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Rams, top pick Bradford agree to $78 million deal (AP)

AP - No. 1 overall draft pick Sam Bradford agreed to a six-year, $78 million contract with the St. Louis Rams on Friday night, with $50 million in guaranteed money.

AP source: Yankees working to acquire Berkman (AP)

AP - The Yankees are working on a trade to acquire Lance Berkman from the Houston Astros and expect the deal to be completed Saturday. New York will send a couple of prospects to the Astros, a baseball executive familiar with the discussions said. The executive spoke on condition of anonymity because talks were ongoing.

Broncos rookie Tim Tebow: Bring on the shots (AP)

AP - Tim Tebow is ready for the shots, both on the football field and in the locker room.

Wenger expects Arsenal to impress in Emirates Cup (AFP)

AFP - Arsene Wenger wants Arsenal to use this weekend's Emirates Cup clashes against AC Milan and Celtic to send a warning to their Premier League rivals.

Haynesworth fails again, still can't practice (AP)

AP - Early Friday morning, the cones were lined up 25 yards apart on the field for Albert Haynesworth's conditioning test. He needed to complete the first part in 70 seconds or less to have a chance to pass.

Cowboys' Bryant out 4-6 weeks with ankle sprain (AP)

AP - Cowboys rookie receiver Dez Bryant could miss the rest of training camp after the first-round draft pick suffered a high right ankle sprain near the end of practice Friday. The team said he will be out four to six weeks.

Nats make amends as Miss Iowa tosses first pitch (AP)

AP - Turns out Miss Iowa really can pitch.

Berry, Chiefs agree to deal (AP)
AP - Eric Berry's tweet was true.

Trade deadline means sleepless night for players (Reuters)
Reuters - With the trade deadline ticking down it will be a sleepless night for more than a few major leaguers Friday who will go to bed wondering if they will be with the same team in the morning.

Wizards re-sign free agent swingman Howard (Reuters)
Reuters - The Washington Wizards have re-signed free agent Josh Howard, a former All-Star swingman who joined the team late last season.

Aide: Pitino never mentioned seeking abortion (AP)

AP - Rick Pitino never said a woman who claimed the Louisville basketball coach got her pregnant after a one-night stand had to get an abortion but did advise she "go out of town" to get medical care, his longtime aide told a jury Friday.

Rebellin loses Olympic doping appeal (AFP)

AFP - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday rejected Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin's appeal against a doping charge that saw him lose his Olympic silver medal from Beijing.

Bruins' Wheeler signs 1-year, $2.2 million deal (AP)
AP - The Boston Bruins signed forward Blake Wheeler to a one-year contract on Friday.

Sharapova through, Peer out at Stanford WTA event (AFP)

AFP - Former world No. 1 Maria Sharapova reached the quarter-finals while Shahar Peer became the first seeded player to fall at the WTA Bank of the West Classic Thursday.

Langer shoots 68, takes second-round lead (AP)

AP - Bernhard Langer waited much of Friday morning for the soupy fog on the Sammamish Plateau to finally lift. He spent the evening waiting for someone to make a charge up the leaderboard.