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Greg Norman of Australia reacts on the ninth fairway during the second round of the British Open Golf championship, at the Royal Birkdale golf course, Southport, England, Friday, July 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Thomas)AP - The Shark was atop the leaderboard at the British Open — with Spider-Man right on his tail. Greg Norman shot his second straight 70 at treacherous Royal Birkdale on Friday, sinking testy putts at the final two holes to hang on as the only player at par midway through golf's oldest major championship.


Alex Ferguson has confirmed that Manchester United have made Tottenham an offer for their Bulgaria striker Dimitar Berbatov, seen here.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Alex Ferguson has confirmed that Manchester United have made Tottenham an offer for their Bulgaria striker Dimitar Berbatov.


Padraig Harrington of Ireland plays from the 12th tee during the first round of the British Open Golf championship, at the Royal Birkdale golf course, Southport, England, Thursday, July 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)AP - Nursing an injured right wrist, Padraig Harrington woke up Thursday wondering whether it might be too painful to swing a golf club, let alone make a strong defense of his British Open title.


Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz, playing for the Pawtucket Red Sox, hits a solo home run in the fourth inning of a baseball game between the PawSox and the Toledo Mud Hens, Thursday, July 17, 2008, at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, R.I. Ortiz will play with the PawSox as part of a rehabilitation stint for an injury to the tendon sheath of his left wrist. PawSox spokesman Bill Wanless says all tickets for Thursday's game, including standing room only, have sold out.  (AP Photo/Stew Milne)AP - The crowd began chanting "Papi!" and David Ortiz responded, slamming a 1-2 pitch into the visitors' bullpen in his rehab debut in Pawtucket on Thursday night as he tries to work his way back from a wrist injury that has kept him out of the lineup since May 31.


AP - Steve Spurrier laughed off questions about speculation that he's grown frustrated with trying to build South Carolina into a championship contender and could walk away from the Gamecocks before his contract runs out.

St. Louis Cardinals' Troy Glaus rounds the bases on a solo home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Thursday, July 17, 2008, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)AP - Troy Glaus hit two homers and Rick Ankiel and Joe Mather added one each — all off San Diego's Jake Peavy — and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Padres 4-3 on Thursday night.


In this July 28, 2007 file photo, Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell is shown at the NFL football team's training camp in Mankato, Minn.  The Minnesota Vikings declined Thursday July 27, 2008 to talk about allegations by the Green Bay Packers that they made inappropriate contact with quarterback Brett Favre.  A person familiar with the Packers' complaint, who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject, said Packers officials believe Vikings offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell had discussions with Favre that would violate league rules.  (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)AP - The Minnesota Vikings declined Thursday to talk about allegations by the Green Bay Packers that they made inappropriate contact with quarterback Brett Favre. Vikings spokesman Bob Hagan issued a two-sentence statement on Thursday. It said the Vikings "are not commenting on the issue. These types of matters are handled by the league."


AP - The Oakland Athletics traded away their second starting pitcher this month, dealing burly right-hander Joe Blanton to the Philadelphia Phillies for three minor leaguers on Thursday.

New York Mets David Wright hits a two-run home run off Cincinnati Reds pitcher Francisco Cordero in the ninth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, July 17, 2008 in Cincinnati. The Mets won 10-8. (AP Photo/David Kohl)AP - David Wright's two-run homer in the ninth inning rallied the Mets to their 10th straight victory Thursday night, a 10-8 win over the Cincinnati Reds that moved once-languishing New York back into first place in the NL East.


Patty Schnyder of Switzerland runs down a ball against Alisa Kleybanova of Russia during the Bank of the West Classic Day 4 at Stanford University July 17 in Stanford, California. Schnyder continued her impressive march through the early rounds here, eliminating Kleybanova 7-6 (10/8), 6-4 in the second round(AFP/Getty Images/Jed Jacobsohn)AFP - Swiss veteran Patty Schnyder continued her impressive march through the early rounds here, eliminating Russian Alisa Kleybanova 7-6 (10/8), 6-4 in the second round of the WTA Bank of the West Classic.


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