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Poker great Thomas 'Amarillo Slim' Preston dies
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:15PM April 30, 2012 CommentAMARILLO, Texas (AP) — Thomas Austin "Amarillo Slim" Preston Jr., a poker champion whose brash style, fast talking and love of the spotlight helped broaden the professional game's appeal and made him one of its most recognizable characters, has died. He was 83.
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Houston QB Keenum to join Texans
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:04PM April 30, 2012 CommentHOUSTON (AP) — Overlooked again, Case Keenum will start his NFL career close to where he proved his skeptics wrong in college.
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US men's team drawn into tougher Olympic pool
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:38PM April 30, 2012 CommentThe way things have been going, Americans should have expected a tough road back to Olympic men's basketball gold.
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Bulls insist they can make run without Rose
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:23PM April 30, 2012 CommentDEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — One bad landing finished Derrick Rose's season. The Chicago Bulls insist it hasn't dashed their NBA title hopes.
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Bobcats: Coach Paul Silas not returning next year
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:20PM April 30, 2012 CommentCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The worst team in NBA history will have a new coach next season.
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Man City beats Man United 1-0 to top EPL
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:05PM April 30, 2012 CommentMANCHESTER, England (AP) — The Manchester derby went to City. Next, it hopes, is the Premier League crown.
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Sleepless Grizzlies try to shake off blown lead
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:56PM April 30, 2012 CommentMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies have a hangover so bad sleep was almost impossible, and they can only hope two days can help them shake the sick feeling of blowing a 27-point lead right along with home-court advantage to open the playoffs.
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Tiger Trades News Conference for Facebook
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Tiger Woods reacts after missing a birdie putt on the 15th hole during the first round the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The only questions Tiger Woods fielded before his next tournament came from his fans.
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RPM's hiring of Ford marks start of silly season
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:35PM April 30, 2012 CommentCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Nobody thought Mike Ford would be out of work very long when Joe Gibbs Racing dismissed the crew chief in December after a disappointing 2011 season with Denny Hamlin.
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Shank says clock is ticking on Indy 500 engine
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:01PM April 30, 2012 CommentMichael Shank said Monday that he is running out of time to secure an engine for his Indianapolis 500 entry.
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Brooklyn Nets unveil black and white logo
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:48PM April 30, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets are open for business. The team's formal attire will be black and white.
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Rondo tirade could mean double loss for Celtics
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:40AM April 30, 2012 CommentATLANTA (AP) — Talk about a tough playoff opener for the Boston Celtics.
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EU chief Barroso to snub Euro 2012 in Ukraine
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:41AM April 30, 2012 CommentBRUSSELS (AP) — The chief of the European Union's head office says he will not go to Ukraine during the European soccer championships in June unless there is a swift improvement in the human rights situation there.
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Some London Residents to Get Missiles on Rooftops for Olympics
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Giant Olympic rings made up of 25,000 flowers at Kew Royal Botanic Gardens in London with torchbearers, games makers, London 2012 festival participants and parents of TeamGB athletes mark 100 days before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games, on April 18, 2012. The opening ceremony will take place on July 27, 2012.
LONDON (AP) — Some London residents are getting troops and surface-to-air missiles on their rooftops for the Summer Olympics.
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Mayor: Heathrow Chaos Damaging London's Reputation
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Thanksgiving travelers at Ronald Reagan National Airport checking monitors for departure and arrival times.
LONDON (AP) — London's mayor warned Monday that long delays for passengers arriving at the city's largest airport risk damaging Britain's reputation in the run-up to this summer's Olympic Games.
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Briere nets winner, Flyers edge Devils in OT, 4-3
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:54AM April 30, 2012 CommentPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Danny Briere wasted little time in making up for his misstep.
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Dufner Takes First PGA Tour Win in New Orleans
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Golf course at Augusta National, where the PGA plays the Master's tournament each year
AVONDALE, La. (AP) — A first-time PGA Tour winner one weekend, a married man the next.
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F Caron Butler out with broken left hand
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:42AM April 30, 2012 CommentMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Clippers forward Caron Butler broke his left hand Sunday in Game 1 of Los Angeles' series against the Memphis Grizzlies.
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Coyotes beat Predators 5-3 to go up 2-0 in series
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:28AM April 30, 2012 CommentGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Phoenix Coyotes didn't need any overtime theatrics or miracle saves from Mike Smith.
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Coyotes beat Predators 5-3 to go up 2-0 in series
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:35PM April 29, 2012 CommentGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Shane Doan, Radim Vrbata, Antoine Vermette and Martin Hanzal each had a goal and an assist, and the Phoenix Coyotes avoided their usual overtime theatrics, beating the Nashville Predators 5-3 on Sunday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series.
