LONDON — Unless David Beckham can mend it as well as he can bend it, soccer’s now-limping glamour boy will miss this summer’s World Cup — a blow to tournament organizers, sponsors, TV viewers and average fans. Beckham underwent surgery Monday for a “totally torn” left Achilles’ tendon and is …

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SAN DIEGO — Toyota dismissed the story of a man who claimed his Prius sped out of control on the California freeway, saying Monday that its own tests found the car’s gas pedal and backup safety system were working just fine. The automaker stopped short of saying James Sikes had staged a hoax last …

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Mar 15: Broncos cut quarterback Chris Simms Broncos’ restricted free agents to miss workouts Broncos trade for QB Brady Quinn Broncos’ Orton believes he’s still the starting quarterback The Broncos acquisition of Brady Quinn became official Monday when the quarterback passed the team’s physical …

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LONDON — Unless David Beckham can mend it as well as he can bend it, soccer’s now-limping glamour boy will miss this summer’s World Cup - a blow to tournament organizers, sponsors, TV viewers and average fans. Beckham underwent surgery Monday for a “totally torn” left Achilles’ tendon and is …

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Toyota dismissed the story of a man who claimed his Prius sped out of control on the California freeway, saying Monday that its own tests found the car’s gas pedal and backup safety system were working just fine. The automaker stopped short of saying James Sikes had staged a hoax last week but said …

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Washington — Toyota Motor Corp. said today its investigation into a runaway Prius found evidence of “significant inconsistencies” in the driver’s assertion that he was unable to stop. James Sikes, 61, reported that last Monday he was unable to stop his 2008 Prius while on a San Diego freeway …

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Reuters Toyota representatives convened a news conference in San Diego, near the site of the March 8 report of the “runaway” vehicle, to announce preliminary findings of its examination of the 2008 Prius … SAN DIEGO — Toyota Motor Corp said on Monday it had found no evidence to support the driver …

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Prosecutors urged a federal judge Monday to turn down ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s request to delay his corruption trial, saying public interest in the case warrants a speedy resolution. Blagojevich’s attorneys asked U.S. District Judge James B. Zagel last week to postpone the trial, which …

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SAN DIEGO - Toyota cast doubt Monday on a California man’s claim that his Prius sped out of control, saying the report is inconsistent with the findings of the company’s preliminary investigation. Toyota said in a statement that the accelerator pedal was tested and found to be working normally and a …

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FARGO, N.D. — Police escorted convoys of flatbed trucks carrying piles of sandbags into neighborhoods along Fargo’s Red River on Monday as residents began preparing to keep the looming flood waters away from their homes. The cities of Fargo in eastern North Dakota and neighboring Moorhead, Minn …

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