Briefs from sports world span Arena to Georgia Tech
In Columbus Bruce Arena is barred from communication during a World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica, but he and acting coach Dave Sarachan still spoke. In Fort Mill Derrick Coleman faces longer preseason absence due to heart medication. Purdue’s Joe Tiller worries over Travis Dorsch after a game winning field goal and obscene gesture. Georgia Tech coach George O’Leary orders Dustin Vaitekunas to simulate pressure. Vaitekunas is pummeled and departs amid threats of legal action by his mother.
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Ohio
U.S
Bruce Arena
Costa Rica
Arena
Dave Sarachan
Fort Mill
S.C
Derrick Coleman
Charlotte
Coleman
Purdue
Travis Dorsch
Michigan
Tiller
Dorsch
Atlanta
Georgia Tech
George O'Leary
Dustin Vaitekunas
Vaitekunas
Canadiens win home opener behind Koivu Brisebois Brunet
Montreal defeats Edmonton 5-2 at the Molson Centre in the Canadiens 91st home opener. Brunet scores twice, Koivu and Brisebois add power play goals as Darby adds one. Oilers' Kilger and Cleary score in a loss.
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Saku Koivu
Patrice Brisebois
Benoit Brunet
Montreal
Edmonton Oilers
Canadiens
Craig Darby
New Jersey
Toronto
Edmonton
Chad Kilger
Daniel Cleary
Oilers
Jeff Hackett
Molson Centre
Darby
Colts star Edgerrin James' brother shot in Florida
Cherron James, 24, brother of Indianapolis Colts running back Edgerrin James, was recovering after surgery for a back wound from a shooting outside the player's Florida apartment in Fort Myers. Deputies say no arrest has been made and James provided varying accounts of the incident.
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Fla
Indianapolis Colts
Edgerrin James
Cherron James
Lee Memorial Hospital
Fort Myers
Collier County Sheriff's
Tina Osceola
James
Colts
Craig Kelley
Mariners take opening ALCS with 1st game win
Mariners outhit the Yankees 5 to 0 in key stretches as Seattle pitchers struck out 13 and bullpen delivered 14 scoreless innings in the postseason. New York, hampered by hits and situational hitting, saw Jeter fanned three times while Sojo and Knoblauch each had two hits. The Mariners, wild card qualifiers, carry momentum after sweeping the top-seeded Chicago in the division series.
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Sasaki
Posada
Luis Soto
Seattle
Derek Jeter
Mariners
New York
Oakland
Sojo
Chuck Knoblauch
Athletics
Yankees
Ken Griffey Jr
Chicago
Edmonds carries high hopes after stellar NLDS show
St Louis outfielder Jim Edmonds, mvp-worthy in the regular season, worries about repeating his hot start as the Cardinals advance to the NLCS against the Mets. He went 8 for 14 with two homers and seven RBIs against Atlanta, including a key homer in Game 3.
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ST. Louis
Jim Edmonds
St. Louis Cardinals
Atlanta Braves
Edmonds
Braves
Kevin Millwood
New York Mets
Atlanta
Tony la Russa
Vikings keep rolling with reshaped line move
The 5-0 Minnesota Vikings moved John Randle from tackle to end in a 30-23 win over Tampa Bay. Coach Dennis Green said the switch created a stronger front and helped hold the Buccaneers to 68 rushing yards, while Randle chased a potential 10-sack season benchmark. The team may keep mixing their interior and edge players to pressure opponents.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota Vikings
Vikings
Tampa Bay
John Randle
Pierce returns to practice after stabbing injury
Celtics star Paul Pierce shows progress toward a comeback two weeks after surgery for chest stab wounds. He may play in the season opener against Detroit, as he practices and weighs potential on court impact with coach Rick Pitino noting rapid recovery.
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Pierce
Boston Celtics
Boston
Celtics
Detroit
Paul Pierce
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