May 18, 2013
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Board upholds penalties against Penske
CONCORD, N.C. — A three-member appeals board has upheld NASCAR’s penalties against Penske Racing. Team owner Roger Penske was on hand for the appeal, and has said the team was working in a gray ...
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Proposed bill partners horse racing, USADA
Three congressmen are proposing legislation on the eve of the Kentucky Derby that would crack down on doping in horse racing. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act is sponsored by U.S. Sen. T...
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Associated Press Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra reacts during the second half of an April 25 Game 3 in the first-round playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks.
Spoelstra keeps Miami on track
MIAMI — Erik Spoelstra has either the easiest or hardest coaching job in the NBA. Here’s why it could be the easiest: The Miami Heat coach has at least four potential Hall of Fame players in LeB...
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Former official TV viewer on Tiger drop
NEW YORK — The television viewer who reported the illegal drop Tiger Woods took during the second round of the Masters was more than just a golf fan. Sports Illustrated reported Wednesday it was Da...
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Armstrong’s case could hinge on USPS benefit
AUSTIN, Texas — Lance Armstrong is facing the federal government in a legal fight with tens of millions of dollars at stake, and a loss could bankrupt the cyclist who until last year ranked among t...
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Boylan out after Bucks’ late-season fall
ST. FRANCIS, Wis. — Jim Boylan will not return as coach of the Milwaukee Bucks. The announcement Wednesday, long expected, comes three days after the Bucks were swept out of their first playoff ...
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Trainer Claude R. "Shug" McGaughey talks about his Kentucky Derby hopeful, Orb, after a morning gallop at Churchill Downs Saturday, April 27, 2013 in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)
Shug still seeking an elusive Derby win
LOUISVILLE — Shug McGaughey can check off just about every major accomplishment in 34 years of training horses. He’s in the Hall of Fame, he’s won Breeders’ Cup races, and in 1989 his horses fin...
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Associated Press Brandon Moss (37) of the Oakland Athletics is mobbed by teammates after his game-winning, two-run home run against the Los Angeles Angels in the 19th inning o of Tuesday's game in Oakland. Calif. Oakland won 10-8 in 19 innings.
Athletics survive 19-inning marathon with heart
OAKLAND, Calif. — A few hours after he ended the longest game in the majors this season, Brandon Moss and his 3-year-old son sat together at home and stayed awake to watch television replays. No...
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Holliday’s homer provides Cardinals’ winning edge
ST. LOUIS — Matt Holliday hit a two-run homer, Jaime Garcia continued his mastery of Cincinnati with eight strong innings and the St. Louis Cardinals snapped a three-game losing streak with a 2-1 w...
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Associated Press Jason Collins (right), Boston Celtics center, struggles for control of the ball with Sacramento Kings forward Chuck Hayes during a Jan. 30 game in Boston. Collins' former Boston teammates praised his toughness and dedication.
Celtics’ players happy for former teammate Collins
WALTHAM, Mass. — Celtics coach Doc Rivers wishes Jason Collins had gotten more rebounds. Jeff Green liked the screens his former teammate set. Jason Terry would love to have Collins’ toughness in t...
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Associated Press Exercise rider Rudy Quevedo rides Kentucky Derby entrant Will Take Charge for a workout at Churchill Downs on Monday in Louisville.
Lukas, Stevens give Derby another go
LOUISVILLE — D. Wayne Lukas and Gary Stevens know what it’s like hearing the roar of the crowd and inhaling the intoxicating scent from dozens of red roses in the Kentucky Derby winner’s circle. ...
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FILE - In a Friday, Sept. 28, 2012 file photo, Boston Celtics' Jason Collins poses during Celtics NBA basketball media day at the team's training facility in Waltham, Mass. NBA veteran center Collins has become the first male professional athlete in the major four American sports leagues to come out as gay. Collins wrote a first-person account posted Monday, April 29, 2013 on Sports Illustrated's website. He finished this past season with the Washington Wizards and is now a free agent. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
Celts’ center Collins comes out as gay
WASHINGTON — With the simplest of sentences, NBA veteran Jason Collins set aside years of worry and silence to become the first active player in one of four major U.S. professional sports leagues t...
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Associated Press St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Pete Kozma dives but cannot reach a ball hit for a single by Cincinnati Reds' Zack Cozart on Monday in St. Louis.
Latos outduels Wainwright as Reds top Cardinals
ST. LOUIS — Mat Latos outpitched Adam Wainwright, extending his scoreless innings streak to 17, and the Cincinnati Reds got an RBI apiece from Joey Votto and Xavier Paul in a 2-1 victory over the S...
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Cards send reliever Rzepczynski to minors
ST. LOUIS — Making a move to shore up a shaky bullpen, the St. Louis Cardinals have demoted struggling left-handed reliever Marc Rzepczynski to the minor leagues. The decision Monday means for n...
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Tebow era over after Jets waive QB
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Tim Tebow has been waived by the Jets, the end of an unsuccessful one-season experiment in New York. Coach Rex Ryan said in a statement put out by the team in announcing the...
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