| Suspect pleads guilty in Redskins star's slayin... |
| | AP - One of five suspects charged in the slaying of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor has pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree murder and burglary. |
| Braun agrees to $45M, 8-year deal with Brewers ... |
| | AP - Ryan Braun grinned. He had just agreed to the largest contract in Milwaukee Brewers' history. "I really believe in the direction this franchise is headed," the NL Rookie of the Year said Thursday after his $45 million, eight-year deal was announced. "I'm extremely excited in our future."
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| Barkley says he'll pay huge gambling debt
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| | AP - Charles Barkley acknowledged he owes a $400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas Strip casino and promised Thursday to repay it after a prosecutor said the retired NBA star faced criminal charges. "My mistake," Barkley said in an interview at a pro-am golf tournament in Hoover, Ala. "I'm not broke, and I'm going to take care of it."
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| Sharapova to become No. 1 in tennis rankings
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| | AP - Maria Sharapova will assume the No. 1 ranking in tennis because of Justine Henin's retirement.
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| Spurs' repeat hopes in danger
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| | AP - Just as Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs appeared to be hitting their stride and gaining momentum for a berth in the Western Conference finals, they are down again, their march toward consecutive NBA titles very much in doubt. |
| Sen. Specter wants independent investigation in... |
| | AP - Hold on, NFL. Spygate isn't over. Not if an "incensed" senator from Pennsylvania has anything to do with it.
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