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CO firefighters to step up attack on Boulder blaze

Kurt Rieder, in white hat, with his 9 year old daughter Lily watch the smoke plume from a wildland fire burning in the Four Mile Canyon area just west of Boulder Colo. on Monday, Sept. 6, 2010. High winds pushed the smoke and ash eastward over the Colorado plains. (AP Photo/Peter M. Fredin)

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — David Myers knew it was time to leave when he looked out into the forest and spotted bright red flames towering skyward. Then came a blinding cloud of smoke and a deafening roar as the fire ripped through the wilderness.

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Hermine gives south Texas another tropical lashing

This NOAA satellite image taken Monday, September 06, 2010 at 01:45 PM EDT shows clouds associated with Tropical Storm Hermine spinning in the western Gulf of Mexico.  The system is currently about 85 miles east-northeast of La Pesca, Mexico and about 140 miles south-southeast of Brownsville, Texas. Maximum sustained winds are at 60 mph and the storm is moving north-northwest at 14 mph.  Hermine has ample moisture associated with it and has already triggered areas of heavy rainfall over northeastern Mexico and eastern Texas.  To the east, a tropical wave approaching the Lesser Antilles has a high, 70%, chance of tropical storm formation.  The system will continue kicking up scattered storms as it moves westward into the Caribbean Sea.  (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)

RAYMONDVILLE, Texas (AP) — Tropical Storm Hermine gave a wet and windy punch to Texas on Tuesday but left only minor scrapes in the storm-weary Rio Grande Valley, which is proving resilient this hurricane season after taking a third tropical system on the chin.

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With 6 of the last 16, Spain reigns at US Open

Rafael Nadal of Spain hits balls into the crowd after beating Gilles Simon of France 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

NEW YORK (AP) — Before the first ball was struck Tuesday at the U.S. Open, this much was certain: Spain would be the day’s big winner.

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Houshmandzadeh: Trade to Ravens ‘refreshing’

Wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh smiles during an NFL football news conference introducing him as the Baltimore Ravens newest player at the team's headquarters in Owings Mills, Md., Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. The Ravens upgraded their receiving corps by agreeing to terms Monday with Houshmandzadeh. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — T.J. Houshmandzadeh is embracing his change of scenery with the Baltimore Ravens after officially signing his one-year, $855,000 contract Tuesday.

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Tiger, Fowler among Ryder Cup picks

Tiger Woods holds up his ball after making par on the 17th hole in the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship golf tournament at TPC Boston, Monday, Sept. 6, 2010, in Norton, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

NEW YORK (AP) — Tiger Woods was a no-brainer as a captain’s pick for the Ryder Cup.

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