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Romo gladly dousing his celebrity QB status

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Tony Romo is ruining his reputation as a celebrity quarterback. Since training camp opened, Romo has avoided the sloppy mistakes that trigger debates about his recklessness and leadership. There hasn’t been a single squabble with a receiver. And if he has a new Hollywood hottie in his life, he’s kept their […]

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‘Scary’ mishap worried Roethlisberger

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger says he feared he was seriously injured after he heard a popping sound when teammate Max Starks accidentally stepped on his right foot during practice last week. “It is a pretty scary thing to have a 300-pound guy step on the back of your foot, on your Achilles,” Roethlisberger said […]

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Woods pulls his weight as tour playoffs begin

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (AP) — No matter what players think of the golf course, Liberty National gets universal praise for its intimate view of the Manhattan skyline and the Statue of Liberty, so close to the shore she looks as if she could tend a flag on the green. Equally impressive is the view […]

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Redskins’ $100M man Haynesworth pursues greatness

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — It’s hard to hold a conversation with Albert Haynesworth without thinking about labels. Troublemaker. The guy who stomped on Andre Gurode. Injury-prone. Maybe a bit of a slacker. The $100 million man. The next Reggie White or Bruce Smith. Haynesworth has said he won’t be labeled a “bust” and would like […]

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Bay homers, Ellsbury runs Red Sox to 6-3 victory

BOSTON (AP) — Jason Bay hit a solo homer to break an eighth-inning tie, and Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits to go with his franchise-record 55th stolen base on Tuesday night to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 6-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Manny Delcarmen (5-2) got one out to escape a […]

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Rangers round up Yankees

  NEW YORK (AP) — Rookie shortstop Elvis Andrus turned Melky Cabrera’s liner into a game-ending double play, and the Texas Rangers held off the New York Yankees 10-9 on Tuesday night. Michael Young and Nelson Cruz homered for the Rangers, who scored seven two-out runs off Joba Chamberlain to overcome an early four-run deficit. […]

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Patriots trade Hochstein to Denver for draft pick

DENVER (AP) — The New England Patriots traded offensive lineman Russ Hochstein to the Denver Broncos for a 2010 seventh-round draft pick. Hochstein, a fifth-round draft pick by Tampa Bay in 2001, began with New England on the practice squad in 2002 and played in 91 games in the past seven seasons. He sometimes lined […]

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Brady focused on season, not other QBs’ contracts

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady’s knee injury is in the past. His next contract is in the future. For now, the NFL’s 2007 MVP is focusing on something more important: Correcting mistakes like the one that got him flattened by a 272-pound defensive end. “If I make a poor play, I never have thought, […]