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Louisville's Pitino: 'I can go for a long time' 07/09/2014 05:39pm • GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Rick Pitino's game plan doesn't include retirement any time soon.The 61-year-old Louisville men's basketball coach said Wednesday that he "can go for a long time" thanks to the enthusiasm provided by recent Cardinals recruiting classes.Pitino s NCAA suggests contact limits for football practice 07/08/2014 07:00pm • SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer The NCAA is suggesting that football teams hold no more than two contact practices per week during the season in guidelines that grew out of a safety and concussion summit early this year.Practice limits were among several recommendations released Monday by the NCAA, USC's Kenny Bigelow out for season with injury 07/08/2014 05:31pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Southern California defensive lineman Kenny Bigelow is out for the season after tearing his right ACL during non-contact drills in a voluntary workout.The redshirt freshman was expected to compete for a starting spot. He redshirted last year to adjust to the college ranks. Return Wolves sign 1st-round pick Zach LaVine 07/08/2014 04:31pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed first-round draft pick Zach LaVine.The Timberwolves announced the signing on Tuesday on the second day of a camp to prepare LaVine and others for the team's summer league competition in Las Vegas. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.LaVine 3B David Wright returns to Mets' lineup 07/05/2014 08:20pm • MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- David Wright is back in the New York Mets' lineup after missing seven games with an injured left shoulder.Wright tested his shoulder in drills on the field before Saturday night's game against Texas. The star third baseman had targeted Friday for hi Packers' McCarthy putting down roots in Titletown 07/05/2014 08:02pm • GENARO C. ARMAS AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- He might be a Chicago Bears fan, but Austin Scheutz proudly displays a Packers foam cheesehead at least once a year.Signed by the Big Cheese himself in fact -- Packers coach Mike McCarthy -- while he visited a children's hospital where the 6-y Injured jockey Rosie Napravnik nears comeback 07/05/2014 03:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Rosie Napravnik plans to resume serious riding next weekend, making a swift return from a shoulder injury suffered last month.Napravnik took an important step Saturday at Belmont Park, exercising five horses for trainer Mike Maker. It's the first time in the saddle since separating No need for a gym: D.C.'s monument workout 07/05/2014 10:03am • Lisa Reed WTOP Fitness Contributor WASHGINGTON -- There's no need for a gym membership when you live in the nation's capital. D.C. offers a variety of parks, monuments and waterfronts that are the perfect locations to get in a fabulous workout without spending money. Exercising outside does mo Wright still out of Mets lineup with sore shoulder 07/04/2014 07:30pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Unable to fully test his sore left shoulder on a wet field, David Wright remains out of the New York Mets' lineup for a seventh straight game.The star third baseman had targeted Friday night against Texas for his return. But rain prevented Wright from going through a rigorous pregam 5 key stages on the Tour de France 07/03/2014 05:06pm • SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer LEEDS, England (AP) -- With more mountain stages, only one time trial, and cobblestones on the menu, there's an exciting smorgasbord of routes in store on the Tour de France.The three-week race, which starts on Saturday in Leeds, features only 54 kilometers (33.5 mi The top 4 female fitness myths 07/03/2014 03:43pm • Josef Brandenburg WTOP Fitness Contributor WASHINGTON -- The health and fitness market is saturated with information, and sometimes it's hard to determine what's correct and what isn't. Josef Brandenburg, a local fitness expert and owner of The Body You Want, breaks down fact from fiction reg Fitness Wisdom: 5 Pounds 07/03/2014 12:30pm • Editor’s Note: This column is sponsored by FitnessWise (4801-B Montgomery Lane). Visit their Facebook page for more. Well, summer is in full swing now. Maybe you’re headed to the beach or on some other vacation and you’ve got to wear that bathing suit, pair of What to know about the region's air quality 07/02/2014 01:45am • WASHINGTON -- Ryan Miller has a unique perspective on air quality. The ABC7 meteorologist is also a teacher of environmental science at Washington and Lee High School in Arlington. "I can see air quality from a weather standpoint; I can see air quality from an environmental standpoint," he says Spam maker Hormel buying Muscle Milk 07/01/2014 05:40pm • CANDICE CHOI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- The maker of Spam is bulking up on its protein with Muscle Milk.Hormel Foods is paying $450 million to acquire CytoSport, which owns Muscle Milk sports nutrition drinks, bars and powders. The move builds on Hormel's push to expand beyond its stable of p South Carolina freshman F Sheppard to miss season 07/01/2014 05:09pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina incoming freshman Shamiek Sheppard will miss the season after tearing a right knee ligament.Gamecocks coach Frank Martin announced Sheppard's injury and status Tuesday. Martin said Sheppard will have surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament this week.Sheppard h