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Olympic Mystery: Where is the London Cauldron?
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Torchbearer Dimitrios Chondrokoukis, a Greek high jump athlete, lights a cauldron with the Olympic Flame atop the Athens Acropolis.
LONDON (AP) — London's Olympic Stadium is ready, with a pristine track, a well-manicured grassy field and rows of gleaming seats to welcome 80,000 fans. But one thing is clearly missing.
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Government to Present DNA Evidence in Clemens Case
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Clemons and former trainer Brian McNamee ( accuser) and Mr. Scheeler from the Mitchell report testify on Cap. Hill. At one point Clemons lawyers jumped up and objected to questions regarding his nanny and her testimony.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Roger Clemens' genetic makeup helped make him one of the most successful pitchers in baseball history. Now prosecutors hope that Clemens' own DNA will help them convict him of a federal crime.
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Franchitti earns nearly $2.5 million for Indy win
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:51PM May 28, 2012 CommentINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Dario Franchitti earned $2,474,280 from an overall purse of $13,285,815 for his victory in the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.
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Manager says boxer Williams paralyzed in Ga. crash
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:57PM May 28, 2012 CommentATLANTA (AP) — Boxer Paul Williams was paralyzed Sunday after being involved in a motorcycle crash in the Atlanta suburbs and doctors said it is unlikely he will continue his career, his manager said Monday.
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Mickelson joins group trying to buy Padres
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:39PM May 28, 2012 CommentDUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Phil Mickelson wants to be more than just a fan of the San Diego Padres. He wants to help buy the team.
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Cubs end 12-game losing streak, beat Padres 11-7
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:16PM May 28, 2012 CommentCHICAGO (AP) — On a windy day at Wrigley Field, the fortunes finally blew in the Chicago Cubs' favor.
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Loyola beats Maryland 9-3 for NCAA lacrosse title
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:10PM May 28, 2012 CommentFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Unranked at the beginning of the season, Loyola of Maryland is No. 1 at the end.
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Sale has 15 strikeouts as White Sox beat Rays 2-1
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:59PM May 28, 2012 CommentST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Chris Sale struck out a career-high 15, Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer and the Chicago White Sox extended their winning streak to six games with a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday.
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Stevens wins Exergy, stakes claim to Olympic berth
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:24PM May 28, 2012 CommentBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Evelyn Stevens won the Exergy Tour following a final-stage breakaway, firmly cementing her claim to a berth on the U.S. Olympic team for the London Games.
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Azarenka overcomes terrible start to win at French
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:23PM May 28, 2012 CommentPARIS (AP) — Only 22, just recently a Grand Slam champion and ranked No. 1 for the first time, Victoria Azarenka is still learning to think like a top player.
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Florida selected as top seed in baseball tourney
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:38PM May 28, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Florida heads into the NCAA tournament as college baseball's top team.
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May-Treanor campaigns to return to 'Dancing' show
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:55PM May 28, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Two-time Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist Misty May-Treanor has already secured a spot in the London Games. Now she hopes to take care of some unfinished business.
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Federer ties Connors' Grand Slam match win record
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:33PM May 28, 2012 CommentPARIS (AP) — On the occasion of his record-tying 233rd victory in a Grand Slam match, Roger Federer was asked Monday whether he recalls which player he beat for his first win at a major tournament.
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Column: Damn the money, Olympics renew east London
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:25PM May 28, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — In August of 1944, when the tough east London neighborhoods of his childhood lay smoking in bombed-out ruins, a Nazi German V1 rocket packed with one ton of high explosives "fell just where you're sitting," David Gold says.
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Bosh workout 'light,' still no timetable on return
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:47PM May 28, 2012 CommentMIAMI (AP) — Chris Bosh is taking steps toward returning to the Miami lineup, though it remains unclear when the Heat will actually see their All-Star forward in uniform again.
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Dario Franchitti wins 3rd Indy 500
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:16AM May 28, 2012 CommentINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — It was an hour before the Indianapolis 500, and Dario Franchitti and Tony Kanaan found a quiet corner to prepare for the race. They were interrupted by Parnelli Jones, Bobby Unser and Johnny Rutherford, three of the greatest drivers in IndyCar history.
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Police: 5-time champ Johnny Tapia found dead in NM
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:32AM May 28, 2012 CommentALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Johnny Tapia, the five-time boxing champion whose turbulent career was marked by cocaine addiction, alcohol, depression and run-ins with the law, was found dead Sunday at his Albuquerque home. He was 45.
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Lazio captain arrested over match-fixing
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:19AM May 28, 2012 CommentROME (AP) — Italian authorities swept through the Italy national team training site near Florence Monday and made more than a dozen arrests, including Lazio captain Stefano Mauri, elsewhere as part of a wide-ranging investigation into match-fixing in soccer.
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Kahne ends drought, captures first win at Hendrick
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:06AM May 28, 2012 CommentCONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Kasey Kahne was starting to feel a little guilty.
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Johnson overcomes Dufner to win at Colonial
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:57AM May 28, 2012 CommentFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Zach Johnson had already shared celebratory hugs and kisses with his two young sons and talked about his Colonial victory on television.
