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Cancellara Captures Yellow Jersey; Wins First Stage Of Tour de France, Armstrong 10th
Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara finished Saturday's 9.6 mile time trial of the Tour de France in 19 minutes, 32 seconds to win the first stage and capture the yellow jersey.

Former NFL Quarterback Steve McNair Shot, Killed In Nashville
Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair, 36, was shot and killed in a downtown Nashville residence authorities said Saturday. Reports indicate he suffered a fatal gunshot wound.

Developing: QB Steve McNair Found Dead In Apparent Homicide
According to reports Saturday, Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair, 36, has been shot dead. An unidentified female victim was found with McNair as well. Police do not have any suspects at this time.

Missing Link? Joey Chestnut Probably Ate It; Titlist Downs 68 Hot Dogs In Coney Island
To be frank, there is no better hot dog eater than Joey Chestnut. The 25-year-old defended his Nathan's hot dog eating title Saturday by downing a new world record 68 links following days of difficult---burp!---practice.

Pistons President Dumars To Meet With Avery Johnson About Coaching Job
After Doug Collins pulled out of consideration Wednesday, former Mavericks coach Avery Johnson was then widely regarded as the leading candidate for the vacant coaching job.

Serena Avenges Last Year's Loss; Dethrones Venus At Wimbledon
Second-seeded Serena Williams, whipped in last year's finale by younger sister Venus, avenged that loss with a thundering 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 win in a rematch Saturday to win the women's singles crown at Wimbledon.

Tribe Club A's With 15 Runs, 15 Hits
The Cleveland Indians clubbed the Oakland A's 15 different ways, with that number of hits and runs Friday in a 15-3 win. Shin-Soo Choo pounded a pair of home runs, and had seven RBI in all to lead the way.

Manny Hitless In Return, But Dodgers Pound Padres
Manny Ramirez, back in the lineup after serving a 50-game suspension for the reported use of performance enhancing drugs, went hitless but sparked the L.A. Dodgers 6-3 win over the San Diego Padres Friday.

On Second Thought: Turkoglu Spurns Blazers, Heads To Toronto
Hedo Turkoglu changed his mind late Friday and opted to accept a five-year, $53 million pact with the Toronto Raptors. Turkoglu was believed to be headed to Portland, but perhaps was wooed by the cosmopolitan city.

Fox' Draws Bases-Loaded Walk In 10th, Lifts Cubs Over Brewers
Jake Fox drew a bases-loaded walk in the 10th inning, scoring Ryan Theriot with the game-winning run as the Chicago Cubs edged the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 Friday.