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Farrell proves perfect fit as Red Sox manager

BOSTON - Presiding over a Boston Red Sox team that bubbles over with characters and charisma is a strong, quiet baseball lifer who fits the manager's job like a glove - John Farrell.

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LONDON - United States defender Oguchi Onyewu has signed for Queens Park Rangers, saying he wants to help them get back into the Premier League.

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Gaining Ben Johnson’s trust

Standing shirtless on the training track, Ben Johnson looked at me, then dropped his running shorts.

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Countdown to Sochi

With just months to go before Russia is due to host the 2014 Winter Olympics, cranes still tower over muddy construction sites in the palm tree-lined city, as it tries to complete its multi-billion dollar transformation into a winter sports hub.

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