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Spurs' Ginobili says he needs surgery on ankle (AP)
AP - San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili says he needs arthroscopic surgery to repair a ligament injury in his left ankle.

OSU's Tressel highest-paid FB coach in Big Ten (AP)
AP - Ohio State coach Jim Tressel has agreed to contract revisions that will make him the highest-paid football coach in the Big Ten Conference.

Top-seeded Ivanovic loses in huge upset at US Open (AP)

AP - The top-ranked player in the world seemed tentative, while No. 188 was assertive.

Pacman knows he's not through proving himself (AP)

AP - Adam "Pacman" Jones let out an excited scream when he got the news he had waited so long to hear.

Guzman hits for cycle, Dukes homers twice for Nats (AP)

AP - Cristian Guzman hit for the cycle and Elijah Dukes had two home runs, helping the Washington Nationals to an 11-2 romp over the struggling Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night.

Panthers QB Moore escapes serious injury (AP)
AP - Carolina Panthers backup quarterback Matt Moore doesn't have any broken bones or damaged ligaments in his left leg after a hard hit in a preseason loss to Pittsburgh.

NBA moving trucks arrive in Oklahoma City (AP)

AP - The NBA officially handed over the Seattle franchise to Oklahoma City about two months ago, and three trucks arrived downtown at headquarters on Friday.

3 minor league pitchers suspended for drugs (AP)
AP - Two New York Yankees pitchers and one Chicago Cubs pitcher from the Dominican Summer League were each suspended 50 games Friday for testing positive for banned performance-enhancing drugs under baseball's minor league program.

Wenger demands action against clubs in the red (AFP)

AFP - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes clubs who risk financial meltdown in the pursuit of success should be kicked out of Europe competitions.

Stu Barnes retires, joins Stars' coaching staff (AP)
AP - Dallas Stars center Stu Barnes is retiring after 16 years in the NHL.

Gustav looming, LSU moves up kickoff time Saturday (AP)
AP - LSU has moved up the kickoff time of its home opener Saturday against Appalachian State because of concerns over the approach of Tropical Storm Gustav.

Successors line up to claim Ivanovic's number one ranking (AFP)

AFP - A number of women's seeds are poised to try and knock world number one Ana Ivanovic off her lofty perch after the Serbian star's shocking early round exit from the US Open on Thursday.

Lefty trying to get his game right (AP)

AP - Phil Mickelson's star presence at the Deutsche Bank Championship was evident Thursday by the company he kept at the TPC Boston.