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-JETER BACK BUT INJURED AGAIN

New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter returns from a nine-month injury absence, only to get get injured again.

http://apne.ws/12ko6o2

-ROONEY OUT FOR A MONTH AFTER INJURY ON ASIAN TOUR

Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney faces a month on the sidelines after injuring a hamstring in training for a preseason friendly in Thailand.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2013/soccer/wires/07/11/2080.ap.soc.manchester.united.rooney.1st.ld.writethru.242/index.html

-KOVALCHUK SHOCKS DEVILS BY MOVING TO RUSSIAN LEAGUE

Superstar forward Ilya Kovalchuk shocked the New Jersey Devils by retiring from the NHL on Thursday to return home to Russia.

http://apne.ws/15kfjnQ

-KITTEL TOO QUICK FOR CAVENDISH AT LE TOUR

Germany's Marcel Kittel too quick for favorite Mark Cavendish in Tour de France sprint as Chris Froome maintains overall lead.

http://apne.ws/176K5SJ

-AUSTRALIA'S AGAR STUNS ENGLAND IN ASHES FIRST TEST

Australia's Ashton Agar scores a record-breaking 98, batting at No. 11, on debut to stun England and turn the first Ashes test on its head.

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/52453041

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  • Christopher Froome of Britain, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, and Pierre Rolland of France, wearing the best climber's dotted jersey, ride during the thirteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 173 kilometers (108.1 miles) with start in in Tours and finish in Saint-Amand-Montrond, western France, Friday July 12 2013.

    At 100th Tour, no such thing as a dull day

    Wily Tour de France riders who used the wind and worked together to trap their rivals turned a trek across the flats of central France into a thriller on Friday, as exciting and, for the most unfortunate, as decisive as any spectacular day in the mountains.

  • FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2012 file photo, former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, center, is taken from the Centre County Courthouse by Centre County Sheriff Denny Nau, left, and a deputy, after being sentenced in Bellefonte, Pa. Penn State's Board of Trustees announced several tentative settlements have been reached with men who claim Jerry Sandusky sexually abused them, and voted Friday, July 12, 2013, to authorize members of a committee to approve settlements on the university's behalf. Sandusky, 69, was convicted of 45 counts of child sexual abuse, including violent attacks on boys inside school facilities, eight victims testified against him.

    Penn State's board authorizes Sandusky settlements

    Penn State could soon be paying out millions of dollars to victims of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky after disclosing Friday it had tentative agreements with some of the young men who say he sexually abused them.

  • Danny Batisa misses the ball during a game of stickball in East Harlem, N.Y., Friday, July 12, 2013. Six players are being inducted into the Stickball Hall of Fame by a committee of so-called old timers who have been following the famous urban sport since its heyday in the 1940s and 50s.

    Aging NYC stickballers keep street game alive

    They run with a little less speed, hit with a little less power and worry less about shattering nearby windows, but a graying crew of stickball enthusiasts is keeping the urban sport alive and honoring the legends who shaped the game.

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