Kevin Durant grabbed outlet passes. He stepped out and fed post players who were running down the middle of the floor. When he did go inside, he soared to the baseline for a rebound over Wally Szczerbiak, the veteran small forward who at 6-foot-7 is two inches shorter but far more bulky than the teenager […]

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MANCHESTER, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Manchester United midfielderOwen Hargreaves will miss England’s European Championshipqualifiers against Estonia and Russia this month.

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Oct 2 (Reuters) - Olympique Lyon 0 Rangers 3 - ChampionsLeague Group E result

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Lance Armstrong believes an American jury surely would have ruled in favor of Floyd Landis, unlike the arbitrators who found him guilty of doping. The seven-time Tour de France winner lamented the consequences of the panel disregarding “shoddy” lab work in his first public comments about last month’s decision to ban Landis for two years […]

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MANCHESTER, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Wayne Rooney again proved thescourge of AS Roma as his first goal of the season gaveManchester United a 1-0 win and top spot in Group F of theChampions League at Old Trafford on Tuesday.

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As the Charlotte Bobcats began training camp Tuesday, forward Sean May was in New York seeing a knee specialist. He is scheduled to see another doctor in Alabama on Wednesday. May’s agenda after that is unknown, as his two-year struggle to get healthy seems without end. First-year coach Sam Vincent had no timetable for May’s […]

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In his opening address to the Miami Heat this season, coach Pat Riley warned that he was making some changes. He didn’t wait long to prove his point, either. Most NBA teams, including Miami, couldn’t open training camp until Tuesday. So at 12:01 a.m., the earliest moment allowed by league rules, the Heat hit the […]

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LYON, France, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Rangers’s perfect start tothe European season continued when the Scottish runners-upclinched a stunning 3-0 victory at Olympique Lyon in theChampions League on Tuesday.

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BELGRADE, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Rangers produced a big ChampionsLeague surprise on Tuesday with a 3-0 win at Olympique Lyonwhile Manchester United beat old rivals AS Roma 1-0 thanks toWayne Rooney’s first goal of the season.

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Phoenix Suns center Amare Stoudemire underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on Tuesday. Team orthopedic surgeon Dr. Thomas Carter performed the surgery at Banner Good Samaritan Hospital. As expected, a loose body was removed from Stoudemire’s right knee. The two-time All-Star is expected to resume basketball activities in two to three weeks.

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