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Today's Sports News: Phelps sets world record, beats Cavic in 100 fly Tiger Woods' 65 gives him Buick Open lead Teammates say Big Ben's apology not necessary Pagan's tiebreaking slam lifts Mets over Arizona Pirates' McCutchen hits 3 homers in win over Nats Holliday powers Cardinals past Astros 3-1 AP source: Vikings QB Jackson has sprained MCL Spurs confirm mild sprain in Parker's ankle Lincecum wins 12th game as Giants blank Phillies Double-up Arshavin leads Arsenal to victory Funk scrambles into US Senior Open lead Slur will cost Hawaii coach $169,000 Williams, Bartoli advance to Stanford tennis final Matthew takes 3-shot lead at Women's British Open Bradley stops Campbell, keeps 140-pound title Hornaday races to record 5th straight win Olympics out: Kwan chooses school over skating Phelps sets world record, beats Cavic in 100 fly Sat, 1 Aug 2009 05:31 pm PDT AP - Michael Phelps beat Milorad Cavic again. No doubt about it. With a defiant performance in a supposedly inferior suit, Phelps stayed close over the outward lap and rallied on the return to become the first swimmer to break 50 seconds in the 100-meter butterfly, beating the Serbian with a time of 49.82. Full Story Top Tiger Woods' 65 gives him Buick Open lead Sat, 1 Aug 2009 09:38 pm PDT AP - Tiger Woods drove on adjacent fairways twice on the back nine, hit a cup of beer in a spectator's hand, got rattled by a bug and was relegated to shaping some shots around trees and under branches. Full Story Top Teammates say Big Ben's apology not necessary Sat, 1 Aug 2009 09:39 pm PDT AP - Ben Roethlisberger quickly moved to make sure his problems don't become those of the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers. Full Story Top Pagan's tiebreaking slam lifts Mets over Arizona Sat, 1 Aug 2009 08:20 pm PDT AP - Angel Pagan hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the eighth inning and the New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-6 on Saturday night. Full Story Top Pirates' McCutchen hits 3 homers in win over Nats Sat, 1 Aug 2009 09:43 pm PDT AP - Andrew McCutchen homered three times and had a career-high six RBIs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates handed the Washington Nationals their fourth straight loss, 11-6 on Saturday night. Full Story Top Holliday powers Cardinals past Astros 3-1 Sat, 1 Aug 2009 09:44 pm PDT AP - Matt Holliday hit two solo homers, Chris Carpenter tossed an eight-hitter for his second complete game of the season and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Saturday night. Full Story Top AP source: Vikings QB Jackson has sprained MCL Sat, 1 Aug 2009 09:46 pm PDT AP - Minnesota Vikings quarterback Tarvaris Jackson sprained the MCL in his left knee after getting tangled with a defensive lineman in practice on Saturday, according to a person with knowledge of the injury. Full Story Top Spurs confirm mild sprain in Parker's ankle Sat, 1 Aug 2009 02:36 pm PDT AP - Tony Parker will miss the next game for the French national team after the Spurs confirmed a mild right ankle sprain in their star point guard. Full Story Top Lincecum wins 12th game as Giants blank Phillies Sat, 1 Aug 2009 10:21 pm PDT AP - Tim Lincecum won his 12th game blanking the Phillies for eight innings and San Francisco beat Philadelphia 2-0 on Saturday night. Full Story Top Double-up Arshavin leads Arsenal to victory Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:50 am PDT AFP - Russian international Andrey Arshavin came off the bench to score twice as Arsenal beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 in the Emirates Cup on Saturday. Full Story Top Funk scrambles into US Senior Open lead Sat, 1 Aug 2009 09:47 pm PDT AP - Fred Funk shot a 4-under 68 at the U.S. Senior Open to take a one-stroke lead over Greg Norman and Joey Sindelar after Saturday's third round. Full Story Top Slur will cost Hawaii coach $169,000 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:36 pm PDT AP - Hawaii coach Greg McMackin was suspended for 30 days without pay and has volunteered to take an additional 7 percent pay cut from his $1.1 million salary for making a derogatory comment while describing Notre Dame's chant before last year's Hawaii Bowl. Full Story Top Williams, Bartoli advance to Stanford tennis final Sat, 1 Aug 2009 10:42 pm PDT AFP - Venus Williams and France's Marion Bartoli meet Sunday for the title at the WTA Bank of the West Classic in a repeat of the 2007 Wimbledon final. Full Story Top Matthew takes 3-shot lead at Women's British Open Sat, 1 Aug 2009 10:49 am PDT AP - Catriona Matthew of Scotland opened up a three-shot lead at the Women's British Open on Saturday after a 1-under 71 in the third round. Full Story Top Bradley stops Campbell, keeps 140-pound title Sat, 1 Aug 2009 09:07 pm PDT AP - Nate Campbell insisted the bloody cut on his injured eye resulted from an accidental head-butt. Timothy Bradley thought it had more to do with the dozens of punches he threw in just three dynamic rounds. Full Story Top Hornaday races to record 5th straight win Sat, 1 Aug 2009 08:58 pm PDT AP - Ron Hornaday Jr. raced to his record fifth straight NASCAR Camping World Trucks victory, easily holding off Brian Scott in a green-white-checker finish Saturday night at Nashville Superspeedway. Full Story Top Olympics out: Kwan chooses school over skating Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:05 pm PDT AP - Michelle Kwan chose school over skating. Full Story Top

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