Spurs 104, Grizzlies 93, OT
Posted Sun, 26 May 2013 05:38:16 GMT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Tim Duncan is doing his very best to get the San Antonio Spurs back to the NBA Finals one more time.The 37-year-old center took control in overtime for a second straight game, this time scoring the first five points as the Spurs rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 104-93 Saturday night.That put them a win away from their first finals since 2007."He ...
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Canizares leads Westwood at BMW PGA Championship
Posted Sat, 25 May 2013 18:57:54 GMT
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) - Lee Westwood shot a 67 Saturday to move into second place, a stroke behind Alejandro Canizares, after three rounds of the third round of the BMW PGA Championship.Canizares birdied his closing two holes to finish with a 68 at Wentworth for an overall 9-under 207.Westwood made eagle on the par-5 fourth and finished it 208.If Westwood wins, he would set the record for t...
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Kuchar finishes Colonial 2nd round still up 1
Posted Sat, 25 May 2013 14:39:52 GMT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Matt Kuchar made pars on all three holes he played early Saturday to complete the suspended second round of the Colonial, and keep his one-stroke lead over Graham DeLaet.With his second consecutive 5-under 65, Kuchar was at 10-under 130. DeLaet completed his second-round 67, even with three consecutive bogeys, before a two-hour weather delay just after noon Friday.Kuchar w...
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Is French Open still Nadal's to lose?
Posted Sat, 25 May 2013 14:23:16 GMT
A draw is a conversation starter, but it may be more valuable as a conversation killer. Once the men and women are locked in their brackets, we can leave behind the airy speculation about “favorites”—a meaningless word if you’re a player—and stop pondering the endless “what ifs” about who might play whom in what round. Now everyone has their path, and they must walk it. Or, if they can, slide it.W...
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Can anyone stop Serena at Roland-Garros?
Posted Sat, 25 May 2013 14:23:15 GMT
Not so long ago, the introductions to my women’s Grand Slam previews all had two words in common: “wide open.” As late as the end of 2011, that’s how the WTA draws always felt. Things have changed in a hurry. Coming into Roland Garros in 2013, the top women are vying with the top men to see who can put a tighter stranglehold on their respective tour. Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, and Victoria ...
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Tigers 6, Twins 0
Posted Sat, 25 May 2013 08:09:02 GMT
DETROIT (AP) - Add another near miss in this 2013 baseball season - this time it was Detroit's Anibal Sanchez falling just short of a no-hitter.Sanchez's bid was broken up with one out in the ninth inning Friday night when Minnesota's Joe Mauer hit a clean single up the middle. That was the only hit the right-hander allowed in the Tigers' 6-0 victory over the Twins. It was the fourth one-hitter of...
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When great turns into G.O.A.T.
Posted Fri, 24 May 2013 18:48:36 GMT
When I was young, the majority opinion – at least among the kids at my school – was that the devil played the fiddle better than Johnny did in the song “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.” Obviously, that would have messed up the general narrative of that song, but it was a good lesson in subjectivity. It’s all a matter of opinion. There isn’t a best ever. Not really. Not even in a song.But it leads ...
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Francona manages at Fenway for 1st time since 2011
Posted Thu, 23 May 2013 23:13:55 GMT
BOSTON (AP) - Terry Francona is back at Fenway Park as an opposing manager for the first time since he left the Red Sox.Francona brought the Cleveland Indians to Boston for a four-game series starting Thursday night. He was let go by the Red Sox after eight years as their manager following a September 2011 collapse left them out of the playoffs.He was relaxed and spoke calmly for about 20 minutes ...
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Heat 103, Pacers 102, OT
Posted Thu, 23 May 2013 04:25:39 GMT
MIAMI (AP) - LeBron James made a layup as time expired in overtime, and the Miami Heat found a way to beat the Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a wild Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night.James finished with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the Heat - his ninth postseason triple-double, and barely anyone noticed. All that mattered was the last shot, which simply saved the Heat...
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Column: Garcia will pay dearly for Tiger remarks
Posted Thu, 23 May 2013 01:02:21 GMT
Sergio Garcia could have stopped after he whined about fans of Tiger Woods making too much noise on the golf course. He should have stopped after saying Woods is not a nice person who has been lying to the media since the first time he stepped into an interview room.That he didn't close his mouth may end up to be Garcia's biggest regret in a career already chock full of them."The problem is, I'm o...
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Woods: Garcia comment hurtful, time to move on
Posted Wed, 22 May 2013 23:12:27 GMT
Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods for saying he would serve fried chicken if they were to have dinner at the U.S. Open, an ugly addition to nearly two weeks of verbal sparring.What had been a celebration of European golf at an awards dinner south of London shifted suddenly to a racially sensitive moment involving Woods, the No. 1 golfer in the world and the only player of African-American he...
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Woods: Garcia comment hurtful, time to move on
Posted Wed, 22 May 2013 13:44:01 GMT
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) - Tiger Woods says the "fried chicken" comment from Sergio Garcia was hurtful and inappropriate. Two weeks after they verbally sparred at The Players Championship, Woods say it's time to move on.Garcia was at a European Tour awards dinner Tuesday night when he was jokingly asked if he would have Woods over for dinner during the U.S. Open. The Spaniard replied, "We'll h...
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Garcia's fried chicken jibe 'hurtful' - Woods
Posted Wed, 22 May 2013 13:19:57 GMT
LONDON (Reuters) - The feud between world number one Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia deepened when Woods described the Spaniard's "fried chicken" jibe as "wrong, hurtful and inappropriate" on Wednesday.Woods reacted on his Twitter account after Garcia issued an apology to a comment he made at Tuesday's European Tour awards dinner when he was asked on stage whether he would be inviting Woods for dinn...
