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Favre steps up workouts

Brett Favre acknowledged he’s “running out of time” to decide whether he’ll play for the Minnesota Vikings this season. The quarterback told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he’ll give the Vikings an answer on whether he’ll play by the July 30 start of training camp. Favre has been working out with the Oak Grove High School football team three days a week all summer, but added a Sunday workout this week.

July 16, 2009

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Wolves in no hurry to hire

The Minnesota Timberwolves are the only team in the NBA without a head coach in place for next season and David Kahn is in no hurry to fill the position. Kahn, the team’s new president of basketball operations, told The Associated Press in a text message Wednesday that he plans to wrap up his first round of interviews on Thursday and there is no timetable set for a final decision to be made.

July 16, 2009

Garcia remains in search of his first major title

Ten years after a teenage Sergio Garcia turned pro and almost caught Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship, the Spaniard is approaching his 30th birthday and still looking for his first major title. Garcia came within a shot of Woods at Medinah in 1999 after a stunning recovery shot that suggested he would soon join the American in the list of multiple major winners.

July 16, 2009

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Wild open in Columbus

The Minnesota Wild will open next season on the road with a game at Columbus on Oct. 3. Their first game at Xcel Energy Center will be Oct. 6 against Anaheim. The Wild announced its schedule on Wednesday. The schedule highlights include the return of two original members of the Wild after leaving the team this offseason.

July 16, 2009

Mulvey joining bullpen, Morales heading down

The Minnesota Twins are recalling right-hander Kevin Mulvey from Triple-A Rochester to add some depth to their bullpen. Mulvey was 3-6 with a 3.93 ERA in 17 starts for the Red Wings this year. He came over from the New York Mets in the trade for Johan Santana before last season.

July 16, 2009

Blackhawks oust GM Tallon

Dale Tallon helped restore the Chicago Blackhawks from a struggling hockey franchise to a young and talented team that went all the way to the Western Conference finals in May. His ouster came a week after a missed deadline for sending qualifying offers to restricted free agents prompted the NHL Players Association to file a grievance against the team.

July 15, 2009

Tour de France: Cavendish wins stage

Teammates Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong remained second and third in the Tour de France after a technology-free day of riding in which Britain’s Mark Cavendish won the 10th stage. Organizers banned rider earpieces for Tuesday’s 121-mile route, forcing cyclists to devise tactics without radio instructions from team cars.

July 15, 2009

Chiefs lock up Cassel

Kansas City has not officially named Matt Cassel its starting quarterback, but there can be no doubt now. After praising his leadership and work ethic through spring workouts, the Chiefs announced Tuesday they had signed the 27-year-old Cassel to a multiyear contract. Terms were not disclosed, but he will almost certainly be one of the highest-paid members of the team.

July 15, 2009

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Selig disputes collusion claim

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig denies that teams conspired against free agents after the 2008 season. As Michael Weiner prepares to take over from Donald Fehr as head of the players’ association, several agents said they are pushing the union to file a collusion grievance against teams over their behavior during the free-agent market last winter.

July 15, 2009

Different course, similar strategy for Tiger

The sea breeze in his face was not nearly as important to Tiger Woods as finding the best route around three pot bunkers on the 10th hole at Turnberry. He aimed his tee shot to the right, on the high side of two bunkers, then pulled his 3-wood just enough that the ball bounded along the links until it stopped rolling just three yards short of the sand. This was OK.

July 15, 2009

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All star game: Another AL win

Carl Crawford’s glove and a dominant bullpen helped save the AL’s streak. Crawford pulled back a home run with a leaping grab an inning before Curtis Granderson tripled and scored the tiebreaking run in the eighth, giving the American League a 4-3 victory Tuesday night at the new Busch Stadium.

July 15, 2009

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Schutt shining as closer in Quebec

So far, so good for Jason Schutt in his second pro season north of the border. The 2002 Jamestown High School graduate is in the top five in saves in the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball halfway through his second summer pitching for the Quebec Capitales.

July 15, 2009

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Tiger: Turnberry playing tough

Walking up to the 15th green at Turnberry, his ball safely in the middle, Tiger Woods turned to his left and pointed to a spot a few yards off the putting surface. “Is this where Watson made the putt?” he asked Monday morning. Indeed, it was. Tom Watson holed a putt from some 60 feet for birdie in the final round of the 1977 British Open, pulling into a tie with Jack Nicklaus and sending him to a one-shot victory in one of the great duels in major championship history.

July 14, 2009

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NFL roundup: Ravens’ Mason hanging it up

Ravens wide receiver Derrick Mason told a sports Web site on Monday he’s retiring from the NFL. “After 12 years, I have seen it all and done it all,” Mason told jocklife.com. “Right now, I am content with the decision I am making. All good things come to an end, and I am ready to see what else life has to offer.”

July 14, 2009

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Nationals fire manager

So much for the plan to have Manny Acta’s patient optimism lead the Washington Nationals out of the doldrums. The abysmal won-loss record became too much to stomach, costing him his job at the All-Star break and adding another layer of instability to the worst team in baseball.

July 14, 2009