WR Johnson adds depth to the 49ers

Wide receiver Stevie Johnson hopes the 49ers have to give up a third-round draft pick next year.

Bolt wants roof over his head for Polish race

Six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt is hoping the roof will be closed when he runs his first race in Poland at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in Warsaw on Saturday.

Wanderers expect a tough encounter in Guangzhou

Western Sydney Wanderers manager Tony Popovic has warned his players to expect another highly-charged Asian Champions League encounter with holder Guangzhou Evergrande in their quarterfinal, second leg next week.

Djokovic, federer top seeds

Reigning Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic has been seeded No 1 for the US Open with five-time winner Roger Federer seeded second, the United States Tennis Association announced on Tuesday.

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Booming Bundesliga to ride World Cup wave

The booming Bundesliga can expect another bumper season in 2014-15 with the world's attention focused firmly on Germany following its World Cup victory in Brazil.

Barca's hopes hinge on defense

Barcelona has added Luis Suarez to its star-studded forward line but it could be its defensive reinforcements that make the difference as it looks to win back the La Liga title.

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Army grad Coach K takes US team to West Point

On the first day of classes at the United States Military Academy, he was clearly the big man on campus.

Neymar, Messi on target as Suarez makes Barca debut

Luis Suarez made his first appearance for Barcelona after his move from Liverpool for a reported 95 million euros ($127 million) as the Catalans hammered Mexican side Club Leon 6-0 in a friendly on Monday.

Boisterous Ballmer rallies Clipper fans into frenzy

A fist-pumping, high-fiving Steve Ballmer enthusiastically vowed to run a "hard core" NBA franchise that will win championships during a rally on Monday to introduce the new owner to Los Angeles Clipper fans.

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