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Haynesworth skips fitness test, watches practice
(AP)
AP - Albert Haynesworth is at practice for the Washington Redskins — but strictly as an observer.
Pressel shoots course-record 65 at Royal Birkdale
(AP)
AP - Morgan Pressel has shot a course record 7-under 65 at Royal Birkdale to get back up among the leaders at the British Women's Open.
Red Bull's Vettel clinches pole at Hungarian GP
(AP)
AP - Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel has secured the pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix and will be joined by teammate Mark Webber on the front row.
Mancini leaves US tour due to family illness
(AFP)
AFP - Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has flown back to Europe during his team's US tour because of a family illness.
Rams, top pick Bradford agree to $78 million deal
(AP)
AP - No. 1 overall draft pick Sam Bradford agreed to a six-year, $78 million contract with the St. Louis Rams on Friday night, with $50 million in guaranteed money.
Oswalt's Philly debut a dud; Berkman headed to NYY
(AP)
AP - Roy Oswalt's debut with the Philadelphia Phillies was a dud. Maybe ex-teammate Lance Berkman will make a better first impression for the New York Yankees.
AP source: Yankees working to acquire Berkman
(AP)
AP - The Yankees are working on a trade to acquire Lance Berkman from the Houston Astros and expect the deal to be completed Saturday. New York will send a couple of prospects to the Astros, a baseball executive familiar with the discussions said. The executive spoke on condition of anonymity because talks were ongoing.
Berry, Chiefs agree to deal
(AP)
AP - Eric Berry's tweet was true.
Cardinals beat Pirates 1-0 in 10 innings
(AP)
AP - Brendan Ryan's broken-bat infield hit in the 10th inning drove in the game's lone run and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 on Friday night.
Wizards re-sign free agent swingman Howard
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Washington Wizards have re-signed free agent Josh Howard, a former All-Star swingman who joined the team late last season.
Aide: Pitino never mentioned seeking abortion
(AP)
AP - Rick Pitino never said a woman who claimed the Louisville basketball coach got her pregnant after a one-night stand had to get an abortion but did advise she "go out of town" to get medical care, his longtime aide told a jury Friday.
Rebellin loses Olympic doping appeal
(AFP)
AFP - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday rejected Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin's appeal against a doping charge that saw him lose his Olympic silver medal from Beijing.
Bruins' Wheeler signs 1-year, $2.2 million deal
(AP)
AP - The Boston Bruins signed forward Blake Wheeler to a one-year contract on Friday.
Azarenka ends Bartoli's tennis winning streak
(AFP)
AFP - Belarusian Victoria Azarenka has ended Marion Bartoli's eight match win streak at the WTA Bank of the West Classic with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 quarter-final victory.
Langer shoots 68, takes second-round lead
(AP)
AP - Bernhard Langer waited much of Friday morning for the soupy fog on the Sammamish Plateau to finally lift. He spent the evening waiting for someone to make a charge up the leaderboard.
