With cornerback Dunta Robinson holding out and Antwaun Molden on the physically unable to perform list because of a foot injury, there’s a lot of pressure on rookie cornerbacks Glover Quin and Brice McCain.
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Matt Holliday drove in two runs on four hits to lead the St. Louis Cardinals past the Astros on Friday night at Busch Stadium.
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Matt Holliday drove in two runs on four hits to lead the St. Louis Cardinals past the Astros on Friday night at Busch Stadium.
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John Robinson Jr., had been the No. 2 man in the athletic department for seven years.
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Tony Stewart won at Pocono Raceway this season from the rear of the field. He gets to try it this time from the pole.
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The Dynamo will be without forward Cam Weaver after he underwent hernia surgery Friday morning, the team said. Weaver, 26, had been sidelined by a groin strain since June 28.
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The return to the Dynamo of midfielder Stuart Holden and forward Brian Ching from duty with the national squad should bring normalcy to the team.
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It is clear that winning alone in MLS will not put people in the seats. That might work in England, where teams are steeped in tradition and #8220;football#8221; gets little competition in the way of sport. Fans will come out for a winning result that can alter the mood of a city.
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Conference USA has agreed to participate in the Hawaii Bowl through 2013. ESPN Regional Television, the owner and operator of the college bowl game, made the announcement Friday.
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Bobby Robson, the knighted ambassador of English soccer who coached his country to the 1990 World Cup semifinals and won trophies in four countries, died Friday. He was 76.
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