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| | | | | No upsets this time. A couple hours after the top-seeded Spurs bounced back from a Game 1 loss, the No. 2 Lakers did the same, beating the Hornets 87-78 to even their series at 1-1. | | | | | |
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| | | | | NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Corey Perry had the best regular season of his career. Now the Anaheim right winger is showing how special he can be in the playoffs. | | | | | |
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| | | | | TAMPA, Fla. (AP) By now, no one should be surprised that the Pittsburgh Penguins know how to get the job done on the road in the playoffs. | | | | | |
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| | | | | SAN ANTONIO (AP) Manu Ginobili felt rusty. He played with a bothersome, bulky black brace on his sprained right elbow and didn't shoot particularly well. | | | | | |
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| | | | | The Red Wings are moving on. The Coyotes may just be moving. Detroit finished a playoff sweep of Phoenix with a 6-3 victory that may have been the Coyotes' last game in Arizona. | | | | | |
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| | | | | MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Two people with knowledge of the announcement tell The Associated Press that Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love will be named the NBA's Most Improved player at a news conference on Thursday. | | | | | |
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| | | | | NEW YORK (AP) Jason Chimera scored 12:36 into the second overtime and the Washington Capitals completed a stunning three-goal comeback to beat the Rangers 4-3 and push New York to the brink of elimination Wednesday night. | | | | | |
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| | | | | OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Kevin Durant scored 23 points, Russell Westbrook added 21 and the Oklahoma City Thunder built a huge first-half lead on their way to a 106-89 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 on Wednesday night. | | | | | |
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| | | | | The Red Wings are going for a sweep tonight, but a Detroit victory could do a lot more than just eliminate the Coyotes. It also could mark the troubled NHL franchise's last game in Arizona. | | | | | |
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| | | | | ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Jered Weaver became the major league's first five-game winner as he struck out eight in a complete game, pitching the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night. | | | | | |
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| | | | | SAN ANTONIO (AP) Manu Ginobili scored 17 points in the All-Star's return after missing Game 1 with an elbow sprain, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Memphis Grizzlies 93-87 on Wednesday night to even the first-round series. | | | | | |
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| | | | | The top-seeded Spurs bounced back to even their first-round playoff series against the Grizzlies. Can Kobe Bryant and the No. 2 Lakers do the same against the Hornets? Follow it all here. | | | | | |
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| | | | | BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Ryan Miller made 32 saves for his second shutout of the playoffs and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Philadelphia Flyers 1-0 on Wednesday night to even the first-round playoff series 2-2. | | | | | |
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| | | | | With their Game 1 playoff win, the Grizzlies made franchise history. Put the top-seeded Spurs in a 2-0 hole tonight, and perhaps they can start thinking about NBA history. Follow Game 2 here. | | | | | |
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| | | | | Once the object of cheers in Buffalo, Danny Brier is now giving the Sabres nightmares. Can they stop him and the Flyers from taking a 3-1 playoff series lead tonight? Follow the action here. | | | | | |
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| | | | | NEW YORK (AP) -- Major League Baseball is taking over the Los Angeles Dodgers, a team financially paralyzed by the divorce of its owners. | | | | | |
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| | | | | GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Phoenix Coyotes are back on their heels, the inability to get much of a speed bump in front of the Red Wing Express putting them a game from elimination. | | | | | |
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| | | | | PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Shane Victorino hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning, Placido Polanco had a three-run shot and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Wednesday afternoon. | | | | | |
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| | | | | LONDON (AP) -- A study shows Barcelona and Real Madrid have overtaken baseball's New York Yankees as the best-paid global sports teams. | | | | | |
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| | | | | Sixteen games: It's the length of an NFL season, or about one-tenth of MLB's six-month marathon. But it's still fun to look at some facts from the first 16 or so games, says Joe Posnanski. | | | | | |
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| | | | | CHICAGO (AP) -- If Chicago has been willing to believe that a cow caused the Great Chicago Fire, maybe it will buy this one: The White Sox got the idea to throw the 1919 World Series after the Cubs did the same thing one year earlier. | | | | | |
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| | | | | MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The NFL and its players opened a fourth day of court-ordered talks Wednesday as the lockout reached its 40th day with few signs of progress so far. | | | | | |
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| | | | | LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Kentucky freshmen Brandon Knight and Terrence Jones and junior DeAndre Liggins have declared for the NBA draft. | | | | | |
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| | | | | The first thing that stands out when analyzing the 2011 NFL schedule: There are some great Week 1 matchups -- and they may never be played. That's a huge problem, says Don Banks. | | | | | |
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| | | | | MADRID (AP) -- World steeplechase champion Marta Dominguez has been provisionally cleared of doping charges. | | | | | |
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| | | | | DALLAS (AP) The Portland Trail Blazers must feel like they are in an NBA time warp. First they got beaten by Jason Kidd, now Kidd and Peja Stojakovic. | | | | | |
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| | | | | LOS ANGELES (AP) The Kings were cruising along with a four-goal lead. Then came an offensive barrage by the San Jose Sharks so swift and stunning that Los Angeles never could answer. | | | | | |
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| | | | | Carmelo Anthony put the injury-depleted Knicks on his back in an epic 42-point effort. But 'Melo's heroics alone weren't enough as the Celtics eked out a 96-93 win, says Ian Thomsen. | | | | | |
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| | | | | PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Back in the ballpark where he used to be an ace, Randy Wolf shut down his former team and outpitched the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner. | | | | | |
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| | | | | The defending champs aren't ready to go home just yet. Facing a sweep at the hands of the top-seeded Canucks, the Blackhawks came alive with a 7-2 rout to keep its season alive. | | | | | |
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| | | | | CHICAGO (AP) Chicago coach Joel Quenneville was asked this week if Dave Bolland should even play against the Vancouver Canucks with the Blackhawks trailing in the series 3-0. | | | | | |
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| | | | | ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Following Orlando's humbling Game 1 loss to Atlanta, Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said that if his team cut down its turnovers and played better defense, he felt like everything would be fine in Game 2. | | | | | |
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| | | | | Carmelo Anthony kept it close with Amar'e Stoudemire out, but his 42 points weren't enough as Boston slipped by the Knicks 96-93 to take a 2-0 lead as the series shifts to New York. | | | | | |
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| | | | | The NFL released its 2011 schedule, and there is no shortage of juicy matchups. Don Banks ranks the 17 must-see games ... but the question remains: will there even be an '11 season? | | | | | |
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| | | | | The top-seeded Canucks have the defending Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks on the ropes. Can Vancouver complete the sweep or will Chicago stave off elimination? Follow the action here. | | | | | |
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| | | | | The Knicks cannot afford to leave Boston facing a two-game deficit. Can Carmelo Anthony and Co. even the series or will the Celtics put them that much closer to an early exit? Follow along. | | | | | |
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| | | | | NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Giants will visit the Washington Redskins and the New York Jets will host the Dallas Cowboys on Sept. 11, marking the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. | | | | | |
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