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Oden makes strong preseason debut for Blazers
(AP)
AP - Greg Oden announced his delayed arrival to the NBA with a dunk two minutes into the preseason.
Baylor out as Clippers executive
(AP)
AP - Elgin Baylor is out as vice president of basketball operations with the Los Angeles Clippers, and coach Mike Dunleavy will assume his responsibilities as general manager.
Artest scores 15 in Rockets' debut
(AP)
AP - Ron Artest scored 12 of his 15 points in the first quarter of his Houston debut and the Rockets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 96-93 in the preseason opener on Tuesday night.
Bosox-Rays renew rivalry, Manny in middle of NLCS
(AP)
AP - Exactly why the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays tangle so much is hard to tell. Blame it on a high-and-tight pitch here, a hard slide there. Whatever, this much is true: The teams playing in the AL championship series sure get into a lot of scraps. "There's no hatred," injured Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling insisted Tuesday in an e-mail to The Associated Press.
Bengals LB Blackstock suspended 4 games
(AP)
AP - The NFL suspended Cincinnati Bengals reserve linebacker Darryl Blackstock for the next four games on Tuesday because he used a performance-enhancing substance.
Bengals' Blackstock gets ban for violating substance policy
(Reuters)
Reuters - Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Darryl Blackstock has been suspended for four games for violating the NFL's policy on banned substances, the league said Tuesday.
Jazz open preseason with win over Lakers
(AP)
AP - Ronnie Brewer and Paul Millsap each scored 13 points, Deron Williams had 11 points and eight assists, and the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Lakers 99-90 on Tuesday night in the preseason opener for both teams.
Bonds says he's enjoying life away from baseball
(AP)
AP - Barry Bonds made a rare public appearance Tuesday and said he is enjoying life away from baseball. "I'm happy now that I have more time," Bonds told the crowd at the kickoff event of the Macy's Christmas tree lighting. "I've actually enjoyed myself immensely."
Total debts in England more than 3bn pounds: FA
(AFP)
AFP - FA chairman Lord Triesman on Tuesday said English football had total debts of more than three billion pounds (3.9 billion euros) and warned of its danger to the well-being of the sport.
Flyers lose to minor league affiliate Phantoms 4-2
(AP)
AP - The Flyers finished their preseason Tuesday with a 4-2 loss to their minor league affiliate, the American Hockey League's Philadelphia Phantoms.
Troy 30, Florida Atlantic 17
(AP)
AP - Quarterback Jamie Hampton ran for two touchdowns to lead Troy to a 30-17 victory over Florida Atlantic on Tuesday night.
Top seed Davydenko into Kremlin Cup tennis second round
(AFP)
AFP - Top seed Nikolay Davydenko of Russia advanced to the second round of the 2.4-million-dollar ATP and WTA Kremlin Cup here on Tuesday, beating Frenchman Florent Serra in straight sets.
Seve Ballesteros admitted to hospital
(AP)
AP - Seve Ballesteros was admitted to a hospital Monday after feeling dizzy and fainting.
