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Michael Phelps wins 2nd gold medal
BEIJING - Jason Lezak outtouched Alain Bernard of France at the wall Mon-day to give the United States a victory in the 400-meter freestyle relay and keep alive Michael Phelps' bid for eight Olympic gold medals.Lezak overtook the Frenchman to win in 3...
Valerie Gotay begins Olympic journey tonight
Harlingen-trained Olympiad Valerie Gotay will begin her quest for Olympic gold tonight (Monday in China) in women's lightweight judo.Gotay takes on Gulzat Uralbayeva of Kazakhstan in a women's lightweight preliminary match at 11 p.m. local time. Should...
Ladies Kingfish hits the water
PORT ISABEL - Hurricane Dolly may have delivered a stinging blow to much of the Port Isabel/South Padre Island area, but there is a determination to show that the area is returning to normalcy.And part of that determination was the holding of the 27th...
Cowboys going old school for preseason opener
OXNARD, Calif. - The Dallas Cowboys went old school to travel for their preseason opener. They didn't take the less-than-hour flight from their training camp to San Diego, or even a three-hour bus ride. The team instead boarded a Southbound train...
Pacman ready for Cowboys debut
OXNARD, Calif.When it comes to Adam ``Pacman'' Jones' status, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is treading lightly. The still-suspended cornerback can play in the preseason for the Dallas Cowboys, who open Saturday night at San Diego. But the team still...
Green eager to carry rushing load for Texans
HOUSTON - Ahman Green caught a screen pass and sprinted down the sideline. On the next play, he took a handoff, cut back and burst through a hole into the open field. The Houston Texans running back missed most of last season with a knee injury, and his...
Wings snap 8-game skid
HARLINGEN - The Harlingen WhiteWings sent 10 men to the plate to score five runs in the first and sixth innings to beat the Alexandria Aces 13-6 Saturday at Harlingen Field.The win snaps an eight-game losing streak for the WhiteWings (19-53). The Aces...
Deal could land Artest with Rockets
HOUSTON - The Houston Rockets are close to an agreement to acquire Ron Artest from the Sac-ramento Kings, two people familiar with the negotia-tions told The Associated Press.The Rockets will give up guard Bobby Jackson, who played for the Kings from...
Favre meets with Packers president, no word from Goddell
GREEN BAY, Wis.- Green Bay Packers presi-dent Mark Murphy trav-eled to Mississippi to meet with quarterback Brett Favre and his agent James "Bus" Cook on Wednes-day, in an apparent at-tempt to talk Favre out of reporting to camp later this week.Meanwhile,...
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