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BARCELONA, Spain -- Canadian diver Pamela Ware couldnt bear to watch the competition with a medal on the line. Nike Air Max 97 Schuhe. The Beloeil, Que., native won bronze at the world championships after scoring 350.25 on the womens three-metre springboard Saturday. Ware settled down after hitting her third dive -- an inward 2 1/2 somersault she considers the toughest on her program -- and she went on beat her previous personal best by eight points.

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SAINT JOHN, N. Nike Free test.B. -- The Ford world womens curling championship will return to Saint John in 2014. The city last hosted the event in 1999, back when the mens and womens world championships were staged as a joint competition. "The people of the city of Saint John and the province of New Brunswick put on a first-class show for all of the world in 1999," World Curling Federation president Kate Caithness said Thursday in a release.

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ZAGREB, Croatia -- The Croatian ski association says Ivica Kostelic will undergo knee surgery for the 10th time of his career. Nike Free Schwarz. Kostelic, who won a slalom race in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, on Sunday, will have the operation on his left knee in April, allowing him the chance to take part in the World Cup finals starting Wednesday despite the injury. The 33-year-old Kostelic, who won the overall World Cup title in 2011, has dealt with numerous injuries during his career.

CHICAGO -- Brent Morel is finding his power stroke. Nike Free Schwarz. Morel hit two homers and Paul Konerko had a grand slam, lifting the Chicago White Sox to an 8-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night. Morel hit a solo shot off Indians starter David Huff (2-4) in the third and a three-run homer off Frank Herrmann in the seventh -- both on the first pitch. It was Morels first career multi-homer game and his four RBIs were a career-high.

SURPRISE, Ariz. Nike Free 5.0. -- Derek Lowe has earned a job with the Texas Rangers and will start the season in the bullpen. Rangers manager Ron Washington said Tuesday the 39-year-old right-hander will be a long reliever and spot starter. Lowe agreed March 6 to a minor league contract and will get a one-year deal that pays him $1.25 million in the major leagues and $150,000 in the minors. He can earn $1.7 million in performance bonuses based on a point system for starts and relief appearances.