Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.
MLB: Suspended Cabrera withdraws from batting title race
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Globe-trotting McIlroy at home in FedExCup playoffs
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Soon to be without a house, Rory
McIlroy again showed he feels completely at home in the PGA
Tour's FedExCup playoffs as he stayed on track on Friday to
secure the season-long title and the bonus of $10 million. The
globe-trotting world number one, who is selling his $3.2
million mansion in Northern Ireland because he hardly ever
stays there, carded a two-under-par 68 in the Tour Championship
second round to remain atop the FedExCup points standings.
Time Warner Cable reaches long-awaited NFL Network deal
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Charging Furyk underlines his Ryder Cup value
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Jim Furyk swept aside any suggestion
that he was fortunate to earn one of four U.S. captain's picks
for next week's Ryder Cup as he charged into a one-shot lead at
the Tour Championship in Friday's second round. A veteran of
seven Ryder Cups, Furyk is the only member of this year's U.S.
team without a victory on the 2012 PGA Tour but he put himself
in good position to change that by firing a six-under-par 64 on
the challenging East Lake Golf Club layout.
Carpenter solid in return but Cards feel heat
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Baseball: Rangers slugger Hamilton sidelined with vision
problems
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Four New York Giants among players fined for rough play
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NBA's Brooklyn Nets open doors to new arena
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Big-time professional sports returned
to Brooklyn for the first time in more than 50 years on Friday,
when the Brooklyn Nets finally unveiled their new stadium after
a decade-long fight with neighbors. The 675,000-square-foot,
18,000-seat Barclays Center will officially open on September
28 with a concert by rapper Jay-Z, and the Nets - formerly the
New Jersey Nets - will play their first game at the arena,
against the New York Knicks, on November 1.
Vettel dominates Singapore practice
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Formula One world champion Sebastian
Vettel shrugged off the disappointment of failing to finish in
Monza by dominating both free practice sessions for the
Singapore Grand Prix on Friday. An alternator problem ended his
Italian Grand Prix challenge two weeks ago but the German, who
won this race last season, had no such problems around the
streets of Singapore and offered evidence that he can reignite
his title challenge this weekend.
Furyk takes charge at Tour Championship
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Veteran Jim Furyk, hunting his first
PGA Tour victory in two years, took advantage of a sizzling
start to grab a one-shot lead in Friday's second round of the
elite Tour Championship. While tournament favorite Rory McIlroy
carded a two-under-par 68 to stay on track for FedExCup playoff
honors and the mind-boggling bonus of $10 million, Furyk
birdied seven of the first 10 holes on the way to a best-of-the
week 64.