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Sources: Crabtree to reopen talks with 49ers

DALLAS -- First-round draft pick Michael Crabtree left for San Francisco from Tampa, Fla., on Monday to renew contract talks with the 49ers, according to sources familiar with the negotiations. via ESPN.com

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Week 4: Fantasy Football Replay

Could the Giants' Smith actually be more valuable than the Panthers' Smith?

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FSU Trustee: 'People have had it' with Bowden

Florida State coach Bobby Bowden said Sunday he's planning on being with the Seminoles for quite some time, but some school officials hope the coach will hang up his whistle after this season.

Jim Smith, chairman of the FSU Board of Trustees, told the Tallahassee Democrat it's time for someone else to take over the football program.

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Miami Heat's Michael Beasley likely to start at small forward

The Heat's pecking order at small forward finally has the franchise's second overall draft pick at the No. 1 spot.

Michael Beasley has emerged from a crowded field and is poised to be in the starting lineup for Miami's preseason opener Monday at Detroit.

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Tigers and Twins Win to Force a Tuesday Playoff

For the second consecutive season, a tie breaker will decide the American League Central title. The Tigers and Twins both won Sunday and will play Tuesday at the Metrodome.

via bats.blogs.nytimes.com

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New York Giants' Eli Manning bruises heel, leaves game vs. Chiefs in fourth quarter

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning bruised his heel in the fourth quarter against Kansas City on Sunday and left the game. Manning seemed to be limping very slightly just moments before connecting with Hakeem Nicks on a 54-yard catch-and-run scoring play that put the Giants up 27-3. A team spokesman said he was not sure which heel was bruised.

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LSU wins again, but won't hang with Florida playing like this

The LSU Tigers are living dangerously. They're severely flawed. But they're 5-0, ranked fourth in the country and just gained a gigantic boost of confidence heading into next week's showdown with No. 1 Florida.

via SI.com

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Sources: Bobby Valentine, Florida Marlins talking about job

At a time when Bobby Valentine has begun the process of pursing a possible return as a manager in Major League Baseball and is in communication with the Marlins and other teams about a possible job, sources said, Florida president David Samson would not specifically guarantee that current Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez is going to be retained.

via sports.espn.go.com

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Auburn, USF move into AP Top 25

NEW YORK -- Rejuvenated Auburn jumped into the AP Top 25 for the first time this season, landing at No. 17 after improving to 5-0 under new coach Gene Chizik.

One week after a bunch of upsets gave The Associated Press poll a serious shake-up, a relatively predictable weekend provided some stability -- though several teams outside the top 10 lost, dropped out of the rankings and made room for newcomers like Auburn.

No. 23 South Florida (5-0), No. 24 Missouri (4-0) and No. 25 South Carolina (4-1) also moved into The Associated Press poll Sunday.

The Bulls and the Gamecocks are in for the first time this season. The Tigers were ranked for a week last month.

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For the complete Associated Press Top 25 poll, click here.

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LIVE: AL Central Showdown

Ace Justin Verlander and the Tigers get one more chance to clinch the AL Central title – but so do the Twins. 

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