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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...
Jun 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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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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Arizona wins national title with 4-1 win over SC
OMAHA, Neb. — Brandon Dixon’s tie-breaking double started a three-run ninth inning for Arizona, and the Wildcats won their first national title since 1986 with a 4-1 victory over two-time defending...
Jun 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Associated Press St. Louis Cardinals third baseman David Freese tags out Miami Marlins' Jose Reyes during the third inning of their game Monday in Miami. St. Louis won 8-7 in 10 innings.
Furcal’s double in 10th lifts Cards
MIAMI — Rafael Furcal and pinch-hitting pitcher Joe Kelly drove in runs in the 10th inning and the St. Louis Cardinals, who scored four runs in the top of the ninth, held on to beat the Miami Marl...
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Associated Press NASCAR driver Brad Keselowksi talks in the garage area before a practice session Friday at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich. Keselowski stands 10th in the Sprint Cup standings.
Crowd jostling for spot in Chase
SONOMA, Calif. — Brad Keselowski started his Monday by studying the Sprint Cup Series standings. Currently 10th in points with two wins this season, Keselowski should be in solid position for a ...
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Associated Press Venus Williams serves against Elena Vesnina during a first- round women's singles match Monday at Wimbledon, England. Vesnina won 6-1, 6-3.
Venus vows: I’ll be back
WIMBLEDON, England — Racket bag slung over her shoulder, resignation written across her face, Venus Williams weaved through fans milling about on the sidewalks that players must traverse to get fro...
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Parker could miss Olympics due to eye injury
PARIS — NBA star Tony Parker may miss the London Olympics after almost losing his eye in a fight involving singer Chris Brown and members of hip-hop star Drake’s entourage. Parker’s cornea was s...
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Next step on path to playoff: Presidents chime in
NEW YORK — The only things standing in the way of a major college football playoff are 12 university presidents. They figure to be more of a speed bump than a road block. The BCS commissioner...
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World champ fourth but makes US team
EUGENE, Ore. — Jesse Williams, the reigning world champion in the high jump, finished fourth at the U.S. track trials but still made the Olympic team for London. Third-place finisher Nick Ross d...
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Calcavecchia tops at Montreal; Cochran 3rd
SAINTE-JULIE, Quebec — Mark Calcavecchia won the Montreal Championship on Sunday for his second Champions Tour title, matching the course record with an 8-under 64 for a four-stroke victory. The 52...
Jun 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cleveland Browns linebacker Scott Fujita arrives at the National Football League's headquarters, Monday, June 18, 2012 in New York. Fujita and three other players are appealing their suspensions for their role in the Saints bounty program. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
After reputaion sullied, Fujita sees bounty probe as part smear campaign
NEW ORLEANS — Former Saints linebacker Scott Fujita, a union leader with a record of criticizing the NFL’s player-safety record, sees elements of a “smear campaign” in a bounty investigation that h...
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