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TOP STORIES:

TEN--US OPEN

NEW YORK Past champions Maria Sharapova, Venus Williams and Roger Federer play on opening day at the U.S. Open, with only tweaks needed to the schedule because of Tropical Storm Irene. Also in action is Mardy Fish, the highest-seeded American. By Tennis Writer Howard Fendrich.

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TEN--US Open-SWilliams. By Howard Fendrich. Sent.

TEN--US Open Notebook.

TEN--US Open Glance.

COMMENTARY:

TEN--JIM LITKE-082911

Roger Federer shrugged off his 30th birthday this month by saying, "It's just a number that's changed." Increasingly, though, Grand Slam championships are becoming the province of 20-somethings, raising questions whether the greatest player of his generation can reverse the trend. By Sports Columnist Jim Litke.

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ATH--JOHN LEICESTER-082911

DAEGU, South Korea If you have a ticket for the men's 110-meter hurdles final at the London Olympics, consider yourself extremely lucky. Liu Xiang and Dayron Robles, the two fastest hurdlers in history, might well be on the track for what could be the race of the games. By Sports Columnist John Leicester.

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CAR--NASCAR-IN THE PITS

CHARLOTTE, N.C. After yet another tough day in the car, Danica Patrick promised "to redeem myself." The criticism toward Patrick has always been around, but since she announced her move to NASCAR the haters have been out in full force. By Auto Racing Writer Jenna Fryer.

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NEW/DEVELOPING:

GLF--WOODS-FALL SERIES

NORTON, Mass. Tiger Woods will play the Frys.com Open in California the first week of October. This is a tournament he has never played and not far from his alma mater, Stanford. Woods had said he might add an event because of his limited schedule this year brought on by injuries. By Golf Writer Doug Ferguson. Sent.

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ATH--WORLDS

DAEGU, South Korea Jason Richardson and Carmelita Jeter were unlikely gold medalists at the world championships Monday. Richardson because he was an afterthought in the highly anticipated 110 hurdles in which Dayron Robles was disqualified. Jeter because nobody beats the Jamaicans at 100 meters these days. By Pat Graham.

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ATH--Worlds-Bolt. By Chris Lehourites. Sent.

ATH--Worlds-Bekele. By Raf Casert. Sent.

ATH--Worlds-Pistorius. Sent.

NFL:

FBN--JETS-GIANTS

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. After a two-day delay because of Hurricane Irene, the New York Giants get their first look at former teammate Plaxico Burress when they play the Jets for preseason bragging rights in the metropolitan area. By Tom Canavan. Game starts 7 p.m.

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FBN--COLTS-MANNING

INDIANAPOLIS Peyton Manning is activated from the physically unable to perform list following offseason neck surgery. That paves the way for the Colts' four-time MVP quarterback to play early in the season. He won't play Thursday night, and it's not clear if he'll be ready for the Sept. 11 opener. By Michael Marot. Sent.

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FBN--CHIEFS-DJ'S JOB

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Derrick Johnson is starting to look like the athletic, impressive middle linebacker the Kansas City Chiefs thought he would be coming out of Texas. It has taken six years, 90 games and countless headaches to get there. By Dave Skretta.

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FBN--STEELERS-QUARTERBACKS

PITTSBURGH This isn't exactly the way Charlie Batch and Dennis Dixon wanted to make the Pittsburgh Steelers. Both reserves will make it through training camp now that No. 2 Byron Leftwich is out indefinitely with a broken left arm. By Will Graves.

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ASHBURN, Va. FBN--Redskins-QB Homestretch. By Joseph White.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. FBN--49ers-Gore. By Janie McCauley.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. FBN--Better Broncos. By Pro Football Writer Arnie Stapleton.

ALAMEDA, Calif. FBN--Raiders-Jackson. By Josh Dubow.

IRIVNG, Texas FBN--Cowboys-Garrett. By Jaime Aron. Sent.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. FBN--Flexible Vikings. By Jon Krawczynski.

