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Yankees' Clemens Unlikely to Pitch at Fenway (Sports, 10 articles)
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BOSTON Roger Clemens will have tests on his ailing groin Monday, and the New York Yankees hope he can make his first start of the season next weekend. If Clemens is put on the major league roster Monday, he would receive $18,207,665 this season, a prorated share of his $28,000,022 salary. The 44-year-old right-hander struck out six and gave up two hits and two walks in Monday's start · ACHES AND PAINS: Red Sox DH David Ortiz was out for the third consecutive game. Manager Joe Maddon said he expected Dukes , who was in uniform for an afternoon game against the Mariners, to play during a weekend series that begins today in Chicago. Making his second minor league start, Clemens walked four, struck out five, hit a batter and a threw a wild pitch. While a final decision won't be made until after a bullpen session today, there's a good chance the 44-year-old right-hander will start on Monday at Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre against Toledo, Yankees officials said. By GEORGE KING June 3, 2007 BOSTON - Clemens 're-entry into the Yankees' universe won't be tomorrow night as planned.
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Fast starts in each half help Sun beat Mercury (Sports, 5 articles)
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Nicole Powell contributed 19 points and eight rebounds, Kara Lawson scored 14 points and the Sacramento Monarchs beat the Los Angeles Sparks 88-85 Saturday night in their home opener. Ticha Penicheiro scored 14 points for the Monarchs, who hung on through a tight fourth quarter with balanced scoring after losing leading scorer DeMya Walker in the opening minutes with a right-knee injury. Rookie Sidney Spencer scored 15 points in the second quarter and finished with 22 for Los Angeles, which closed to 80-79 with 2:05 to play on a layup by Marta Fernandez .
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Moreno to Miss United Match After Country Comes Calling (Sports, 6 articles)
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Yet after its most spirited effort of a troubling spring, after falling behind for the fourth consecutive time and responding four minutes later to pull even, United still found itself without a victory. The result interrupted a record-setting, six-game regular season losing streak dating from last year and prevented United (0-3-1) from equaling the worst start in club history. United's triumph was not accomplished with the grace and elegance that has been glaringly absent for much of this promising MLS season.
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Year Later, Memories of Barbaro Still Resonate at the Preakness (Sports, 9 articles)
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BALTIMORE, May 20 As a tragic event occurred at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, so did a horse race that continued despite the life-threatening injury suffered by Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro at the start of the Preakness Stakes . Bernardini, a colt by top sire A.P. Indy, came of age on a national stage, winning the second leg of the Triple Crown in only his fourth career start. Katie's Love brought back some of the memories Saturday, rallying through the stretch at Pimlico to catch Hanalei Bay and win the $50,000 Shine Again for Maryland bred fillies and mares that had never won a stakes race.
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NBA's Bad Call Lingers Over Suns-Spurs Series (Sports, 10 articles)
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LeBron James averaged 27.0 points against the Spurs and the Cleveland Cavaliers won both regular season meetings, including an 88-81 victory on Nov. 3 that ended a 19-year losing streak in the Alamo City. SALT LAKE CITY, May 28 Several times the Utah Jazz came tantalizingly close to taking the lead and putting serious pressure on Spurs. PHOENIX, May 16 Robert Horry's left forearm sent Steve Nash crashing into a scorer's table, splashing to the ground, limbs dangling.
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Cubs' Barrett Injured in Clubhouse Fight (Sports, 9 articles)
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Mark DeRosa hit a grand slam, Alfonso Soriano and Derrek Lee added solo homers, and the Cubs closed out a tumultuous weekend by beating the Atlanta Braves 10-1 on Sunday to snap a six-game losing streak. Sean Marshall (1-2) allowed one run and six hits in 6 2-3 innings in his third start since being recalled from Triple-A Iowa and left to a loud ovation. Soriano homered in the second inning and Lee hit one in the third, and the Cubs could finally exhale after a week in which tensions boiled over.
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Ducks' Pronger suspended for Game 4 (Sports, 6 articles) [UPDATE]
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After dropping the first two contests, the Senators rebounded with a 5-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks Saturday night in Game 3, showing a more physical game that had been lacking back in California. The star defenceman was suspended for one game Sunday by the NHL for hitting Ottawa's Dean McAmmond in the head with his forearm during the third period of the Senators' 5-3 win in Game 3 on Saturday. Anton Volchenkov heeded a call from Senators general manager John Muckler and scored his biggest goal of the NHL season to keep Ottawa from the brink of elimination.
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Give James huge assist for helping NBA image (Sports, 7 articles)
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This column originally was going to be an observation about how the commissioners of each major professional sport were experiencing the worst of times. Thursday night's fifth game of the Eastern Conference finals in Auburn Hills, Mich., had men stammering and scheming their way to a seat in front of a TV and likely wrecking Saturday night plans and possibly relationships in the process. CLEVELAND - As his teammates danced and carried on while wearing baseball caps and T-shirts proclaiming " Champions LeBron James walked around in a daze with a smile etched across his face.
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Pampling takes three-shot lead with fast finish (Sports, 5 articles)
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K.J. Choi figured the best way to learn to play golf was to study books by Jack Nicklaus and spend hours watching video of golf's greatest champion. It was only fitting Choi celebrate the biggest victory of his career at the Memorial on Sunday with a handshake from Nicklaus that was as meaningful as the trophy. Choi ran off four straight birdies on the front nine to take the lead, then finished with three clutch par saves from the bunkers and gallery to close with a 7-under 65, giving him a one-shot victory over Ryan Moore .
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