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• Cespedes steals show from All-Stars, wins HR Derby
• 5 things to know about first half of Rivera's tour
• Muirfield produces the worthiest of Open champs
• 5 things to know about SEC Media Days
• 2 Broncos execs suspended for DUI arrests
• APNewsBreak: MLB OKs sex orientation harass policy
• Italian police raid Jamaican sprinters' hotel
• Selig insists 'This sport is cleaner than ever'
• Harvey to start All-Star game; Rivera to finish?
• World Peace says he'll sign with Knicks
• Cespedes wins All Star Home Run Derby
• Chicago open for business ahead of trade deadline
• Midsummer Classic under cloud of doping scandal
• APNewsBreak: MLB agrees to sex harassment policy
• Mets' Harvey, Tigers' Scherzer named All-Star Game starters
• Back injury could force Swede Hanson out of British Open
• Harvey, Scherzer to start All-Star game
• Faldo says he couldn't have coped with Watson near miss
• Golf-Politicians take swing at men only clubs ahead of Open
• Golf-PGA Tour FedExCup points table
• Golf-PGA Tour money list
• Golf-World rankings
• Ernie Els gives back his claret jug at Muirfield
• Muirfield is No. 1 on Open rota, says champion Els
• Golf-Muirfield is No. 1 on Open rota, says champion Els
• Golf-Teeoff times for first two rounds of British Open
• Golf-Woods drawn with McDowell and Oosthuizen at Muirfield
• Woods drawn with McDowell, Oosthuizen at Muirfield
• Els gives back his claret jug
• Woods drawn with McDowell and Oosthuizen at Muirfield

Cespedes steals show from All-Stars, wins HR Derby Posted: 16 Jul 2013 12:49 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Yoenis Cespedes certainly made his mark at the All-Star game — and he's not even on the roster.

5 things to know about first half of Rivera's tour Posted: 16 Jul 2013 12:53 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Widely acclaimed as the greatest reliever in baseball history, Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees has been making a farewell tour in his last season before his announced retirement.

Muirfield produces the worthiest of Open champs Posted: 16 Jul 2013 12:54 AM PDT GULLANE, Scotland (AP) — From behind the 18th green, Paul Azinger stared out toward a golf course where he nearly won a major title, where so many greats of the game have carved their names on the claret jug.

5 things to know about SEC Media Days Posted: 16 Jul 2013 12:55 AM PDT HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Here are five things to know ahead of the Southeastern Conference's Media Days beginning Tuesday:

2 Broncos execs suspended for DUI arrests Posted: 15 Jul 2013 03:03 PM PDT ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos came down hard on their two executives facing drunken driving charges, suspending them without pay and making it clear they must straighten out their lives if they want to work in the NFL again.

APNewsBreak: MLB OKs sex orientation harass policy Posted: 15 Jul 2013 04:29 PM PDT ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Major League Baseball says it will bolster its policies against harassment and discrimination based on sexual orientation, according to a new agreement provided to The Associated Press on Monday.

Italian police raid Jamaican sprinters' hotel Posted: 15 Jul 2013 05:12 PM PDT ROME (AP) — Italian police confiscated unidentified substances Monday in a raid on the hotel where Jamaican sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson were staying after each tested positive for banned stimulants.

Selig insists 'This sport is cleaner than ever' Posted: 15 Jul 2013 02:45 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — With his staff pursuing yet another investigation into performance-enhancing drugs, Commissioner Bud Selig defended baseball's drug-testing program on the eve of the All-Star game and insisted "this sport is cleaner than it's ever been."

Harvey to start All-Star game; Rivera to finish? Posted: 15 Jul 2013 06:29 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The first and last pitch of the All-Star game could well be "New York, New York."

World Peace says he'll sign with Knicks Posted: 15 Jul 2013 03:29 PM PDT LAS VEGAS (AP) — Metta World Peace is coming home to play for the New York Knicks.

Cespedes wins All Star Home Run Derby Posted: 15 Jul 2013 10:16 PM PDT By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - Slugger Yoenis Cespedes did not get enough votes to make the All Star Game, but he made the most of an invitation to compete in the Home Run Derby by winning the competition on the eve of the Midsummer Classic on Monday. The Oakland outfielder smashed 17 home runs in the first round to steal the show and in the final round topped the eight homers slugged by Washington's Bryce Harper with a ninth bomb that traveled 455 feet into the black backdrop in center field. ...

Chicago open for business ahead of trade deadline Posted: 15 Jul 2013 05:39 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — You can find everything from toys to designer clothes for your dog when you go shopping on the Magnificent Mile, a luxurious stretch of stores and boutiques in downtown Chicago.

Midsummer Classic under cloud of doping scandal Posted: 15 Jul 2013 05:18 PM PDT By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major League Baseball's 2013 All-Star game, a Midsummer Classic meant to celebrate the best in the game, comes to New York's Citi Field on Tuesday under the threatening cloud of doping in the sport. Through votes by fans, major league players and managers of the American and National League teams, the All-Stars of the nominal first half of the 162-game regular season get to show off their talents in a special showcase. ...

