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1. Hamlin wins pole for Atlanta Cup race (PA SportsTicker)
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer
Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:30:44 PDT
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2. Atlanta gets ready to become a one-race town (AP)
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Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:59:47 PDT
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3. Dixon leads Top Fuel qualifying (PA SportsTicker)
Larry Dixon took the Top Fuel qualifying lead in the U.S. Nationals on Saturday, capping a record-setting day at historic O'Reilly Raceway Park.
Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:10:34 PDT
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4. Hamlin wins pole for Atlanta NASCAR (AP)
Denny Hamlin showed signs of turning around his midseason slump by claiming pole position Saturday for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race.
Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:15:35 PDT
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5. McMurray holds off Busch to win Nationwide race (AP)
Jamie McMurray believed he had the fastest car from the first practice to the last lap Saturday night.
Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:35:58 PDT
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6. Hendrick sees hopeful signs in sponsorship game (AP)
Rick Hendrick sees hopeful signs in the sponsorship game. He hopes that will lead to more dollar signs.
Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:42:10 PDT
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7. Smith hopeful 2011 IndyCar season ends in Vegas (AP)
Speedway Motorsports Inc. owner Bruton Smith appears to be getting his wish to have a major racing series end its season at his track in Las Vegas.
Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:25:57 PDT
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8. Mann becomes 2nd woman to win Indy Lights race (AP)
Pippa Mann became the second female driver to win an Indy Lights race, dominating the 100-mile event at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday night.
Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:44:51 PDT
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9. Castroneves stretches fuel to win Indy 300 (AP)
Helio Castroneves won the Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday, squeezing the last 53 laps out of one tank of fuel and then taking advantage when the leaders were forced to make last-second pit stops to fill up.
Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:18:28 PDT
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10. Kelly, Irish open with victory over Purdue
 After jumping out ahead of Purdue, 20-3, in the first game of the Brian Kelly era, Notre Dame's lead began to slip away as the Boilermakers notched a safety followed by a touchdown to close the gap to eight. But the Irish defense clamped down and David Ruffer notched his third field goal as Notre Dame held on for the 23-12 win Saturday in South Bend.
Updated: Sun, 5 Sep 2010 04:41:20 GMT
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11. No. 21 LSU holds on against short-handed UNC
 Against all odds, undermanned North Carolina nearly rallied from a 20-point halftime deficit before losing 30-24 to LSU on Saturday night.
Updated: Sun, 5 Sep 2010 05:34:21 GMT
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12. Dalton, No. 6 TCU top No. 24 Oregon State
 Andy Dalton ran for two touchdowns and threw for another score to make up for his two interceptions and No. 6 TCU opened the season with a 30-21 victory over No. 24 Oregon State on Saturday night.
Updated: Sun, 5 Sep 2010 04:56:43 GMT
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13. Jacksonville State stuns Masoli, Ole Miss in 2OT
 Jacksonville State quarterback Coty Blanchard completed a 2-point conversion pass to Calvin Middleton in double overtime as the Gamecocks pulled off a stunning 49-48 victory over Mississippi on Saturday.
Updated: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 22:01:17 PDT
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14. Reeling NL West-leading Padres lose 9th straight
 NL batting leader Carlos Gonzalez had three hits and two RBIs to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 6-2 win Saturday over the reeling NL West-leading San Diego Padres, whose nine-game losing streak is their longest since 2003.
Updated: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 22:15:11 PDT
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15. Dalton uses legs to overcome 2 INTs, lift TCU
 Andy Dalton ran for two touchdowns and threw for another score to make up for his two interceptions and No. 6 TCU opened the season with a 30-21 victory over No. 24 Oregon State on Saturday night.
Updated: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 21:43:44 PDT
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16. (AHN) Wolves Fail To Keep Elk From Eating Aspen Trees In Yellowstone
Plans to re-establish aspen trees in Yellowstone National Park by introducing wolves to protect the young trees from elk that like to eat aspens have flopped, researchers say. - (AHN)
Updated: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 17:04:12 GMT
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17. (AHN) Poll: Giannoulias, Kirk Deadlocked In Illinois Senate Race
The latest poll in the race for the Senate seat of formerly held by President Barack Obama has Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias tied with Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL) - (AHN)
Updated: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 16:42:33 GMT
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18. (AHN) U.S. Reacts To TTP Threat, Condemns Pakistan Blasts
The United States on Friday reacted to threats issued by Pakistani Taliban while condemning the attacks on religious processions in Pakistan. - (AHN)
Updated: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 07:25:19 GMT
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19. (AHN) “Don’t Forget The Lyrics!” Premieres On VH1 In September
“Don’t Forget the Lyrics!” is returning to television with a new season and a new host. Sugar Ray lead singer Mark McGrath will be adding a new flavor to the upcoming season. - (AHN)
Updated: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 21:30:29 GMT
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20. (AHN) Craiglist Blocks U.S. Access To Controversial Adult Ads
Online classified ad site Craigslist blocked access to its controversial adult services section Saturday morning. - (AHN)
Updated: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 21:05:26 GMT
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21. (AHN) Earl Puts Canada On Notice After Annoying U.S. East Coast
Hurricane Earl, which had threatened to ruin the Labor Day weekend for businesses and beachgoers along the Mid-Atlantic coast, weakened overnight Friday to become little more than an annoyance as it swept northward toward the Canadian Maritimes. - (AHN)
Updated: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 09:49:29 GMT
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22. Storm-Mercury Preview (AP)
Lauren Jackson and coach Brian Agler of the Seattle Storm opened the Western Conference finals by receiving individual awards for record-setting performances during the regular season. However, they continue to focus on the bigger picture. Seattle will try to sweep the defending WNBA champion Phoenix Mercury when the best-of-three series continues at US Airways Center on Sunday afternoon.
Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:24:48 PDT
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23. Dream-Liberty Preview (AP)
The Atlanta Dream should be well rested after knocking off the Eastern Conference's No. 1 seed more than a week ago. Things didn't go so easily for the New York Liberty in their opening playoff series. The Dream and Liberty start the best-of-three conference finals Sunday night at Madison Square Garden.
Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:39:49 PDT
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24. Liberty set to face Dream in East finals (AP)
The New York Liberty have rebounded from the second-worst season in franchise history and are back in the Eastern Conference finals for the second time in three years. After outlasting the Indiana Fever in three games in the opening round of the playoffs, the Liberty will face the fourth-seeded Atlanta Dream in Game 1 on Sunday at Madison Square Garden.
Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:16:01 PDT
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25. Ex-Cincinnati women's basketball coach dies in SC (PA SportsTicker)
Former Cincinnati women's basketball coach J. Kelley Hall has died at age 51 of a heart attack at his South Carolina home.
Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:00:23 PDT
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26. Krstic helps Serbia beat Croatia 73-72 (AP)
Oklahoma City Thunder center Nenad Krstic had 16 points and Aleksander Rasic scored five points in the last 21 seconds to help Serbia edge Croatia 73-72 in the round of 16 at the basketball world championship Saturday. Croatian guard Marko Popovic made two free throws with 5 seconds left to tie the game at 72, but Rasic was fouled by Davor Kus as he attempted a shot with 1 second left.
Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:07:48 PDT
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27. Bucks sign 2nd-round pick Hobson (AP)
The Milwaukee Bucks have signed second-round draft pick Darington Hobson. The 6-foot-7, 210-pound junior was taken 37th overall out of New Mexico in this year's draft. Terms were not disclosed when the signing was announced Friday. Hobson averaged 16.4 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists over three college seasons, the first two at Eastern Utah.
Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:38:49 PDT
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28. US practices, expects to look sharper (AP)
After one lackluster victory during pool play, Mike Krzyzewski encountered some feistier competition in his news conference than the U.S. faced on the court. "Why didn't the USA score more?" one reporter asked. "Why isn't the team practicing?" questioned another. Maybe the two issues were related.
Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:58:52 PDT
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29. Fernandez gets Spain into quarters (AP)
Juan Carlos Navarro scored 22 points for Spain in an 80-72 victory that eliminated Greece from the basketball world championships Saturday. The Spaniards made 8 of 18 3-pointers and used a 13-3 run in the fourth quarter to push ahead during the game in the round of 16. Greece closed within 72-68 on Vasileios Spanoulis' layup with 1:01 left in the game, but Ricky Rubio answered with two free...
Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:02:37 PDT
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30. Anton takes lead on tragedy-hit Tour of Spain
(AFP)
 AFP - Spanish rider Igor Anton took the overall leader's red jersey after the first mountainous stage of the tragedy-hit Tour of Spain Saturday which was won by France's David Moncoutie.
Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:28:34 GMT
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31. 4 FGs lift Morgan St. over Bowie St. 14-7
(AP)
AP - Kemar Scarlett kicked four field goals and the Morgan State defense forced five turnovers and a safety as the Bears defeated Bowie State 14-7 in their season opener Saturday.
Updated: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:45:38 GMT
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32. Talbot helps Indians down Mariners 4-2
(AP)
 AP - Mitch Talbot allowed an unearned run in 6 2/3 innings to help the Cleveland Indians top the Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Saturday night.
Updated: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:16:20 GMT
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33. England goalkeeper plays down expectations on new stars
(AFP)
 AFP - England goalkeeper Joe Hart insists it is too early to start tagging his generation as the players to breathe new life into Fabio Capello's team.
Updated: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:01:01 GMT
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34. LSU holds on against short-handed Heels 30-24
(AP)
 AP - With the NCAA lurking around Chapel Hill and some of its best players sitting in the stands, North Carolina found itself in a most improbable position.
Updated: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:26:49 GMT
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35. Dalton leads No. 6 TCU to 30-21 win over Oregon St
(AP)
 AP - The TCU Horned Frogs realize they likely will have to be perfect again in the regular season for the chance at a BCS do-over.
