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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Carlos Beltran drove in four runs and rookie left-hander John Gast picked up a win in his major league debut, helping the St. Louis Cardinals cruise past the New York Mets 10-4 on Tuesday night.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  The Southeastern Conference and ESPN have announced a 20-year agreement to operate a SEC network that is scheduled to debut in August, 2014.

Friday, January 21, 2011  Steve Wallace, son of former NASCAR champion Rusty Wallace, will make his Sprint Cup debut in the season-opening Daytona 500.

Thursday, August 19, 2010  Rookie quarterback Tim Tebow's first foray into an NFL end zone appears to have left him with injured ribs. Tebow missed his first practice of training camp on Wednesday after jogging off the field during warmups.

Monday, August 16, 2010  The clock hit zero. The middle of the field opened up. Tim Tebow took off. Everyone knew he wouldn't be stopped short of the end zone.

Monday, February 08, 2010  Danica Patrick to make NASCAR debut at Daytona this weekend in Nationwide race

Friday, August 28, 2009  Michael Vick's debut with Eagles generates more hype than points; Philly beats Jaguars 33-32

Tuesday, March 10, 2009  Manny Ramirez to make spring training debut Thursday for Dodgers.

Friday, February 27, 2009  Marbury helps Celtics pull away from Indiana and beat Pacers 104-99