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Two players on Cuba's national soccer team didn't show up for a game in Texas, while authorities tracked down 13 young Haitian players who disappeared from a New York airport.
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New Zealand names were absent from the list of five nominees for the International Rugby Board&#39;s player of the year announced on Wednesday.
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Barry Bonds, already stuck in one of the worst slumps of his career, was scratched from the San Francisco Giantsâ starting lineup before Monday nightâs game against the Chicago Cubs.
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Shawn Marion, Adam Morrison and Luke Ridnour were left off the U.S. national team's roster Tuesday before its trip to Asia for the world championships next month.
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The beach volleyball men&#39;s pair of John Child and Mark Heese of Toronto dropped a quarter-final match yesterday to a Spanish duo, while Quebeckers Guylaine Dumont and Annie Martin lost in the women&#39;s event, eliminating Canada from competition in the sport
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FC Barcelona defender Edmilson was cut from the Brazil squad on Monday because of a knee injury. Edmilson, a starter for Brazil&#39;s 2002 World Cup champions, will miss qualifiers against Venezuela and Colombia this month.
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Authorities in Cuba denied entry to a conservative Spanish politician and two Dutch colleagues hoping to meet with dissidents, Spain's Foreign Ministry said Saturday.
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Guard Jared Jordan, Demetris Nichols and Walker Russell will not be on the regular-season 15 player roster.
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When a player of Manny RamÃ­rezâs magnitude misses four of the last five weeks of the season when his team is fighting for a postseason spot, the impact can be significant.
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Injured all-rounder Abdul Razzaq is left out of Pakistan's World Cup squad and doubts remain over Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif.
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Cuba said on Saturday it barred entry to three European lawmakers on a trip to support dissidents, setting back Spain&#39;s campaign to mend frosty
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Allen Iverson joins Steve Nash, Yao Ming and Carlos Boozer on the growing list of Western Conference players who will not play in the All-Star Game due to injury. The Nuggets guard will sit out with a sprained ankle.
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Dirk Nowitzki missed the Dallas Mavericks' game against Minnesota on Monday night and likely will miss three or four more because of a sprained ankle, adding the team's best player to an already lengthy list of hobbling players.
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The New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays were to play only one game of their scheduled doubleheader Monday. The first game was postponed because Tampa Bay was delayed leaving Florida because of Hurricane Frances.
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NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Half of the scheduled  doubleheader between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay was  postponed Monday after the Devil Rays had trouble leaving  Florida because of Hurricane Frances.
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Cuba's foreign minister said Sunday it was not certain that Fidel Castro will host a dinner for visiting leaders as noted in a schedule, raising doubts over whether the ailing leader would make his first public appearance since undergoing surgery.
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West Indies have been forced to make a second change to their Champions Trophy squad because of injury. Dwayne Smith is suffering from a shoulder problem and has been replaced by Ryan Hinds.