May 22, 2013
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Jordan: Bobcats changing name to Hornets
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bobcats owner Michael Jordan says he’s changing his team’s name to the Charlotte Hornets. Jordan said at a Tuesday press conference he has informed the league of his decision a...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Associated Press Bruton Smith, Lowe's Motor Speedway owner, talks about the 50th anniversary of the NASCAR Sprint Cup series Coca-Cola 600 during a May 23, 2009, news conference in Concord, N.C. The eccentric track owner suggested this week he might move a race away from Charlotte Motor Speedway at the same time a committee is considering electing him into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
Smith creates a stir as Hall vote nears
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bruton Smith just can’t help himself sometimes. The eccentric track owner this week suggested he might move a race away from Charlotte Motor Speedway at the exact same time a c...
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Associated Press Miami Heat forward LeBron James speak to reporters after a practice on Tuesday in Miami. The Heat host the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals today.
Indiana challenges veteran Heat
MIAMI — Dwyane Wade’s rookie season ended with a playoff loss to the Indiana Pacers. The next year, the Miami Heat were headed to the Eastern Conference finals and certain that an NBA championship ...
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FILE - At left, in a May 5, 2013 file photo, Sergio Garcia grimaces during The Players Championshop golf tournament in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. At right, in a March 25, 2013 file photo, Tiger Woods walks to the 16th green during the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament in Orlando, Fla. Woods and Garcia don't like each other, and are making no attempt to disguise their feelings. (AP Photo/File)
Garcia, Woods keep Players’ feud going
VIRGINIA WATER, England — Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia don’t like each other, and they’re making no effort to disguise their feelings. The verbal feuding began May 11 during the third round of ...
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Healthy Locker ready to take control
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jake Locker believes the best way to be a leader is by doing, not talking. It’s why the Titans quarterback worked so hard on his recovery from offseason shoulder surgery to be re...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Yankees, Man City unite for NYC MLS team
NEW YORK — The New York Yankees are going into the soccer business. The Yankees are partnering with Manchester City to own Major League Soccer’s 20th team, which will be called New York City Foo...
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Stern feels he is leaving NBA in good shape
NEW YORK — Commissioner David Stern believes he is leaving the NBA in great shape and in great hands in looking back on his nearly 30-year tenure as the league’s boss. Speaking before what will ...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bobcats’ bad luck holds on
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michael Jordan’s Charlotte Bobcats are having just as tough of a time winning the NBA lottery as they are winning basketball games. For the second straight year the Bobcats fai...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco
BOSTON — The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area. NFL owners have voted Tuesday for the 49ers’ new stadium as host of the 2016 game. That facility in Santa Clara, Calif., ...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cavs win NBA lottery
NEW YORK — What’s not to like? Being in the lottery every year. Nick Gilbert expects the Cleveland Cavaliers are through with it, and if so he sent them out a winner again. The Cavaliers and ...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Super Bowl 50 site to be decided today
BOSTON — Where the Super Bowl will celebrate a half-century of existence will be decided today by NFL owners. They have two choices for the 50th anniversary game in 2016: the San Francisco Bay A...
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bosh ready to do more than cheer
MIAMI — This is the matchup Chris Bosh wanted in the Eastern Conference finals. No, he might not necessarily enjoy going head-to-head with 7-foot-2 Roy Hibbert when the Miami Heat open this seri...
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Vandy, LSU headline expanded SEC tourney
Vanderbilt and LSU are the favorites to win this week’s Southeastern Conference tournament after mowing through regular-season play with uncommon ease. The real intrigue, however, is the new sin...
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Randolph, Grizzlies on the rebound
SAN ANTONIO — Zach Randolph’s miserable Western Conference finals debut led to a sleepless night and a long film session. The All-Star power forward and his Memphis Grizzlies are hardly down and...
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Associated Press Jimmie Johnson celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR All-Star auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday night in Concord, N.C.
Johnson wins again, shrugs off haters
CONCORD, N.C. — It’s only fitting that Jimmie Johnson’s latest romp through the record books was shrouded in post-race controversy. What’s a Johnson win, after all, without a good conspiracy the...
May 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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