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McCain backs off bet ban

Republican presidential nominee John McCain — the gambler — knows when to fold ’em.

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Danzig seeks UFC validation

The stigma attached to mixed martial artists who entered the Ultimate Fighting Championship through the organization’s reality show is quickly disappearing.

Clutch catches put Payne in limelight

UNLV wide receiver Phillip Payne’s spectacular one-handed touchdown catch that sent Saturday’s football game at Arizona State into overtime made ESPN’s highlights and created plenty of buzz among Rebels fans.

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Shields, Rays get comfy as contenders

Having exorcised the Devil from their nickname, the Tampa Bay Rays have played some blessed baseball this season and emerged as the game’s surprising feel-good story of 2008.

Sanford, Rebels deserve to be proud

Mike Sanford’s reaction following his football team’s upset of Arizona State on Saturday night is precisely why the celebration rule that cast a dark cloud over the Brigham Young-Washington game a week earlier needs to be shredded like unnecessary documents.

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