APNewsBreak: MLB agrees to sex harassment policy Posted: 15 Jul 2013 03:33 PM PDT ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Major League Baseball says it will bolster its policies against harassment and discrimination based on sexual orientation, according to a new agreement provided to The Associated Press on Monday.

Mets' Harvey, Tigers' Scherzer named All-Star Game starters Posted: 15 Jul 2013 02:23 PM PDT By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - Matt Harvey will be in familiar surroundings but in a rare spot as the New York Mets hurler was named the National League's starting pitcher against the American League's Max Scherzer for Tuesday's All-Star game. Both pitchers will be making their All-Star debuts with the spotlight directly on them as starters at Citi Field, home of the Mets, in a Midsummer Classic that gives the winning league home field advantage in the World Series. Harvey has compiled a 7-2 record with a sterling 2.35 earned run average (ERA) for the offensively challenged Mets. ...

Back injury could force Swede Hanson out of British Open Posted: 15 Jul 2013 11:21 AM PDT By Tony Jimenez GULLANE, Scotland (Reuters) - European Ryder Cup player Peter Hanson may have to pull out of this week's British Open at Muirfield because of a recurring back problem. "I am a 50-50 chance of teeing up on Thursday," the 35-year-old Swede told reporters. "I thought the disc problem was getting better but then it starts to feel a lot worse." The injury was so bad that Hanson was forced to pull out during the final round of the Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia at the start of this month. ...

Harvey, Scherzer to start All-Star game Posted: 15 Jul 2013 10:53 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Mets ace Matt Harvey will start Tuesday night's All-Star game on his home mound at New York's Citi Field, and the Detroit Tigers' Max Scherzer will open for the American League.

Faldo says he couldn't have coped with Watson near miss Posted: 15 Jul 2013 10:31 AM PDT By Tony Jimenez GULLANE, Scotland (Reuters) - Nick Faldo is a part-time golfer these days but he showed on Monday the fire still burns as strong as it did in his heyday by saying it would haunt him to mess up a chance to win the 142nd British Open. The six-times major champion, back in competitive action this week for the first time since the 2010 Open at St Andrews, has been drawn to play alongside fellow 'golden oldies' Tom Watson and Fred Couples in the opening two rounds. Watson almost achieved a golfing miracle at Turnberry in 2009. ...

Golf-Politicians take swing at men only clubs ahead of Open Posted: 15 Jul 2013 10:29 AM PDT * Governing body under attack for hosting Open at men-only club * Politicians reject invitations to the event * No plans for change with clubs acting within British laws By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON, July 15 (Reuters) - Politicians and golfers of both sexes took a swing at the sport's governing body on Monday for holding Britain's top tournament at a club that allows only men to be members, saying it was time for a change. ...

Golf-PGA Tour FedExCup points table Posted: 15 Jul 2013 07:40 AM PDT July 15 (Reuters) - PGA Tour 2013 FedExCup points table onMonday (U.S. unless stated): 1. Tiger Woods 2,380 points 2. Matt Kuchar 1,964 3. Brandt Snedeker 1,603 4. Phil Mickelson 1,518 5. Billy Horschel 1,459 6. Justin Rose (England) 1,358 7. Bill Haas 1,320 8. Kevin Streelman 1,259 9. Boo Weekley 1,196 10. Jason Day (Australia) 1,148 11. Jordan Spieth 1,114 12. Keegan Bradley 1,051 13. Webb Simpson 1,018 14. Adam Scott (Australia) 1,012 15. Harris English 1,011 16. Russell Henley 1,005 17. Hunter Mahan 1,003 18. D.A. Points 1,000 19. Jimmy Walker 996 20. ...

Golf-PGA Tour money list Posted: 15 Jul 2013 07:40 AM PDT July 15 (Reuters) - Leading money winners on the 2013 PGATour on Monday (U.S. unless stated): 1. Tiger Woods $5,909,742 2. Matt Kuchar $4,393,265 3. Brandt Snedeker $3,679,155 4. Phil Mickelson $3,417,984 5. Billy Horschel $3,048,787 6. Justin Rose (England) $3,032,310 7. Bill Haas $2,902,296 8. Jason Day (Australia) $2,628,887 9. Kevin Streelman $2,588,629 10. Adam Scott (Australia) $2,371,071 11. Boo Weekley $2,340,859 12. Steve Stricker $2,306,746 13. Keegan Bradley $2,255,903 14. D.A. Points $2,165,537 15. Hunter Mahan $2,164,115 16. Webb Simpson $2,058,182 17. Jordan Spieth $2,034,179 18. ...

