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All-Williams final at Wimbledon; 1st since 2003 (AP) AP - A spot in her seventh Wimbledon final already secured, Venus Williams headed back to Centre Court to catch the end of the next match.
Just how close 'friends' are Madonna and A-Rod? (AP) AP - A-Rod and the Material Girl? That's a lot of hits.
Bush will attend opening ceremonies of Olympics (AP) AP - President Bush will attend the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Beijing, the White House said Thursday. The announcement quashed any talk of a presidential boycott over China's violent crackdown after anti-government riots and protests in Tibet.
Selig: Drug program threatened by prosecutors (AP) AP - Baseball's drug-testing program was threatened when federal prosecutors seized player records and samples four years ago, baseball commissioner Bud Selig and union head Donald Fehr said in letters to Congress released Thursday.
Jackson helps D'Backs rally to top Brewers 6-5 (AP) AP - Conor Jackson hit the winning two-run single as the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied from a five-run ninth-inning deficit to defeat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 on Thursday.
Favre considers return to NFL or does he? (AP) AP - Brett Favre dismissed an ESPN report that he's considering coming out of retirement as "all rumor."
Seattle faces challenges to bring NBA back (AP) AP - As the SuperSonics pack for the move to Oklahoma City, basketball fans and city officials were hopeful about the provisions of the team's departure deal that could lead to a new NBA franchise in Seattle.
Billingsley shuts down Astros in Dodgers' 5-2 win (AP) AP - Chad Billingsley pitched eight strong innings and Andre Ethier homered for the second straight game to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-2 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday.
Domenech keeps job, told to concentrate on the pitch (AFP) AFP - Raymond Domenech has survived the sack with the French Football Federation announcing Thursday that he had kept his job as manager despite France's poor showing at Euro 2008.
Sharks sign veteran defenseman Rob Blake (AP) AP - Veteran defenseman Rob Blake signed a one-year, $5 million contract with the San Jose Sharks on Friday, leaving Pacific Division rival Los Angeles for a more immediate chance at a championship.
Game over: struggling UK basketball museum closes (AP) AP - The University of Kentucky Basketball Museum has shut its doors due to falling attendance and financial problems.
Happy family as Serena and Venus set up Wimbledon title clash (AFP) AFP - Venus and Serena Williams, who boast six Wimbledon titles between them, will clash for the third time in an All England Club final on Saturday.
Marino takes a 1-shot lead before a hometown fans (AP) AP - Steve Marino used to consider it a treat the few times he played Congressional as a teenager. It was a thrill on Thursday to play bogey-free in the first round of the AT&T National and shoot 5-under 65 for a one-shot lead.

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Seattle hopes to lure NBA back (AP) As the SuperSonics pack for the move to Oklahoma City, basketball fans and city officials were hopeful about the provisions of the team's departure deal that could lead to a new NBA franchise in Seattle. But meeting those requirements will be no easy task. Basketball boosters will have to win over a balky state Legislature and local voters who have grown weary of building stadiums for pro sports...
Heat F Beasley returns to practice (AP) Michael Beasley returned to practice with the Miami Heat on Thursday, one day after the No. 2 overall pick in last week's NBA draft was knocked out of his first official summer-league workout with a chest bruise. Beasley was inadvertently elbowed by a teammate during a defensive drill about 45 minutes after Miami opened its summer-league camp Wednesday morning.
Harris, Bickerstaff join Bulls staff (AP) Former NBA coaches Del Harris and Bernie Bickerstaff are returning to the sidelines, this time as assistants under new Chicago Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro. Harris and Bickerstaff will be joined by Bob Ociepka, an assistant the past two seasons with Minnesota, and holdover Pete Myers, the Bulls said Thursday.
Police to review Celtics fan's death (AP) Boston's police commissioner is asking for an independent review into the death of a man who stopped breathing while being arrested on the night the Boston Celtics won the NBA championship. Twenty-two-old David Woodman died Sunday, 11 days after police say they spotted him drinking from an open container of what they believed was alcohol.
Mavericks ink former dunk champion Green (AP) Former slam dunk champion Gerald Green signed a one-year, minimum-salary contract with the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday. The 6-foot-8, 200-pound swingman is known mostly for his exploits in the last two dunk contests, winning it in 2007 and finishing second to Dwight Howard this year. In games that count, he has career averages of 8.1 points and 2.2 rebounds.
Paul meets with Hornets, deal pending (AP) Chris Paul left the New Orleans Hornets training center on Wednesday afternoon without a new contract extension in place, but his agent remained optimistic the deal would be completed without much trouble -- even if it took longer than anticipated. "We felt like it went well ... and we'll get it wrapped up sometime soon," said Lance Young, senior director of the sports management and marketing...