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Ben and Jack Walker bring speed and skill to Royals' lineup

could NBA, NHL be far behind?

Paula Findlay's triathlon season is over because of iron deficiency anemia, a condition she believes played a huge role in her last-place finish at the London Olympics.

AUTO RACING TWILIGHT LEAGUE (At Western Speedway, Aug. 31) FIGURE 8 CLASS Fast Time: #76 Alex Carey 13: 535. Trophy Dash (Saturday): #3 Brandon Young; #35 Kail Beck; #93 Rhett Szevics; #76 Alex Carey.

Your long snapper goes down. Your emergency plan is shaky at best, rolling snaps at worst.

The Bruins continued their pre-lockout signing strategy Tuesday, agreeing with forward Tyler Seguin on a six-year, $34-million US contract extension. Seguin, 20, led Boston with 29 goals and 67 points last season, and posted a plus-34 rating.

Kasey Kahne took some imaginary swings before he was handed his Philadelphia Phillies jersey and cap. "I'd love to take some batting practice," he said, smiling. Kahne's hacks at the plate have to wait.

For the Green Bay Packers, the hope was that Cedric Benson would quickly add a new dimension to the offence and help revive a running game that often has seemed like an afterthought under Mike McCarthy.

Not many fighters wanted to step into the cage in Toronto against UFC light heavyweight champion Jon (Bones) Jones, according to UFC boss Dana White.

Marco Estrada pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning, Rickie Weeks and Aramis Ramirez homered and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Atlanta Braves 5-0 Tuesday night. The Brewers won their eighth in a row at Miller Park and reached the .