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Granderson hits 3 home runs in first 4 innings
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:16PM April 19, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Curtis Granderson hit three home runs in the first four innings for the New York Yankees against Minnesota on Thursday night.
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Penn State pays Paterno family under his contract
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:06PM April 19, 2012 CommentHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Penn State has agreed to provide millions in payments and benefits to Joe Paterno's estate and family members under the late football coach's employment contract, although a family lawyer says the Paternos did not sign away their right to sue.
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AP source: Colts picking Andrew Luck at No. 1
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:05PM April 19, 2012 CommentINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The secret is out.
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Matt Every shoots course-record 63 in Texas Open
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:44PM April 19, 2012 CommentSAN ANTONIO (AP) — Matt Every arrived at the Texas Open having sworn off instructors, proudly cutting practices short and cringing at the sight of other players endlessly tweaking their swings.
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Vikings threatened? NFL boss headed to Capitol
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:30PM April 19, 2012 CommentST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota's latest stadium snag has the NFL publicly questioning the state's interest in keeping the Vikings, and league Commissioner Roger Goodell is concerned enough that he is coming for another visit.
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Broncos welcome Manning's no-huddle offense
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:07PM April 19, 2012 CommentENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Out with the old option. In with the new no-huddle.
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Garber says MLS would use goal-line technology
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:03PM April 19, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Major League Soccer would implement goal-line technology quickly if it's approved in July by the sport's rules-making body.
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Column: Undecided who to draft? Scan his rap sheet
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:56PM April 19, 2012 CommentNFL general managers looking for an edge in next week's draft scour folders thick with information and base their decisions on the slimmest of margins — a tenth of a second in the 40-yard dash, an extra inch in height, the last 5 pounds on a barbell being bench-pressed two dozen times or more.
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Griner won't play for US team at London Olympics
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:11PM April 19, 2012 CommentWACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor standout Brittney Griner will not play for the U.S. women's basketball team at the London Olympics this summer.
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Larry Brown named coach at Big East-bound SMU
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:42PM April 19, 2012 CommentDALLAS (AP) — Larry Brown is returning to college to get back into coaching.
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Wisconsin says Uthoff can't transfer in Big Ten
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:36PM April 19, 2012 CommentMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin will allow freshman forward Jarrod Uthoff to transfer to any school outside the Big Ten, hoping to defuse a situation that has drawn national criticism.
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Hall of Fame offers Jamie Moyer internship
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:22PM April 19, 2012 CommentCOOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Jamie Moyer might have a new gig coming — if he ever stops pitching, that is.
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Opening Arguments Set for Monday in Clemens Trial
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Roger Clemens, former trainer Brian McNamee and Mr. Scheeler from the Mitchell report testify before a hearing on steroid use in baseball, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Roger Clemens perjury retrial could turn into an ad hoc forum on the general problem of drug use in baseball, depending on the outcome of the latest lawyers' spat over the landmark congressional hearing that eventually landed the seven-time Cy Young Award winner in court.
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Time clock expiring on NBA's shorter schedule
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:39PM April 19, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — The shorter NBA season is on the way out.
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Summitt: It has been a 'great ride' at Tennessee
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:01PM April 19, 2012 CommentKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A relaxed and smiling Pat Summitt said it's been a "great ride" and it is the right time for her to step down after coaching the Tennessee Lady Vols for nearly four decades.
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Summitt to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
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A basketball sits on the court as the Florida Gators warm up prior to playing the Louisville Cardinals during the 2012 NCAA Mens's Basketball West Regional Final in Phoenix, Ariz. Eight teams in the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament have now been narrowed down to four, which will face-off in New Orleans on March, 31.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says former Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.
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Dodgers' Mattingly wants more replay reviews
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:33PM April 19, 2012 CommentMILWAUKEE (AP) — The morning after his Los Angeles Dodgers lost a game on a disputed play at the plate, manager Don Mattingly made a case for the expanded use of instant replay reviews in baseball.
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Woods' Swing Coach Says Criticism is 'Out of Hand'
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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.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods' swing coach says criticism of his client is getting out of hand.
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Teen hoops star in spotlight leans on family, God
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:10AM April 19, 2012 CommentCHICAGO (AP) — This is what it's like to be Jabari Parker, the nation's top high school basketball player.
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Grief-stricken Djokovic into Monte Carlo quarters
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:57AM April 19, 2012 CommentMONACO (AP) — Novak Djokovic dropped to a crouch, his hands on his knees. He then appeared to wipe away tears with his forearm before pointing with both hands to the sky. Alexandr Dolgopolov, his beaten opponent, stood at the net and applauded.
