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X16 Day 1 ZOOM Gallery Travis Pastrana and Jake Brown owned Thursday at X Games 16. Gallery Travis Pastrana earned his seventh Moto X Freestyle gold medal at the Los Angeles Coliseum Thursday night — the same place he won his fourth in 2003. Despite persistent rumors that Pastrana would bring his double backflip, which he’s only thrown in a Best Trick competition once (at X Games in 2006), to Thursday’s Final, the trick wasn’t necessary. Pastrana took the lead on his first of three…

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Travis Pastrana wins seventh X Games 16 Moto X Freestyle gold

Terrell Owens missed his flight but got his number.

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Terrell Owens finally shows up at Cincinnati Bengals camp, plays in late practice

After being called out as a quitter by his former general manager, Chris Bosh says he “put his heart and soul” into the Raptors organization and never gave up on his team.

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Chris Bosh says he always played hard with Toronto Raptors

The Washington Nationals have traded closer Matt Capps to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for catching prospect Wilson Ramos and minor league pitcher Joe Testa.

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Washington Nationals trade Matt Capps to Minnesota Twins for Wilson Ramos, pitcher

USC coach Lane Kiffin says the recent lawsuit filed against him and the university for hiring away Kennedy Pola from the Tennessee Titans has to do with the location of the team involved.

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USC Trojans coach Lane Kiffin says suit tied to location of team involved

The New York Giants have signed Super Bowl XLII hero David Tyree to a one-day contract so he can retire with the team.

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Super Bowl XLII hero David Tyree signs one-day contract with New York Giants so he can retire with team

The Orioles have hired ESPN analyst Buck Showalter as their next manager.

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Baltimore Orioles hire Buck Showalter as manager

The Orioles have hired ESPN analyst Buck Showalter as their next manager.

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Baltimore Orioles hire Buck Showalter as manager

The NL West-leading San Diego Padres obtained infielder Miguel Tejada and cash from the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday in exchange for Double-A right-hander Wynn Pelzer.

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Baltimore Orioles trade Miguel Tejada to San Diego Padres

The NL West-leading San Diego Padres obtained infielder Miguel Tejada and cash from the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday in exchange for Double-A right-hander Wynn Pelzer.

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Baltimore Orioles trade Miguel Tejada to San Diego Padres