AP – If Michael Waltrip were to count up all the concussions he has sustained over a NASCAR career that stretches back nearly 30 years, he’d certainly hit 10 — and probably keep going.
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AP – If Michael Waltrip were to count up all the concussions he has sustained over a NASCAR career that stretches back nearly 30 years, he’d certainly hit 10 — and probably keep going.
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AP – Theo Epstein’s worth to the Boston Red Sox was easy to gauge. A quick glance at the two World Series trophies at Fenway Park settles that.
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AP – Tony La Russa says he’s talked to Commissioner Bud Selig about working for Major League Baseball in some capacity.
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AP – Carmelo Anthony had mostly been a bystander as Jeremy Lin went from the end of the Knicks’ bench to the biggest story in sports.
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AP – Kobe Bryant scored 28 points, Andrew Bynum had 14 points and 19 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers roared to a 30-point lead early in the second quarter before holding on for a 103-92 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.
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AP – Linsanity started against the New Jersey Nets, and this time All-Star guard Deron Williams was determined not to be embarrassed by the Harvard guy again.
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AP – Decked out in Angels’ gear from head to toe, Albert Pujols looked like the same slugger whose swing in St. Louis became as symbolic as the Gateway Arch.
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AP – Of all the story lines threading their way across spring training, Ryan Braun’s is the most delicate, not to mention the juiciest.
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AP – The Chiefs agreed to terms on a $19.6 million, three-year deal with cornerback Stanford Routt on Monday, which should help Kansas City absorb the potential loss of Brandon Carr.
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AP – Albert Pujols says he won’t look back as he moves to a new baseball home.
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AP – Kentucky and Syracuse are 1-2 in The Associated Press Top 25 for a fourth straight week.
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AP – The Los Angeles Lakers’ worst performance of the season set the stage for Kobe Bryant to take aim at his team’s management, a clear signal that all is not well for the perennial power out West.
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AP – With two NBA scoring titles to his credit, it seemed inevitable that Kevin Durant would eventually hit the 50-point plateau.
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AP – Linsanity lives.
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AP – Steven Holcomb and brakeman Steve Langton won the two-man bobsled Sunday, the first time the U.S. captured this event at the world championships.
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AP – British heavyweight Dereck Chisora was detained by police after losing a title bout to Vitali Klitschko and then brawling with former WBA champion David Haye at a post-fight news conference.
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AP – Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus shook off a lingering ankle injury to win the Qatar Open on Sunday, routing Sam Stosur of Australia 6-1, 6-2.
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AP – The pack is back. And so is the Big One.
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AP – Kim Barnes Arico and her St. John’s Red Storm ended two incredible UConn streaks and years of frustration with one shocking victory.
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AP – So long, Albert Pujols. Happy trails, Tony La Russa. Timeout, Dave Duncan.
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AP – Phil Mickelson hit one tree, threaded a shot through five trees and hit a drive that wound up in a spectator’s shorts. He somehow managed a 1-under 70 on Saturday to share the lead with PGA champion Keegan Bradley in the Northern Trust Open.
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AP – Gary Neal hit go-ahead 3-pointers in regulation and overtime, Tony Parker scored 30 points and the San Antonio Spurs held off the Los Angeles Clippers 103-100 on Saturday to earn their NBA-leading 10th consecutive victory.
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AP – The Yankees and Pirates are close to a trade that would send pitcher A.J. Burnett to Pittsburgh for two minor leaguers.
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AP – Relax, Miami, LeBron James isn’t leaving the Heat.
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AP – They know what it feels like to be overlooked. People assume they are weak, servile, out of place. So when these Asian-Americans watch Jeremy Lin slash and shoot his way through the NBA’s finest, it’s almost as if they are on the basketball court with the...
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AP – Gary Carter was nicknamed “Kid” for good reason.
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AP – The names “Jeremy Lin” and “Harvard” pop up in the same sentence so often lately you might think every Ivy Leaguer who chases the dream winds up in the NBA.
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AP – Jeremy Lin will play in the Rising Stars Challenge after all.
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LONDON – A London city watchdog has slammed the committee organizing the 2012 Olympics for its ticket policy, arguing that the secrecy surrounding the allocation of Olympic tickets has undermined public confidence.
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NEW YORK – Bigger than Shaq? Larger than LeBron? The Knicks as NBA champions?
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NEW YORK – Jeremy Lin grabbed a spot on the bench next to Carmelo Anthony in the third quarter and shared a laugh with the injured All-Star.
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FORT WORTH, Texas – Authorities arrested 17 students at Texas Christian University on Wednesday as part of a six-month drug sting, an especially embarrassing blow to the school because it included four members of the high-profile football team.
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WASHINGTON – “Linsanity” has descended on the White House. White House spokesman Jay Carney says President Barack Obama is tracking the exploits of Jeremy Lin, the sudden star of the New York Knicks.
