Cox records 2,000th win
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There were 1,999 previous wins for Bobby Cox as a major league manager, but in several respects the one on Wednesday - a 6-3 victory against the New York Mets on a gorgeous afternoon at Turner Field - was quintessential for the Braves skipper.
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WESTON -- It was a case of expectations realized. When North Reading's Shannon Conway set herself in the starting blocks at the girls' 400-meter dash yesterday, her thoughts were on the record, set by Foxboro's Alison Cully (57.30) in 1995. Her coach, Sotirios Pintzopoulos, told the team he expected Conway to win the race, but Conway wanted the record.
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America's Aaron Peirsol breaks his own  200m backstroke world record at the Short Course World Championships.
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Surrey, England (Sports Network) - Retief Goosen posted a record-setting win over Jeff Maggert on Thursday at the HSBC World Match Play Championship.
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Captain Stephen Fleming struck a fine double-century as New Zealand looked on way to notch up another win over Bangladesh in the second and final Test here.
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Shawn Crawford was all business Tuesday morning, speeding to victory in 20.55 seconds in his first-round heat of the 200 &#151; a sharp contrast to his antics in the early rounds of the 100. Crawford, who finished fourth in the 100 after dominating the early rounds, was joined in the second round by U.S. teammates Bernard Williams and Justin Gatlin, the 100-meter gold medalist.
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The Moonee Valley Racing Clubâs $2,231,779 WS Cox Plate (Aus-G1) is set for its 82nd running on Saturday at Moonee Valley racecourse, and has drawn on of the strongest fields in recent years.
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Trainer Kenny Cox triumphantly returns to the Pimlico track with a new stud and a well-monied owner to win the $50,000 Sonny Hine Stakes on Saturday.
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Ashado bulled her way into contention on the turn for home and went on to win Saturday&#39;s $2 million Breeders&#39; Cup Distaff by 1 1/4 lengths in track-record time.
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NEW YORK: Peyton Manning made NFL history with two touchdown passes yesterday, setting the single-season record of 49 while leading the Indianapolis Colts to a 34-31 overtime win over the San Diego Chargers.
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New Zealander Sarah Ulmer broke the world record in winning the women&#39;s 3000-meter individual pursuit gold medal at the Athens Olympics on Sunday.
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ATHENS - To understand the moment of triumph, one must understand the 2 hours, 26 minutes, 20 seconds of cruelty. The favorite, the world-record holder in the women&#39;s marathon, Paula Radcliffe, led a pack
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Unfancied Welshman Bradley Dredge followed Thursday's course record 64 at St Andrews with a fine day at Carnoustie to head a host of big hitters after the second round of the Alfred Dunhill Championships.
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South African ran in eight tries - six in the second half - to hammer a virtual second string England 55-22 in the second Test here on Saturday.
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Bobby Cox remained one ejection shy Sunday of tying John McGraw for a dubious distinction and unofficial baseball record.
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Consistency was the key to Jeff Sluman&#39;s record-breaking round on Thursday on the difficult Copperhead Course at the Westin Innisbrook Resort.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Meseret Defar set a world record in the women's 2-mile at the Van Damme Memorial meet Friday, smashing her own mark by almost 12 seconds.