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Roethlisberger suspension reduced to 4 games
(AP)
AP - Ben Roethlisberger is getting time off for good behavior.
Clijsters wins before 25-minute rain delay at Open
(AP)
AP - Kim Clijsters beat Petra Kvitova and Hurricane Earl with a quick victory before rain briefly suspended play at the U.S. Open.
Kovalchuk's new $100M Devils deal approved by NHL
(AP)
AP - The NHL has signed off on Ilya Kovalchuk's latest contract with the New Jersey Devils.
Torres back in business as Spain cruise
(AFP)
AFP - Liverpool forward Fernando Torres scored a brace as world champions Spain began their European title defence with a convincing 4-0 win over Liechtenstein on Friday in their opening Group I qualifier for the Euro 2012 finals.
Morgan gets 8 games for Nats-Marlins brawl
(AP)
AP - Nyjer Morgan's wild week has landed him an eight-game suspension, one of nine punishments handed out Friday by Major League Baseball following a brawl between Washington Nationals and Florida Marlins.
AP source: Investigators subpoena UNC's Austin
(AP)
AP - Investigators from the North Carolina Secretary of State's office have subpoenaed Tar Heels defensive tackle Marvin Austin, a person familiar with the situation said Friday.
Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia has surgery on foot
(AP)
AP - Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia has undergone season-ending surgery for a broken bone in his left foot.
Steelers' Leftwich likely to miss start of season
(AP)
AP - Ben Roethlisberger isn't the only Steelers quarterback who might be out for four weeks.
Granderson, Gardner lead Yanks to 7th straight win
(AP)
AP - Curtis Granderson drove in three runs with a pair of doubles, Brett Gardner sparked the offense from his leadoff spot and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 on Friday to match a season high with their seventh straight victory.
Guard Delonte West returning to Celtics
(AP)
AP - Delonte West is returning to the Boston Celtics.
Missouri State routs Eastern Kentucky 31-9
(AP)
AP - Senior quarterback Cody Kirby accounted for three touchdowns, Chris Douglas ran for 128 yards and Missouri State routed Eastern Kentucky 31-9 on Friday.
Petacchi wins tragedy-hit cycling Tour of Spain stage
(AFP)
AFP - Italy's Alessandro Petacchi won the seventh stage of the Tour of Spain here on Friday but the action was overshadowed by the death of a Team Sky masseur.
Avalanche sign F Chris Stewart to 2-year deal
(AP)
AP - The Colorado Avalanche remain committed to their youth movement, signing forward Chris Stewart to a two-year deal.
Murray stays the course at US Open
(AFP)
AFP - Andy Murray battled Hurricane Earl and a rum Jamaican on Friday to reach the third round of the US Open.
Johnson, Day atop leaderboard in Boston
(AP)
AP - Zach Johnson and Jason Day beat up on the course and beat the weather at the Deutsche Bank Championship.
Fighting words: UFC chief to speak at Oxford club
(AP)
AP - The distinguished Oxford University debate club has featured such speakers as Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill and Malcolm X.
Pacquiao focuses on Margarito, not Mayweather rant
(AP)
AP - Boxing champion Manny Pacquiao dismissed a derogatory online video posted by Floyd Mayweather Jr., calling it an "uneducated message" and choosing to instead focus on his upcoming fight with Antonio Margarito.
Newman on outside of Chase spot
(AP)
AP - Ryan Newman is about out of time to make the Chase field.
WADA reports breakthrough in gene doping tests
(AP)
AP - Two groups of scientists have developed tests for gene doping in what the World Anti-Doping Agency hailed Friday as a major breakthrough in fighting the next frontier in cheating in sports.