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Jeremy Bonderman outwitted the White Sox for eight innings and Alex Avila hit a key two-run double in a four-run fourth as the Tigers topped Chicago 5-1 last night at Comerica Park. Detroit’s back-to-back wins gives the Tigers a 2-to-1 lead in the 4-game series which wraps up this ...More

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Michigan’s already thin and young secondary has taken another hit heading into Saturday’s game at Notre Dame. Coach Rich Rodriguez confirmed yesterday that sophomore Vladimir Emilien, who played in the Wolverine’s season-opening win over Connecticut, has left the team with plans to transfer to another school. A ...More

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Lion’s coach Jim Schwartz hinted Wednesday that running back Kevin Smith, who is recovering from major knee surgery, might not be active for Detroit’s season opener Sunday at Chicago. That means speedy rookie Jahvid Best is in line to get the majority of the work against the Bears ...More

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Rumeal Robinson, who hit the winning free throws for Michigan in the Wolverine’s 1989 NCAA championship game victory, was convicted in federal court yesterday for borrowing 700-thousand dollars in a scam loan deal and using the money to buy a condo, cars, and expensive furniture. Robinson, who also later ...More

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Kirk Maltby has signed a one year contract with the Red Wings. The two way deal will allow the 37-year-old forward to remain with the organization. If Maltby fails to make the Wings roster following training camp, he will start the year with the team's A-H-L affiliate, the Grand ...More

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Roger Federer advanced to his seventh straight U.S. Open semi-final by avenging a loss earlier this year to Swede Robin Soderling with a straight set victory last night. The second-seeded Federer, who is attempting to win the tournament for the sixth time, took out the fifth-seeded Soderling in windy ...More

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic and Caroline Wozniacki, battling the elements as much as their opponents, sailed into the semi-finals of the U.S. Open on Wednesday with straight-sets wins. Vera Zvonareva also breezed through, reaching the last four in New York for the first time, but the trio were ...More

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PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Cole Hamels continued his dominant run by pitching seven scoreless innings on Wednesday to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Florida Marlins 10-6 and stay top of the National League East. Hamels extended his streak of scoreless innings to a career-best 25 and the Phillies (81-60) kept their ...More

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