June 18, 2013
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Calcavecchia, Daley lead Senior Players
PITTSBURGH — Mark Calcavecchia shot a 6-under 64 on Saturday for a share of the third-round lead with Joe Daley in the Senior Players Championship. Calcavecchia, the Montreal Championship winner...
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Associated Press University of Missouri Chancellor Brady J. Deaton, University of Florida president Bernie Machen, Missouri athletic director Mike Alden and Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive participate in a November announcement that Missouri would join the SEC, in Columbia, Mo. The Tigers officially join the conference Sunday.
Missouri eager to leave Big 12 for SEC’s riches
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Perhaps the only downer in Missouri’s jump to the Southeastern Conference is the indefinite interruption of the feisty border conflict with Kansas. Left behind in the Big 12, the...
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Coughlin makes 3rd Olympic team
OMAHA, Neb. — Natalie Coughlin hung on to make her third Olympics with a sixth-place finish in the 100-meter freestyle on Saturday night, giving her a chance to win a record-tying 12th Olympic meda...
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Baseball survives just fine without instant replay
This wasn’t Little League, so Dewayne Wise wasn’t about to fess up. Sportsmanship only goes so far when you’re wearing pinstripes and playing in Yankee Stadium. Wise sold the third base umpire j...
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Associated Press Brad Keselowski celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta on Saturday.
Keselowski pulls away at Kentucky
SPARTA — Imagine what he might have done with his fastest car. Driving his backup, Brad Keselowski raced to his series-leading third victory of the year, grabbing the lead with 55 laps remaining...
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Associated Press Andy Roddick of the United States serves to David Ferrer of Spain during Saturday's third-round men's singles play at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England. Roddick blew a kiss to the crowd when leaving the court after his loss.
Williams avoids upset; Roddick waves good-bye
WIMBLEDON, England — Absolutely perfect — 24 points played, 24 points won. Can’t be any better than wild-card entry Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazahstan was at the beginning of her third-round match ...
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Associated Press Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon dives for a save during a Saturday training session for Sunday's Euro 2012 soccer championship final match between Spain and Italy in Kiev, Ukraine.
US audience grows for soccer
When Ian Darke and Steve McManaman broadcast the European Championship final from Kiev on Sunday, they’ll assume their audience back in the United States has a fairly deep knowledge of football and...
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Felix, Merritt make noise at US track trials
EUGENE, Ore. — Allyson Felix might be grabbing all the attention at the U.S. Olympic trials. She isn’t the only one peaking there, however. Moments before Felix won the 200-meter sprint in a per...
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Felibert remains atop LPGA leaderboard
ROGERS, Ark. — Veronica Felibert shot a 5-under 66 on Saturday to stretch her lead to four strokes in the LPGA’s NW Arkansas Classic. The rookie from Venezuela continued her surprising run at Pi...
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Van Garderen gets Tour de France white jersey
LIEGE, Belgium — Tejay van Garderen lived up to his pre-race billing as one of American cycling’s best young talents with an explosive performance on the streets of Liege in the Tour de France’s op...
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Associated Press Pittsburgh Pirates' Alex Presley scores ahead of the tag from St. Louis Cardinals catcher Tony Cruz during the ninth inning of Saturday's game in St. Louis. The Pirates won 7-3.
Alvarez powers Pirates
ST. LOUIS — The Pittsburgh Pirates stuck with Pedro Alvarez, and now it’s paying off. Alvarez hit a grand slam in the first inning off suddenly scuffling 10-game winner Lance Lynn and Andrew McC...
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Associated Press Brian Baker of the United States returns a shot against Benoit Pare of France during Saturday's second-round men's singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, England. Baker advanced to the fourth round with Saturday's victory.
Qualifier Baker thrives on grass
WIMBLEDON, England — Brian Baker’s career can easily be explained with numbers: Five operations, six years away from tennis, a ranking of 458th at the start of this year. The latest number to ad...
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UK’s Miller chosen 46th by New Orleans
The New Orleans Hornets made it official on Thursday evening when they selected former Mason County Royal and 2008 Kentucky Mr. Basketball Darius Miller in the NBA Draft with the 46th selection in ...
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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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