Sports Stories from July 6, 2012 (Change date)
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Grazzini's departure puts Fire in a bindJul 06, 2012 4:00 pm - Friday's announcement that Sebastian Grazzini will take an indefinite leave of absence from the Chicago Fire to attend to family matters in Argentina puts the soccer clu...
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Cougars fall 6-1Jul 06, 2012 4:00 pm - A pair of 2-run homers and a stellar start from lefty Kyle Hald pushed the Quad Cities River Bandits to a 6-1 victory over the Kane County Cougars on Friday night at Fif...
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Sky’s Petrovic enjoying her taste of ChicagoJul 06, 2012 3:30 pm - When Chicago Sky rookie Sonja Petrovic sunk her teeth into a savory bite of sarma at a recent gathering in the city, she was immediately transported home. Home is Serbia...
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Eccentric R.A. Dickey masters the unpredictableJul 06, 2012 2:16 pm - NEW YORK — R.A. Dickey has been known to place books around the New York Mets’ clubhouse, selected from the little library lining the top shelf of his locker. When the m...
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White Sox not getting swept up in resultsJul 06, 2012 2:15 pm - Outside of the Kevin Youkilis addition, White Sox manager Robin Ventura hasn’t gotten overly excited about many things this season. That includes this little statistical...
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76ers use amnesty clause on BrandJul 06, 2012 1:59 pm - PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers have used the amnesty clause on veteran forward Elton Brand and will get about $18 million in salary cap relief for next season. Si...
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After landing Kidd, Knicks can move to keeping LinJul 06, 2012 1:59 pm - The New York Knicks view Jason Kidd as a teammate of Jeremy Lin, not a replacement. And once they finish the deal that would bring Kidd to New York, they can move on to ...
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Sagan wins crash-filled 6th stage of TourJul 06, 2012 1:23 pm - METZ, France — Peter Sagan of Slovakia claimed a third stage win by edging Andre Greipel of Germany in a sprint finish on Friday, escaping another day that involved a hu...
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Federer, Murray set for Wimbledon finalJul 06, 2012 1:00 pm - WIMBLEDON, England — For Roger Federer, it's Wimbledon final No. 8. For Andy Murray, it's No. 1 — and the first for a British man since 1938. Federer, a 16-time Grand Sl...
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Mickelson, Woods miss cut at GreenbrierJul 06, 2012 1:00 pm - WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — One week after he won for the third time this season, Tiger Woods gets a rare weekend off. Woods missed the cut in the Greenbrier Classic ...