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US beats Angola 121-66, reaches quarters at worlds (AP)

September 7, 2010

AP - Before it can win a world championship, the United States needed to start looking like a world champion.

Steelers name QB Dixon as starter over Batch (Reuters)

September 7, 2010

Reuters - The Pittsburgh Steelers will start quarterback Dennis Dixon for Sunday's season opener against the Atlanta Falcons, the team said on Monday.

Padres snap 10-game skid to hold NL West lead (Reuters)

September 7, 2010

Reuters - The San Diego Padres halted a 10-game losing streak to keep their lead in the National League West with a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday.

Guard Delonte West returning to Celtics (AP)

September 7, 2010

AP - Delonte West is returning to the Boston Celtics.

1 Wyoming football player killed, 3 hurt in wreck (AP)

September 7, 2010

AP - A University of Wyoming football player was killed and three teammates were injured when a pickup drifted off a Colorado highway and crashed on Monday, authorities said.

Noted bicyclist to ride in Maine Dempsey Challenge (AP)

September 7, 2010

AP - Olympic bronze medalist and Tour de France veteran Levi Leipheimer (LEE'-vy LYP'-hy-mur) is visiting Maine to take part in the second annual bicycling fundraiser put on by "Grey's Anatomy" star Patrick Dempsey.

Devils get Kovalchuk, NHL-union get long-term deal (AP)

September 7, 2010

AP - The New Jersey Devils did more than sign Ilya Kovalchuk to a $100 million contract.

Wozniacki wallops Sharapova at US tennis Open (AFP)

September 7, 2010

AFP - Caroline Wozniacki lived up to her top-seed status at the US Open on Monday by defeating former champion Maria Sharapova in a fourth-round blockbuster.

Davies wins Austrian Ladies Open for 75th victory (AP)

September 7, 2010

AP - English star Laura Davies won the Austrian Ladies Open on Sunday for her 75th worldwide victory, closing with a 2-under 70 to beat France's Virginie Lagoutte-Clement by a stroke.