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LONDON (AFP) - Liverpool's board of directors agreed Wednesday to sell the English football giants to the owner of the Boston Red Sox baseball team, despite fierce opposition from the club's current American owners. Full Story »

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - Darrelle Revis is ready to play, and you can bet Randy Moss hopes the Jets cornerback is out there defending him Monday night. Full Story »

MIAMI - Dwyane Wade was off the court, perfecting the art of taking scoop shots from underneath a side basket and getting them to fall through the net without touching the rim. Full Story »

Brent Musburger, the play-by-play man for some of college football's biggest games, told a group of college journalism students that professional athletes under a doctor's supervision could potentially use steroids to improve performance. Full Story »

SAN DIEGO - Chargers linebacker Shaun Phillips was picked as AFC Defensive Player of the Week, and actually talked about it. Full Story »

SAN FRANCISCO - Barry Zito pitched himself out of the San Francisco Giants' rotation for the playoffs. As far as making the roster as a reliever, he said he doesn't know where he stands. Full Story »

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Rudy Gay scored 12 points and O. J. Mayo added 11 to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to an 87-85 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night in the preseason opener for both teams. Full Story »

COLUMBUS, Ohio - After 3 1/2 years in a prison cell, the sound of people cheering and rooting for him has helped Maurice Clarett make the transition back to a routine life. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - American cyclist Kirk O'Bee, a former teammate of Lance Armstrong, received a lifetime ban and had his competitive results since 2005 erased after a second doping offence, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said on Wednesday. Full Story »

NEWARK, N.J. - The salary-cap hampered New Jersey Devils are heading into the season with an NHL minimum 20-man roster. Full Story »

NEW YORK (AFP) - Venus Williams will miss the remainder of the 2010 tennis season, including next month's Fed Cup final showdown with Italy, because of a nagging left knee injury, the third-ranked US star said Wednesday. Full Story »

POTOMAC, Md. - It was a long flight back to the United States for Corey Pavin, giving the Ryder Cup captain plenty of time to wonder "What if?" after his team's narrow loss to Europe. Full Story »

INDIANAPOLIS - The crowd at Conseco Fieldhouse booed for much of the 14 minutes that Frank Mir and Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic battled in the main event at UFC 119. Full Story »

NEW YORK - The idea seems almost traitorous, or at the very least unpatriotic: a well-respected American boxing promoter helping the Chinese Boxing Association while the U.S. amateur team is in shambles following a disastrous Olympics. Full Story »

EL CAJON, Calif. - Jimmie Johnson likes to give back to his hometown, then come back to see how the money is spent. Full Story »

RAMALLAH, West Bank - International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge expressed concern Tuesday over "obstacles" facing Palestinian athletes and urged Israel to grant them free movement regardless of politics. Full Story »