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Ovechkin double lifts Caps over Flames (Sports, 8 articles)
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Alex Ovechkin scored his NHL-leading 55th and 56th goals, including the tiebreaker with 1:54 left, and Olie Kolzig earned his 300th win in the Washington Capitals' 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. Ovechkin fired the winner from just inside the blueline with less than two minutes left to claim his NHL-leading 56th goal of the season and help goalie Olaf Kolzig record his 300th career victory. Both of Calgary's goals came on 5-on-3 power plays, as Jarome Iginla scored his 42nd goal of the season late in the first period and Kristian Huselius his 23rd midway through the second period. Ovechkin broke a 2-2 tie in the closing minutes with a power-play goal, scoring on a shot from just inside the blue linethat got past goalie Miikka Kiprusoff. Kubina notched his second game-winning goal in as many nights, scoring a power-play goal 69 seconds into the third period Wednesday night to cement a 3-2 Toronto win over the hometown Philadephia Flyers. Price made 38 saves for his second shutout, and Bryan Smolinski and Saku Koivu scored first-period goals as Montreal beat New Jersey, 4-0, last night and moved ahead of the Devils into first place in the East.
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No. 8 Baylor routed by No. 20 Texas A&M - (Sports, 19 articles)
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Ashleigh Braxton scored 13 points for Pittsburgh (18-6, 8-3) - No. 12 Duke 83, Clemson 54 Abby Waner and Joy Cheek each scored 15 points to lead the Blue Devils over the host Lady Tigers. Rashanda McCants added 18 points for North Carolina - No. 7 LSU 78, Mississippi 48 Sylvia Fowles scored 19 of her 22 points in the first half to help the host Tigers beat the Lady Rebels (10-14, 4-7 SEC). Kayla Pedersen added 13 rebounds but was held to two points - 11 below her average - No. 9 Baylor 84, Texas State 57 Rachel Allison had 23 points and 13 rebounds to lead the host Bears over the Bobcats.
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Stanford has plenty to gain at Pac-10 tourney (Sports, 7 articles)
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Most Southern California basketball fans were stuck at work or in school when UCLA and USC played their daytime quarterfinal games at the Pacific 10 Conference tournament on Thursday. LOS ANGELES - Jordan Hill led five players in double figures with 16 points and Arizona swamped Oregon State 87-56 in the first round of the Pac-10 tournament Wednesday night. Reserve Lathen Wallace scored 19 points and Marcel Jones had 12 rebounds to lead Oregon State, which ended its agonizing season with 21 consecutive losses.
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Thursday's Big 12 women's tournament notebook (Sports, 7 articles)
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The Big 12 first recorded 1 million fans in 2001-02 with 1,002,251 and hit the milestone again last season with an NCAA-record 1,023,576. Texas A&M (25-7) committed one turnover in the first half and finished with only six in advancing to the title game for the first time. Takia Starks was 3-for-4 on 3-pointers and finished with 15 points for the Aggies, who opened the game on a 17-4 run and led 27-11 midway through the first half.
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Defending Champion Lance Mackey Wins Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race (Sports, 5 articles)
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There was so much to do und gear to check, sleds to pack und before the defending champion and a record field of mushers launched their run to Nome. While other top contenders were somber, even terse with onlookers, the Fairbanks resident was relaxed and joking, with seemingly all the time in the world to spend with fans. Maybe that's because Mackey is fresh off his fourth consecutive win in the 1,000-mile Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race und considered by many to be an even tougher long-distance sled dog race.
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Didier Cuche claims downhill title (Sports, 6 articles)
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American skier Bode Miller was assured of his second overall World Cup title in four years after his closest challenger decided not to ski one of the season's final two races. Didier Cuche will not compete in the season's final slalom race scheduled for Saturday, Swiss team spokeswoman Kristina Schneider said Thursday. Miller missed his last chance at the downhill title when bad weather prevented the season's final race from being run Wednesday, allowing Cuche to keep his lead.
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Devils Nip Lightning, Grab First in East (Sports, 8 articles)
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New Jersey jumped over idle Montreal and Pittsburgh to reclaim first in the East for the first time since Feb. 29 with 84 points, one more than the Canadiens and Penguins. Michel Ouellet tied it in the second and set the stage for Elias' heroics 4:02 into overtime. Parise, who also scored Friday night in New Jersey's 2-1 overtime win against Tampa Bay, has five goals in three games - all Devils victories.
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Phelps, other swimmers find new suit up to speed - (Sports, 7 articles)
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Competing in another "off" event - the 100-meter backstroke - Phelps again dropped jaws, narrowly missing the world record by 0.03 of a second. His winning time of 53.01 seconds is the second-best time ever posted at 100 meters, barely off the pace of Aaron Peirsol's 52.98, set at the world championships in March. Lochte lowered his own mark in the event, winning in 1:40.08, which was 0.47 of a second better than his time from 2006.
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Paul's 26 points, 17 assists, lead Hornets past Spurs, 100-75 (Sports, 4 articles)
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Peja Stojakovic made seven 3-pointers and led all scorers with 29 points to help the Hornets to their second straight victory and fourth in five games. Joe Johnson scored 24 points and Mike Bibby 21 for Atlanta, which got as close as 62-59 in the third quarter but couldn't keep pace with a New Orleans squad that kept hitting from long range. Wright scored a career-high 13 points, delighting the crowd with his above-the rim play, particularly when he soared in for one-handed rebound of Pargo's miss and in one motion threw down a roundhouse jam.