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TORONTO – Already writing the NBA’s best story, Jeremy Lin has now scripted a thrilling finish.
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NEW YORK – Malachy the Pekingese, whose smushed-in face frames a mop of flyaway fur and whose pace rivals a snail’s, is the fairest dog in the land.
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TORONTO – Even after his amazing week, this one took Linsanity to a whole new level. Against Toronto on Tuesday, it was Lin for the win!
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DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings won an NHL-record 21st straight home game, beating the Dallas Stars 3-1 on Tuesday night.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Lou Williams scored 23 points off the bench as the Philadelphia 76ers built an early lead and held on to send the Charlotte Bobcats to their 15th straight defeat, 98-89 Monday night.
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MILWAUKEE – LeBron James scored 35 points and the Miami Heat finally found a way to beat Milwaukee, using a third-quarter surge to beat the Bucks 114-96 on Monday night.
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Members of Conference USA and current and future members of the Mountain West are taking a bigger-is-better approach to college sports leagues.
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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Phil Mickelson has beaten Tiger Woods the last five times they have played together in the final round.
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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Tiger Woods keeps saying his game is close.
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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – He knew his game was getting close, and he broke through with flair Sunday in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
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DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings equaled an NHL record with their 20th straight win at home, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 Sunday night on the strength of Johan Franzen’s tiebreaking goal early in the third period.
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Brooke Hampton made two free throws with 4.6 seconds remaining and West Virginia beat No. 2 Notre Dame 65-63 on Sunday, snapping Irish’s 21-game winning streak.
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TORONTO – After leading by 18 points in the first half, the Los Angeles Lakers were staring at a four-point deficit with less than two minutes to play.
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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Phil Mickelson delivered the Sunday charge at Pebble Beach and made Tiger Woods’ road back look a lot longer.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Doron Lamb hit a 3-pointer with 3:18 left to put No. 1 Kentucky ahead to stay, and the Wildcats took a big step toward a Southeastern Conference regular-season title by beating Vanderbilt 69-63 Saturday night for their 17th straight win.
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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Charlie Wi played bogey-free at Spyglass Hill for a 3-under 69 to build a three-shot lead Saturday in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Now it’s time for him to face his demons of self-doubt — along with a familiar force in golf.
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PITTSBURGH – Steelers’ wide receiver Hines Ward wants to finish his career in Pittsburgh, offering to restructure his contract to do it.
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NEW YORK – Jeremy Lin came with an intriguing story even before he escaped the New York Knicks’ bench.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Kyle Kuric scored 17 points to lead five Louisville players in double figures and No. 24 Louisville rallied past slumping West Virginia 77-74 on Saturday.
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CLEARWATER, Fla. – Hall of Fame boxing trainer Angelo Dundee was remembered Friday as a master motivator and a man who left a legacy of kindness that was just as impressive as what he accomplished in the ring molding a record 15 world champions, including Muhammad Ali.
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BELLEFONTE, Pa. – Jerry Sandusky declared Friday that people have turned against him, moments after the ex-Penn State football coordinator asked a judge for greater freedom while he awaits trial on child sex abuse charges.
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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – On a day when sunshine gave way to a light rain, two things stayed the same Friday at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Charlie Wi was still atop the leaderboard, and Tiger Woods didn’t hole enough putts to make up ground.
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BOSTON – Pau Gasol blocked Ray Allen’s putback attempt at the buzzer in overtime and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to beat the Boston Celtics 88-87 on Thursday night.
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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Tiger Woods felt good about the start at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am until he looked at the leaderboard.
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MURRAY, Ky. – Robert Covington had 17 points and eight rebounds to lead Tennessee State to a 72-68 victory over No. 9 Murray State on Thursday night, handing the Racers their first loss of the season.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – A report given to an Ohio State board of trustees committee Thursday recommends that the university hire a vice president to oversee a new office and new committee responsible for monitoring ethics and rules compliance across the university system.
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AL championship series MVP Nelson Cruz has agreed to a $16 million, two-year contract with the Texas Rangers.
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Austin Rivers and his Duke teammates kept hanging around, doing just enough to keep North Carolina from blowing the game open until the Tar Heels finally gave them an opening.
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Who says Syracuse doesn’t have a go-to guy? Kris Joseph scored a career-high 29 points, including the decisive 3-pointer in overtime, and Syracuse beat No. 12 Georgetown 64-61 on Wednesday night to give coach Jim Boeheim his 880th career win.
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The Big East has acquired all the pieces needed to build a new coast-to-coast conference. Putting them all together, though, is going to take a while.
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HARTFORD, Conn. – The University of Connecticut has proposed reducing the number of games it will play next season if the NCAA grants a waiver to allow the Huskies to play in the 2013 men’s basketball tournament.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. – Jerry Sandusky’s lawyer filed court paperwork Wednesday arguing that jurors in his child sex abuse trial should be chosen from the community where he lives and suggesting that a trial delay might be the best way to address the intense publicity generated by the case.
