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Govenor: Missouri should consider Big Ten
The University of Missouri should consider leaving the Big 12 and joining the Big Ten if it gets an offer to do so, Gov.
Vonn takes victory in super combined
Lindsey Vonn won a World Cup super-combined race Friday in Val d'Isere, France, for her 25th career victory.
U.S. a Winner, Brazil a Loser in World Cup Draw
The United States got a favorable draw Friday for the 2010 World Cup against England, Slovenia and Algeria and will be expected to reach the second round of soccer's world championship.
On Soccer: Countdown starts for sport's faithful
Who would have thought that the world's attention would be locked on pingpong balls being fished out a glass bowl in Cape Town, South Africa ? But that is precisely what happened Friday when the draw for the 2010 World Cup was announced half a world away.
Shani Davis looking strong in Milwaukee
Shani Davis is flying at the U.S. speedskating trials, dominating a strong field in the 1,000 meters.
Quick Hits / Vonn returns to competition
Vancouver Olympics poster girl Lindsey Vonn gets down to business this weekend when the World Cup ski season opens on an Austrian glacier.
Not Quite Azteca, But RFK Fans Did Not Fail To Impress
Imagine fans more "smashed" on a whole than any pre-game tailgate you'll find on Shea Field, drinking enough tequila to bring LenDale White back to his old playing weight.
Top U.S. defender Onyewu to be out 3-4 months
Onyewu out 3-4 months Top U.S. defender Oguchi Onyewu will require 3-4 months of injury rehabilitation after tearing the patellar tendon in his left knee during the United States' 2-2 draw with Costa Rica in the final World Cup qualifier.
Carli Lloyd returns to New Jersey
The 2008 U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year played in the inaugural WPS year at Chicago, where she had a rather quiet season.
A time of cheers, tears for U.S. soccer
Free Press sports writer Jo-Ann Barnas lends her views on Olympic sports: If your family is involved in soccer like mine, chances are you're aware of two important events that happened this past week on opposite ends of the emotional spectrum.
U.S. forward Davies hurt in car crash in Va.
U.S. national team forward Charlie Davies was injured in a one-car crash on the George Washington Memorial Parkway that killed another person early Tuesday.
U.S. soccer's Davies suffers broken bones, lacerated bladder
From news services U.S. national soccer team forward Charlie Davies is recovering after suffering several broken bones and a lacerated bladder in a one-vehicle accident in which another person was killed.
USA scores late stoppage-time goal to tie Costa Rica 2-2
The USA had clinched a World Cup berth. Forward Charlie Davies was in a hospital starting a long recovery from a devastating auto accident.
Real Salt Lake beats Red Bulls, 2-0, to keep playoff hopes alive
Andy Williams and Fabian Espindola scored and Real Salt Lake kept its Major League Soccer playoff hopes alive with a 2-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday night.
In brief: U.S. soccer's Davies hurt in auto accident
Charlie Davies, left, has made 17 international appearances. Soccer: U.S. national team forward Charlie Davies had several broken bones and a lacerated bladder after a one-vehicle accident Tuesday in which another person was killed in Arlington, Va.
US forward Davies hurt in car accident
Final 1 - Intel Corp. on Tuesday reported a dip in third-quarter profit, but posted results and a fourth-quarter outlook that exceeded Wall Street expectations.
Saturday night at La Playa Azul
Playa Azul, on International Boulevard in East Oakland, was aptly named as it was the place to be Saturday night for East Bay Catrachos.
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Americans Qualify for World Cup
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras Oct. 10 -- The United States is going to the World Cup for the sixth consecutive time because Conor Casey, a brutish striker with a shaved head and rebuilt knees who had never scored for the national team, struck for two goals during a 3-2 victory over Honduras on Saturday night.
The Americans are going to South Africa next summer because all-time leading scorer Landon Donovan converted an exceptional free kick, and Honduras veteran Carlos Pavon missed a penalty kick and a quality header in the closing minutes. They secured the berth with one match to spare A Wednesday at RFK Stadium against Costa Rica A with a stirring second half that equaled the number of goals that Honduras had conceded in its previous eight home qualifiers at Olympic Metropolitan Stadium.
This was supposed to be a rebuilding year for Boston College, but after a 1-3 start -- including losses to No.
Report: Maradona in Italy to combat weight gain
Argentina coach Diego Maradona reportedly is in Italy to be treated for weight gain and stress following two straight losses by his team in World Cup qualifying.
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