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With Dallas Mavericks as a target, Barkley shoots from the lip (Sports, 4 articles)
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The pressure to lead the Mavericks has been Dirk Nowitzki's and his alone since Steve Nash headed to the desert to a few years ago. These days the pressure to win a championship for this franchise, which has been involved in the two biggest collapses in team history the last two years, is evenly distributed among Dirk, Avery and Kidd. As the point guard approaches his one month anniversary with his new team, the jury remains out on how this is fitting together.
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Warriors Exercise Option on Don Nelson (Sports, 4 articles)
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With 20 games left on the schedule, the Warriors exercised the team option on Nelson's contract for the 2008-09 season, the team announced Tuesday. Since Nelson rejoined the organization last season, the Warriors are 81-63 in regular-season games and they stunned the top-seeded Mavericks in last season's Western Conference playoffs. P (03-12) 21:02 PST Chris Webber won't be an option when the Warriors face Shaquille O'Neal and the Suns tonight.
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Lawsuit dropped against Patriots (Sports, 5 articles)
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By night's end, after Tom Brady's dramatic final drive, Adam Vinatieri's game-winning field goal at the final gun and the shock of the emotion-drenched upset, the Patriots could have been elected presidents, as a team. Finger flipped to all who dared question the legitimacy of their accomplishments, even while the actions of their organization raised those questions... tucked neatly back into their palms. His answer to at least two references to the legitimacy of the Patriots' mark this season and in past seasons weren't all that convincing, either, even with the tone of certainty Goodell lent to his replies.
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Fred Couples leads, Tiger Woods frustrated in Orlando (Sports, 7 articles)
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ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - American Fred Couples took the early lead at the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Thursday, firing a five-under 65 at the Bay Hill Club. World number one Tiger Woods, chasing his ninth win in ten tournaments and a four-times winner here, ended his round on level-par 70 after two birdies and two bogeys. Rory Sabbatini, Stuart Appleby and Kevin Streelman, who began the day as the third alternate, were in the group at 67 with Woods.
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Beckett very unlikely to pitch for Red Sox in Japan (Sports, 4 articles)
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P 03-12) 15:13 PDT Fort Myers, Fla. (AP) Josh Beckett's sore back probably will keep him from going to Japan with his teammates. Beckett's back was stiff Wednesday, four days after he felt spasms while warming up for his start against the Florida Marlins. The Red Sox leave next Wednesday for Tokyo, where they have two exhibition games against Japanese teams before playing the first two games of the regular season against the Oakland Athletics on March 25 and 26.
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Oilers overwhelmed by Avalanche (Sports, 4 articles)
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Jaroslav Hlinka and Tyler Arnason each had a goal and an assist, helping the Colorado Avalanche move into sole possession of first place in the Northwest Division with a 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. The Oilers, who had won three straight overtime games, are 1-5 against Colorado this season with two games left to play. Hlinka and Arnason scored early in the second, giving Colorado a 3-0 lead and chasing Mathieu Garon from the game just 4:26 into the period.
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Emerald Bowl a microcosm of Terps' up-down year - (Sports, 4 articles)
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In the first quarter, the Terps couldn't have looked better, especially on offense, and the worst anyone could envision was a shootout victory, the kind that are routine in games at this point in the bowl season. A beautiful drive opened the game, with Chris Turner marching them downfield, hitting all but one pass, which was dropped, connecting on a touchdown pass. On their third possession, a big play by their big-play threat , Darrius Heyward-Bey, a 63-yard beauty from Turner and a 14-7 lead.
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The Seattle Times: Rockets have a blast with 20th in a row (Sports, 5 articles)
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The Houston Rockets became the third team in NBA history to win 20 consecutive games, tying for the league's second-longest winning streak with an 83-75 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. Tracy McGrady scored 21 of his 28 points in the second half and Shane Battier had 15 points as Houston struggled to preserve their winning streak. The Rockets won their 10th straight game by double digits, tying an NBA record last reached by the Nets in 2004, and are one game behind the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs for the top seed in the Western Conference.
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Girls Athlete of the Week: Deanna Dydynski, Mount Hebron, basketball - (Sports, 4 articles)
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Though the teams are built similarly, both relying on the play of their undersized, athletic guards, the game is expected to be somewhat of a contrast in styles. Mount Hebron senior forward Deanna Dydynski stole a pass with six seconds left and then hit two free throws to give the Vikings a four-point lead that turned into a 54-53 win over the Falcons. The Vikings (27-0) will take on No. 12 Poly - a 62-55 winner over Wicomico in yesterday's other semifinal - Saturday at 5 p.m. in search of the program's seventh state title and first since 1991.
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Rockies fan puts what could be Bonds' last homer ball up for auction (Sports, 4 articles)
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7 Seven fifty-five, the most cherished number in baseball if not all of American sports, lived a good, long, noble life. On a cool Tuesday night near the shores of San Francisco Bay, 755 finally perished at the hands of a relentless, controversial invader from the west named Barry Lamar Bonds. Thursday, March 13, 2008 (03-13) 11:07 PST DENVER What could well be Barry Bonds' last home run, No. 762, will be sold at an online auction, the owner of the ball said today.
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Federer Beats Sampras in MSG Exhibition (Sports, 4 articles)
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The women's tour year-end event moved out of the Garden in 1999; the men hadn't played seriously there since 1989, leaving Roger Federer's only Garden memory buying a Rangers shirt outside the arena 10 years ago. That hype has not become too tired to appeal to an all-but retired Pete Sampras or to Federer, recently rudely interrupted from his four years of utter inevitability. Federer is closing in on Sampras' record of 14 major tennis championships, a mark that truly exists only in black in white, written in a record book.
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