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1876 - Baseball's National League forms with teams in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Hartford, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia, St Louis

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Pakistan cricket executive resigns post after defeat

The chief selector of Pakistan's national cricket team resigned Sunday after their defeat in a one-day series against Australia, saying he was disappointed with the team's performance.

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MOSCOW -- Olympic champion Yevgeny Plushenko set a new world best total mark of 271.59 points to win his eighth domestic title at the Russian figure skating championships.

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1923 - Yankees pitcher Carl Mays sold to Reds for $85,000

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December 15 -- 1891 - James Naismith invents basketball (Canada)

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India agog over Test cricket ascent

Cricket-mad India woke up to banner headlines and a multitude of special television programs on Monday celebrating their team's ascent to the top of the test rankings for the first time.

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Island Rider fans still in mourning

There was the Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight and now there's the Province That Couldn't Count to 12. And the Island chapter of the latter was in deep mourning Sunday.

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Canadian rowers pull a triple

Canadian crews were three for three at the 2009 Rowing World Cup on Sunday. All three Canadian crews entered in the finals came away with medals -- two silvers and a bronze -- on the final day of the competition. The men's eight -- with a new lineup for 2009 -- was second in 5:36.09 (2000 metres). Germany took gold in 5:33.56 and the Netherlands earned bronze in 5:37.99. Malcolm Howard of Victoria, James Dunaway of Duncan, and Gabe Bergen of 100 Mile House helped make up the men's eight. The lightweight men's doubles also took silver while Lindsay Jennerich of Victoria, and Sheryl Preston of North Delta, clinched bronze after also finishing third earlier this year in Spain cricket

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England hangs on for draw

James Anderson and Monty Panesar staged one of cricket's great escapes as England clung on for a dramatic draw in the first Ashes Test at Sophia Gardens here on Sunday. England's last-wicket duo batted together for 40 minutes to deny Ashes holders Australia what seemed a certain victory. The left-handers' stand of 19 spanned 69 balls after England had been in desperate trouble when all-rounder Paul Collingwood, the last of their recognized batsman, was out for 74 after a gutsy innings lasting nearly five-and-three-quarter hours. Collingwood's exit left England on 233 for nine but the 10th-wicket duo held firm as England ended the match on 252 for nine. The teams now head to Lord's, where Australia have not lost a Test since 1934, for the second match in this five-Test series starting on Thursday.

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HOCKEY -- HOCKEY ENFORCER CLEARED IN COURT

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That's not cricket -- but it's close

Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, two cricket hopefuls from India who found their way to baseball thanks to a reality television show, are expected to make their debuts this week as minor-league professionals. Patel and Singh -- neither of whom had held a baseball or even seen a baseball game before appearing on Million-Dollar Arm -- are expected to take the mound this week for the Bradenton Pirates of the Gulf Coast League, a rookie-level development league. The men, both 20, signed for $10,000 each and have received instruction on fitness, throwing techniques and styles. They've also spent months working out with Tom House, a former major league pitcher whose pupils included Randy Johnson.

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