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Spa makes splash with wet opener

Rain hats replaced pretty flowered chapeaux, slickers covered sundresses and an umbrella was the most sought-after fashion accessory as the historic Saratoga Race Course opened its wrought iron gates for its 140th season.

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Phillies bench Rollins after MVP shows up late

Jimmy Rollins pinch hit with two outs in the ninth inning Thursday and grounded into a fielder's choice, sealing the Phillies' 3-1 defeat. He was, quite literally, too late to help his team stay in first place.

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Delgado's hit lifts Mets past Phillies

No one has to tell the Mets that first place doesn't mean squat in July. After all, they've already proven it doesn't mean anything when you're up seven games with 17 to play. They jumped back into first with a 3-1 win over Philly on Thursday.

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Wagner is Mets' saving grace

Billy Wagner came back to help expunge the negative vibes from the pen's ninth-inning meltdown in his absence Tuesday, moving the Mets back into a first-place tie with Philadelphia in the NL East by sealing their 6-3 victory Tuesday.

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Gambling man NBA ref Tim Donaghy may change his stripes - in jail

Disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy could be back in zebra stripes soon - the prison-issued brand.

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Marcus Burghardt wins 18th stage of Tour de France

Carlos Sastre of Spain retained the overall lead and Marcus Burghardt of Germany won the 18th stage of the Tour de France as the race left the Alps on Thursday. Sastre leads CSC teammate Frank Schleck of Luxembourg by 1 minute, 24 seconds.

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Pedro Martinez's father dies

Pedro Martinez departed Wednesday night's game before ended when he learned that his father, Paulino (Pablo) Jaime, had died in the Dominican Republic after a lengthy battle with brain cancer.

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Keyon's energy fuels Net deal

Kenyon Dooling knows exactly the situation he is getting into with the Nets. Dooling, an eight-year veteran who averaged 8.1 points and 1.8 assists last season, was acquired in a trade with the Magic on Monday.

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Harper: Wagner takes heat and the ball

As a closer who has had a penchant for blowing some big games, Billy Wagner is fair game for criticism. He's more than willing to take the heat and often nobody is harder on him than he is, but Wednesday he restored order to the Mets.

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Hardy tags jacobs as attorney

U.S. Olympic swimming team member Jessica Hardy, who has tested positive for the banned substance clenbuterol, has retained California attorney Howard Jacobs, the country's most prominent defender for athletes facing doping bans.

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Gholston, Jets showing signs

As of Wednesday night, Vernon Gholston, the Jets' top draft pick (No. 6 overall), still was unsigned. However, the two sides made late progress, according to two NFL sources, and were trying to produce an agreement by Thursday.

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Madden: Posada delays surgery in move that's no help to Yanks

What would be an asset for the Yankees would be to have Jorge Posada behind the plate for the start of next season. The doctors have told Posada that the recovery process for the surgery takes six months.

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Brett, ump recall Pine Tar Game

Even with Hall of Famer, World Series champion and 13-time All-Star forever attached to his name, George Brett will never be able to live down one memorable blowup he had at Yankee Stadium 25 years ago Thursday.

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Boss feels Shock of trade

The spotlight and the pressure will officially be turned on to Kevin Boss Friday morning when he begins the task of trying to replace Jeremy Shockey. But that's nothing compared to the pressure the 24-year-old faced six months ago.

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Myers: Eli's finally his own Mann

Eli Manning's birth certificate says he will always be Peyton's little brother, but at least now all the condescending comparisons and questions have finally stopped since the younger Manning led the Giants to a Super Bowl win.

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Wilpon: I screwed up firing

Fred Wilpon said he learned something from firing Willie Randolph. And it is this: The next time he fires a manager he'll do it in the light of day, when reporters are not sleeping.

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Smith: Drug charges a stunning blow in Spanish Harlem

While Miguel Cotto is set to defend his title against Antonio Margarito at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on HBO Pay-Per-View on Saturday night, Edgar Santana sits under a cloud of suspicion, with his career and his freedom in jeopardy.

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Mike Mussina leads Yankees to 10th straight home win

Mike Mussina threw eight shutout innings Wednesday and A-Rod and Justin Christian each had two-run doubles in a 5-1 victory over Minnesota that stretched the Yankee winning streak to six and pushed them 11 games over .500.

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Clemens' gal pal suffers nervous breakdown

Country singer Mindy McCready - whose 15-year, on-again, off-again romance with pitcher Roger Clemens has made her a player in the Rocket's federal perjury investigation - suffered a nervous breakdown last week, and is seeking treatment, according to sources.

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