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Germany beats Puerto Rico 96-82, wins final Olympic berth

ATHENS, Greece - Dirk Nowitzki scored 32 points Sunday to lead Germany to a 96-82 win over Puerto Rico and the final berth in the 12-team Beijing Olympic tournament. Germany used strong long-range ...

Padraig Harrington wins British Open, ends Greg Norman's dream

SOUTHPORT, England - Padraig Harrington's wrist hurt so much he wondered if he could even play in this British Open. Well, it was strong enough to hoist the silver claret jug. Harrington became the...

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Here are the sports results from Sunday: CFL Edmonton at Toronto, 4 p.m. American League baseball Oakland 0 N.Y. Yankees 0 (top 3rd) Detroit 0 Baltimore 0 (top 1st) Toronto 0 Tam...

2006 winner Oscar Pereiro crashes out of Tour de France

PRATO NEVOSO, Italy - Oscar Pereiro of Spain pulled out of the Tour de France after breaking his shoulder in a crash Sunday. The Caisse d'Epargne rider, winner of the 2006 Tour after Floyd Landis w...

Padraig Harrington wins second straight British Open title

SOUTHPORT, England - Padraig Harrington has lifted the Claret Jug again. The Irish golfer shot a 1-under 69 in tough conditions at Royal Birkdale to win the British Open for the second straight yea...

Australia's Gerrans wins 15th stage of Tour as Schleck takes yellow jersey

PRATO NEVOSO, Italy - Simon Gerrans of Australia won Sunday's 15th stage of the Tour de France and Frank Schleck of Luxembourg seized the overall lead as the race headed into the Alps. Schleck outp...

Shot putting elite heading to the park at DN Galan track and field meet

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Adam Nelson doesn't mind being kicked out of the Olympic Stadium at the annual DN Galan track and field meet. Nelson and the rest of the world's best shot putters instead will c...

Lewis Hamilton wins dramatic German GP ahead of Piquet Jr. and Massa

HOCKENHEIM, Germany - Lewis Hamilton used two dramatic overtaking moves to overcome a McLaren strategy gaffe and win the German Grand Prix on Sunday, seizing the lead in Formula One's championship rac...

Britain's Mark Cavendish pulls out of Tour de France before 15th stage

EMBRUN, France - British sprinter Mark Cavendish pulled out of the Tour de France before Sunday's 15th stage, featuring major climbs in the Alps. Cavendish won four stages at this year's race with ...

Australia's Cadel Evans defends yellow jersey in Alps at Tour de France

EMBRUN, France - Cadel Evans wore the yellow jersey as riders started Sunday's 15th stage of the Tour de France, which took the peloton into the Alps for the first of three gruelling mountain stages. ...