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When I first joined the Chicago Tribune as a soccer reporter in 2005, my plan was to work at the paper for two years and then spend the rest of my 20’s writing for Maxim, Blender or FHM (I interned at FHM in ‘04). But once I hit the two year mark, I really didn’t feel like leaving.

U.S. Open Capsules: Player collapses on court at U.S. Open; Roddick, Oudin out

NEW YORK (AP) — The scene was simply scary: Victoria Azarenka, a 21-year-old on the rise in the WTA rankings, paused about a half-hour into her second-round match Wednesday at the U.S. Open, then staggered, stumbled and collapsed to the court.

Cricket betting scandal rocks Pakistan

Cricket is considered the national glue of Pakistan, and accusations that Pakistani players were involved in spot-fixing during a game against England have roiled the nation. In a nation pummeled by stifling poverty, homegrown militancy, and most recently, epic flooding, the game of cricket is supposed to serve as salve, a getaway from Pakistan's daily diet of trauma and crisis.

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