Fair Or Foul?
- Chris McGrath/Getty ImagesWill instant replay be a help or a hindrance to umpires? We'll soon see.
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Replay on home run calls is coming to a ballpark near you. That is clear. How it's expected to work -- and, perhaps more important, what impact it will have -- that's where things get murky. Tim Kurkjian
• Agreement is reached | Did MLB get it right? | Expect longer games
• Olney: Credit Bud | Neyer: Where was replay when we needed it?
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Olympics: Up & Down Day For USA
What started as a bad news, good news day for the Americans turned ugly with the latest disappointment from its track team.
Pat Forde
• Did USA's loss save softball? | Solidarity
• Solo's redemption | Hammon vs. U.S.? Nah!
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Big Ten Football
Joe Tiller blazed the spread offense trail in the Big Ten, but Rich Rodriguez hopes to spread the flames in Ann Arbor. Adam Rittenberg
• Can Michigan QBs handle it? | Predictions
• Juice Williams chat wrap | Vote! | '08 preview
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Golf: Barclays
Ryder Cup hopeful Hunter Mahan's 62 made a statement Thursday at the Barclays. What else happened in the first round? Jason Sobel blog
• Chat wrap: Bob Harig | Barclays leaderboard
• Experts' picks | FOREcaster | Fantasy Fore
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E-mail | Archive Le Anne Schreiber: Ombudsman
Breaking down the bias in ESPN's coverage | Corrections | Report error
Thrown For A Loss
The death of Gene Upshaw, a Hall of Fame guard whose hardnosed approach to the game served him well as executive director of the NFL players' union, leaves a sizable void. John Clayton• Gone at age 63 | Blog: Impact felt far and wide
• Clayton: What's next for NFLPA? | Who is next?
• Goodell | Jim Plunkett | Robert Smith | Ditka

• Williamson: Remember the Raider | Zoom Gallery
- IOC asks FIG for probe of Chinese gymnasts' ages
- Angels' ace Lackey takes on visiting Twins

- U.S. men, women drop batons in 400-meter relay
- Lee gets 18th win as Sizemore, Tribe roll | Watch
- Rams' Jackson gets big new deal, then practices
- U.S. Open charts Serena-Venus quarters course
- Glavine should be ready for spring after surgery
- Merritt stuns Wariner, but U.S. sweeps men's 400
- Zambrano's HR paves way for 13th win | Watch
- Ravens' McGahee targets Sept. 7 return to action
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• Armchair Decathlon: Couch potato fight!
• The NL's sorry
Hall of Fame
• Vote: Olympic or not? Texting
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National Voice: Rick Reilly
At the Beijing Games, you can't always believe your eyes. Upon closer inspection, beauty might be an illusion.Life of Reilly | Archive
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I guess Rogge has more to do now than shake his head over Bolt's celebrations.
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