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Aug 3, 2011

SPORTS News, Aug 03, 2011

Ellsbury hits Red Sox past Indians
Tue,2 Aug 2011 11:16 PM PDT
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photoBOSTON (Reuters) - Jacoby Ellsbury lined a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to keep the Boston Red Sox in first place in the American League East with a 3-2 triumph over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday.

Ellsbury hit completes Red Sox rally over Indians
Tue,2 Aug 2011 09:38 PM PDT
Reuters - BOSTON (Reuters) - Jacoby Ellsbury lined a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to keep the Boston Red Sox in first place in the American League East with a 3-2 triumph over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday. Full Story

Marlins All-Star Ramirez exits with sprained shoulder
Tue,2 Aug 2011 08:51 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Florida All-Star shortstop Hanley Ramirez exited the Marlins' 4-3 victory over the New York Mets in the sixth inning with a sprained left shoulder on Tuesday. Full Story

Aussies to "yell for Cadel" as Tour winner heads home
Tue,2 Aug 2011 08:34 PM PDT
Reuters - MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Cadel Evans is to make a flying visit to Australia next week to celebrate his Tour de France triumph with his compatriots. Full Story

Wariner to miss world championships with foot injury
Tue,2 Aug 2011 07:51 PM PDT
Reuters - RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Former Olympic and world 400 meters champion Jeremy Wariner will miss this month's world championships with a foot injury, his agent said on Tuesday. Full Story

Former Lions QB Harrington hurt in bike crash
Tue,2 Aug 2011 04:29 PM PDT
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photoPORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - Former Detroit Lions quarterback Joey Harrington, who was hit by a car while riding his bike over the weekend, has been moved out of intensive care, a hospital spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

Browns punter Hodges likely out for season with injury
Tue,2 Aug 2011 03:58 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cleveland Browns punter Reggie Hodges will likely miss the 2011 National Football League (NFL) season after he tore the Achilles tendon in his left leg during practice on Tuesday. Full Story

Canucks' Kesler to miss start of season after hip surgery
Tue,2 Aug 2011 03:46 PM PDT
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photoVANCOUVER (Reuters) - Vancouver Canucks All-Star center Ryan Kesler could miss the first three weeks of the National Hockey League season after undergoing hip surgery, the team said on Tuesday.

Angels' Weaver banned six games for throwing at batter
Tue,2 Aug 2011 02:49 PM PDT
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photoNEW YORK (Reuters) - Los Angeles Angels right-hander Jered Weaver was suspended six games by Major League Baseball on Tuesday for intentionally throwing a pitch at Detroit Tigers catcher Alex Avila.

PREVIEW-Golf-Firestone uncertainty looms large for rusty Tiger
Tue,2 Aug 2011 01:43 PM PDT
Reuters - AKRON, Ohio, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Tiger Woods has generally been a winning bet at Firestone Country Club but this week at the tree-lined venue he will face as much uncertainty as the recent U.S. debt ceiling crisis. Full Story

Pain-free Woods feels "solid" ahead of competitive return
Tue,2 Aug 2011 12:24 PM PDT
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photoNEW YORK (Reuters) - Fresh from a practice session and eager to play again, Tiger Woods said Tuesday he feels better than he has in a long time ahead of his return this week from a three-month injury layoff.

NBA sues players' union over labor dispute
Tue,2 Aug 2011 12:22 PM PDT
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photoNEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Basketball Association filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the players' union seeking a ruling that the lockout of players does not violate antitrust laws.

Golf-Pain-free Woods feels 'solid' ahead of competitive return
Tue,2 Aug 2011 12:20 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Fresh from a practice session and eager to play again, Tiger Woods said on Tuesday he feels better than he has in a long time ahead of his return this week from a three-month injury layoff. Full Story

photoNEW YORK (Reuters) - Maria Sharapova may not have won a grand slam title since 2008, but the Russian tennis player remains unchallenged as the world's highest paid woman in professional sports.

