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8:00 PM CSN Baltimore has video of Marcus Smith, a U.S. soldier who dressed as a minor league umpire to surprise his children at a Bowie Baysox game with a home visit from Afghanistan.

7:45 PM A Japanese Harley-Davidson motorcycle that was swept out to sea during last year's tsunami washed up on a shore in British Columbia last month. The bike's owner asked that the motorcycle be displayed at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee as a memorial to the tsunami victims.

7:30 PM Buffalo Bills receiver David Clowney tweeted the results of his HIV test which came back negative. And to the critics of his decision to share his results, Clowney added: "Some people are Ridiculously stupid ... And can't see the bigger picture about things that are important in this world."

7:15 PM Simona Halep defeated Sofia Arvidsson 6-4, 6-3 Friday to advance to the final of the Brussels Open, where she will meet Agnieszka Radwanska.

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Liverpool Suffers Shocking Loss, or So I’m Told

Posted by lozo on Feb. 16, 2008, 4:30pm

I’m not what you would call a soccer expert. I only figured out the offside rule in 2004. But apparently Liverpool losing to some team called Barnsley in the FA Cup is a pretty big deal.

Some are calling this is the biggest upset in European soccer history. Others are saying, “Barnsley sounds like the name of a butler. Stop talking to me about soccer.” So to get the straight dope, I turned to a soccer expert. Read more…

Tags: Barnsley, Fa Cup, Liverpool

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Soccer Player Paycheck Slipped Onto Internet Forums

Posted by jason on Oct. 31, 2007, 9:21pm

SOCCER PLAYER’S PAYSLIP SLIPS ONTO INTERNET FORUMS: An English soccer club is wondering how a player’s payslip somehow slipped onto the Internet:

The BBC cashes in on news that Liverpool striker John Arne Riise had his paycheck displayed on numerous website forums. And team doesn’t know how it got there.Online visitors were treated to the statement that said Riise took home almost £140,000 - or $280,000 - in monthly wages. It even detailed a £65 deduction for meals.

The pay stub also featured other personal info on Riise, including his home address and insurance policy numbers.

So that’s how socialized health care works - everyone just bills their treatments to the nearest pro midfielder.