Golf-World rankings Posted: 15 Jul 2013 07:40 AM PDT July 15 (Reuters) - World rankings on Monday (U.S. unless stated, last week's positions in brackets): 1. (1) Tiger Woods 12.37 average points 2. (2) Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) 8.79 3. (3) Justin Rose (England) 7.82 4. (4) Adam Scott (Australia) 7.07 5. (8) Phil Mickelson 6.68 6. (5) Matt Kuchar 6.46 7. (6) Graeme McDowell (Northern Ireland) 6.12 8. (7) Brandt Snedeker 5.93 9. (9) Luke Donald (England) 5.68 10. (11) Steve Stricker 4.96 11. (10) Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa) 4.96 12. (12) Lee Westwood (England) 4.70 13. (13) Ernie Els (South Africa) 4.69 14. ...

Ernie Els gives back his claret jug at Muirfield Posted: 15 Jul 2013 07:27 AM PDT GULLANE, Scotland (AP) — Two dozen cameras were in position Monday morning to capture the first big moment of this British Open, only they weren't anywhere near the golf course. They waited in the driveway as a silver station wagon pulled through the gate and stopped in front of the clubhouse at Muirfield.

Muirfield is No. 1 on Open rota, says champion Els Posted: 15 Jul 2013 07:19 AM PDT By Tony Jimenez GULLANE, Scotland (Reuters) - Title holder Ernie Els believes Muirfield, the venue for this week's 142nd British Open, is the finest links course on the championship rota. The globetrotting South African is not only the defending champion, having won the coveted Claret Jug at Royal Lytham 12 months ago, he also won the season's third major when it was last played at Muirfield 11 years ago. "This course is right at the top of the list for me, right at number one," the 43-year-old Els told reporters on Monday. "It looks very similar to 2002. It's a little firmer... ...

Golf-Muirfield is No. 1 on Open rota, says champion Els Posted: 15 Jul 2013 07:14 AM PDT By Tony Jimenez GULLANE, Scotland, July 15 (Reuters) - Title holder Ernie Els believes Muirfield, the venue for this week's 142nd British Open, is the finest links course on the championship rota. The globetrotting South African is not only the defending champion, having won the coveted Claret Jug at Royal Lytham 12 months ago, he also won the season's third major when it was last played at Muirfield 11 years ago. "This course is right at the top of the list for me, right at number one," the 43-year-old Els told reporters on Monday. "It looks very similar to 2002. It's a little firmer... ...

Golf-Teeoff times for first two rounds of British Open Posted: 15 Jul 2013 05:19 AM PDT July 15 (Reuters) - Teeoff times for the first two rounds ofthe British Open at Muirfield, Scotland on Thursday and Friday(local times, A-denotes amateur).Round 1 Round 26.32 11.33 Peter Senior Australia Lloyd Saltman Scotland Oliver Fisher England6.43 11.44 Robert Karlsson Sweden Todd Hamilton USA Ben Stow (A) England6.54 11.55 Thomas Aiken South Africa Kiradech Aphibarnrat Thailand Bud Cauley USA7.05 12.06 Mikko Ilonen Finland Brooks Koepka USA Ashun Wu China7.16 12.17 David Duval USA Bernd Wiesberger Austria Chris Wood England7.27 12. ...

Golf-Woods drawn with McDowell and Oosthuizen at Muirfield Posted: 15 Jul 2013 04:56 AM PDT (Adds details, quotes) By Tony Jimenez GULLANE, Scotland, July 15 (Reuters) - World number one Tiger Woods has been drawn to play alongside former U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell and South African Louis Oosthuizen in the first two rounds of this week's British Open at Muirfield. The trio will tee-off at 1445 local time (1345 GMT) on Thursday and at 0944 on Friday. Second-ranked Rory McIlroy has been grouped with American left-hander Phil Mickelson, last week's Scottish Open winner, and Japan's Hideki Matsuyama. Woods, who will be making his first competitive appearance since last month's U. ...

Woods drawn with McDowell, Oosthuizen at Muirfield Posted: 15 Jul 2013 04:41 AM PDT GULLANE, Scotland (AP) — Tiger Woods is getting a late start to the British Open at Muirfield.

Els gives back his claret jug Posted: 15 Jul 2013 04:36 AM PDT GULLANE, Scotland (AP) — The first order of business at the British Open was for Ernie Els to hand over the claret jug.

Woods drawn with McDowell and Oosthuizen at Muirfield Posted: 15 Jul 2013 04:22 AM PDT GULLANE, Scotland (Reuters) - World number one Tiger Woods has been drawn to play alongside former U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell and South African Louis Oosthuizen in the first two rounds of this week's British Open at Muirfield. The trio will tee-off at 1445 local time (0945 EDT) on Thursday and at 0944 on Friday. Defending champion Ernie Els, U.S. Open winner Justin Rose and American Brandt Snedeker feature in another marquee three-ball at 0911 in Thursday's opening round. U.S. Masters champion Adam Scott has been drawn to play with American Matt Kuchar and Britain's Luke Donald. ...

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