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src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090207094828im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/07/27_t/sp-qbtrackerxx_p_0498419703_t.gif" alt=""/></a> <a href="/web/20090207094828/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2008/08/02/SP0A1246JL.DTL ">49ers Training Camp</a> </p> <p id="sfg_pho001_sports_index23" class="item" style="display:none"> <a href="/web/20090207094828/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/n/a/2008/07/24/sports/s005542D91.DTL "><img class="thumb" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090207094828im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/07/27_t/sp-tour_de_franc_0498842291_t.gif" alt=""/></a> <a href="/web/20090207094828/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/n/a/2008/07/24/sports/s005542D91.DTL ">Tour de France</a> </p> <p id="sfg_pho001_sports_index24" class="item" style="display:none"> <a href="/web/20090207094828/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2008/07/21/SPIR11S92B.DTL "><img class="thumb" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090207094828im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/07/20_t/sp-aptopix_briti_0498811715_t.gif" alt=""/></a> <a href="/web/20090207094828/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2008/07/21/SPIR11S92B.DTL ">British Open</a> </p> <p id="sfg_pho001_sports_index25" class="first item" style="display:none"> <a href="/web/20090207094828/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2008/07/16/SP8J11PF2R.DTL "><img class="thumb" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090207094828im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/07/15_t/sp-all-stargame1_0498788833_t.gif" alt=""/></a> <a href="/web/20090207094828/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2008/07/16/SP8J11PF2R.DTL ">MLB All-Star Game</a> </p> <p id="sfg_pho001_sports_index26" class="item" style="display:none"> <a href="/web/20090207094828/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2008/07/01/SPJ811HFVD.DTL "><img class="thumb" 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