Updated: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:43:39 GMT
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36. Mexico 1 Ecuador 2 - friendly result (Reuters)
Mexico 1 Ecuador 2 - result of friendly
played at the Omnilife stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico on
Saturday.
Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:55:27 PDT
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37. D.C. United 0-1 Columbus Crew: Bill Hamid Howler Leads To Crew Victory (Goal.com)
A misplayed ball from goalkeeper Bill Hamid gifted Guillermo Barros Schelotto and the Crew an important three points.
Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:00:22 PDT
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38. Columbus Crew Put Pressure On Los Angeles Galaxy With Win Over D.C. United (Goal.com)
Columbus' 1-0 victory Saturday night over D.C. United put them level on points atop the table with the Los Angeles Galaxy in the race for the MLS Supporters' Shield.
Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:05:14 PDT
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39. Ecuador defeats Mexico 2-1 in friendly (AP)
Christian Benitez scored after only 40 seconds to set up Ecuador's 2-1 win over Mexico in a friendly Saturday. It was Ecuador's first victory over Mexico in 14 years, spoiling the debut of Mexico's interim coach Efrain Flores. Benitez's opener was canceled out by an own-goal by Luis Checa in the 40th minute.
Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:01:40 PDT
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40. Former Honduras coach Rueda marks Ecuador debut with win (Reuters)
Colombian Reinaldo Rueda
marked his first match as coach of Ecuador with a 2-1 away win
over Mexico in a friendly on Saturday.
Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:30:30 PDT
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41. Washington Freedom Can Lock Up Playoff Spot With Win At Chicago Red Stars (Goal.com)
Chicago plays its final regular season game Sunday night, looking to spoil Washington's chance at a playoff bid.
Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:00:20 PDT
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42. Texting on the rise among US adults: Pew survey
(AFP)
 AFP - More American adults are texting but they are not tapping out nearly as many messages per day on their cellphones as teenagers, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center.
Updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:46:02 GMT
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43. Firefox Pushes Ahead on Android with Fennec Alpha Browser
(PC World)
PC World - Even as Mozilla's Firefox recently garnered the No. 2 spot in the worldwide Web browser market overall, the software has taken a step closer to staking its claim on the Android platform as well.
Updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:10:00 GMT
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44. Apple Browsing Share Tops Linux, Android Steals Share Everywhere
(PC World)
PC World - More people browsed the Internet last month with a device running Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, than used Linux to do so. That's a first for Apple, according to NetMarketShare, a firm that produces metrics on the market share of browsers, operating systems and search engines.
Updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:22:00 GMT
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45. Verizon Offers Prepaid Data Plans on Top Phones
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - In what could be the first phase of a transformation in the way its smartphone users pay for Internet use, the nation's biggest carrier, Verizon Wireless, has introduced prepaid data plans. The no-contract plans, which go into effect Sept. 28, offer unlimited 3G access on select handsets for $30 per month, or $10 per month for 25 megabytes, with a 20-cent charge for each additional megabyte.
Updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:51:23 GMT
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46. Hands-On With iOS 4.1 GM
(PC World)
PC World - Now that I’ve been using the GM release for the past 24 hours, I can safely say- iOS 4.1 on iPhone (including the 3G) is the most solid, responsive iOS release to date. With some cool new features to boot.
Updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:56:00 GMT
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47. GoGear Connect Plays Music and Movies, Runs Android
(PC World)
PC World - Philips introduced the GoGear Connect, an Android-powered device that can play music and movies, take pictures and surf the web, during the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin.
Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:20:09 GMT
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48. Google plans to sell music online
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - The search giant is in talks with music labels on plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would let its mobile phone users play songs wherever they are. Google (NMS:GOOG) hopes to launch the service by Christmas, according to sources. Google is trying to compete with Apple, which dominates via its iTunes Music Stores, accounting for 70% of all U.S. digital music sales. It rose 1.5% to 470.30.
Updated: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:31:00 GMT
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49. Harrison, Oudin fall in mixed doubles (AP)
America's dream team in mixed doubles, Melanie Oudin and Ryan Harrison, has lost to the top seeds in the second round of the U.S. Open. Bob Bryan and Liezel Huber defeated Oudin and Harrison, 5-7, 6-1 and 10-3 in a third-set tiebreaker Saturday night. The 18-year-old Oudin carved out a place in U.S.
Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:35:01 PDT
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50. Fish advances to 4th round in 5 sets (AP)
American Mardy Fish beat Arnaud Clement of France in five sets in at the U.S. Open to reach the fourth round at a Grand Slam for the first time since 2008 at Flushing Meadows. The 19th-seeded Fish won 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 on Saturday. Fish dropped to his knees then saluted the crowd at Louis Armstrong Stadium after Clement's last shot landed wide.
Updated: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:34:57 PDT
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