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The Philadelphia Phillies will be heading to their second straight World Series.           ]]></description>
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Raymond Felton has signed Charlotte&#8217;s one-year, $5.5 million qualifying offer after talks for a long-term contract broke down.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Panthers have signed defensive tackle Antwon Burton to replace Louis Leonard, who broke his left ankle in Sunday&#8217;s loss to Atlanta.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Panthers have lost another defensive tackle.
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ATLANTA (AP) - Jake Delhomme nearly made it through an entire game without a turnover.
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CONOVER, N.C. (AP) - Jay Haas overcame a slow start to shoot a 7-under 65 on Sunday, winning his second Greater Hickory Classic by two shots over Russ Cochran and Andy Bean.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Carolina Panthers starting right tackle Jeff Otah and strong safety Chris Harris have missed practice with injuries.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Carolina Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart is back on the injury report with nagging pain in his left Achilles&#8217; tendon.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) &#8212; The Carolina Panthers may have to use an inexperienced, fumble-prone duo returning punts in the season opener.           ]]></description>
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NEW YORK (AP) &#8212; After missing two seasons and serving an 18-month prison term, sitting out two regular-season games can&#8217;t be too difficult for Michael Vick.           ]]></description>
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) &#8212; Carl Edwards broke his right foot playing frisbee, and the preseason favorite to win NASCAR&#8217;s championship will be on crutches this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway.           ]]></description>
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) &#8212; Pittsburgh&#8217;s first team defense forced a three-and-out, Stefan Logan returned a punt for a touchdown, and the Steelers&#8217; second unit made Carolina punt before Ben Roethlisberger hit the field.           ]]></description>
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NEW YORK (AP) &#8212; NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick is eligible to play beginning in the third game of the regular season.           ]]></description>
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) &#8212; It didn&#8217;t take Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson long to find a replacement for his son as team president.           ]]></description>
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) &#8212; Capsules of International Olympic Committee Evaluation Reports published Wednesday on cities bidding to host the 2016 Olympics.           ]]></description>
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) &#8212; The Carolina Panthers released Ryne Robinson on Monday, just over two years after taking him in the fourth-round with hopes he&#8217;d become the team&#8217;s long-term answer at kickoff and punt returner.           ]]></description>
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) &#8212; Tedy Bruschi retired Monday after a 13-year NFL career in which he won three Super Bowl titles with the New England Patriots and made a gallant return from a stroke.           ]]></description>
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) &#8212; Jack Nicklaus has a tee time again at the Masters.           ]]></description>
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) &#8212; Sherrod Martin entered training camp as a candidate to snag the No. 3 cornerback job with the Carolina Panthers.           ]]></description>
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MASON, Ohio (AP) &#8212; The temperature had already topped 80 degrees as Rafael Nadal pushed himself through his morning workout Monday, swatting balls around the court for a sweaty hour and 45 minutes.           ]]></description>
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) &#8212; Raymond Felton&#8217;s agent came to Las Vegas confident he was close to hammering out a long-term deal with the Charlotte Bobcats.           ]]></description>
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) &#8212; Arthur Blank won&#8217;t bring Michael Vick back to Atlanta.           ]]></description>
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Suspended NFL star Michael Vick left a Kansas prison before dawn Wednesday to begin home confinement in Virginia, one of his attorneys said, the latest step on a journey that Vick hopes will lead to his reinstatement.           ]]></description>
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PITTSBURGH (AP) - Money isn&#8217;t the only kind of green the Pittsburgh Penguins are seeking at their new $321 million arena.           ]]></description>
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PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Florida Marlins went from being very hot to very cold during only three days in Pittsburgh.           ]]></description>
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MONTREAL (AP) - Former Montreal forward Michael Ryder scored twice and assisted on David Krejci&#8217;s (KRIGH&#8217;-cheez) goal to help the Boston Bruins complete a four-game sweep of the Canadiens with a 4-1 victory on the Habs home ice.           ]]></description>
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BOSTON (AP) - Tim Wakefield pitched a five-hitter for his second consecutive complete game and the Boston Red Sox earned their sixth straight victory, beating the Minnesota Twins 10-1 in seven innings as rain shortened the opener of a scheduled day-night doubleheader.           ]]></description>
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DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose says his biggest personal goal before the start of the season was to win the NBA rookie of the year award. Mission accomplished.           ]]></description>
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