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D’backs’ Goldschmidt: ‘America’s 1st Baseman’
PHOENIX — Paul Goldschmidt’s teammates have taken to calling him “America’s first baseman,” a heady title for an exceedingly humble young man. Arizona’s Willie Bloomquist says if you were to mak...

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Saban’s scheduled appearance causes stir
Alabama coach Nick Saban’s planned appearance at a benefit event today in Tennessee shows the Crimson Tide-Volunteers rivalry is alive and well, even if it’s been one-sided lately. Saban’s speec...

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. drives through the third turn during the NASCAR Pocono 400 Sunday in Long Pond, Pa. Earnhardt Jr. is coming off a third-place finish at Pocono and heading to the site of his two most recent Cup wins.

Earnhardt gearing up to make big run
LONG POND, Pa. — By the time Dale Earnhardt Jr. reached Victory Lane last season at Michigan, the win seemed as much inevitable as implausible. One top 10 finish at a time, Earnhardt built and b...

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Oakland Athletics' Coco Crisp runs under high-fives by his teammates after hitting a solo home run in the third inning Sunday in Chicago.

Defending champs get on nice roll
OAKLAND, Calif. — Third baseman Josh Donaldson sees plenty of similarities between this Oakland team and the one that stunned the Texas Rangers on the season’s final day last fall. Going on a ye...

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Tebow to sign with Patriots, source says
Tim Tebow may still have a future in the NFL after all. The New England Patriots seem to think so and plan to sign him today if he passes a physical. He won’t be a starting quarterback, of co...

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. drives down the frontstretch during the NASCAR Pocono 400 auto race on Sunday, June 9, 2013, in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Earnhardt gearing up to make a run at victory
DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — By the time Dale Earnhardt Jr. reached Victory Lane last season at Michigan, the win seemed as much inevitable as implausible. One top 10 finis...

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Los Angeles Dodgers' Yasiel Puig makes a catch in the center field during batting practice prior to their baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday in Los Angeles.

Lights, camera, action: Puig big new star in LA
LOS ANGELES — The newest hot, young thing in Los Angeles is a guy you can’t take your eyes off of. He’s well-built, with a winning smile and engaging personality. He doesn’t say a lot, preferring t...

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Will Nadal, Williams be unbeatable at Wimbledon?
PARIS — Right now, French Open champions Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams are as good as it gets in tennis. The next time we see them competing, though, at Wimbledon in two weeks, Nadal will be ...

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Frost holds off Couples for Regions Tradition win
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — David Frost never flinched in his showdown with Hall of Famer Fred Couples even with his first major championship on the line and a late rain delay to ponder the stakes. Frost...

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Spurs’ Parker bottled up in Game 2
MIAMI — There were no miracles from Tony Parker in Game 2. And there wasn’t much of anything from star teammates Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili. Unstoppable for so much of this postseason, the ...

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Thompson leads Louisville to CWS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jeff Thompson surrendered one run in seven strong innings to make two early runs stand up in Louisville’s 2-1 victory over No. 2 overall seed Vanderbilt in a NCAA super regional ...

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F1 leader Vettel wins Canadian Grand Prix
MONTREAL — Sebastian Vettel has won the Canadian Grand Prix, leading almost the entire way to extend his lead in the Formula One points race. Starting from the pole position, Vettel finished 14....

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Associated Press
Jimmie Johnson drives through Turn 3 during the NASCAR Pocono 400 on Sunday in Long Pond, Pa.

Johnson dominates Pocono
LONG POND, Pa. — Jimmie Johnson walked into the media center holding his daughter’s hand, his pregnant wife right behind them. Their second child is due in September, right around the time of the f...

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Spain's Rafael Nadal holds the trophy after winning against compatriot David Ferrer in three sets 6-3, 6-2, 6-3, in the final of the French Open tennis tournament on Sunday at Roland Garros Stadium in Paris.

Nadal tops Ferrer in 8th French Open win
PARIS — If Rafael Nadal truly was going to be challenged, if his bid for an unprecedented eighth French Open championship would be slowed even a bit, this might have been the moment. Leading by ...

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Bayne wins NASCAR Nationwide in Iowa
NEWTON, Iowa — Trevor Bayne rallied to win the rain-plagued NASCAR Nationwide series race in Iowa on Sunday, becoming just the third series regular to win this season. Bayne caught pole-sitter A...

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