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Associated Press Pole-sitter Austin Dillon (left, front), and Kevin Harvick (right) lead the field into the first lap of the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta on Friday. Dillion, a rookie, went on to win the race.
Rookie Dillon dominates at Kentucky
SPARTA — No one had driven the No. 3 car since Dale Earnhardt’s death on the track at the 2001 Daytona 500. On a warm night in the Bluegrass state, Austin Dillon lived up to the legend. Dillo...
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Pirates whip Cardinals for 3rd straight time
ST. LOUIS — Clint Barmes, pinch-hitter Alex Presley and Garrett Jones each homered in a four-run sixth inning that snapped a tie, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 14-5 in a g...
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Carpenter throws despite nerve issue
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Chris Carpenter resumed a throwing program after recovering from a compressed nerve in his shoulder. But the Cardinals don’t know if he’ll be able t...
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Federer falls down 0-2, rallies for 5-set win
WIMBLEDON, England — A day after Rafael Nadal’s stunning exit at Wimbledon, the only other men who have won the tournament since 2003 — six-time champion Roger Federer and defending champion Novak ...
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Associated Press Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers runs the bases during a Tuesday's game against the Detroit Tigers in Arlington, Texas. Hamilton is on pace to break the record for most All-Star votes received in one season.
Rangers ready to fill All-Star roster
Two straight trips to the World Series have turned the Texas Rangers into baseball’s glamour gang. Josh Hamilton is the most popular player in the game. Mike Napoli could run for mayor of Arling...
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Associated Press Kentucky head coach John Calipari (center) stands with former players Anthony Davis (left) and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist before the NBA basketball draft on Thursday in Newark, N.J. Davis was selected the No. 1 overall pick by the New Orleans Hornets, and Kidd-Gilchrist was selected No. 2 by the Charlotte Bobcats.
Kentucky freshmen sweep top draft spots
NEWARK, N.J. — Best in the country and No. 1 and 2 in the NBA draft. The celebration goes on for Kentucky’s kids. The Wildcats became the first school to have the top two picks, half of the four...
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Nadal stunned by 100th-ranked Rosol
WIMBLEDON, England — Rafael Nadal made his earliest Grand Slam exit since 2005 when he was overpowered Thursday by big-serving Lukas Rosol 6-7 (9), 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in the second round at Wimbled...
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Davis first, but then what in NBA draft?
NEW YORK — Once Anthony Davis slips on a Hornets hat above basketball’s most celebrated eyebrow Thursday night, the NBA draft really starts. Davis will head to New Orleans with the No. 1 pick, e...
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Federer, Djokovic advance at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Roger Federer gave Prince Charles a bow, then gave Fabio Fognini a royal thumping. With the Prince of Wales visiting Wimbledon for the first time since 1970, Federer wa...
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Marlins end Cardinals’ win streak
MIAMI — John Buck and pinch hitter Logan Morrison connected for consecutive home runs in the seventh inning, rallying the Miami Marlins past St. Louis 5-3 Wednesday night and ending their eight-gam...
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Spain tops Portugal in shootout in semifinals
DONETSK, Ukraine — Far from its best, Spain still advanced to another major final, beating Portugal 4-2 in a penalty shootout Wednesday after a scoreless draw at the European Championship. Cesc ...
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Players need some playoff payoff
Hard to believe it took scholars from some of the nation’s biggest universities this long to dump the hated BCS and figure out a new format for a college football playoff. Give a couple fifth gr...
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Cardinals win 5th straight, beat slumping Marlins
MIAMI — Yadier Molina hit a three-run homer and Kyle Lohse pitched into the eighth inning to lead the St. Louis Cardinals past the staggering Miami Marlins 5-2 on Tuesday night for their fifth stra...
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Associated Press Kentucky basketball players (from left) Terrence Jones, Darius Miller, Anthony Davis, and Marquis Teague talk in the closing seconds of their March 25 win over Baylor in Atlanta. Senior director of NBA scouting operations Ryan Blake says he expects Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Jones and Teague to all be first-round picks at Thursday's NBA Draft.
Wildcats, Tar Heels preeminent in draft
Kentucky and North Carolina appear headed for an NBA-first during Thursday night’s draft. The two marquee college basketball programs each will likely have four players selected in the first rou...
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USATF under fire for tiebreaker plan
EUGENE, Ore. — Justin Gatlin would pick a runoff, reluctantly. So would Maurice Greene, who would do a coin toss as a last resort. Everybody has an opinion — even Olympic gold medalists — about ...
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