Sport-Sharapova unchallenged as world's top earning female
Tue,2 Aug 2011 10:56 AM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Maria Sharapova may not have won a grand slam title since 2008, but the Russian tennis player remains unchallenged as the world's highest paid woman in professional sports. Full Story

SCIENCE News, Aug 03, 2011

20-million year-old ape skull found in Uganda
Tue,2 Aug 2011 10:00 AM PDT
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photoKAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan and French scientists have discovered a fossil of a skull of a tree-climbing ape from about 20 million years ago in Uganda's Karamoja region, the team said Tuesday.

Rare fossil of sea reptile found on Alaska beach
Fri,29 Jul 2011 05:15 AM PDT
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photoANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska scientists have discovered the fossil of a rare, prehistoric marine reptile that is likely the most complete remnant of the creature ever found in North America.

SpaceX eyes November 30 cargo launch to space station
Thu,28 Jul 2011 03:20 PM PDT
Reuters - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space Exploration Technologies, a privately owned firm developing a space taxi with U.S.-government backing, plans to launch its second test capsule on November 30 and send it all the way to the International Space Station, a company manager said on Thursday. Full Story

NASA probe poised for launch to Jupiter
Thu,28 Jul 2011 06:08 AM PDT
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photoCAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A NASA satellite was hoisted aboard an unmanned Atlas 5 rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Wednesday in preparation for launch next week on an unprecedented mission to the heart of Jupiter.

South Korean scientists create glowing dog: report
Thu,28 Jul 2011 03:29 AM PDT
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photoSEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean scientists said on Wednesday they have created a glowing dog using a cloning technique that could help find cures for human diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, Yonhap news agency reported.

Mobile use doesn't alter kids' cancer risk: study
Wed,27 Jul 2011 03:04 PM PDT
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photoNEW YORK (Reuters) - Children and adolescents who use mobile phones are at no bigger risk of developing brain cancer than those who do not use them, according to a study of patients aged 7 to 19.

NASA probe poised for launch to Jupiter
Wed,27 Jul 2011 01:42 PM PDT
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photoCAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A NASA satellite was hoisted aboard an unmanned Atlas 5 rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Wednesday in preparation for launch next week on an unprecedented mission to the heart of Jupiter.

U.S. team sets end-September target in Higgs chase
Wed,27 Jul 2011 01:09 PM PDT
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photoGENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. scientists said on Wednesday they expect to establish by the end of September whether the "Higgs boson," long believed to have played a vital role in the creation of the universe, exists or not.

South Korean scientists create glowing dog: report
Wed,27 Jul 2011 02:20 AM PDT
Reuters - SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean scientists said on Wednesday they have created a glowing dog using a cloning technique that could help find cures for human diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, Yonhap news agency reported. Full Story

It's dim up North, so people need bigger brains
Wed,27 Jul 2011 01:39 AM PDT
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photoLONDON (Reuters) - People from northern parts of the world have evolved bigger brains and larger eyes to help them to cope with long, dark winters and dim skies, scientists said on Wednesday.

Factbox: New killing of scientist in Iran
Tue,26 Jul 2011 05:25 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - July 26 (Reuters) - An Iranian scientist killed Saturday was the third such murder since 2009. Full Story

Analysts believe Iran scientist death was a foreign hit
Tue,26 Jul 2011 05:20 AM PDT
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photoJul (Reuters) - Western security agencies were most likely behind the killing of an Iranian scientist in an operation that underlines the myriad complications in the conflict over Iran's nuclear program, analysts say.

China eyes world's deepest dive in manned submersible by 2012
Tue,26 Jul 2011 01:21 AM PDT
Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese scientists aim to complete the world's deepest dive in a manned submersible in 2012 by going to 7,000 meters (22,966 ft) beneath the sea after a successful test dive in the Pacific Ocean, state news agency Xinhua reported Tuesday.Full Story

Mystery "creation" particle evades scientists: CERN
Mon,25 Jul 2011 12:57 PM PDT
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photoGENEVA, July 25 (Reuters) - The mysterious "creation" particle believed to have turned flying debris into stars and planets at the dawn of the universe has evaded capture in a year of hot pursuit, physicists said Monday.

With space shuttle era over, U.S. robot set for Mars
Fri,22 Jul 2011 04:19 PM PDT
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photoCAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA moved on to a new chapter in space exploration on Friday, a day after the end of its shuttle program, by announcing details of plans to determine if Mars has or ever had the ingredients for life.