staying in the leadoff spot.

Franklin, Ledecky shine, but US misses Phelps Posted: 28 Jul 2013 01:35 PM PDT BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — With Michael Phelps cheering from the stands and a big assist from a teammate, Missy Franklin got off to a thrilling start in her own quest to win eight gold medals at the world championships.

Yasiel Puig homers in 11th, Dodgers beat Reds 1-0 Posted: 28 Jul 2013 07:25 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yasiel Puig does everything with a touch of panache, including his game-ending home run trot.

Mahan baby present on way after Snedeker's Canadian win Posted: 28 Jul 2013 06:00 PM PDT By Steve Keating OAKVILLE, Ontario (Reuters) - Brandt Snedeker will use some of the $1 million purse from his Canadian Open win on Sunday to buy Hunter Mahan's new baby daughter Zoe a gift after his rival surrendered a shot at a big payday to return home for her birth. "Zoe will be getting a very nice baby gift from me," said Snedeker after his three-shot victory at Glen Abbey Golf Club. "I can't thank Kandi (Mahan) enough for going into labor early, otherwise I don't know if I'd be sitting here if she hadn't. "But that is a way more important thing than a golf tournament. ...

Snedeker gifted Canadian crown after Johnson collapse Posted: 28 Jul 2013 05:39 PM PDT By Steve Keating OAKVILLE, Ontario (Reuters) - American Brandt Snedeker took advantage of a Dustin Johnson meltdown to claim a three-shot victory at the Canadian Open on Sunday. Snedeker, who began the final round with a wafer-thin one-shot cushion atop the leaderboard, could not be nudged from his perch all day, carding a two-under 70 to collect his sixth career PGA Tour win and second of the season. "This is a tournament I said early on in my career I wanted to win just because my caddie (Scott Vail) is actually from Canada and it's his national open," Snedeker told reporters. ...

Martinez resigns as Marlins coach after alleged player abuse: reports Posted: 28 Jul 2013 04:52 PM PDT By David Jones (Reuters) - Miami Marlins batting coach Tino Martinez resigned on Sunday afternoon amid claims he was abusive to several players, according to the Miami Herald and MLB.com. Martinez, a first-year coach and retired first baseman for the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners, handed in his resignation after the agent for rookie second baseman Derek Dietrich contacted the Marlins over an incident that reportedly took place several months back, the Herald said. ...

Golf-U.S. PGA Tour Canadian Open scores Posted: 28 Jul 2013 03:18 PM PDT July 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour Canadian Open at the par-72 course on Sunday in Oakville, ON 272 Brandt Snedeker (U.S.) 70 69 63 70 275 William McGirt (U.S.) 71 69 67 68 Dustin Johnson (U.S.) 75 67 63 70 Matt Kuchar (U.S.) 66 74 64 71 Jason Bohn (U.S.) 70 68 66 71 276 Roberto Castro (U.S.) 69 70 67 70 John Merrick (U.S.) 71 62 72 71 Mark Wilson (U.S.) 70 69 67 70 277 Aaron Baddeley (Australia) 68 68 73 68 Jim Furyk (U.S.) 72 67 68 70 Patrick Reed (U.S.) 68 68 70 71 278 Rory Sabbatini (South Africa) 69 71 71 67 Greg Owen (Britain) 70 68 67 73 Kyle Stanley (U.S. ...

Senior British Open championship goes to fifth day Posted: 28 Jul 2013 02:54 PM PDT (Reuters) - The battle between Bernhard Langer and Mark Wiebe for the Senior British Open Championship will go into a fifth day after bad light brought an end to play following the second playoff hole at Royal Birkdale on Sunday. The pair were locked at nine-under par after 72 holes after German Langer blew a two-shot lead on the final hole with a double bogey to send the championship into a playoff. Play had earlier been held up twice due to rain and the threat of thunder and lightning. ...

Snedeker closing in on Canadian crown Posted: 28 Jul 2013 01:42 PM PDT OAKVILLE, Ontario (Reuters) - American Brandt Snedeker was closing in on his second PGA Tour win of the season, taking a two shot lead midway through the final round of the Canadian Open on Sunday. After a week of near ideal conditions that produced record equaling scores, the Glen Abbey Golf Club showed its teeth as gusty winds whipped across the Jack Nicklaus designed layout. ...

Matsui officially retires as a New York Yankee Posted: 28 Jul 2013 01:38 PM PDT (Reuters) - Japanese slugger Hideki Matsui was afforded an emotional farewell to Major League Baseball on Sunday, ending his glittering career as a New York Yankee after re-signing with his old team for less than two hours. Matsui's final game in the majors was for the Tampa Bay Rays last year but the Yankees signed him to a one-day contract so he could end his career at the team where he enjoyed his greatest success. "I'd like to thank the Yankees organization, from the bottom of my heart, for giving me this opportunity," Matsui said through a translator. ...

