June 18, 2013
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Kuchar hangs tough and takes Memorial lead
DUBLIN, Ohio — Matt Kuchar thrived in tough conditions at the Memorial that sent Tiger Woods to the worst nine holes of his PGA Tour career. Kuchar survived a nasty combination of swirling wind ...
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Associated Press St. Louis Cardinals fans reach to catch a foul ball hit by Cardinals' Daniel Descalso in the third inning of Saturday's first game of a doubleheader against the San Francisco Giants in St. Louis.
Cardinals sweep away Giants
ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright refused to relax against a makeshift San Francisco Giants squad. Pitching against the Giants missing stars Buster Posey and Pablo Sandoval, Wainwright struck out 10 i...
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Hamlin needs to conquer Dover angst for Chase push
DOVER, Del. — Denny Hamlin has tried to learn to love Dover. He just can’t. Not yet, at least. Maybe Hamlin has to learn to win at Dover before he can truly embrace the mile concrete oval. ...
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Feng shoots 67, takes ShopRite LPGA lead
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Shanshan Feng shot a marvelous 4-under 67 before the wind picked up Saturday and grabbed a three-shot lead after two rounds of the ShopRite LPGA Classic. Feng matched t...
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‘Mookie’ Blaylock injured in head-on crash
ATLANTA — Former NBA All-Star guard Daron “Mookie” Blaylock has been upgraded to serious condition a day after his SUV crashed head-on into a van and killed a woman. Atlanta Medical Center spoke...
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Hamlin wins pole afor Dover’s FedEx 400
DOVER, Del. — Denny Hamlin turned a lap of 157.978 mph to win the pole at Dover International Speedway. Hamlin followed up his pole last week at Charlotte Motor Speedway with the top speed on Fr...
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Lewis 1 back after first round of ShopRite
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Three-time NCAA player of the year Amanda Blumenherst and LPGA rookie leader Moriya Jutanugarn shot 5-under 66 on Friday to top the leaderboard in the ShopRite LPGA Classi...
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Can Braves take a title with all those strikeouts?
ATLANTA — They might want to consider setting up a wind farm at Turner Field, because there sure is a stiff breeze coming out of that place most nights. The first-place Atlanta Braves keep swing...
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Associated Press Gilles Simon of France returns against Sam Querrey of the U.S. in their third round match Friday at the French Open in Paris.
After win, Nadal calls French schedule ‘not fair’
PARIS — Rafael Nadal wanted to get a few things off his chest. Not about the quality of his play Friday, which fell below his usual standards at Roland Garros — for the second match in a row, he...
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Associated Press Michael Davis (center) celebrates his game-winning, three-run home run in the eighth inning of Friday's NCAA regional tournament play in Bloomington, Ind. Austin Peay defeated Florida 4-3 in an opening-round game.
Austin Peay upsets Florida
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Michael Davis hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift second-seeded Austin Peay to a 4-3 win over third-seeded Florida in the first game of an NCAA regi...
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Haas leads as Tiger falters at Memorial
DUBLIN, Ohio — Bill Haas played the best golf in the toughest conditions Friday in the rain-delayed Memorial. When the second round was suspended because of a third delay, Tiger Woods and Rory M...
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Associated Press Members of the grounds crew rush to put the tarp on the field at the start of a rain delay during the ninth inning of Thursday's game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Royals in St. Louis. The delay was 41⁄2 hours and the final out in the Royals' 4-2 win was at 3:14 a.m. Friday's series opener with the San Francisco Giants was also postponed by rain.
Cardinals endure long rain delay
The Royals and Cardinals should have known something was up when the first pitch was delayed an hour by rain. The game moved quickly after that — right up until the top of the ninth inning, with...
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Associated Press Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the U.S. celebrates defeating China's Li Na in their second round match Thursday at the French Open in Paris. Mattek-Sands won in three sets 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 to join four other American women in the third round.
Mattek-Sands tops Li, reaches third round
PARIS — There were moments, as recently as last year, when a body that would not stay healthy and on-court results prompted Bethanie Mattek-Sands to wonder whether it was simply time to call it a c...
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Associated Press Indiana Pacers' Lance Stephenson (1) and Miami Heat's LeBron James (6) chase a loose ball during the first half of Thursday's Game 5 in the Eastern Conference finals in Miami.
James scores 30 to give Heat 3-2 edge
MIAMI — There will be no win-or-else Game 6 in the Eastern Conference finals for the Miami Heat this season. LeBron James saw to that, and now the reigning champions are one victory from a third st...
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Things will get tougher for Federer, Serena
PARIS — Now things could get a little more interesting for Roger Federer. After a pair of straightforward and straight-set victories at the French Open against qualifiers ranked outside the top ...
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