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Americas Cup Changes Are Sought After Death of Sailor
More than a week after the death of British sailor Andrew Simpson in a training accident, none of the four ...
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Women Grab Race Spots on Bump Day at Indy
(Reuters) - The 33 car field for the Indianapolis 500 was set on Sunday with women drivers claiming three of the nine spots on offer on Bump Day. Brazil's Ana Beatriz and Britain's Pippa Mann and Katherine Legge joined Swiss Simona De Silvestro, who was among the 24 cars that qualified on Saturday for next Sunday's race. "I'm much happier than I was this time yesterday (Saturday)," ...
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Nicasio lifts Rockies to 5-0 win over Giants
Juan Nicasio scattered three hits over six innings, Carlos Gonzalez and Troy Tulowitzki each drove in two runs and the Colorado Rockies won their first series over San Francisco in two years, beating the Giants 5-0 on Sunday.Dexter Fowler tied a career high with four hits to help the Rockies take three of four from the reigning World Series champions. Jordan Pacheco also drove in a run as ...
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Braves rally with 4-run 8th to sweep Dodgers
ATLANTA - Ramiro Pena had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in a four-run eighth inning, Jordan Schafer drove in two runs and the Atlanta Braves rallied against the Los Angeles Dodgers' beleaguered bullpen for a 5-2 victory on a rain-soaked Sunday.Kenley Jansen (1-3) was the loser for the second straight game, this time allowing one hit, two runs and a walk while getting just one out in a game ...
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Four women in Indy 500 field
Britain's Katherine Legge and Pippa Mann and Brazilian Ana Beatriz joined the Indianapolis 500 starting grid on Sunday to match a race record four women starters in this year's field.The trio joined Swiss racer Simona de Silvestro, who qualified on Saturday, to match the mark from 2010 and 2011 for female drivers in Indy's 33-car field. They were among nine qualifiers on ...
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South Koreas Bae captures first PGA title
South Korea's Bae Sang-Moon has won his first US PGA title, firing a one-under par 69 to win the $US6.7 million Byron Nelson Championship by two strokes over American Keegan Bradley.In windy conditions on Sunday at the TPC Four Seasons Resort course, the 26-year-old South Korean finished on 13-under 267 to hold off 2011 PGA Championship winner Bradley, who shot 72, with 2011 Masters winner ...
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Whincup wins to extend V8 title lead
Holden driver Jamie Whincup has won three of the four races at the V8 event in the United States and finished third in the other to extend his title ...
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Hopkins to fight Murat in title defence
Bernard Hopkins, the oldest boxer to win a major world title, will defend his International Boxing Federation light-heavyweight belt against German Karo Murat on July 13 in Brooklyn.Hopkins broke his own world record by nearly two years in March when he won a unanimous decision over Tavoris Cloud at the age of 48 to take the title.He confirmed in April that he would take on mandatory challenger ...
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Moore gets to 8-0 as Rays complete sweep of Os
Tampa Bay Rays . One more would put him in a class by himself. Looking to become the first pitcher in team history to win nine straight decisions, Moore tries to lead the visiting Rays to a three-game sweep of the ...
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Report Howard intrigued by Rockets Mavericks
Dwight Howard is reportedly interested in signing with the Rockets and Mavericks this offseason. (Andrew D. Bernstein/Getty Images) Soon-to-be free-agent center Dwight Howard will give ';strong consideration'; to signing with the Houston Rockets and Dallas ...
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Game 2 Bruins 5 Rangers 2 Tuukka Rask Boosts Bruins Past Rangers
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College baseball roundup Seton Hill falls short of D-II World Series
Seton Hill's run at a spot in the NCAA Division II World Series ended with a doubleheader loss to Shippensburg on Sunday in Winston-Salem, ...
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Blanks Venable Alonso Homer in Padres 13-4 Win
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Bud Grant enters Legacy fray says Dayton would veto House bill
Retired Vikings coach Bud Grant, who is following the action - or inaction - of the Senate-House conference committee that is attempting to resolve differences between the two chambers' versions of the Legacy bill, said Sunday that ...
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Jennifer Johnson wins Mobile Bay LPGA Classic for 1st title finishing with back-to-back 65s
MOBILE, Ala. - Jennifer Johnson won the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic on Sunday for her first tour title, birdieing four of the final six holes for a one-stroke victory over Jessica Korda and Pornagong Phatlum. The 21-year-old American closed with her second straight 7-under 65 for a tournament-record 21-under 267 total on The Crossings course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail's Magnolia ...
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Zack Warden lands new backflip combination for BMX Big Air gold
BARCELONA, Spain -- Zack Warden won his second gold in a row in GoPro BMX Big Air as the finale to X Games Barcelona on Sunday night. Warden won a new backflip bike flip late tailwhip combo over the MegaRamp gap, then launched into a triple tailwhip more than 13 feet above the lip of the 27-foot quarterpipe. Warden won his first gold in this event last month at X Games in Brazil with a backflip ...
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Broad best as England thrash NZ at Lords
Man-of-the-match Stuart Broad routed New Zealand on Sunday but insisted "attack leader" James Anderson was the man behind England's thumping 170-run first Test win at Lord's.Fast-medium bowler Broad took a Test-best 7-44 as New Zealand were dismissed for just 68 in pursuit of a target of 239 to give the home side victory with more than a day to spare.Anderson, set to be ...
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Soccer-European roundup-Arsenal Milan qualify for Champions League
Arsenal beat North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur to England's fourth Champions League spot, their 1-0 victory over Newcastle on the final day of the Premier League season enough to ensure their place in Europe's showpiece competition. In Serie ...
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Angels Vargas Goes 7 Scoreless Against Chisox
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Spurs Cruise to Opening Win Over Grizzlies
(Reuters) - The San Antonio Spurs blew away Memphis 105-83 on Sunday to open the Western Conference finals with a convincing victory. Tony Parker had 20 points and nine assists, Kawhi Leonard added 18 and the Spurs wasted little time sending a message to the visiting Grizzlies who are experiencing their first conference finals. San Antonio, meanwhile, is trying to get back to the NBA ...
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Switzerland take silver at world championships
The European Court of Justice could settle differences between Switzerland and the European Union over their future bilateral relationship, a top Swiss diplomat has told the NZZ am Sonntag ...
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Mark Anderson wins BMW Charity Pro-Am for first Web.com Tour title
GREER, S.C. - Former South Carolina player Mark Anderson won the BMW Charity Pro-Am on Sunday for his first Web.com Tour title, closing with a 6-under 65 at the Thornblade Club for a five-stroke victory. The 27-year-old Anderson had a tournament-record 27-under 259 total, the third-lowest score in relation to par in tour history. He opened with a 63 at The Reserve at Lake Keowee, added a 67 at ...
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Sang-Moon Bae gets 1st PGA Tour victory holding off Keegan Bradley at Byron Nelson
IRVING, Texas - Sang-Moon Bae won the Bryon 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 South Korean closed with a 1-under 69 to finish at 13-under 267. Bradley was trying to become the Nelson's first wire-to-wire winner since Tom Watson in 1980. He set the TPC Four Seasons course ...
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