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Will Oklahoma City give World Peace a chance?
OKLAHOMA CITY — Metta World Peace made his return from a seven-game suspension in front of a home crowd eager for him to help the Los Angeles Lakers survive a first-round playoff scare and advance ...
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MVP LeBron James gets 32, Miami Heat top Indiana Pacers 95-86 in Game 1
MIAMI — LeBron James was promised some rest. It never came. The MVP didn’t care, not after he and the Miami Heat struck the first blow against the Indiana Pacers. James accepted his third MVP...
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Associated Press Memphis Grizzlies forward Rudy Gay (left) and Los Angeles Clippers forward Caron Butler reach for a rebound in the first half of Game 7 in a first-round playoff series on Sunday in Memphis, Tenn.
Clippers advance with win over Grizzlies
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Los Angeles Clippers refused to let a third chance to knock the Memphis Grizzlies out of the playoffs slip away. Kenyon Martin scored seven of his 11 points in the fourth qu...
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Vikings stadium deal looks sweet
Whoa, that was a close one. Leave it to some penny pinching Minnesotans to make a couple of billionaires sweat it out. If Zygi and Mark Wilf had known it was going to be this hard to get a new s...
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Beachy, Bourn lead Braves over Cardinals
ST. LOUIS — Brandon Beachy gave his mom an early Mother’s Day present. With both his parents in the stands, the Kokomo, Ind., native pitched six innings of one-run ball and helped himself with a...
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Durant 2nd again to LeBron in MVP race
OKLAHOMA CITY — When the NBA’s MVP results were announced Saturday, Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant found himself in a familiar spot: second. Just the seventh player to win three straigh...
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Associated Press Jimmie Johnson celebrates after winning Saturday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C.
Johnson gives Hendrick Motorsports 200th win victory
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Jimmie Johnson broke free on a restart three laps from the end in the Southern 500 and held on Saturday night to give Hendrick Motorsports its 200th Sprint Cup victory. “I can...
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Garnett lead Celtics past 76ers
BOSTON — Rajon Rondo has made dozens of last-second dashes to the basket. This time, he went in the opposite direction. The Celtics point guard ran into the backcourt, grabbing the inbounds p...
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Associated Press Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph (right) tries to put up a shot as Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin (left) and center DeAndre Jordan defend during the second half of Friday's Game 6 in their first-round playoff series in Los Angeles. The Grizzlies won 90-88.
Grizzlies eager for Game 7 chance Clippers
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Grizzlies are confident, yet realistic. They’ve got their series with the Los Angeles Clippers back to even with a winner-take-all Game 7 on Sunday. At least this de...
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Associated Press Kevin Na hits from the sixth fairway during Saturday's third round of the Players Championship tournament at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Na made a birdie on the final hole to take the tournament lead.
Na seizes a 1-shot lead at Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Kevin Na is slow to pull the trigger, and quick to make fun of himself. In what made for painful viewing Saturday in The Players Championship — for fans at the TPC...
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LeBron James wins 3rd NBA MVP award
MIAMI — LeBron James spent two days trying to figure out the right words. An assistant jotted some ideas on notecards, which were ignored. So when the moment came to deliver his MVP acceptance spee...
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Associated Press Former St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa stands next to his framed jersey at the end of a ceremony to retire his number before Friday's game against the Atlanta Braves in St. Louis. La Russa retired last fall after leading the Cardinals to their second World Series championship in 16 seasons with him as manager.
St. Louis retires La Russa’s No. 10
ST. LOUIS — Tony La Russa’s first reaction to the St. Louis Cardinals’ decision to retire his No. 10 jersey was one word: “Incredulous.” After all, it’s only been a little more than six months sinc...
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Grizzlies tie Clippers in series
LOS ANGELES — Marc Gasol scored 23 points, Zach Randolph had 18 points and 16 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzles rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 90-88 Friday night, f...
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James top suspect for NBA MVP
MIAMI — Heat forward LeBron James is the NBA’s MVP for a third time, putting him alongside some of the game’s all-time greats. A person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press that ...
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Logano wins 2nd straight Nationwide race
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Joey Logano wrecked leader Elliott Sadler five laps from the end, then broke free during a green-white-checkered finish at Darlington Raceway for his second straight Nationwide S...
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