DAVIE, Fla. FBN--Dolphins Progress. By Steven Wine.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. FBN--Bears' Questions. By Andrew Seligman.

BEREA, Ohio FBN--Browns Camp. By Tom Withers.

RENTON, Wash. FBN--Bengals-Seahawks Trade. Sent.

AUSTIN, Texas Bengals-Benson Trial. Sent.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL:

FBC--T25-LSU-MOVING ON

BATON ROUGE, La. After a turbulent week, No. 4 LSU awaits its opener Saturday night against No. 3 Oregon without quarterback Jordan Jefferson or receiver Russell Shepard. The question is how they'll deal with it. By Brett Martel.

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FBC--SAN JOSE STATE'S CHANCE

SAN JOSE, Calif. San Jose State gets the first crack at Heisman Trophy favorite Andrew Luck and No. 7 Stanford in Saturday's opener between schools whose campuses are some 20 miles apart. By Antonio Gonzalez.

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FBC--BIG 12 COACHES

Big 12 coaches can finally focus on games after another uncertain offseason. With Texas A&M expected to leave the conference, Texas Tech's Tommy Tuberville knows there will be plenty of speculation about what's next only a year after the league lost Nebraska and Colorado. By Stephen Hawkins. Sent.

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CORAL GABLES, Fla. FBC--Miami-Shalala Video. Sent.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. FBC--T25-Alabama-Game Week. By John Zenor.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. FBC--T25-Secretive Florida. By Mark Long.

BOISE, Idaho FBC--T25-Boise St-Petersen. By Todd Dvorak.

LINCOLN, Neb. FBC--T25-Nebraska-Pelini. By Eric Olson.

MADISON, Wis. FBC--T25-Wisconsin-New Line. By Colin Fly.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. FBC--Michigan-Lineups. By Larry Lage.

AUSTIN, Texas FBC--Texas-Quarterback. By Jim Vertuno.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. FBC--SWAC-APR Struggles. By David Brandt.

FEATURES:

BBA--TEXAS-TIGHT STRETCH

ARLINGTON, Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington gets up from his office chair and starts shaking his knees. While exaggerating how nervous he might be about the AL West race, the defending AL champion Rangers know things will be much tighter down the stretch this season. They already are. By Stephen Hawkins.

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BKO--EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW

With Olympic berths at stake and their league in limbo, Dirk Nowitzki and other NBA stars have come home for the European Championship. The championship in Lithuania begins Wednesday and will be the biggest and perhaps the best continental tournament to date. By Nesha Starcevic. Sent.

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VILNIUS, Lithuania BKO--Lithuania's Obsession. By Liudas Dapkus.

OLY--BKO-Olympic Qualifiers-ESPN. Sent.

OTHER NEWS:

NEW YORK BKN--Knicks-Woodson. Knicks hire former Hawks coach Mike Woodson as an assistant. By Basketball Writer Brian Mahoney. Sent.

LAS VEGAS OLY--Las Vegas-2020 Olympics. Not taking no for an answer, Vegas rolls the dice with 2020 Olympic letter. Sent.

BAGHDAD SOC--Iraq-Zico. Iraq hires Brazilian soccer great Zico as national coach. By Lara Jakes and Sameer N. Yacoub. Sent.

SALAMANCA, Spain CYC--Spanish Vuelta. Britain's Christopher Froome takes overall lead at Spanish Vuelta; Germany's Tony Martin of Germany wins time trial. Sent.

BBA--AL Capsules.

BBN--NL Capsules.

Monday's Time Schedule (EDT):

American League

Kansas City at Detroit, 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Oakland at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

National League

Florida at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m., 1st game

Philadelphia at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

Florida at N.Y. Mets, 7:40 p.m., 2nd game

Pittsburgh at Houston, 8:05 p.m.

Colorado at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

NFL Exhibition

N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants, 7 p.m.