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A frustrated Lorena Ochoa settles for a tie at Kraft Nabisco (Sports, 5 articles)
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A stroke off the pace overnight, Ochoa took control at the tournament's midway point with American Heather Young, who carded a five-birdie 70 at Mission Hills Country Club. The pair ended a steaming hot day in the California desert at five-under 139, one ahead of Swede Maria Hjorth and South Korea's Kim Mi-hyun who returned matching 70s. Three-times champion Annika Sorenstam of Sweden, seeking her 11th grand slam crown, also posted a 70 to lie a further stroke back in a tie for fifth with Korean Han Hee-won (69). Annika Sorenstam also was 16-under in 2004 on her way to a course record 18-under 270 total, matched last year by Ochoa. Ochoa is seeking her 16th victory in her past 48 starts and her 19th overall LPGA Tour win. RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. - Lorena Ochoa had already watched three birdie putts inside 10 feet tickle the edge of the cup, each one keeping her from seizing control in the Kraft Nabisco Championship. As the fans packed into the bleachers rose to celebrate, the ball dove hard to the left, caught the edge and spun all the way around the cup.
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Derby winner to be memorialized outside gate of Churchill Downs - (Sports, 7 articles)
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Faced with a life-or-death call, the small group huddled and aired their concerns as a crowd of more than 100,000 and millions of viewers nationwide waited. Their decision to keep the horse alive revolved around overwhelming love for the animal, the instincts of the veterinarians present and a key opinion voiced by a trusted friend. The Jacksons agonized for months about where to place his ashes, which are currently in a closet in the family's Pennsylvania home.
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Penguins Top Devils to Clinch Playoff Spot (Sports, 8 articles)
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By TIM BONTEMPS March 24, 2008 Heading into the first half of their home-and-home with the Penguins in Pittsburgh Saturday night, the Devils had big visions for their final eight games of the season. Now the Devils find themselves in the middle of a three-game losing streak, and have failed to score more than one goal in a game for more than a week. New Jersey, in the playoffs for the 11th straight season, trails Pittsburgh by five points with three games to play, and has a two-point edge over the New York Rangers in the East chase.
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Hayden wins 100 freestyle as more qualify for Games including veteran Say (Sports, 5 articles)
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Mike Brown of Perth, Ont., Adam Sioui of Trenton, Ont., and Toronto's Julia Wilkinson shattered Canadian records at the national swimming trials, Canada's selection meet for the Beijing Olympics, on Thursday. MONTREAL - In the moments before the 100-metre freestyle final, Brent Hayden sat with seven other competitors contemplating the fastest field ever in the event in Canadian history. Earlier in the day, eight men finished the preliminaries below the 50-second mark in the 100 freestyle, the first time ever in Canadian history.
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Justin Gimelstob: Roddick finally slays his white whale, beats Federer (Sports, 7 articles)
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The Spaniard, who reeled off the last 12 points of the match, beat Czech Tomas Berdych 7-6 6-2 in windy conditions, while Davydenko beat Andy Roddick of the United States by the same scoreline. KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. - As Andy Roddick offered a congratulatory handshake at the net to Nikolay Davydenko, the stoic Russian erupted in laughter. Roddick tried for an encore Friday night, but Davydenko stole the show, winning 7-6 (5), 6-2 in the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Open.
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Canucks lost defensive identity during playoff drive meltdown (Sports, 4 articles)
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VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks play the Calgary Flames for pride instead of a playoff berth Saturday night because injuries to key defencemen destroyed their identity as a shut-down team and a tough opponent. Vancouver Canucks' Kevin Bieksa sits on the boards at his team's bench after losing to the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 and being officially eliminated from the playoffs during NHL hockey action at GM Place in Vancouver, Thursday, April 3, 2008. Dan Ellis shut out Columbus for the second time in four days, and the Predators mastered the Columbus Blue Jackets again with a 2-0 win on Friday night.
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Kansas-North Carolina matchup opens some old wounds (Sports, 6 articles)
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" Roy Williams dropped pretty far off the list when he left said Barker, a die-hard Kansas fan in search of a certain measure of revenge in Saturday's Final Four meeting against the Tar Heels. I suspended my rule last Sunday, when that Davidson kid put up that final shot, knowing that a miss would make Bill Self's season, if not his career. That may not sit well with some members of Illini Nation, who view Self in the same light as some Kansas fans view Roy Williams.
