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Today's Sports News: NFL moving forward with 18-game season Tiger Woods says divorce a sad time in his life Interview: Woods' ex-wife went 'through hell' Champions League nights await Spurs, Ajax Manny Ramirez breaks out of slump in Dodgers win Average value for NFL teams falls in tough economy Strasburg will have 2nd MRI Thursday on forearm Agent: Chargers not inclined to trade Jackson Gonzo, Tejada homer in Padres' 9-3 win US NBA stars romp past Greece After hat flap, NW Ark. station hires former Hog Doc for Armstrong's USPS team denies doping claims Forward Raffi Torres signs deal with Canucks Aussie tennis star Hewitt looks for new coach Furyk oversleeps, disqualified from Barclays Canadian Medical Association calls for MMA ban Eye injury rules Kessler out of Super-Six NASCAR reinstates LaJoie following suspension Rome 1960: When the Olympics went modern NFL moving forward with 18-game season Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:56 pm PDT AP - NFL owners are eager to increase the regular season from 16 to 18 games. Full Story Top Tiger Woods says divorce a sad time in his life Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:28 pm PDT AP - For the first time all summer, Tiger Woods showed up at a PGA Tour event knowing that his day would not include phone calls from a lawyer or divorce documents to approve. Full Story Top Interview: Woods' ex-wife went 'through hell' Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:23 pm PDT AP - Elin Nordegren said she never had an inkling. Full Story Top Champions League nights await Spurs, Ajax Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:24 pm PDT AFP - Tottenham, inspired by a Peter Crouch hat-trick, crushed unheralded Swiss outfit Young Boys and former European champions Ajax overcame Dynamo Kiev in Champions League play-off action on Wednesday. Full Story Top Manny Ramirez breaks out of slump in Dodgers win Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:53 pm PDT AP - Manny Ramirez doubled twice and drove in his first run since reports he's been put on waivers, rallying the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night. Full Story Top Average value for NFL teams falls in tough economy Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:55 pm PDT AP - The average value for NFL teams has fallen for the first time since Forbes began keeping track in 1998. Full Story Top Strasburg will have 2nd MRI Thursday on forearm Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:16 pm PDT AP - Stephen Strasburg will have a second MRI exam Thursday to determine exactly what is wrong with the Washington Nationals' rookie ace. Full Story Top Agent: Chargers not inclined to trade Jackson Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:17 pm PDT AP - The agent for Vincent Jackson said Wednesday that the San Diego Chargers have given him the impression they aren't inclined to trade the Pro Bowl wide receiver. Full Story Top Gonzo, Tejada homer in Padres' 9-3 win Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:47 pm PDT AP - Adrian Gonzalez hit a three-run homer and Miguel Tejada had a two-run shot as the San Diego Padres beat the last-place Arizona Diamondbacks 9-3 on Wednesday night to take a season-high 6 1/2-game lead atop the NL West. Full Story Top US NBA stars romp past Greece Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:29 am PDT AFP - Eric Gordon scored 18 points, Kevin Durant added 15 and Derrick Rose chipped in with 11 to spark the United States to a 87-59 romp over Greece Wednesday in an exhibition game ahead of the World Basketball Championships. Full Story Top After hat flap, NW Ark. station hires former Hog Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:24 pm PDT AP - A northwest Arkansas radio station has hired former Razorbacks running back Michael Smith to replace a reporter who was fired after she wore a Florida Gators hat to a Razorbacks' football news conference. Full Story Top Doc for Armstrong's USPS team denies doping claims Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:37 pm PDT AP - The chief doctor for Lance Armstrong's U.S. Postal Service-backed cycling team when the rider won five of his seven Tour de France victories is dismissing Floyd Landis' doping allegations. Full Story Top Forward Raffi Torres signs deal with Canucks Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:58 pm PDT AP - Free agent forward Raffi Torres signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the Vancouver Canucks, the team said Wednesday. Full Story Top Aussie tennis star Hewitt looks for new coach Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:27 pm PDT AFP - Australia's former world number one Lleyton Hewitt is looking for a new coach after splitting with Nathan Healy, reports said on Thursday. Full Story Top Furyk oversleeps, disqualified from Barclays Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:26 pm PDT AP - Jim Furyk picked a bad time to sleep in. Full Story Top Canadian Medical Association calls for MMA ban Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:32 am PDT AP - The Canadian Medical Association is calling for a ban on mixed martial arts in Canada. Full Story Top Eye injury rules Kessler out of Super-Six Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:40 am PDT AFP - WBC super-middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler of Denmark has withdrawn from the Super-Six World Boxing Classic tournament because of an eye injury, his German promoter announced Wednesday. Full Story Top NASCAR reinstates LaJoie following suspension Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:15 pm PDT AP - NASCAR reinstated former driver Randy LaJoie on Wednesday following his suspension for a failed drug test. Full Story Top Rome 1960: When the Olympics went modern Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:18 am PDT AP - They were the Summer Games that ushered in the Olympics as we know them today. Full Story Top

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