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AMERICA'S CUP  
Challenger Series


   Quarterfinalists prepare to challenge for Cup title
Three American sailboats are among those that made it to the quarterfinals of the Louis Vuitton Cup, the series that will select a challenger to meet the Kiwi defender in the America's Cup in February.


2012 OLYMPICS  


   New York has tough job; USOC says it will help
For the U.S. Olympic Committee, it's been a long time between bid cities. New York is the first U.S. Olympic bid city since 1992, when Salt Lake City won the American designation for the 2002 Winter Olympics and went on to become host city.


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Graphic | New York's Olympic plans
On the Web | New York City Olympics 2012 site
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USOC exec Lloyd Ward fails to win hearts



FEATHERWEIGHTS  
Johnny Tapia vs. Marco Antonio Barrera


   Tapia loses by unanimous decision to Barrera
Johnny Tapia was at his crowd-pleasing best, hamming it up and throwing punches in bunches. But it wasn't enough to stop Marco Antonio Barrera, who scored a 12-round unanimous decision before a crowd of 7,707 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday night and reaffirmed that he is the best featherweight in boxing today.


BOXING NEWS  

Trump, Kushner Present Boxing
Times are tough. The market is down and red ink is up. So when promoter Cedric Kushner and entrepreneur Donald Trump tossed around $50 bills as if they were confetti on Tuesday, a fistful of fighters took notice.

King to Announce Holyfield-Byrd Bout
Don King has a little bit of everything in his latest effort to corner the heavyweight division - even the services of champion Lennox Lewis.

King Loses Lawsuit Against Rival
A jury refused Monday to award any money to Don King in his fight with rival promoter Bob Arum over rights to boxer Julio Cesar Chavez.


HORSE RACING NEWS  

Buyers go higher for mares at sale
A gal with all the right connections led early results in the only contest that mattered yesterday at Keeneland: the mare's race. Bless, daughter of the late, great Mr. Prospector, full sister to Kentucky Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus, and carrying a foal by top stud Storm Cat, brought a sale-high $4 million for Arthur Hancock's Stone Farm and Robert McNair's Stonerside Farm, both in Paris.

First post: 12:40 p.m
First post: 12:40 p.m. (Horses listed in post-position order with saddle-cloth number) 111/16 miles. Maiden special weight. 2-year-old fillies. Purse $40,900.

Pick Six inquiry includes 3rd person
The investigation into the six Pick Six Bets that led to a payoff of $3 million in last month's Breeders' Cup has now widened to include a third person who was a former student at Drexel University in Pennsylvania.




SOCCER NEWS  

Bowling Green Soccer Player Dies
A female freshman soccer player at Bowling Green died at the hospital after collapsing five minutes into a game Tuesday.

Bowling Green Soccer Player Dies
A female freshman soccer player at Bowling Green died at the hospital after collapsing five minutes into a game Tuesday, a nursing supervisor said.

Ireland's Soccer Coach Quits
Mick McCarthy resigned Tuesday after 6 1/2 years as coach of Ireland's national team, unable to escape the fallout from his feud with Roy Keane.


TENNIS NEWS  

Williams Sisters May Meet in Final
There's one last chance for yet another Williams vs. Williams final in 2002.

WTA Championships start Wednesday
There's one last chance for yet another Williams vs. Williams final in 2002.

France's Pioline Retires From Tennis
Cedric Pioline is retiring from tennis, ending a 13-year career for the former Wimbledon and U.S. Open runner-up.



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