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At long last, Memphis is part of the Big East. The Tigers officially accepted an invitation on Wednesday to be part of the conference’s next incarnation in 2013. Memphis is the seventh school, and fourth from Conference USA, to sign up since December for future membership in the Big East. The Tigers will compete...
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LEXINGTON, Ky. – Florida coach Billy Donovan handicapped what could be the national title game in April.
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Dutch troops are joining a race against time to prepare ice for a legendary 125-mile (200 kilometer) race across frozen waterways in the northern Netherlands that could be staged for the first time in 15 years.
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The strangest coaching decision during Super Bowl week wasn’t when Bill Belichick ordered his defense to act like matadors and wave Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw by for a touchdown from 6 yards out with less than a minute left in the game. That’s just the one people will remember. The really odd one...
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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Bill Murray stumbled into the back of a crowded conference room Tuesday just as Tiger Woods was wrapping up his press conference at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. The “Caddyshack” star looked more confused than usual.
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NEW YORK – Eli Manning hoisted the Lombardi Trophy from a glittering blue-and-white float, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg joked that New York City should now be nicknamed the “Big Blue Apple,” as thousands of fans crowded lower Manhattan on Tuesday to celebrate the New York Giants’ Super Bowl victory amid tons of confetti.
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BOSTON – Paul Pierce passed Larry Bird for No. 2 on the Celtics’ career scoring list, finishing with 15 points as Boston increased its winning streak to five straight with a 94-84 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday night.
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NEW YORK – Thousands of fans roared as New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning hoisted the team’s Super Bowl trophy from a glittering blue-and-white float Tuesday during a victory parade along the Canyon of Heroes, where the city has honored stars for almost a century.
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The World Anti-Doping Agency on Tuesday urged U.S. federal authorities to quickly hand over evidence collected in their lengthy probe into seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong and doping in American cycling.
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BELLEFONTE, Pa. – Jerry Sandusky wants copies of secret grand jury testimony to help him prepare for trial on charges he sexually abused 10 boys.
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INDIANAPOLIS – Bill Belichick gave clear instructions to his defensive unit: Let the runner score.
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INDIANAPOLIS – Tom Coughlin is coming back. Eli Manning is only getting better. And the vast majority of the New York Giants’ starting lineup is under contract.
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INDIANAPOLIS – Tom Coughlin says he has every intention of returning to coach the Giants next season.
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MADRID – Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title Monday and banned for two years after sport’s highest court found the Spanish cyclist guilty of doping.
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INDIANAPOLIS – Tom Brady let his final pass fly toward the scrum of players in the end zone, hoping for an incredible finish.
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INDIANAPOLIS – Elite and Eli. One and the same. And now there are two Super Bowl championships and two MVPs to prove it.
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INDIANAPOLIS – Eli Manning is elite, for sure. A king of comebacks, too. And far, far more than Peyton’s little brother now.
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INDIANAPOLIS – Move over David Tyree. Mario Manningham is the new star in the Giants’ latest version of “The Catch.”
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Indianapolis was once called Naptown and India-No-Place for a reason.
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INDIANAPOLIS – Tiquan Underwood is wishing the New England Patriots good luck after they cut him on the eve of the Super Bowl.
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MIAMI – LeBron James scored 30 points, Dwyane Wade had 25 and the Miami Heat survived a shaky fourth quarter to beat the Toronto Raptors 95-89 on Sunday afternoon.
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INDIANAPOLIS – Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers has won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award in a landslide.
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INDIANAPOLIS – The best quarterbacks bring fans out of their seats. Aaron Rodgers and Peyton Manning did exactly that Saturday night when the NFL Most Valuable Player accepted the trophy from the only four-time winner of the award.
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INDIANAPOLIS – Curtis Martin has gone from the mean streets of Pittsburgh to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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INDIANAPOLIS – MVP quarterbacks on marquee franchises. A rematch of a nail-biter from four years ago, featuring many of the same key characters. Madonna and plenty of Manning — Eli, and Peyton, too.
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LOS ANGELES – Lance Armstrong is used to winning, but his most recent victory was unlike any he had experienced before.
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LOS ANGELES – Federal prosecutors dropped their investigation of Lance Armstrong on Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort aimed at determining whether the seven-time Tour de France winner and his teammates participated in a doping program.
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STORRS, Conn. – University of Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun, who missed three games earlier this season because of NCAA sanctions, is taking an indefinite medical leave of absence because of back problems.
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INDIANAPOLIS – Peyton Manning has been cleared by his surgeon to start taking hits again.
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INDIANAPOLIS – Commissioner Roger Goodell says if the NFL puts a team in Los Angeles, it is probable the league would expand to 34 franchises.
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CAIRO – Police shot and killed two protesters in Suez, Egypt, early Friday, a health official said, the first to die in clashes that erupted around the country after a riot at a soccer stadium killed 74, as sports violence spiraled into a new political crisis for Egypt.
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