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Today's Sports News: On a rainy morning, the Ryder Cup begins Giants sweep Arizona, clinch tie for NL West title James' manager: Race played role in media coverage Man City test mettle against Juve in Europa draw AFL-CIO head offers to mediate for NFL, players Contador blames bad meat for positive doping test Revis will miss Jets' game at Bills Without Revis, Jets' secondary struggling Padres pray for Giants sweep after Cubs loss Heat get an up-close look at the Air Force life Bailey's FG lifts Oklahoma State to 38-35 win Contador blames positive test on contaminated meat Moreau, Pahlsson lead Blue Jackets over Wild Nadal thrills in Bangkok debut Rain pounds Celtic Manor for start of Ryder Cup Mir knocks out Filipovic at UFC 119 Jamaican-born Johnson replaces Kessler in Super Six Childress says team proved case in NASCAR appeal USOC won't create central list of banned coaches On a rainy morning, the Ryder Cup begins Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:53 pm PDT AP - Sending out Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson for the first match, the United States has opened its defense of the Ryder Cup on a rainy morning in Wales. Full Story Top Giants sweep Arizona, clinch tie for NL West title Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:36 pm PDT AP - Bruce Bochy has said all along the NL West race would probably come down to the season's final weekend — and it will. Full Story Top James' manager: Race played role in media coverage Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:37 pm PDT AP - LeBron James' manager said he believes race played a factor in how the two-time reigning NBA MVP's decision to join the Miami Heat was covered this summer. Full Story Top Man City test mettle against Juve in Europa draw Thu, 30 Sep 2010 02:35 pm PDT AFP - Manchester City kept Juventus at arm's length in Europa League Group A after a 1-1 draw between the sides on Thursday, while Liverpool and holders Atletico Madrid also recorded draws. Full Story Top AFL-CIO head offers to mediate for NFL, players Thu, 30 Sep 2010 03:18 pm PDT AP - The president of the AFL-CIO is offering to mediate the NFL's labor negotiations. The league has a very basic problem with that: The head of the NFL Players Association sits on the executive council of the AFL-CIO, a labor union federation. Full Story Top Contador blames bad meat for positive doping test Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:11 pm PDT AP - Alberto Contador blamed it all on a bad piece of filet mignon, and promised he would prevail in the end. Full Story Top Revis will miss Jets' game at Bills Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:47 pm PDT AP - Darrelle Revis will miss the New York Jets' game at Buffalo on Sunday, sitting out a second straight game while he recovers from a strained left hamstring. Full Story Top Without Revis, Jets' secondary struggling Thu, 30 Sep 2010 05:20 pm PDT AP - Darrelle Revis got angry as he watched Brandon Marshall make catch after catch against the New York Jets. Full Story Top Padres pray for Giants sweep after Cubs loss Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:31 pm PDT Reuters - The slumping San Diego Padres were pushed to the brink of elimination from the Major League Baseball playoff race following the team's shutout loss to the Chicago Cubs on Thursday. Full Story Top Heat get an up-close look at the Air Force life Thu, 30 Sep 2010 06:21 pm PDT AP - Pat Riley got a kiss from a 5-year-old girl with a yellow ribbon tied in her hair, then climbed the steps toward the cockpit of an F-15 fighter. Full Story Top Bailey's FG lifts Oklahoma State to 38-35 win Thu, 30 Sep 2010 08:57 pm PDT AP - Shaun Lewis intercepted Jerrod Johnson's pass in the final seconds and Dan Bailey kicked a 40-yard field goal as time expired to lift Oklahoma State to a 38-35 victory over Texas A&M on Thursday night. Full Story Top Contador blames positive test on contaminated meat Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:05 am PDT AFP - An emotional Alberto Contador on Thursday denied knowingly taking a banned substance and blamed contaminated meat for a positive dope test that led to the suspension of the three-time Tour de France winner. Full Story Top Moreau, Pahlsson lead Blue Jackets over Wild Thu, 30 Sep 2010 08:19 pm PDT AP - Ethan Moreau and Samuel Pahlsson each had a goal and an assist to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-2 exhibition victory over the winless Minnesota Wild on Thursday night. Full Story Top Nadal thrills in Bangkok debut Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:04 am PDT AFP - Rafael Nadal put on a typically commanding performance in his Bangkok debut on Thursday, the Spanish top seed progressing with the minimum of fuss in his first career match at the Thailand Open. Full Story Top Rain pounds Celtic Manor for start of Ryder Cup Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:32 pm PDT AP - The Ryder Cup is getting off to a wet start. Full Story Top Mir knocks out Filipovic at UFC 119 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 11:24 pm PDT AP - The crowd at Conseco Fieldhouse booed for much of the 14 minutes that Frank Mir and Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic battled in the main event at UFC 119. Full Story Top Jamaican-born Johnson replaces Kessler in Super Six Wed, 29 Sep 2010 04:51 pm PDT AFP - Jamaican-born Glen Johnson, a former light heavyweight champion, was named Wednesday to replace injured Mikkel Kessler in the Super Six World Boxing Classic super middleweight boxing tournament. Full Story Top Childress says team proved case in NASCAR appeal Thu, 30 Sep 2010 07:18 am PDT AP - Richard Childress reiterated his frustration in the NASCAR appeals process after an independent panel denied his bid to have Clint Bowyer's penalty overturned. Full Story Top USOC won't create central list of banned coaches Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:39 am PDT AP - The U.S. Olympic Committee will "encourage" but not require sports' national governing bodies to adopt standardized policies to prevent abuse. Full Story Top

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