Golf-Snedeker closing in on Canadian crown Posted: 28 Jul 2013 12:54 PM PDT OAKVILLE, Ontario, July 28 (Reuters) - American Brandt Snedeker was closing in on his second PGA Tour win of the season, taking a two shot lead midway through the final round of the Canadian Open on Sunday. After a week of near ideal conditions that produced record equalling scores, the Glen Abbey Golf Club showed its teeth as gusty winds whipped across the Jack Nicklaus designed layout. ...

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• Unsealed birth records give adoptees a new peek at their past
• Police: $53 million in jewels stolen in Cannes
• Pope wraps up historic trip with Copacabana Mass
• Pope draws 3M in Rio, one of largest papal Masses
• 2nd body found in NY river where best man vanished
• Police: $53 million in jewels stolen in Cannes
• Youth pastor, wife, chaperone died in bus crash
• Amanda Berry surprises Cleveland concert crowd
• Col. Bud Day, Medal of Honor recipient, dies at 88
• Judge questions train driver over crash in Spain
• Boats ply NY river in search for missing best man
• Death toll from Spain's train crash rises
• Pope draws 3M in Rio in 1 of largest papal Masses
• Search resumes for best man after NY boat crash
• Cambodian opposition makes gains in elections
• Social media help track property lost in Holocaust

Unsealed birth records give adoptees a new peek at their past Posted: 28 Jul 2013 08:30 AM PDT Maura Duffy spent a day in Chicago last September with her mother: A walk along Lake Michigan, shared meals, a boat tour highlighting Second City architecture.

Police: $53 million in jewels stolen in Cannes Posted: 28 Jul 2013 10:48 AM PDT A staggering 40 million euro ($53 million) worth of diamonds and other jewels was stolen Sunday from the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel in Cannes, in one of Europe's biggest jewelry heists in recent years, ...

Pope wraps up historic trip with Copacabana Mass Posted: 28 Jul 2013 07:46 AM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pope Francis wrapped up a historic trip to his home continent Sunday with a Mass on Copacabana beach that drew a reported 3 million people, who cheered the first Latin American pope in a remarkable response to his message that the Catholic Church must shake itself up and get out into the streets to find the faithful.

Pope draws 3M in Rio, one of largest papal Masses Posted: 28 Jul 2013 10:02 AM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An estimated 3 million people poured onto Rio's Copacabana beach on Sunday for the final Mass of Pope Francis' historic trip to his home continent, cheering the first Latin American pope in one of the biggest turnouts for a papal Mass in recent history.

2nd body found in NY river where best man vanished Posted: 28 Jul 2013 11:19 AM PDT PIERMONT, N.Y. (AP) — A second body was pulled from the Hudson River on Sunday near where a bride-to-be and her fiance's best man went missing after a nighttime boat crash near the Tappan Zee Bridge.

Police: $53 million in jewels stolen in Cannes Posted: 28 Jul 2013 10:47 AM PDT PARIS (AP) — A staggering 40 million euro ($53 million) worth of diamonds and other jewels was stolen Sunday from the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel in Cannes, in one of Europe's biggest jewelry heists in recent years, police said. One expert noted the crime follows recent jail escapes by members of the notorious "Pink Panther" jewel thief gang.

Youth pastor, wife, chaperone died in bus crash Posted: 28 Jul 2013 09:53 AM PDT INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The youth pastor of an Indianapolis church and his pregnant wife were among the three who died in Saturday's bus crash, a church leader said.

Amanda Berry surprises Cleveland concert crowd Posted: 28 Jul 2013 10:29 AM PDT CLEVELAND (AP) — A talk radio host who invited a woman held captive in a Cleveland home for a decade to a music festival says he was as surprised as anyone when she showed up.

Col. Bud Day, Medal of Honor recipient, dies at 88 Posted: 28 Jul 2013 09:46 AM PDT MIAMI (AP) — Retired Col. George "Bud" Day, a Medal of Honor recipient who spent 5½ years as a POW in Vietnam and was Arizona Sen. John McCain's cellmate, has died at the age of 88, his widow said Sunday.

Judge questions train driver over crash in Spain Posted: 28 Jul 2013 10:58 AM PDT SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (AP) — The driver of a Spanish train that derailed at high speed was being questioned by a judge on Sunday as officials tried to determine if he was responsible for the accident, which killed 79 people.

Boats ply NY river in search for missing best man Posted: 28 Jul 2013 09:58 AM PDT PIERMONT, N.Y. (AP) — Search boats plied the Hudson River on Sunday for any sign of the planned best man in a wedding who fell into the water after a speedboat carrying members of a bridal party crashed near the Tappan Zee Bridge.

Death toll from Spain's train crash rises Posted: 28 Jul 2013 09:05 AM PDT SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (AP) — An official says the death toll from Spain's train derailment has risen to 79 after an injured passenger died in a hospital.

Pope draws 3M in Rio in 1 of largest papal Masses Posted: 28 Jul 2013 08:49 AM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An estimated 3 million people poured onto Rio's Copacabana beach on Sunday for the final Mass of Pope Francis' historic trip to his home continent, cheering the first Latin American pope in one of the biggest turnouts for a papal Mass in recent history.

