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Prosecutors won't charge cyclist Lance Armstrong
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AP - Lance Armstrong is used to winning, but his most recent victory was unlike any he had experienced before.
Super matchups everywhere with Pats-Giants
(AP)
AP - MVP quarterbacks on marquee franchises. A rematch of a nail-biter from four years ago, featuring many of the same key characters. Madonna and plenty of Manning — Eli, and Peyton, too.
NFL's ratings, revenue, popularity grow and grow
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AP - Less than a year ago, Tom Brady, Logan Mankins, Osi Umenyiora and seven other players filed an antitrust suit against the NFL, a key moment in a convoluted and contentious labor dispute between the union and league that threatened to cut short — or even wipe out — the 2011 season.
UConn's Calhoun taking indefinite medical leave
(AP)
AP - UConn's Jim Calhoun doesn't mince words when it comes to his health.
Rangers' Hamilton confirms alcohol relapse
(AP)
AP - Josh Hamilton shed no tears and used no prepared statement as he apologized and shared few details about his relapse with alcohol. Still, it was clear he was upset by what he had done.
Rest of TV world idolizing NFL's appeal to viewers
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AP - The biggest of stars is off to a slow start this season.
Irsay again insists he has no problem with Manning
(AP)
AP - Jim Irsay is trying to put a happy face on an ugly public spectacle.
Woman accused of stalking Yankees general manager
(Reuters)
Reuters - A British woman stalked and harassed New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman, convincing him to pay her $6,000 after what her lawyers called an inappropriate relationship, prosecutors and others familiar with the case said on Friday.
Bynum, Bryant lead Lakers past Nuggets 93-89
(AP)
AP - Andrew Bynum scored 22 points, Kobe Bryant added 20 and the Los Angeles Lakers opened a season-high six-game trip with a 93-89 victory over the weary Denver Nuggets on Friday night.
No. 23 North Carolina women beat Virginia 64-56
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AP - Chay Shegog had 20 points and Candace Wood added 14 points, leading No. 23 North Carolina to a 64-56 win over Virginia on Friday night.
U.S. prosecutors drop probe of Lance Armstrong, team
(Reuters)
Reuters - Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped an investigation centered on whether seven-time Tour De France champion Lance Armstrong and his teammates cheated the sponsor of their bike racing team with a secret doping program.
Blue Jackets snap skid, beat Ducks in OT
(AP)
AP - Derick Brassard scored his second goal with 1:05 left in overtime, and the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped their six-game skid with a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.
Spencer Levin takes Phoenix Open lead
(AP)
AP - Spencer Levin took the Phoenix Open lead with a hard-charging approach. He figures that's the best way to stay there, too.
MMA's 'Iron Mike' gets prison in Vegas sex case
(AP)
AP - A mixed martial arts fighter once featured on Spike TV's "The Ultimate Fighter" is going to prison for one to four years for the attempted sexual assault of a woman at his home in April 2010.
Dundee was an ambassador for boxing
(AP)
AP - He saved a young Cassius Clay when he was in trouble in England, convinced Sugar Ray Leonard that he could somehow overcome the fearsome Tommy Hearns. Angelo Dundee worked thousands of corners, and had just as many stories about fighters and the games they played in the ring.
