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Ray McNulty: Even in retirement, former Vero Beach coach is ready for the big game - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
VERO BEACH — At age 74, Billy Livings is planning to do something Friday night that he has never done.

Fort Pierce program promotes water safety for kids - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
The Fort Pierce City Marina has developed a new program in conjunction with the operators of The Original Tiki Bar and Cobb’s Landing restaurants to encourage children to wear a life vest and learn boat safety.

Watercraft rentals available at Port St. Lucie park - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Port St. Lucie and Up the Creek with a Paddle have formed a partnership to offer swan boat, paddle boat and kayak rental services on weekends, starting Saturday at Hillmoor Lake Park on the Woodstork Trail.

FWC votes to open East Coast snook season Sept. 17 - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
But Gulf Coast, Monroe County and Everglades National Park will remain catch and release until Sept. 1, 2011

Five John Carroll players suspended after in-game fight - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Five players from the John Carroll football team received suspensions for their involvement in a fight during the kickoff classic last week against Suncoast.

U.S. Open: Roger Federer, Mardy Fish advance; Richard Gasquet ousts Nikolay Davydenko - Thu, 2 Sep 2010
Five-time champion Roger Federer has breezed into the third round at the U.S. Open, serving 15 aces in beating 104th-ranked Andreas Beck of Germany 6-3, 6-4, 6-3.

Lethargic U.S. team dominates Tunisia at worlds - Thu, 2 Sep 2010
Eric Gordon scored 21 points and the United States pulled away after a sluggish first half to beat Tunisia 92-57 on Thursday in its final game of pool play at the world championship.

Yankees' Sabathia shuts down A's for 19th win - Thu, 2 Sep 2010
CC Sabathia pitched one-hit ball for eight innings to earn his major league-leading 19th win, fill-in Curtis Granderson homered twice and the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 5-0 Thursday for a four-game sweep.

Sources: MLB likely to rule on Washington Nationals' Nyjer Morgan on Friday - Thu, 2 Sep 2010
Major League Baseball is likely to hand down a ruling on punishment for Nationals outfielder Nyjer Morgan on Friday, according to sources.

Report: Terry Bradshaw says Ben Roethlisberger's suspension should stand - Thu, 2 Sep 2010
Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw said he hopes commissioner Roger Goodell keeps Ben Roethlisberger's suspension at six games, according to a report in the Shreveport Times.

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Ingram to miss No. 1 Alabama's opener - Tue, 31 Aug 2010
Alabama running back Mark Ingram will not play in Saturday's season opener after sustaining a knee injury late in Monday's practice, coach Nick Saban said in a statement on Tuesday.

Ingram is but one of Alabama's problems - Tue, 31 Aug 2010
Losing reigning Heisman winner Mark Ingram isn't Alabama's only problem

Ex-Tiger mistress in Ground Zero flap - Wed, 01 Sep 2010
Former Tiger Woods mistress Rachel Uchitel, whose fiance died in the Twin Towers on 9/11, visited Ground Zero last week to shoot scenes for her upcoming appearance on VH1's "Celebrity Rehab," the New York Post reported Wednesday.

Glazer: Cardinals shopping Leinart - Tue, 31 Aug 2010
Matt Leinart's days in Arizona may be numbered. The Cardinals have been calling around the league trying to trade the QB.

Kiffin, post-sanction USC open at Hawaii (AP) - Wed, 01 Sep 2010
Hawaii quarterback Bryant Moniz is doing everything possible to get a good look at Southern California -- he's even gone virtual. Besides taking snaps in practice, Moniz has been taking on the Trojans regularly on his PlayStation 3 in hopes of getting a feel for the USC defense he'll face in real life Thursday night.

Roethlisberger ban likely to be reduced (AP) - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Ben Roethlisberger's first big gain of the season may occur weeks before he returns to the field. His six-game suspension for violating the league's personal conduct policy likely will be shortened to four games by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after the two meet in New York on Friday. The meeting will take place about 12 hours after the quarterback plays in the Steelers' final...

CC, Granderson give Yankees 4-game sweep (AP) - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
From the very first batter, the Oakland Athletics simply looked overmatched against CC Sabathia. Leadoff man Coco Crisp took an awkward cut at a fastball for strike three. Next, Rajai Davis got fooled by an offspeed pitch and almost fell over. Then, Kevin Kouzmanoff flailed at a slider. A lot of weak swings and soft outs followed Thursday, as Sabathia pitched one-hit ball for eight innings to earn...

US sluggish vs. Tunisia but goes to 5-0 (AP) - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
With nothing to play for, the United States looked as if it didn't want to play. Outworked and outhustled, the Americans led winless Tunisia by only four points early in the third quarter before turning the game into a rout over the final 15 minutes of a 92-57 victory Thursday. Eric Gordon scored 21 points for the U.S., which had already clinched first place in its group and was more interested...

5-time champ Federer rolls into round 3 (AP) - Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Roger Federer is one cool customer. The temperature climbed into the 90s yet again Thursday at Flushing Meadows, and the guy showed up for work wearing a warmup jacket. Then he put in his 1 hour, 41 minutes on court, dismissing 104th-ranked Andreas Beck of Germany 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 with the help of 15 aces, to ease into the third round of the U.S.