May 18, 2013
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James, Wade carry Heat over Pacers for 3-2 series lead
MIAMI — Miami took a big step forward. Indiana lost two forwards. Suddenly, the road back to the Eastern Conference finals no longer looks daunting for the Heat. LeBron James scored 30 point...
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Thunder face West’s best franchise in climb toward top of West
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder haven’t found any shortcuts as they try to climb to the top of the Western Conference. The Thunder’s path through the postseason lined up so their first...
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Jimmie Johnson (left) and Dario Franchitti laugh together during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas in 2008. Between them, they have nine championships and five victories on auto racing's biggest day of the year.
Franchitti, Johnson keep eye on each other
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — They’ve got nine championships between them and a combined five victories on the single most prolific day of racing of the year. Dario Franchitti and Jimmie Johnson also share ...
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Arkansas falters against Bulldogs
HOOVER, Ala. — Wes Rea’s three-run homer helped Mississippi State defeat Arkansas 9-1 Tuesday in the opening round of the Southeastern Conference baseball tournament. Rea’s home run, his fifth o...
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Associated Press Junior Seau warms up with the New England Patriots on Jan. 10, 2010, before an NFL wild-card playoff football game in Foxborough, Mass. The 43-year-old Seau's suicide at his oceanfront home on May 2 resonated among player old and young.
Seau’s suicide worries NFL players
Junior Seau’s suicide is troubling NFL players. No one knows precisely why the 43-year-old Seau shot himself in the chest at his oceanfront home May 2, less than 2½ years after the end of his Pr...
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NFL passes new pad rules for players
ATLANTA — The NFL made thigh and knee pads mandatory equipment for the 2013 season, something the players’ union was not pleased with. Atlanta Falcons president Rich McKay, chairman of the compe...
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For Yankees, it seems a lot like 2008
NEW YORK — Joe Girardi was frustrated. Six losses in seven games left the New York Yankees last in the AL East. “I’m hoping this is rock-bottom,” the manager said. No, that’s not this week. T...
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Paterno earned $13.4 million pension
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Joe Paterno earned a state pension of $13.4 million for his 61-year coaching career at Penn State. Paterno’s family said Tuesday through a spokesman that Paterno’s widow, Su...
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Toyota to use redesigned Camry for 2013
SALISBURY, N.C. — Toyota will use a re-designed Camry for NASCAR’s 2013 Sprint Cup season. Toyota Racing Development president Lee White also said at Tuesday’s unveiling of the Camry that Joe Gi...
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Associated Press Tyler Greene (right) of the St. Louis Cardinals celebrates with teammate Yadier Molina after Greene hit a two-run home run during the eighth inning against the San Diego Padres on Monday in St. Louis. The Cardinals won 4-3.
Greene’s clout helps Cards end 4-game slump
ST. LOUIS — Perennial prospect Tyler Greene is finally getting a full shot with the St. Louis Cardinals. Opening some eyes, too. Greene capped his third three-hit game of the month with a go-ahe...
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Associated Press Brandon Bass of the Boston Celtics reaches for a rebound against Philadelphia 76ers defenders Elton Brand (left) and Evan Turner Monday in Boston. Bass scored 27 points in Boston's 101-85 victory.
Bass erupts, Celtics take 3-2 lead on 76ers
BOSTON — They started as a Big Three and grew to a Big Four when Rajon Rondo earned the right to be mentioned along with the other Boston Celtics All-Stars. At no point, however, did Brandon Bas...
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Magic oust Van Gundy, split with GM
ORLANDO, Fla. — For months the Orlando Magic have been trudging through the aftermath of a preseason trade request by Dwight Howard that sapped the life out of the franchise as internal team issues...
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Dufner carries lead into final round of Nelson
IRVING, TexaS — Jason Dufner shot a 1-under 69 on Saturday, enough to keep a one-stroke lead heading into the final round of the Byron Nelson Championship. On a day when nine players had or shar...
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McDowell edges past Garcia in Match Play
CASARES, Spain — Graeme McDowell held his nerve in a tense playoff against Sergio Garcia to squeeze into the semifinals of the World Match Play Championship on Saturday. In the tightest of the quar...
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Associated Press San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan (right) blocks the shot of Los Angeles Clippers' Blake Griffin during the second half in Game 3 of the NBA playoffs Western Conference semifinal on Saturday in Los Angeles. The Spurs won 96-86 for a 3-0 lead in the series.
Spurs seize 3-0 lead on Clippers 96-86 to take 3-0 series lead
LOS ANGELES — Nothing was going to rattle the calm, cool and collected Spurs. Not even a 24-point deficit. Tim Duncan scored 19 points, helping engineer a defining 24-0 run in the third quarter,...
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