O's Wigginton suspended for 3 games and fined

BALTIMORE -- Orioles first baseman Ty Wigginton received a three-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for "making contact" with an umpire during an argument in Thursday night's game against the Minnesota Twins.


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Laws restricting improper agent contact with NCAA athletes seen as ineffective

In the past decade, two laws have been created to clarify what is considered permissible contact between player agents and collegiate student-athletes and to arm individual states and educational institutions with legal means to seek recourse against violators.


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Potomac Valley Swimming and others tighten sexual misconduct policies in wake of USA Swimming's handling of the problem in the past

Potomac Valley Swimming and other organizations make a large-scale effort to tighten and improve sexual misconduct policies in the wake of recent public challenges to USA Swimming's handling of the problem in the past.


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Herzog was tough act to follow with Cardinals

ST. LOUIS -- Tightlipped and terse, Tony La Russa was a big change from Whitey Herzog when he joined the St. Louis Cardinals in 1996.



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Uecker back in the booth after heart surgery

MILWAUKEE -- Bob Uecker is back in the booth with a fixed-up ticker. His sense of humor never changed.


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Mercury pick up Kara Braxton as Shock continue overhaul

TULSA, Okla. -- The last-place Tulsa Shock have traded veteran center Kara Braxton to the defending WNBA champion Phoenix Mercury.


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Brazil offers Ramalho soccer national coach job

SAO PAULO -- Brazil's national soccer team was spurned Friday in its attempt to hire a coach, with Maricy Ramalho staying at his Fluminense club because of contractual obligations.


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Muslim cleric: Malaysia won't ban Manchester United jerseys

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Islamic authorities in Malaysia say soccer uniforms with devils, crosses or skulls promote the "wrong value," but that doesn't mean Manchester United jerseys should be banned.



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France Coach Blanc drops all 23 World Cup players

PARIS -- France coach Laurent Blanc will drop all 23 World Cup players for his first match next month as collective punishment for the team's embarrassing fiasco in South Africa.


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San Jose mayor wants ballot measure on A's stadium

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The mayor is stepping up his efforts to lure the Oakland Athletics to San Jose.


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Miami-Notre Dame to renew football rivalry

CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Miami and Notre Dame have agreed to renew a football rivalry that during the 1980s helped define each program and decide several national championships.


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