Search resumes for best man after NY boat crash Posted: 28 Jul 2013 09:39 AM PDT PIERMONT, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities returned to the Hudson River on Sunday to search for the planned best man in a wedding who fell into the water after a speedboat carrying members of a bridal party crashed near the Tappan Zee Bridge.

Cambodian opposition makes gains in elections Posted: 28 Jul 2013 09:49 AM PDT PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia's opposition appeared to make impressive gains in Sunday's general election, though the ruling party claimed a victory that would extend the mandate of longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen. The results, if confirmed, lend support to opposition contentions that the vote could usher in opportunities for greater democracy.

Social media help track property lost in Holocaust Posted: 28 Jul 2013 02:21 AM PDT BERLIN (AP) — When Cati Holland checked her email a few weeks ago, she was surprised to find a message saying she was eligible for compensation for her grandmother's Berlin store that was seized by the Nazis more than 70 years ago.

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• Radio, TV personality David 'Kidd' Kraddick dies
• 'Parenthood' cast addresses NBC support at TCA
• Musician JJ Cale dies; wrote Clapton, Skynyrd hits
• Newly retired Apolo Ohno to work in TV at Olympics
• NBC to air Kerrigan interview during Olympics
• NBC Sports, Cowboys partner on red zone view
• Fox says Parkinson's won't be focus of NBC comedy
• NBC to air Hillary Clinton miniseries
• 'Glee' actor says Monteith was show's leader
• Nevada's Burning Man fest gets OK for larger crowd
• Burning Man fest gets OK for larger crowd in Nev.
• 59th Newport Jazz Festival stars Cole, Hancock
• AP Essay: Black male humanity shown in 'Fruitvale'
• Aniston says she, Theroux 'already feel married'

Radio, TV personality David 'Kidd' Kraddick dies Posted: 28 Jul 2013 03:17 AM PDT David "Kidd" Kraddick, the high-octane radio and TV host of the "Kidd Kraddick in the Morning" show heard on dozens of U.S. radio stations, has died at a charity golf event near New Orleans, a publicist said. Kraddick was 53.

'Parenthood' cast addresses NBC support at TCA Posted: 27 Jul 2013 06:10 PM PDT BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — It got a little awkward during NBC's "Parenthood" panel at the Television Critics Association summer press tour when Craig T. Nelson was asked about whether he regrets making recent comments about the network not supporting the show.

Musician JJ Cale dies; wrote Clapton, Skynyrd hits Posted: 28 Jul 2013 01:10 AM PDT If musicians were measured not by the number of records they sold but by the number of peers they influenced, JJ Cale would have been a towering figure in 1970s rock 'n' roll.

Newly retired Apolo Ohno to work in TV at Olympics Posted: 27 Jul 2013 05:31 PM PDT BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Apolo Anton Ohno is hanging up his skates to join NBC's coverage of the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

NBC to air Kerrigan interview during Olympics Posted: 27 Jul 2013 03:49 PM PDT BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A new documentary on former Olympic figure skating rivals Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding that includes an exclusive interview with Kerrigan will air during NBC's Winter Olympics coverage in February.

NBC Sports, Cowboys partner on red zone view Posted: 27 Jul 2013 03:19 PM PDT BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — NBC Sports Group and the Dallas Cowboys are partnering on a new 360-degree look at red zone plays for TV viewers and fans attending the game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, this season.

Fox says Parkinson's won't be focus of NBC comedy Posted: 27 Jul 2013 02:20 PM PDT BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Michael J. Fox says Parkinson's disease will not be a major storyline of his upcoming NBC comedy.

NBC to air Hillary Clinton miniseries Posted: 27 Jul 2013 06:25 PM PDT BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A Hillary Rodham Clinton miniseries timed to precede the 2016 presidential election is part of NBC's effort to create "event" programming that will draw viewers to the shrinking world of broadcast network TV, NBC's programming chief said Saturday.

'Glee' actor says Monteith was show's leader Posted: 27 Jul 2013 02:14 PM PDT BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — "Glee" cast member Mike O'Malley says Cory Monteith, who died earlier this month of a drug overdose, was a leader on the show.

Nevada's Burning Man fest gets OK for larger crowd Posted: 27 Jul 2013 07:48 PM PDT RENO, Nev. (AP) — The largest outdoor arts festival in North America is about to become bigger.

Burning Man fest gets OK for larger crowd in Nev. Posted: 27 Jul 2013 04:05 PM PDT RENO, Nev. (AP) — The largest outdoor arts festival in North America is about to become bigger.

59th Newport Jazz Festival stars Cole, Hancock Posted: 28 Jul 2013 08:24 AM PDT PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Roger Lewis has hauled his baritone saxophone to gigs in far-flung places, from England to Japan to New Guinea. He's played so many places he's lost count of precisely where he's been. But he's never forgotten Newport.

AP Essay: Black male humanity shown in 'Fruitvale' Posted: 28 Jul 2013 07:20 AM PDT Oscar Grant did not deserve to die.

Aniston says she, Theroux 'already feel married' Posted: 27 Jul 2013 11:23 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Jennifer Aniston is dismissing rumors surrounding her upcoming wedding to Justin Theroux and setting the record straight.

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