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| Friday's Sports Transactions |
| TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS-Agreed to terms with RHP Jason Standridge, RHP Brian Stokes, RHP Doug Waechter, RHP Victor Zambrano and OF Jason Conti on one-year contracts. Full Story
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| Thrashers-Devils, Sums |
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| Capitals Roll Over Islanders 3-0 |
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| Peter Bondra, Jeff Halpern and Steve Konowalchuk each had a goal and an assist, and Olaf Kolzig made 20 saves to send the Washington Capitals past the New York Islanders 3-0 Friday night. Full Story
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| AP Photo – NICK WASS
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| Canucks Overpower Sabres 4-2 |
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| Markus Naslund scored his NHL-leading 36th goal and added an assist as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 Friday night. Full Story
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| AP Photo – DAVID DUPREY
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| Friday's College Basketball |
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| Wie Opens With 74 in Hawaii Pearl Open |
| Michelle Wie had them buzzing Friday at the Hawaii Pearl Open. Full Story
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| Islanders-Capitals, Sums |
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| Canucks-Sabres, Sums |
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| Blake Gives U.S. 1-1 Tie With Croatia |
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| James Blake did just what he was supposed to do as the lone veteran on the U.S. Davis Cup team. Full Story
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| AP Photo – DARKO BANDIC
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| Devers, Dragila Set American Records |
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| Gail Devers has plenty left in her 36-year-old legs. The two-time Olympic champion set an American indoor record in the 60-meter hurdles Friday at the Millrose Games, finishing in 7.78 seconds. Stacy Dragila also reset her American record in the pole vault, jumping 15 feet, 5 3/4 inches. Full Story
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| AP Photo – CHAD RACHMAN
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| Camplin, Arkhipov Win Freestyle World Cup |
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| World aerials champions Alisa Camplin of Australia and Dmitri Arkhipov of Russia won World Cup freestyle races Friday. Full Story
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| AP Photo – MIKE RIDEWOOD
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| Yao Gets Taste of All-Star Treatment |
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| Yao Ming's commercials are popular, his story is well-chronicled in national magazines, and on Friday the NBA's most popular rookie got his first taste of All-Star attention. Full Story
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| AP Photo – JOHN BAZEMORE
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| Venezuela's Creoles Top Mexico's Caneros |
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| Orlando Merced hit a two-run homer Friday to lead Puerto Rico's Caguas Creoles over Mexico's Caneros of Los Mochis 3-1 in the Caribbean Series. Full Story
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| AP Photo – LYNNE SLADKY
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| Sabres Get Credit Line, OK to Pay Players |
| The bankrupt Buffalo Sabres received an additional $15 million line of credit and approval to pay four players their deferred salaries on Friday. Full Story
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| Titans Extend Contract of Top Executive |
| The Tennessee Titans extended the contract of president and chief executive officer Jeff Diamond on Friday. Full Story
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| Furyk Leads Crowded Field at Pebble Beach |
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| Taking the second-round lead at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am was a thrill for Jim Furyk, though it didn't really compare to the thrill of playing with one of his boyhood idols. Full Story
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| AP Photo – BEN MARGOT
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| New Zealand Not Counting on Hula Hull |
| Team New Zealand's revolutionary hula hull won't assure victory in the America's Cup competition, the boat's skipper insists. Full Story
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| Devil Rays' Colome Questioned in Wreck |
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| Tampa Bay Devil Rays pitcher Jesus Colome was questioned by police Friday after he was involved in a wreck that killed three women in another car. Full Story
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| Millar, Dragons Make Progress in Talks |
| Kevin Millar and the Chunichi Dragons appeared to make some progress Friday in talks the infielder hopes will lead the team to release him from a deal to play in Japan. Full Story
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| Old-School Payton an All-Star Again |
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| Gary Payton lounged in his chair and popped a potato chip into his mouth as a scene of All-Star bedlam unfolded some 40 feet to his left Friday. Full Story
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| AP Photo – JOHN BAZEMORE
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| Retro NBA Jerseys Are All the Rage |
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| Michael Martin wanted to do some "representin'" while looking for All-Star game tickets Friday, so he slipped into a San Antonio Spurs jersey from the 1970s. Full Story
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| AP Photo – JOHN BAZEMORE
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| Barry Sticks to Plan for 3-Point Shootout |
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| Brent Barry plans to wear a shirt over his jersey during the 3-point shootout Saturday, following the same plan he used while winning the Slam Dunk title in 1996. Full Story
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| AP Photo – MORRY GASH
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| Vindication Must Wait Until Next Year |
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| Vindication is the latest casualty of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile jinx. Full Story
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| AP Photo – BRIAN KERSEY
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| Court Refuses to Revive Umpire's Suit |
| The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals turned down a bid by former umpire Eric Gregg to revive a lawsuit against baseball that claimed he was fired because of a disability. Full Story
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