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Phelps coy about showdown with Lochte in 400 IM
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:04PM June 23, 2012 CommentOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The first Nebraska showdown between Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte came at the edge of a curtained-off interview room, not far from the temporary pool where the U.S. Olympic swimming team will be decided.
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Gamecocks, going 3rd title in row, face Arizona
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:59PM June 23, 2012 CommentOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Arizona came to the College World Series as one of the hottest teams in the nation and swept three straight games to reach the championship round.
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Lincecum working every angle to figure out funk
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:39PM June 23, 2012 CommentOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Tim Lincecum looks back at his extreme, 30-pound weight loss before this season and wishes he had approached it all differently.
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Spain beats France 2-0 to reach semifinals
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:18PM June 23, 2012 CommentDONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Even if Spain failed to live up to expectations, Xabi Alonso exceeded them.
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Column: On Zizou, nostalgia and French mediocrity
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:39PM June 23, 2012 CommentDONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — By cruel coincidence, the day upon which France demonstrated its soccer mediocrity by losing to Spain at Euro 2012 also happened to be the 40th birthday of Zinedine Zidane.
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Americans represented in 2nd round of NHL draft
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:23PM June 23, 2012 CommentPITTSBURGH (AP) — Anthony Stolarz tried to drink in the biggest moment of his life.
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Sonoma takes over as track where tempers flare
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:08PM June 23, 2012 CommentSONOMA, Calif. (AP) — It used to be that short tracks were the guaranteed place for the bumping, banging and blown tempers. It's now shifted to road courses, specifically Sonoma, where more than a few drivers will likely be raging mad by the end of Sunday's race.
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WIMBLEDON 2012: Top trio won 28 of past 29 majors
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:28PM June 23, 2012 CommentWIMBLEDON, England (AP) — As Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer step back on the grass at Wimbledon, each has reason to believe he'll be hoisting the trophy in two weeks.
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Serena Williams has 'no intention of stopping'
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:09PM June 23, 2012 CommentWIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Just in case there were any doubts out there, Serena Williams wants to make perfectly clear that she's going to be around tennis awhile longer. So is older sister Venus.
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Andy Roddick, Tamira Paszek win Eastbourne titles
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:23PM June 23, 2012 CommentEASTBOURNE, England (AP) — Andy Roddick's confidence was boosted by winning the Eastbourne Championships on the eve of Wimbledon when he beat defending champion Andreas Seppi 6-3, 6-2 in the final Saturday.
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Obama on Title IX law : 'Springboard for success'
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:13PM June 23, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is marking the 40th anniversary of the landmark anti-gender discrimination law known as Title IX, saying it's proved to be a "springboard for success."
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EURO 2012 LIVE: Spain vs. France
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:11AM June 23, 2012 CommentWARSAW, Poland (AP) — It's Spain versus France for a place in the European Championship semifinals on Saturday — the most anticipated match of the tournament so far. Here you'll find the best of Saturday's action and pre-match buildup. All times are Polish.
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Federer eyes record-tying 7th Wimbledon title
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:45AM June 23, 2012 CommentWIMBLEDON, England (AP) — No one makes Wimbledon fashion choices quite like Roger Federer, who showed up at the All England Club on Saturday sporting a collar-popped, long-sleeved cream sweater with purple trim and a green "RF" insignia on the upper right arm.
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Trout caps Angels' comeback with go-ahead homer
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:55AM June 23, 2012 CommentANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Rookie sensation Mike Trout has given the Los Angeles Angels everything they could have asked from a 20-year-old phenom — and more.
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Penguins deal C Jordan Staal to Hurricanes
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:56AM June 23, 2012 CommentPITTSBURGH (AP) — Jordan Staal wanted a family reunion, and the Pittsburgh Penguins obliged.
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Maynard tops Guida in split decision in UFC bout
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:31AM June 23, 2012 CommentATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Waiting for the decision, Gray Maynard smacked himself on each side of the face a few times to rile up the crowd.
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Breakdown of Sandusky verdicts, by victim
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:07PM June 22, 2012 CommentFormer Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was convicted Friday of 45 counts of sexually abusing 10 boys. Here's a breakdown, by victim, of what he was found guilty of doing and the three counts of which he was acquitted:
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I'll Have Another headed to stud duty in Japan
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:54PM June 22, 2012 CommentKentucky Derby and Preakness winner I'll Have Another is headed to stud duty in Japan.
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McMurray and Montoya like direction of team
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:47PM June 22, 2012 CommentSONOMA, Calif. (AP) — It's been a continuous search for consistency at Chip Ganassi Racing, where the NASCAR program has never matched the performance levels of its dominant IndyCar entries.
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Armstrong: USADA investigators violating rules
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:55PM June 22, 2012 CommentAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lance Armstrong filed a scathing response Friday to the latest doping allegations against him, accusing the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency of violating its own rules and possibly breaking federal law during its investigation.
