Kovalcheck tapped for 1st start
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TUCSON - Beach bum or quarterback? Richard Kovalcheck is out to prove he can be both for the University of Arizona football team. The redshirt freshman&#39;s laid-back demeanor was not appreciated by last year&#39;s
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The rookie righthander Philip Humber will make his first major league start on Wednesday when the Mets play host to Washington at Shea Stadium.
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Tiger Woods makes his FedEx Cup debut this weekend as he attempts to defend his crown at the Deutsche Bank Championship.
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Michael Koenen, barely known outside of Atlanta despite being a regular punter and kickoff specialist last season, grabbed the spotlight on the first busy night of the NFL preseason.
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Mohammed Kallon&#39;s fine start to his Monaco career continued on Tuesday when the Sierra Leonean scored his first ever Champions League goal.
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Edmonton rookie Sam Gagner, who seems to enjoy playing on the road, made the most of his first visit to Atlanta.
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NEW YORK -- Randy Johnson's first pitch in pinstripes was an apology.
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BLOOMINGTON TOWNSHIP, MICH. -- Both teams are determined to make a strong first impression in the opening matches today of the 35th Ryder Cup.
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FIRST INNING WHITE SOX -- Owens struck out. Fields grounded to third. Pierzynski doubled to right. Konerko, Erstad, and Dye walked, scoring Pierzynski. Uribe struck out. ONE RUN, ONE HIT, THREE LEFT.
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Phil Mickelson&#39;s notable move was to take a pass on playing a practice round Wednesday. The reason: Team captain Hal Sutton told his players to prepare for Friday&#39;s first day however each sees fit.
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Kevin Brown had a chance to claim a place in Yankees postseason history with his start in Game 7 of the AL championship series.
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Martin Petrov put the home side ahead early, but Kaiserslautern&#39;s Carsten Jancker made it 1-1 with just eight minutes remaining.
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Point guard Devin Harris&#39; play in the preseason has impressed Mavericks coach Don Nelson enough to start the rookie from Wisconsin.
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Brandon Jacobs will run headfirst into his new role as an all-around back Sunday night at Texas Stadium, making his first N.F.L. start against the Dallas Cowboys.
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After preliminaries stuffed with enough lawsuits and trash-talk to make Don King proud, the first of TV's battling boxing series faced its opening round Tuesday.
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In his first major league start since being found to have a treatable form of lymphoma last year, Jon Lester made a dramatic and effective return to the Boston Red Soxâ rotation.
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U.S. captain Hal Sutton made sure this Ryder Cup gets off to a dynamic start by pairing Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson for the first time in the opening match.