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Football

NFL Scores

• Monday, August 25
• San Diego 18* vs. Seattle 17

NFL News

• ESPN.com has launched many new football widgets that offer scores, stats, and news
• Merriman will forgo surgery, play with knee injury
• Ailing Seahawks linebacker Tatupu OK for opener
• Sources: Boller may have serious shoulder injury
• In need of lineman, Ravens acquire Bucs' Douglas
• Packers' Jolly in court Sept. 16 for drug charge
• No soreness for Colts QB Manning in first workout
• NFL given a B-plus grade in annual diversity study
• Harvey ends holdout, signs 5-year deal with Jags
• Hayes, Humphrey named as finalists for Canton
• Goodell: Meeting with Rooney family 'productive'
• Bucs to open season with RB Williams on PUP list
• Strahan turns down Giants, to remain retired
• Palmer will sit out Bengals' final preseason game
• NFLPA interim head pledges to remain on board
• Favre unlikely to play in Jets' preseason finale
• Source: Cardinals to name Warner as starting QB
• Kreidler: Future still promising for 49ers' Smith

Baseball

MLB Scores

• Wednesday, August 27
• Chicago White Sox 3 vs. Baltimore 11*
• Tampa Bay 1* vs. Toronto 0
• Atlanta 1 vs. Florida 4*
• Seattle 5 vs. Minnesota 6*
• San Diego 5* vs. Arizona 4
• Chicago Cubs 2* vs. Pittsburgh 0
• Tuesday, August 26
• Colorado 7* vs. San Francisco 2
• San Diego 9* vs. Arizona 2
• Seattle 3* vs. Minnesota 2
• Oakland 1 vs. L.A. Angels 5*
• St. Louis 0 vs. Milwaukee 12*
• Chicago Cubs 14* vs. Pittsburgh 9
• Atlanta 10* vs. Florida 9
• N.Y. Mets 7 vs. Philadelphia 8*
• Kansas City 1 vs. Texas 2*
• Cincinnati 2* vs. Houston 1
• Boston 7* vs. N.Y. Yankees 3
• Tampa Bay 2 vs. Toronto 6*
• Detroit 4 vs. Cleveland 10*
• Chicago White Sox 8* vs. Baltimore 3
• L.A. Dodgers 1 vs. Washington 2*
• Monday, August 25
• Seattle 4* vs. Minnesota 2
• Colorado 4* vs. San Francisco 2
• San Diego 4* vs. Arizona 2
• Oakland 2* vs. L.A. Angels 1
• Kansas City 4 vs. Texas 9*
• Chicago White Sox 4* vs. Baltimore 3
• Philadelphia 5* vs. L.A. Dodgers 0

MLB News

• ESPN.com has launched many new baseball widgets that offer scores, stats, and news
• Hank Steinbrenner weighs in at Yankee Stadium
• Cubs make it seem routine in sweep of Pirates
• Royals GM meets with Guillen over going after fan
• Span's pair of RBIs help Twins end losing streak
• Pads sweep D-backs, deny Big Unit of 295th win
• Red Sox get outfield help, deal for Braves' Kotsay
• Rangers' Padilla to miss start with muscle issue
• Pirates' signing of top prospect Alvarez on hold
• MRI clear, but Trembley might hold Cabrera back
• Mets put Castro on DL, call up two minor leaguers
• Crasnick: Starting 9
• Pirates option P Hansen after his latest meltdown
• Instant replay to begin in series starting Thursday
• Royals OF Guillen restrained from heckling fan
• Sources: Rockies put Fuentes, Taveras on waivers
• Inventor comes up with 'unbreakable' wooden bat

Basketball

NBA News

• ESPN.com has launched many new basketball widgets that offer scores, stats, and news
• Warriors' Ellis tears ankle ligament, out 3 months
• Coach K to stay involved in USA hoops revolution
• Oklahoma City set to announce name on Sept. 3
• Bucks, Warriors to play 2 games in China in Oct.
• Lakers sign second-rounder Crawford of Kentucky
• Can Europe afford the NBA's biggest stars?
• Police: Duckworth died of congestive heart failure
• Former player Tisdale loses part of leg to cancer
• Celtics sign first-round draft choice J.R. Giddens
• Suns ship Strawberry to Rockets for Singletary
• Pennsylvania woman in Jordan case out of jail
• Officially back: Mavericks re-sign forward George
• Phoenix prosecutor wants Donaghy's federal files
• It's official: Veteran Finley re-signs with Spurs
• Nuggets re-sign guard Smith to multiyear contract
• Celtics' offer brings Miles out of two-year hiatus
• Versatile Brown returns to Hornets' backcourt