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Spurs 93, Grizzlies 89, OT
Posted Wed, 22 May 2013 05:22:25 GMT
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - When Tony Parker started running low on masterful plays, Tim Duncan was there to take over and lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.Parker had 15 points and a career playoff-high 18 assists, Duncan scored San Antonio's first six points of overtime and the Spurs bounced back after squandering a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter to beat the M...
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Garcia apologizes for "fried chicken" remark
Posted Wed, 22 May 2013 05:16:51 GMT
Sergio Garcia apologized for saying he would "serve fried chicken" while making a joke about having Tiger Woods over for dinner.The British newspaper The Guardian reported Garcia was asked in jest while on stage at the European Tour's awards dinner Tuesday night if he would invite Woods to dinner during the U.S. Open.The Guardian reported Garcia said: "We will have him round every night. We will s...
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Andy Murray out of French Open due to back injury
Posted Wed, 22 May 2013 01:58:59 GMT
LONDON (AP) - Andy Murray withdrew from the French Open on Tuesday because of a chronic back injury and will now focus on preparing for the start of the grass-court season next month.The U.S. Open champion met with specialists this week after being forced to pull out of his second-match against Marcel Granollers of Spain at the Italian Open last Wednesday because of the long-standing complaint."It...
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San Francisco and Houston awarded 2016 and 2017 Super Bowls
Posted Tue, 21 May 2013 19:34:12 GMT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - San Francisco will host the 50th Super Bowl, in early 2016, the National Football League announced on Tuesday.The NFL also awarded the 51st Super Bowl to Houston after team owners voted for the two cities ahead of a South Florida bid.(Reporting by Julian Linden, editing by Gene Cherry)
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Sports world keeps eye on Oklahoma tornado
Posted Tue, 21 May 2013 07:36:58 GMT
The massive tornado that ripped through a handful of Oklahoma City suburbs and killed at least 50 people grabbed the attention of the sports world on Monday, especially the players and coaches with ties to the area.Kevin Durant, a three-time scoring champion for the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder, posted on his Twitter account that he was praying for everyone involved. He added: "Everybody stay safe!...
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Sports world keeps eye on Oklahoma tornado
Posted Tue, 21 May 2013 07:02:47 GMT
The massive tornado that ripped through a handful of Oklahoma City suburbs grabbed the attention of the sports world on Monday, especially for the players and coaches with ties to the area.Kevin Durant, a three-time scoring champion for the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder, posted on his Twitter account that he was praying for everyone involved. He added: "Everybody stay safe!"Coverage of the tornado d...
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Albert Pujols doesn't matter anymore
Posted Mon, 20 May 2013 17:57:51 GMT
The thing that’s strange – the thing that’s sad – is how little excitement there is now when he comes to the plate. Let’s go to a moment in Sunday’s Angels-White Sox game. The count is 3-0, and Albert Pujols has the green light. There should be an electrical charge buzzing the air. Only … really … there isn’t a buzz. There isn’t a charge. There isn’t anything at all. The thrill-o-meter is at zero....
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Lukas in rarefied air after Preakness win
Posted Mon, 20 May 2013 09:01:14 GMT
The old guy still gets up crack-of-dawn early.Not because D. Wayne Lukas has something left to prove, or anything more to gain. He already has it all: Fame, fortune, a bronze plaque in the Hall of Fame and - after lightly regarded Oxbow stunned Orb on Saturday at the Preakness - he has the top spot in the Triple Crown trainer's record book, too, passing "Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons with No. 14."It's be...
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Blue Jays-Yankees finale scrubbed by rain
Posted Mon, 20 May 2013 09:01:13 GMT
NEW YORK (AP) - Against the Toronto Blue Jays this season, the only thing that has stopped the Yankees was a day full of rain.The Yankees would have been trying to make it seven in a row against the Blue Jays on Sunday, but rain began to fall in the late morning with no signs of letting up, and the game was postponed before it started. No makeup date was announced."It's going to rain until probabl...
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Bae wins Byron Nelson for first PGA Tour title
Posted Mon, 20 May 2013 09:01:13 GMT
IRVING, Texas (AP) - Sang-Moon Bae watched anxiously after hitting his tee shot at the par-3 17th hole Sunday in the Byron Nelson Championship.When the ball landed on the front edge of the green fronted by water, he bent his knees and leaned backward obviously relieved. He was only a few shots away from his first PGA Tour victory and a congratulatory hug from the widow of the tournament's namesake...
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Nadal and Williams win easily in Rome
Posted Mon, 20 May 2013 09:01:12 GMT
ROME (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal made short work of his great rival Roger Federer to win the Italian Open, his sixth trophy of the year, 6-1 6-3 on Sunday.The crowd sitting in the sunshine at Rome's Foro Italico watched Nadal race to victory in 69 minutes on the red clay.The Spaniard, back in his best form after last year's long injury layoff, spent less time on court than Serena Williams who won her f...
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Oxbow upsets Orb in Preakness
Posted Sun, 19 May 2013 03:57:26 GMT
Right from the start, a horse trained by one not so over-the-hill Hall of Famer and ridden by another took control of the Preakness. The result: a huge upset and the end of any hopes for a Triple Crown attempt at the Belmont Stakes. Thanks to Oxbow's wire-to-wire win Saturday over Kentucky Derby winner Orb, trainer D. Wayne Lukas and jockey Gary Stevens have themselves another classic to add to th...
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