Phils top Marlins, take first in NL East
Placido Polanco hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Florida Marlins 8-7 Tuesday night to move into first place in the NL East.



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Braves fall
James McDonald pitched seven innings, Ronny Cedeno's triple keyed a five-run seventh and the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates beat the slumping Atlanta Braves for the second straight day, winning 5-0 on Tuesday night.



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Trio reviving dream of witnessing another Triple Crown winner
In the post-steroid era, wouldn't it be nice to see a 30-game winner? Yep, but it won't happen. How about a Triple Crown winner? Scott Miller says Joey Votto, Carlos Gonzalez and Albert Pujols are making us believers.



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Phils top Marlins, take first in NL East
Placido Polanco hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Florida Marlins 8-7 Tuesday night to move into first place in the NL East.



Philadelphia Phillies - Florida Marlins - sport - National League East - Baseball

Braves fall
James McDonald pitched seven innings, Ronny Cedeno's triple keyed a five-run seventh and the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates beat the slumping Atlanta Braves for the second straight day, winning 5-0 on Tuesday night.



Pittsburgh Pirates - Atlanta Braves - Baseball - Sports - James McDonald

U.S. Open: Venus, Nadal move on
No. 3-seeded Venus Williams overcame nine double-faults and a total of 33 unforced errors to beat reigning French Open champion Francesca Schiavone 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the quarterfinals Tuesday night.



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Spander
Where are all the locals? Venus Williams is the lone American player left at the U.S. Open after her quarterfinal win over Francesca Schiavone and Sam Querrey's fourth-round loss. It's a sad showing by the USA, Art Spander says.



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Parcells steps aside, Ireland takes Miami reins
Bill Parcells is turning over control of the Miami Dolphins to general manager Jeff Ireland but will retain a role as a daily consultant.



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Hoffman earns 600th save in ejection-filled game
Trevor Hoffman added another milestone to his illustrious career, earning his 600th save Tuesday night by closing out the Milwaukee Brewers' 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.



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Tiger, Fowler, Cink, Johnson final Ryder Cup picks
Tiger Woods is going to the Ryder Cup as a captain's pick with his 71 tour victories and 14 majors. So is Rickie Fowler, who has never won anything at all.



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Elling
Unlike Colin Montgomerie, Corey Pavin did about as good of a job as could be expected. The Ryder Cup captain picks three gimmies in Tiger Woods, Stewart Cink and Zach Johnson, and solidifies American chances with Rickie Fowler, Steve Elling says.



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Dodd
No one has ever had his Heisman Trophy taken away. So if Reggie Bush loses his, it would be a shocker. Dennis Dodd says as odd as it would be to rip out a part of its history, the Heisman Trust's decision could take 'the step' to curb cheaters.



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CC suffers first home loss July '09, denied 20th
Jake Arrieta pitched efficiently into the seventh inning, Adam Jones had a two-run single in a three-run first and the Baltimore Orioles denied their nemesis, CC Sabathia, his 20th victory with a 6-2 win Tuesday night over the New York Yankees.



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'Skins talking Haynesworth trade with Titans
People with knowledge of the negotiations say that the Washington Redskins and the Tennessee Titans are in discussions about a trade of disgruntled defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth.



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McNabb says he'll start
Donovan McNabb said Tuesday his sprained ankle isn't 100 percent, but it won't keep him from starting the Washington Redskins' opener Sunday night against the Dallas Cowboys.



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Turkish GM says UK freshman Kanter took cash
Kentucky recruit Enes Kanter received more than $100,000 in cash and benefits while he played for a professional team in Turkey, the club's general manager told the 'New York Times'.



Turkey - New York Times - General manager - United States - Kentucky

Boise State gets seven first-place votes in Top 25
Boise State gained seven first-place votes and closed in on No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Ohio State as the top three teams in the first regular season Associated Press football poll held their spots from the preseason.



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