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VERO BEACH, Fla., March 11 -- Washington Nationals reliever Chris Schroder spent the latter part of the offseason trying to work on his slider. But after Schroder allowed four hits and three runs in one-third of an inning Sunday -- allowing the Los Angeles Dodgers to overcome a two-run deficit and post a 10-9 victory -- Manager Manny Acta said Schroder must refine his breaking pitches if he expects to stay in the big leagues....
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By Rob Maaddi Associated Press  PHILADELPHIA -- Eli Manning withstood relentless pressure, endured a pounding and still delivered the knockout punch in overtime.
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He was showered again with boos as he approached the ring for his semifinal light-heavyweight bout. Once inside the ropes, he was tossed around by Utkirbek Haydarov of Uzbekistan.
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New world No1 Amelie Mauresmo beat Swiss Patty Schnyder 7-5, 6-4 in the second round of tennis&#39;s Filderstadt Grand Prix in Germany.
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Justin Langer batted and battled through scorching heat to register his 20th century and seal his side&#39;s strong position. He spoke to the media after play and was quizzed about the heat, cramps and Matthew
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THIRD seed Rainer Schuettler and No.5 Paradorn Srichaphan advanced to the second round of the CA Trophy today. Schuettler, a finalist at this year&#39;s Australian Open, seized the initiative early and broke the Austrian at 2-2, enough to win the first set.
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Racing at Spa is tricky enough in the dry but every conceivable obstacle was put in the way of the teams yesterday as drizzle and the occasional bout of rain visited this corner of the Ardennes during qualifying for today&#39;s Belgian Grand Prix.
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Bloody end to Bavarian sciurine rampage A battling German septuagenarian brought to a swift and bloody end a crazed squirrel rampage in Passau, Bavaria, by knocking the animal to the ground with his zimmer frame and squashing it, Ananova reports.â¦
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Amir Khan's senior ABA Championships debut sees him survive a knockdown.
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Score tied. One round to go. A shot at an Olympic boxing gold medal at stake. Apparently only US coach Basheer Abdullah didn&#39;t know his 178-pound fighter, Andre Ward, was even with
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When Vitali Klitschko lost to Lennox Lewis on cuts last year, it was a fumbling attempt at passing the heavyweight torch. Klitschko was ahead on the judges&#39; cards when his face got
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - After being humbled by St. Moritz, Switzerland in the past, German veteran Hilde Gerg was determined to conquer her old foe.
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When Danny Williams suffered a form of crucifixion here in the small hours of yesterday morning - his pain was slow and relentless at the hands of the defending champion, Vitali Klitschko, and the outcome was never in doubt - it seemed that heavyweight
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Sport: The game brought by immigrant workers in the early 20th century is enjoying an amazing resuscitation, writes Andy Bull.
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Jeanne Brady squeegees the sweat off her forehead with her red-wrapped hands. She skips inside the ring, jabbing with a left. Thap , a right, thap. Then thap-thap-thap , wildly swinging at her trainer's mitts.
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Austria's Olympic champion Fritz Strobl upstaged teammate Hermann Maier and American Bode Miller in yesterday's second training session for this week's men's World Cup downhill race.
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ARE, Sweden  - Patrick Staudacher of Italy won the men's super-G at the Alpine skiing world championships on Tuesday in a time of one minute 14.30 seconds, according to provisional results.