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Pitino's son replacing Isiah Thomas as FIU coach
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:05PM April 16, 2012 CommentMIAMI (AP) — Richard Pitino had two options. He could remain part of his father's coaching staff at Louisville and aim at returning to the Final Four next season, or take over a program that hasn't posted a winning record since he was a teenager.
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Union Rags replaces Hansen atop AP's Derby Top 10
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:48PM April 16, 2012 CommentHansen blue his chance to be a Kentucky Derby favorite. He finished second in the Blue Grass Stakes after a daylong art project in which the near-white colt's tail was dyed blue, only to be rinsed off before the race.
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Weightlifter banned for HGH use
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:48PM April 16, 2012 CommentCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Weightlifter Pat Mendes has been suspended for two years after testing positive for human growth hormone.
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Kenya's Wesley Korir, Cherop win Boston Marathon
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:26PM April 16, 2012 CommentBOSTON (AP) — Trailing the leaders by 200 yards when the Boston Marathon slogged through Heartbreak Hill, Wesley Korir passed them one by one until he took the lead on his way out of Kenmore Square.
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AP source: Brees, Fujita, Smith meet with NFL
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:57PM April 16, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Saints quarterback Drew Brees, former New Orleans linebacker Scott Fujita and players union head DeMaurice Smith were at the NFL offices Monday discussing the team's bounty program.
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Guillen returns from suspension Tuesday
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:48PM April 16, 2012 CommentMIAMI (AP) — Miami Marlins broadcaster Cookie Rojas is a baseball lifer who has seen Ozzie Guillen backpedal before from outlandish statements that provoked outrage.
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Bonds given extension to May 4 in appeal
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:41PM April 16, 2012 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Barry Bonds has been given an extension until May 4 to file written arguments in his appeal to overturn his obstruction of justice conviction.
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Texas DA seeking to revoke Ryan Leaf's probation
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:42PM April 16, 2012 CommentLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — The Texas prosecutor who brokered a plea deal with former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf filed a motion Monday to revoke his probation and will press for prison time.
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Coe marking London Olympic countdown
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM April 16, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — With the opening ceremony just over 100 days away, Sebastian Coe is working on the final touches for the London Olympics he hopes will make the difference between "a good and a great games."
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Nadal worried about knee heading into clay season
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:15PM April 16, 2012 CommentMONACO (AP) — Rafael Nadal is fretting over his troublesome left knee as he attempts to win his eighth straight Monte Carlo Masters and end a title drought dating to last year's French Open.
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Valentine criticizes Youkilis, then apologizes
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:48AM April 16, 2012 CommentBOSTON (AP) — Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine questioned Kevin Youkilis' commitment to the game in his weekly television interview, then apologized to the Boston third baseman on Monday.
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Coast Guard ends search for 4 missing yacht racers
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:21AM April 16, 2012 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The search for four yacht crew members thrown from their boat during a weekend race off Northern California was indefinitely suspended, with the Coast Guard saying the "window of survivability" had passed.
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Carl Pettersson wins RBC Heritage
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:23AM April 16, 2012 CommentHILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Carl Pettersson's happy he's among the best-ever from Sweden. He's just as proud he became a U.S. citizen this year.
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Experts: IRA dissidents could crash Olympics party
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:56AM April 16, 2012 CommentBELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — When the flame of peace comes to Northern Ireland this summer, police will face an Olympic task to ensure that IRA die-hards don't try to blow it out.
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LA Kings push Canucks to brink with Game 3 shutout
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:16AM April 16, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — When Jonathan Quick rapped his goal stick on his posts as the buzzer sounded, the sellout crowd unleashed 11 years of deferred playoff excitement on their Los Angeles Kings.
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Dodgers turn triple play in 9th against Padres
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:55AM April 16, 2012 CommentLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned a triple play in the ninth inning of their game against the San Diego Padres.
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Te-Boo! Jets' new backup booed at Yankee Stadium
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:39AM April 16, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Tim Tebow has work to do if he's going to win over New York sports fans.
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Jeter, Nova lead Yankees over Angels 11-5
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:58AM April 16, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Derek Jeter and the rest of the Yankees hitters made it easy for Ivan Nova to prolong his impressive winning streak.
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Jeter, Nova lead Yankees over Angels 11-5
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:55PM April 15, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Derek Jeter hit a three-run homer to extend his fast start and Ivan Nova won his 14th straight decision, leading the New York Yankees to an 11-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday night.
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MLB honors Jackie Robinson with ballpark tributes
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:18PM April 15, 2012 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — LaTroy Hawkins has heard the stories from his 87-year-old grandfather, about his days of picking cotton in Mississippi, about the times when there were no black players in big league baseball.
