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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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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...
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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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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Bae earns first PGA Tour win at Nelson
IRVING, Texas — Sang-Moon Bae won the Byron Nelson Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, beating Keegan Bradley by two strokes after blowing a four-stroke lead. The 26-year-old So...
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Associated Press Former Manhattan pitcher Taylor Sewitt is trying to get the attention of big-league scouts with the Gary (Ind.) SouthShore RailCats of the independent American Association
Sewitt looks for a chance year after shutout streak
NEW YORK — Taylor Sewitt was the talk of college baseball a year ago, a rubber-armed right-hander who threw one shutout inning after another. His deceptive submarine-style delivery helped Sewitt...
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Birdie blitz lifts Johnson at Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. — Jennifer Johnson rallied to win the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic for her first tour title, birdieing four of the final six holes for a one-stroke victory over Jessica Korda and Pornanong ...
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Nadal, Williams earn wins at Italian Open
ROME — Rafel Nadal controlled the Italian Open final from start to finish, beating Roger Federer 6-1, 6-3 Sunday in the 30th meeting between the two stars. Nadal improved to 20-10 in his career ...
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Associated Press Commissioner Bud Selig answers a question during a news conference at Major League Baseball headquarters Thurday in New York. Major League Baseball hopes to expand video review by umpires for the 2014 season and says all calls other than balls and strikes could be subject to instant replay.
Expanding instant replay will be great for baseball
Is anything cooler than tennis’ electronic replay system? A player who isn’t sure about a line call raises a finger immediately after the call. The chair umpire announces the challenge, and the ...
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