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Sun Beat Dream 82-68


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Published June 28, 2009 at 8:41 a.m.

Asjha Jones had season highs with 24 points and 12 rebounds, andthe Connecticut Sun beat the Atlanta Dream 82-68 Saturday night fortheir third straight victory ...

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Marietta Teen Pulls Big Upset at Wimbledon


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Published June 28, 2009 at 3:55 a.m.

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) As a tyke growing up in Marietta, Ga., Melanie Oudin would watch Venus and Serena Williams on TV and tell anyone who would listen that she was going to play at Wimbledon, too, one day ... Who knew she'd be right? And do so well, so quickly? ... Making her Wimbledon debut at age 17 after getting through qualifying, the 124th-ranked Oudin joined the Williams sisters in the fourth round at the All England Club by beating former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic 6-7 (8), 7-5, 6-2

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Braves Shutout Again, Lose to Red Sox


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Published June 28, 2009 at 3:53 a.m.

ATLANTA (AP) Who would've envisioned this: Tim Wakefield joining Roger Clemens in the Boston record book? ... The 42-year-old knuckleballer pitched six scoreless innings to beat the Atlanta Braves 1-0 Saturday, a worthy performance for the game that tied him with Clemens for the most career starts by a Red Sox pitcher ... ``Just being mentioned with the names I'm being mentioned with is pretty cool,'' said Wakefield, who made his 382nd start for Boston. ``I'm thankful I've been here as long as I

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Thrashers Take 8 Players on Day 2 of Draft


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Published June 28, 2009 at 3:44 a.m.

ATLANTA (AP) The Thrashers have added eight more players on the second day of the NHL draft ... Swedish defenseman Carl Klingberg was picked by the Thrashers in the second round, 34th overall. The team also chose left wing Jeremy Morin (second round, 45th), goaltender Edward Pasquale (fourth round, 117th), defenseman Ben Chiarot (fourth round, 120th), defenseman Cody Sol (fourth round, 125th), center Jimmy Bubnick (sixth round, 155th), left wing Levko Koper (seventh round, 155th) and left wing

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Dream fall to Sun


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Published June 27, 2009 at 8:37 p.m.

Uncasville, Conn ... — Asjha Jones had season highs with 24 points and 12 rebounds, and the Connecticut Sun beat the Atlanta Dream 82-68 Saturday night for their third victory ...

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Boston Squeaks By Atlanta 1-0


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Published June 27, 2009 at 6:41 p.m.

Tim Wakefield pitched six scoreless innings and tied Roger Clemens' franchise record for most games started in a Red Sox uniform, as Boston squeaked out a 1-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves ...

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Sox Beat Braves 1-0


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Published June 27, 2009 at 6:32 p.m.

Tim Wakefield pitched six scoreless innings to win a duel withJavier Vazquez, and the Boston Red Sox blanked the punchlessAtlanta Braves 1-0 Saturday ...

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Smoltz Returns


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Published June 27, 2009 at 3:23 a.m.

ATLANTA (AP) John Smoltz woke up in his own bed, made pancakes for the kids, took a dip in the pool, then headed to the ballpark ... That's where things got a little strange ... ``I can't help but think about all the times I drove in here, walked through that tunnel and made a quick right,'' he said. ``This time, I had to go by it.'' ... Instead of going to Atlanta's home clubhouse, as he had done for the past two decades, Smoltz kept on walking to the visiting side. He now plays for the Boston

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Hawks Introduce No. 0


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Published June 27, 2009 at 3:19 a.m.

ATLANTA (AP) Jeff Teague posed in the Hawks' 18th-floor conference room, proudly holding up his new jersey with a number that hasn't been seen very often in Atlanta ... Zero ... Less than 24 hours after going to the Hawks with the 19th pick of the NBA draft, Teague flew into Atlanta for a photo op and news conference, accompanied by his mother, father and agent ... He plans to wear No. 0 in the NBA, just as he did at Wake Forest. It's his tribute to Gilbert Arenas, who adopted the number after

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Thrashers Draft Center Kane No. 4 Overall


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Published June 27, 2009 at 3:18 a.m.

DULUTH, Ga. (AP) Tell Evander Kane that he lacks the size to play next season for the Atlanta Thrashers, and the 18-year-old doesn't exactly agree ... ``I worked hard to get bigger coming into my draft year, and I think it was a benefit when I played last year,'' Kane said. ``I'm just really excited about playing for the Thrashers, and I'm eager to get down there and get going.'' ... The Thrashers chose Kane with the No. 4 overall pick of the NHL entry draft on Friday night ... Named by his

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