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Matchups improved for Dallas Mavericks against Warriors (Sports, 6 articles)
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Jason Kidd came bounding off the bench and delivered a flying chest bump to Eddie Jones moments after he threw down an alley-oop dunk the other night against Golden State. Jason Terry hurtled out of bounds to save a loose ball, resulting in a reverse layup when Kidd delivered a nifty pass to Howard. By EDDIE SEFKO / The Dallas Morning News esefko Every NBA team makes personnel decisions that don't always work out, either in the short term or the long run.
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Raptors continue late-season slide with 105-100 loss to Bobcats (Sports, 6 articles)
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If this keeps up, whichever club gets the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs is going to be rubbing its collective hands in glee. Jason Richardson scored 27 points and his backcourt mate Raymond Felton added 21 to lead the visiting Charlotte Bobcats to a 105-100 upset of the Toronto Raptors on Friday night at the Air Canada Centre. Toronto's Anthony Parker, right, drives to the hoop past Charlotte's Emeka Okafor during the early going of the Bobcats' victory over the hometown Raptors on Friday night.
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In a Tough Year, Gibbs Keeps Redskins Moving Forward With Class (Sports, 4 articles)
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The next day, Gibbs will monitor his three NASCAR Sprint Cup teams from pit road at Texas Motor Speedway as Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch try to give Toyota its third Cup win of the season. The coach stopped near the end zone where Todd Collins's 42-yard touchdown to Santana Moss had given the Redskins a 27-3 lead over Dallas and removed the last sliver of doubt that the Redskins were going to the playoffs. Twice more this 67-year-old Hall of Famer, on one of his best but most unexpected days, did the slow pirouette again two thumbs up, two No. 1s and finally those warm waves of affection.
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Sefolosha's defense a bonus for Bulls :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Bulls (Sports, 5 articles)
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When Cleveland called timeout with 24.9 seconds remaining Thursday and the Cavaliers trailing the Bulls 99-98, the talk in both huddles concerned the how, not the who. " We knew the ball was going to LeBron James he was going to go to the basket and try to score Bulls coach Jim Boylan said after practice Friday. Second-year 6-7 guard Thabo Sefolosha, who had the primary defense on James, helped hold the Cavs' 6-8 superstar forward to one point in the fourth quarter.
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Ohio State foils UMass for NIT crown (Sports, 5 articles)
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By DAN MARTIN April 4, 2008 Over the past few years Ohio State has earned a reputation of losing national championship games in basketball and football. Evan Turner finished with 20 for the Buckeyes (24-13), who reached the preseason NIT title game but were run out of the Garden by Texas A&M. Ricky Harris scored 27 for UMas (25-11), hitting three 3-pointers in the closing minutes to help the Minutemen stay close.
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Blue Jays drop opening series in New York (Sports, 6 articles)
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Frank Thomas doubled in the winning runs and Shaun Marcum contributed a strong outing on the mound as the Toronto Blue Jays opened their home season with a 5-3 victory over the World Series champion Boston Red Sox on Friday night. TORONTO - Back in the baby blue uniform worn during better days gone by, the Toronto Blue Jays opened the home portion of their 2008 season with a gem of a ballgame reminiscent of their former glory. One poorly pitched inning and a bobbled ball by another hurler cost the Toronto Blue Jays a chance at a rare series victory at Yankee Stadium.
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Soccer, Virginia Tech, George Mason - (Sports, 4 articles)
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Goals: UMBC Smith 3, Latham 3, Wimer 2, Kimener 2, Hopmann 2; OS Buchanan 4, Poillon 2, Funk 2, Ryan, Ruhnke, Friel. Goals: T McCutcheon 3, Andre, Boyle, Engelke, Cooper, Stratton; H Muscarella 5, Card 2, Dooley 2, Stein 2, Colleluori, Unterstein. Goals: H Anderson 2, Miner; W Skeels 4, Smith 2, Pisacano 2, Carter, D'Alonzo, Vaccaro.
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Horton Helps Panthers Top Hurricanes (Sports, 4 articles)
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Nathan Horton had a goal and an assist and the Florida Panthers beat Carolina 4-3 on Friday night to prevent the Hurricanes from clinching the Southeast Division. Eric Staal, Sergei Samsonov and Trevor Letowski each scored for the Hurricanes, who would have clinched the division with a victory and outshot Florida 46-17 while committing no penalties to the Panthers' nine. Anderson was impenetrable after that, making flashy save after flashy save to seal Florida's first victory in Raleigh since a 2-0 win on Dec. 6, 2002.
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Basketball, NCAA Tournament, Boston Bruins - (Sports, 4 articles)
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UCLA's numbers in the NCAA tournament are skewed by the team's opening-round rout of No. 16 seed Mississippi Valley State, which scored only 29 points. Of course, the Bruins haven't faced a team as explosive as the Tigers (37-1), who have averaged 85 points in the NCAA tournament. As if his players needed reminding, Howland often goes into a defensive stance in the coaching box, crouching and waving his arms as his necktie flaps.
