Vickers edges Johnson in fuel gamble for Michigan win
Brian Vickers stayed patient as fuel strategy shifted the race at Michigan International Speedway. With two laps to go, Vickers pounced when Jimmie Johnson ran dry, earning his second Cup victory and boosting his chase hopes while revealing tension with Kyle Busch amid a weekend of on-track drama.
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Chris Jenkins
Brooklyn, Mich
Brian Vickers
Vickers Ore
Jimmie Johnson
Michigan International Speedway
Vickers
Ryan Pemberton
Red Bull Racing
Michigan
Johnson
Mark Martin
Jeff Gordon
Dale Earnhardt Jr
Carl Edwards
Sam Hornish Jr
Tony Stewart
Martin
Kyle Busch
Busch
Brad Keselowski
Kyle
Busc
Jay Frye
Aisha
Earnhardt
Matt Kenseth
Kevin Harvick
Talladega
Bolt shatters world record in 9.58 at Berlin
Usain Bolt sped to 9.58 seconds the world championships 100 meters in Berlin, breaking his own record and the Beijing mark by 0.11 seconds. Tyson Gay took second with 9.71, rewriting the era as Bolt savors a clock-dominant victory and hints at 9.4 possible with full effort.
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Pat Graham
Berlin
Usain Bolt
Tyson Gay
Gay
Bolt
China
Germany
Olympic Stadium
Jesse Owens
Owens
Beijing
Michael Johnson
Stanford
Bol
Yang tops Woods to win PGA Championship in stunning upset
Y E Yang, 37, becomes the first Asian born player to win a major by defeating Tiger Woods at Hazeltine. Yang takes the lead with a chipped-in eagle and holds off Woods as the world No 1 misses crucial putts down the stretch.
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Doug Ferguson
Chaska
Yang
Woods
Asia
K.J. Choi
South Korea
America
Hazeltine
PGA of America
China
Eagle
Yan
Young Ju Park
Kenny Perry
Angel Cabrera
Phil Mickelson
Lucas Glover
Tom Watson
Stewart Cink
Cubs Pirates rain delay forces postponement in Chicago
Cubs versus Pirates halted by a 3 hour 15 minute rain delay. Lou Piniella reports health returns for Rich Harden Ted Lilly and Carlos Zambrano, boosting the rotation for September and a stretch run. Randy Wells will start the series opener with Lilly on Friday.
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Chicago
Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Lou Piniella
Piniella
Rich Harden
Ryan Dempster
Ted Lilly
San Diego
Carlos Zambrano
Nationals
Lilly
Zambrano
Pirates
Ross Ohlendorf
Beals wins Morann Bass Club event in Renovo
Jeff Beals won the Morann Bass Club tournament at Alvin R. Bush Dam in Renovo with 9.27 pounds. 72 bass totaling 106.54 pounds were caught by 24 anglers. Nate Mills and Mike Wagner followed, with Wagner snagging a 3.07-pound lunker. Top 10 finishers and standings, rookie leader Nick Kozorosky, and upcoming Junker tournaments at Glendale Lake are noted, with next club event set for Aug. 29 at Raystown Lake.
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Renovo
Morann Bass Club
Alvin R. Bush
Jeff Beals
Nate Mills
Mike Wagner
Wagner
Bob Simpson
Tom Smith
David Gallo
Jon Gallo
Tom Hockenberry
Lonny Stanton
Butch Wagner
Dan Gallo
Beals
John Gallagher
Simpson
Hockenberry
Craig Fox
Scott Fleming
Kade Gallo
Nick Kozorosky
Glendale Lake
Raystown Lake
Steelers weigh Mendenhall potential in second Steelers camp
Latrobe notes show Rashard Mendenhall, drafted 23rd overall from Illinois, remains a key unknown for Pittsburgh. With Willie Parker looming free and Mendenhall limited by injuries and inconsistent plays, coach Mike Tomlin urges a bigger second-year leap as Redman impresses in drills.
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Alan Robinson
Latrobe
Rashard Mendenhall
Pittsburgh Steelers
Big Ten
Illinois
Willie Parker
Tim Worley
Steelers
Mendenhall
Parker
Mike Tomlin
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Hazeltine National Golf Club
Ghaska, Minn
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Milwaukee
Kevin Hart
Hart
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Dempster
Gorzelanny
Ryan Theriot
Theriot
Morann
Baltimore
Ravens
Arizona
Isaac Redman
Minnesota
Troy Polamalu
Santonio Holmes
Lawrence Timmons
Tomlin
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