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Women's Professional Soccer folds after 3 years
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:44PM May 18, 2012 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Women's Professional Soccer league has folded after three seasons.
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Lewis advances in Sybase, chasing 2nd straight win
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:42PM May 18, 2012 CommentGLADSTONE, N.J. (AP) — Stacy Lewis is the top American left in the Sybase Match Play Championship, and it's really not a surprise.
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Hawks keeping Drew as coach for 2012-13 season
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:25PM May 18, 2012 CommentATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks have committed to Larry Drew for one more season.
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Djokovic, Nadal, Serena Williams advance in Rome
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:51PM May 18, 2012 CommentROME (AP) — A week after Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal made early exits in Madrid on an experimental blue court, both showed they remain a force on red clay Friday by reaching the Italian Open semifinals.
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Ballplayers say it's their choice how to slide
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:51PM May 18, 2012 CommentTaking batting practice and infield practice are rituals in baseball.
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CA woman gets life for murder of millionaire lover
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:28PM May 18, 2012 CommentSANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California woman was sentenced to life in prison Friday for helping her lover, former NFL linebacker Eric Naposki, murder her live-in millionaire boyfriend for financial gain nearly two decades ago.
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Loomis: Brees deal has to be right for both sides
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:09PM May 18, 2012 CommentNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says he isn't taking any of Drew Brees' recent complaints about the slow pace of contract negotiations personally.
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5 beaten Derby faves who won Preakness, Belmont
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:28PM May 18, 2012 CommentFor those who aren't sold on Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another adding the Preakness to his winning resume Saturday and setting up a Triple Crown try in the Belmont Stakes, we present the Bodemeister scenario: beaten Derby favorite returns to avenge his defeat by not only winning the Preakness, but going on to take the Belmont.
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Big 12, SEC have deal for football champs to play
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:33PM May 18, 2012 CommentThe Big 12 and the Southeastern conferences have announced a deal that will pit their football regular-season champions against each other in a New Year's Day bowl game for five years beginning in 2014, positioning themselves for the expected switch to a four-team playoff.
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Chelsea plays for high stakes in Champions League
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:56PM May 18, 2012 CommentMUNICH (AP) — Chelsea is playing for a place in European soccer history as well as next season's competition when it meets Bayern Munich in the Champions League final.
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I'll Have Another takes aim at Preakness win
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:56PM May 18, 2012 CommentBALTIMORE (AP) — No one is loving the run up to Saturday's Preakness more than Doug O'Neill.
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Heat shut down after Indy meltdown; scrap practice
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:32PM May 18, 2012 CommentINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Miami Heat canceled practice and their media availability one day after a blowout loss in Game 3 to the Pacers.
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Lukas seeks 6th Preakness win with Optimizer
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:00AM May 18, 2012 CommentBALTIMORE (AP) — Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas was nestled on a corner bench in front of the stakes barn at Pimlico Race Course, thinking back to a time when he was nothing more than a young man trying to make a living in the horse racing game.
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Phillies over .500 for 1st time since Opening Day
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:47AM May 18, 2012 CommentPHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies are mighty proud of their run of five straight NL East championships.
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LA Kings beat Phoenix, move to brink of Cup final
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:53AM May 18, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — For a team that hadn't trailed in a game since last month, the Los Angeles Kings were awfully good at playing from behind.
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Sweet 16: Streaking Spurs go up 2-0 on Clippers
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:46AM May 18, 2012 CommentSAN ANTONIO (AP) — On his 30th birthday, Tony Parker first kept the San Antonio Spurs on pace for what might be another lopsided playoff sweep. Then the All-Star who's always quick to needle Tim Duncan about his age finally acknowledged his own.
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'11 Nelson runner-up Palmer leads with opening 64
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:30PM May 17, 2012 CommentIRVING, Texas (AP) — Ryan Palmer has been thinking about redemption at the Byron Nelson Championship, and a chance at home to hold up that trophy.
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Texas boy suspended over NBA shave scores tickets
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:58PM May 17, 2012 CommentSAN ANTONIO (AP) — A 12-year-old Texas boy who was suspended from school after shaving his head to resemble the face of Spurs forward Matt Bonner scored tickets to a playoff game and props from his favorite NBA player.
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Tom Renney out as coach of the Edmonton Oilers
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:26PM May 17, 2012 CommentEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Tom Renney is out as coach of the Edmonton Oilers.
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McNamee admits his Clemens story changed over time
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:22PM May 17, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — During another seven grueling hours of cross-examination that frustrated all sides, Roger Clemens' accuser explained the evidence he kept in a beer can — and why his story about it has changed.
