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Today's Sports News: Vick could play in October after being reinstated As more records fall, Aaron Peirsol takes a tumble Nats' Willingham hits 2 grand slams Mets fire VP Bernazard in bizarre news conference Phelps qualifies 2nd in 200 freestyle heats Lincecum dazzles to beat Pirates, Ks 15 49ers sign RB Glen Coffee to 4-year deal Cavs quiet on LeBron contract extension Seattle slump continues in 11-4 loss Mexico trounces USA to win fifth Gold Cup NASCAR says Mayfield lied to federal court BCS tweak provides greater access to Rose Bowl Dementieva advances at Stanford tennis Green wins Canadian Open in playoff Khan wins 1st title fight, outpointing Kotelnik Allstate ends sponsorship of Allstate 400 in Indy Olympic 1500-meter champ Ramzi faces doping panel Vick could play in October after being reinstated Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:08 pm PDT AP - Michael Vick is back in the NFL. Now all he needs is a team to play for. Vick, free after serving 18 months in prison for running a dogfighting ring, was reinstated with conditions by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday. He could participate in regular-season games as early as October. Full Story Top As more records fall, Aaron Peirsol takes a tumble Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:45 pm PDT AP - Five world records were set Monday at the world swimming championships. Full Story Top Nats' Willingham hits 2 grand slams Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:34 pm PDT AP - Washington's Josh Willingham has hit two grand slams against the Milwaukee Brewers, becoming the 13th major leaguer to do it and first since 2003. Full Story Top Mets fire VP Bernazard in bizarre news conference Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:38 pm PDT AP - Mets general manager Omar Minaya fired a team executive Monday for a series of blowups, then openly questioned the motives of a local beat writer who reported the turmoil after asking about getting a job in baseball. Full Story Top Phelps qualifies 2nd in 200 freestyle heats Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:44 am PDT AP - Michael Phelps has the second-fastest time in morning heats for the 200-meter freestyle at the world championships Full Story Top Lincecum dazzles to beat Pirates, Ks 15 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:43 pm PDT AP - Tim Lincecum looked like his old self, pitching a four-hitter and bouncing back from a rough outing with a career-high 15 strikeouts in the San Francisco Giants' 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. Full Story Top 49ers sign RB Glen Coffee to 4-year deal Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:48 pm PDT AP - The San Francisco 49ers have signed running back Glen Coffee, their third-round draft pick, to a four-year contract. Full Story Top Cavs quiet on LeBron contract extension Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:44 pm PDT AP - Intentionally vague during an important negotiation, Cleveland Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry said Monday that the club has had ongoing talks with LeBron James' agent about a contract extension for the NBA's reigning MVP. Full Story Top Seattle slump continues in 11-4 loss Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:38 pm PDT AP - Marco Scutaro matched his career high with four hits and the Toronto Blue Jays took advantage of Felix Hernandez's worst start of the season, beating the slumping Seattle Mariners 11-4 on Monday night. Full Story Top Mexico trounces USA to win fifth Gold Cup Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:40 pm PDT AFP - Carlos Vela scored once and set up two goals as Mexico defeated the United States 5-0 to win the Gold Cup and snap the Americans' 58-game home unbeaten streak in the tournament. Full Story Top NASCAR says Mayfield lied to federal court Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:19 pm PDT AP - NASCAR accused Jeremy Mayfield of lying to a federal court about the chronology of a second random drug test, offering to provide an audio tape of the conversation in which Mayfield was told to submit a sample. The driver says the telephone call went to voicemail. Full Story Top BCS tweak provides greater access to Rose Bowl Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:56 pm PDT AP - Some tweaking to the Bowl Championship Series rules gives greater access to the Rose Bowl to teams outside the six conferences with automatic BCS bids — such as Utah. Full Story Top Dementieva advances at Stanford tennis Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:03 pm PDT AFP - Russia's Elena Dementieva breezed past Anne Keothavong 6-1, 6-4 in the opening round of the 700,000 dollar WTA Bank of the West Classic. Full Story Top Green wins Canadian Open in playoff Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:43 pm PDT AP - Nathan Green looked up and flashed a wry smile when the latest round of heavy rain hit the Canadian Open. Full Story Top Khan wins 1st title fight, outpointing Kotelnik Sat, 18 Jul 2009 05:31 pm PDT AP - Highly touted Amir Khan finally lived up to lofty expectations, earning a unanimous decision over Andreas Kotelnik on Saturday to capture the WBA junior welterweight title. Full Story Top Allstate ends sponsorship of Allstate 400 in Indy Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:01 pm PDT AP - Allstate Corp. said Monday it is ending its sponsorship of the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard after five years as the lead sponsor of the race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Full Story Top Olympic 1500-meter champ Ramzi faces doping panel Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:55 pm PDT AP - Olympic 1,500-meter champion Rashid Ramzi faced a disciplinary hearing Monday to explain why he tested positive for the blood-boosting drug CERA after the Beijing Games. Full Story Top

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