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Liukin makes big impression in 1st meet back
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:55PM May 26, 2012 CommentCHICAGO (AP) — Nastia Liukin sat in her hotel room and pulled out her competition leotard — hot pink, of course.
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Vandy pulls off triple steal in win over Florida
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:50PM May 26, 2012 CommentHOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Vanderbilt pulled off a triple steal in a five-run ninth inning that included six stolen bases as the Commodores ran their way to an 8-6 victory over Florida in the Southeastern Conference tournament Saturday.
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Hamilton homers in 13th, lifts Texas to win
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:32PM May 26, 2012 CommentARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Josh Hamilton hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 13th inning, lifting the Texas Rangers to an 8-7 victory over the Toronto Blue jays.
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Chapman takes 5-stroke lead at Senior PGA
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:50PM May 26, 2012 CommentBENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Roger Chapman arrived at Harbor Shores this week a virtual unknown.
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Dufner has 1-stroke lead over Johnson at Colonial
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:35PM May 26, 2012 CommentFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Jason Dufner and Zach Johnson have set up what will basically be a match-play final round for the winner's plaid jacket at the Colonial.
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Keselowski starts big weekend with win for Penske
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:38PM May 26, 2012 CommentCONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Brad Keselowski won the NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday, leading the final 67 laps to give Penske Racing a winning start on auto racing's biggest weekend.
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Column: Time to do away with sports betting stigma
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:21PM May 26, 2012 CommentHard to fault New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for following the time-honored tradition of politicians everywhere: When in doubt, give the people what they want.
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Santana gets shutout, Mets beat Padres 9-0
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:35PM May 26, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Johan Santana pitched a satisfying shutout and the Mets batters showed they can carry New York without needing David Wright to excel in every game.
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Thunder, Spurs ready to finally settle West's best
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:15PM May 26, 2012 CommentSAN ANTONIO (AP) — Maybe they'll finally get a challenge this time.
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Patrick not looking back at what she left behind
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:20PM May 26, 2012 CommentINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — With Danica Patrick in North Carolina racing stock cars, the Indianapolis 500 will go off on Sunday without an American woman in the field for the first time since 1999.
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NBA fines Spoelstra $25,000 for comments
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:48PM May 26, 2012 CommentMIAMI (AP) — The NBA fined Miami coach Erik Spoelstra $25,000 on Friday for "critical public comments" about officiating in the Eastern Conference series with Indiana.
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Donald leads at Wentworth, closes in on No. 1 spot
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:13PM May 26, 2012 CommentVIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Luke Donald put himself in position to regain the world's No. 1 ranking, shooting a 3-under 69 to take a two-stroke lead after the third round of the BMW PGA Championship on Saturday.
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Djokovic bids for 4th consecutive Grand Slam title
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:05PM May 26, 2012 CommentPARIS (AP) — As daylight disappeared and wind whipped loose dirt around the court, Novak Djokovic watched one last ace fly off Roger Federer's racket and end their thrill-a-minute semifinal at the 2011 French Open.
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Earnhardt hopes to put last year behind him
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:13PM May 26, 2012 CommentCONCORD, N.C. (AP) — At first Dale Earnhardt Jr. was relieved he didn't fall further back than seventh at last year's Coca-Cola 600. Then he realized what he had lost for just about a gallon of gas.
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Parents' dilemma: Let children play football?
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:31AM May 26, 2012 CommentAlready uneasy about the idea of letting her 7-year-old son Jason start playing tackle football, Elizabeth Giancarli made up her mind when former NFL star Junior Seau committed suicide.
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Before bid, USOC must 1st choose summer or winter
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:15AM May 26, 2012 CommentDENVER (AP) — Now that they've made peace with their international partners on the financial front, leaders at the U.S. Olympic Committee must decide whether to try to bring an upcoming Olympics to America.
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Indy 500 wide open as Penske tries to go 5-0
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:06AM May 26, 2012 CommentINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Marco Andretti knows how much heartache his family has suffered at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He needs no reminders that IndyCar could use an American superstar, and with his famous last name, he is quite aware of the hope that maybe he can be the one to elevate this attention-starved series.
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Beckenbauer against scrapping penalty shootouts
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:51AM May 26, 2012 CommentBUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Franz Beckenbauer says deadlocked matches should continue to be decided with penalty-kick shootouts.
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Devils make Cup finals after 3-2 win over Rangers
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:09AM May 26, 2012 CommentNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Moments after sending the New Jersey Devils to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since 2003, Adam Henrique skated to the corner and waited to be mobbed by his teammates.
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Govt witness links medical waste to Clemens DNA
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:49AM May 26, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — A prosecution witness told jurors that Roger Clemens DNA' showed up on two cotton balls and one needle allegedly used for a steroids injection of the famed pitcher. He then spent almost the entire day fielding questions from lawyers for both sides and from jurors.
