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Graham rides stakes double in West Virginia
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Graham rides stakes double in West Virginia
Jockey James Graham made a successful foray to Mountaineer in West Virginia, where he won two stakes races on Saturday. He partnered Culotte ($9.40...
Superior Cork make winning look like hard work
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Superior Cork make winning look like hard work
Cork got the measure of Tyrone in this senior football clash but their mentors will be worried about their capability to finish off the opponent on...
Parents hire music teachers,  so why not hurling coaches
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Parents hire music teachers, so why not hurling coaches
On the outskirts of the Long Island town where I live, an enormous furniture store has lain idle for a couple of years, one more victim of the rece...
Fans talk football ahead of EPL kickoff
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Fans talk football ahead of EPL kickoff
Just a few months ago, Manchester United won their 19th championship, surpassing Liverpool, who've been stuck on 18 since 1990. With the new season...
McIlroy stresses positives ahead of PGA in Atlanta
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McIlroy stresses positives ahead of PGA in Atlanta
Ireland's big four played their first tournament together all as major champions in the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron...
Kilkenny qualify for 6th All-Ireland final in row
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Kilkenny qualify for 6th All-Ireland final in row
IT'S not often that a player can give a man-of-the-match performance and finish on a well-beaten side. But that's precisely what Waterford's John M...
Cats should get past Waterford
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Cats should get past Waterford
Back in January or February if you asked any GAA supporter who they thought would contest this year's All-Ireland senior hurling final the answer w...
Colum O'Brien comes alive at Saratoga again
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Colum O'Brien comes alive at Saratoga again
In three decades as a trainer, Colum O'Brien hasn't posted a high percentage of wins from starts. But he can be counted on to come alive at Saratog...
Kerry/Donegal have it easy in Connaughton final
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Kerry/Donegal have it easy in Connaughton final
Kerry/Donegal had an easy victory over a very disappointing Fermanagh squad in the final of the Peter Connaughton Cup on Saturday at Gaelic Park. O...
AFC Wimbledon's achievement recalls curious footnote
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AFC Wimbledon's achievement recalls curious footnote
Newly-promoted AFC Wimbledon will make its League Two debut against Bristol Rovers next Saturday. Just nine years after the club was formed by fans...
Lee to fight nemesis Vera  in Atlantic City Oct. 1
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Lee to fight nemesis Vera in Atlantic City Oct. 1
Three years in the making, Andy Lee's rematch with the only man to defeat him is finally set for Oct.1 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, the ...
Ireland grouped with Germans, Sweden for 2014 qualifiers
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Ireland grouped with Germans, Sweden for 2014 qualifiers
The Republic of Ireland team has been drawn with Germany, Sweden, Austria, the Faroe Islands and Kazakhstan in the qualification group for the 2014...

 



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