Chicago Cubs' Darwin Barney is brushed back by a pitch from Houston Astros' Fernando Rodriguez during the sixth inning of a baseball game Monday in Houston.
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Sappelt leads Cubs over Astros 4-1
Rios, AJ go back-to-back; White Sox beat Tigers
Maybin, Venable help Padres beat Cardinals
Crane says Clemens may pitch for Astros this year
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Chargers beat Raiders 22-14 in opener
Reed INT for TD helps Ravens beat Bengals 44-13
Manning shows no rust from long layoff
Brady gets win, and nose job in Tennessee
49ers, Cowboys, Redskins, Jets start well
Browns' Haden suspended 4 games
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Summer daze has Big Ten looking out of it
Big 12 teams embracing run game, at least for now
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Murray tops Djokovic for 1st Grand Slam title
Murray's victory caps amazing summer for Britain
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Rory McIlroy: No decision on which flag for Rio
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Mavs introduce 5 new veteran players
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