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Basketball, Texas, University of Connecticut - (Sports, 4 articles)
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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). Amber Smith (Institute of Notre Dame) missed 12 of the 15 shots she took but had nine rebounds and four assists Ebonie Williams was the only player for Seton Hall (13-9, 3-7) in double figures, scoring 11 - No. 5 Baylor 68, Texas Tech 45 Danielle Wilson scored 18 points, and the Lady Bears extended their best start in school history with a home win over the Lady Raiders (14-9, 2-7 Big 12).
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Liverpool, Arsenal play to Champions League draw (Sports, 5 articles)
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Gambling and football may have been thrust into the public eye again yesterday with revelations about alleged match-fixing, but Arsenal are surely worth a hefty bet to beat Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium today. Liverpool have the Champions League semi-finals in their sights for the third time in four seasons after securing a 1-1 draw against Arsenal in the first leg of their quarter-final last night. Arsenal pressed strongly after the break and were frustrated when a goalbound shot from Cesc Fabregas was blocked inches from the line by Nicklas Bendtner, his team-mate.
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Inside job: Post tandem sends Terps to easy win - (Sports, 5 articles)
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A school-record four Maryland women's basketball players were named to All-Atlantic Coast Conference teams announced yesterday, including Crystal Langhorne, who was named to an All-ACC squad for the fourth time, also a school record. Langhorne, a senior All-America forward from Willingboro, N.J., was selected to the five-player first-team All-ACC unit along with point guard Kristi Toliver. The Arizona women's team finished a double-overtime game Thursday against Oregon State with only two on the court after four other available players fouled out.
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SFGate: San Francisco Giants (Sports, 5 articles)
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Clark is the newest addition to the Giants championship defense, yesterday signing a two-year, $4 million contract to compete at outside linebacker and to work on any and possibly every special teams unit. By PAUL SCHWARTZ March 27, 2008 For their first game as defending Super Bowl champions, the Giants, as expected, will kick off the NFL season in the honorary Thursday night slot. That prime-time opener is always slated for 8:30 p.m. but will likely be moved up to 7 p.m. to avoid the telecast running head-on with the concluding night of the Republican National Convention, featuring Sen. John McCain's acceptance speech.
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Revolution's Twellman to be out 6 weeks after knee surgery (Sports, 4 articles)
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BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. - Michael Parkhurst has been among the most dependable and sometimes spectacular central defenders in Major League Soccer since joining the Revolution three years ago. Parkhurst struggled early in last night's 4-0 loss to Chicago, the Fire scoring in the fourth minute and gaining a man advantage after Jeff Larentowicz was ejected by referee Baldomero Toledo three minutes later. The Revolution (1-1-0, 3 points), who visit Kansas City Wednesday, rallied after falling behind, 2-0, midway through the first half.
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Dempster picks up Cubs' first win :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Cubs (Sports, 4 articles)
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Seven batters were hit by pitches during the opening series between the Cubs and Brewers, and Milwaukee's Rickie Weeks who was hit twice Monday leveled Cubs catcher Geovany Soto on a play at the plate in the first inning Thursday. Players in both clubhouses of the division rivals said there was no extracurricular motivation, including Soto, who was in the baseline without the ball when Weeks hit him. CUBS IN BRIEF Cubs starter Ryan Dempster, last year's closer, watched on TV in the clubhouse while his replacement , Kerry Wood, finished off Dempster's 6-3 victory over Milwaukee.
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Redding Leads Nationals Past Phillies (Sports, 4 articles)
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Tim Redding took a one-hitter into the eighth inning and Ryan Zimmerman hit a solo homer to help the Nationals stay unbeaten with a 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night. The last time the Washington Nationals' franchise was 3-0 was 2003, when the team was located in Montreal and named the Expos. The last time a baseball team from the nation's capital won its first three games was 1951, when the Senators started 4-0.
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John Danks, Joe Crede lead White Sox to first victory :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: White Sox (Sports, 4 articles)
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DETROIT - Players like Scott Linebrink, Octavio Dotel, Nick Swisher, Orlando Cabrera came to the South Side with an expensive price tag. After an 0-2 start, the Sox showed the type of intestinal fortitude Swisher was hoping to see from his new teammates. John Danks, Joe Crede lead White Sox to first victory Loss has familiar look Owens close to returning, and he 'll start at the top Future is right now for Danks, Floyd Sox recap.
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