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  • Series hero Matsui now free agent as 2010 moves begin

    AFP – Tue Nov 10, 12:44 am ET  
    Hideki Matsui, Most Valuable Player for World Series Champions... AFP

    CHICAGO (AFP) - Japanese slugger Hideki Matsui, the World Series Most Valuable Player for the New York Yankees, has become a free agent as the first moves ahead of the 2010 Major League Baseball season begin. Full Story »

  • Pain-free Woods looks to add to major booty

    AFP – Tue Nov 10, 2:36 am ET  
    World number one Tiger Woods at a championship in the United... AFP/File

    MELBOURNE (AFP) - Tiger Woods says he is proud of his comeback year from knee surgery and is looking forward to adding to his 14 major titles next year now he is pain-free. Full Story »

  • Suns match club-best 7-1 start by beating 76ers

    AFP – Tue Nov 10, 12:50 am ET  
    Steve Nash #13 of the Phoenix Suns drives against Willie Green... AFP

    PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (AFP) - Jason Richardson scored 29 points while Steve Nash added 21 points and 20 assists to lead Phoenix past Philadelphia 119-115 on Monday as the Suns matched a club-record start at 7-1. Full Story »

  • Big Ben's TD tosses lift Steelers over Broncos

    AFP – Tue Nov 10, 12:26 am ET  
    Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger threw three second-half touchdown... AFP/Getty Images

    DENVER, Colorado (AFP) - Pittsburgh's Ben Roethlisberger threw three second-half touchdown passes to lead the reigning Super Bowl champion Steelers past Denver 28-10 for their fifth American football victory in a row. Full Story »

  • Bengals receiver out for season after surgery

    AFP – Mon Nov 9, 5:45 pm ET  
    Chris Henry of the Cincinnati Bengals watches the second half... AFP/Getty Images/File

    CINCINNATI, Ohio (AFP) - Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry underwent season-ending surgery on Monday on his broken left forearm, a key setback for a National Football League title contender. Full Story »

  • LeBron wants max money and a title contender

    AFP – Mon Nov 9, 5:16 pm ET  
    LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers waits for play to resume... AFP/Getty Images

    CLEVELAND, Ohio (AFP) - Winning comes first for LeBron James. Money ranks a close second. But the NBA club that expects the superstar to play for it next season had better be prepared to offer both. Full Story »

  • Ovechkin could be back soon

    AFP – Mon Nov 9, 4:58 pm ET  
    Alex Ovechkin, pictured in October 2009, who had been the top... AFP/Getty Images/File

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - Alex Ovechkin, who had been the top scorer in the National Hockey League over the first month of the season, practiced lightly on Monday and could return to the Washington Capitals lineup by Friday. Full Story »

  • Wizards lose James for up to five weeks

    AFP – Mon Nov 9, 5:03 pm ET  
    Washington Wizards guard Mike James, pictured in January 2009,... AFP/NBAE/Getty Images/File

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - Washington Wizards guard Mike James will miss up to five weeks of the NBA season with a broken bone in his left hand suffered during practice, the team announced on Monday. Full Story »

  • Kings lose top scorer after wrist surgery

    AFP – Mon Nov 9, 11:14 pm ET  
    Kevin Martin #23 of the Sacramento Kings gets ready for a game... AFP

    SACRAMENTO, California (AFP) - Sacramento Kings guard Kevin Martin, leading scorer for the NBA club, is expected to miss at least two months after undergoing left wrist surgery on Monday. Full Story »

  • Hair-pulling defender becomes internet sensation

    AFP – Mon Nov 9, 5:32 pm ET  
    US players stretch their hamstrings. Once the darlings of American... AFP/File

    ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (AFP) - Once the darlings of American sport for their global success, women's football players are now internet video hits thanks to a hair-pulling harridan and a set of US teen girls gone wild. Full Story »

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