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Celtics, Lakers centerstage again for NBA finals (Sports, 15 articles)
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Boston's Big Three shot awfully as did most of the Celtics, but the NBA s top-seeded team stayed competitive for much of the game thanks to a stark disparity in free throws. The media mob, armed with cameras, tripods, tape recorders and, yes, even some old-fashioned notepads, gathers in a small room leading to the Lakers' practice court at the team's El Segundo training facility. Frank Ramsey was a Hall of Fame forward on the Boston Celtics in the 1950s and 60s, an era when Bill Russell ruled in the paint and the Celtics won 11 NBA titles in 13 years. The Celtics and Lakers have met 10 times in the NBA Finals, most recently in 1986-87, a series the Lakers won 4-2. With a 100-92 victory over the San Antonio Spurs, the team that began the season as an NBA joke is now just four wins from an NBA championship. AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce walked together, sporting black hats with green four-leaf clovers, and tried to soak up the moment when both superstars became conference champions for the first time.
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Sharapova sent packing as Federer rolls on (Sports, 7 articles)
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The 13th seed, who had already beaten Sharapova in the last 16 at Roland Garros in 2006, will play her third grand slam quarter-final against compatriot and seventh seed Elena Dementieva. The two arguably delivered the finest match of the women's tournament so far, with Safina, younger sister of former men's world number one Marat Safin, eventually coming out on top after two hours and 52 minutes. No, her departure from the French Open was filled with sound and fury: her stroke-accompanying shrieks, her self-loathing shouts between points and the spectators' hearty boos and high-pitched whistles that ushered the No. 1-seeded woman to the exit.
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Zetterberg has come the furthest with Red Wings on brink of Stanley Cup (Sports, 14 articles)
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DETROIT The Pittsburgh Penguins gave themselves a great chance to extend the Stanley Cup finals against the Detroit Red Wings, going ahead 2-0 in the first period of Game 5 on a quick-hitting goal and a fortunate one Monday night. Pittsburgh got a break when Adam Hall was credited with an unassisted goal that caromed into the net after Detroit defenseman Niklas Kronwall tried to whack the puck into a corner. " Dom is not going to struggle Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said the day before the postseason started, attempting to shoot down a question about the possibility of using Chris Osgood.
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Swimming, Michael Phelps, Getty Images Incorporated - (Sports, 10 articles)
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INDIANAPOLIS - The third day of the ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships was marked by a pair of exciting rivalry races one marred by a bad start, and the other capped by an exciting finish. Just a half-hour after his third-place finish in the 400-meter freestyle yesterday, Michael Phelps took to the starting blocks for the 100-meter butterfly and another showdown with world record holder Ian Crocker. As the racers awaited the start, Crocker flinched slightly at what appeared to be a camera flash, drawing a collective moan from the crowd.
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NASCAR 'bad boy' Kyle Busch is too good again (Sports, 11 articles)
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On Saturday night, Busch led a race-high 169 of the 367 laps in a Toyota he described early in the race as the "most pathetic" he had ever driven. Kyle Busch was simply sensational again, dominating the second half of the 400-mile race yesterday at Dover International Speedway and racing to his Sprint Cup series-best fourth win of the season. Team owner Joe Gibbs was in the middle of the celebration on pit road while Busch took a bow from his No. 18 Toyota and saluted his crew.
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Zambrano's pitching, hitting lead Cubs over Padres (Sports, 5 articles)
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Lowe (3-5) allowed a run and five hits, striking out three and walking one to get his first victory in eight starts since April 23. Lowe recorded 10 of his first 12 outs on ground balls, including a double play by Garrett Atkins, who drove in a run with a first-inning single. Greg Reynolds (0-3) pitched five innings, allowing six runs und four earned und and seven hits including Kent's sixth homer and Ethier's fifth.
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Jamaica showdown looms for Bolt and Powell (Sports, 7 articles)
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jamaican sprinters electrified the Reebok grand prix in New York on Saturday with Usain Bolt setting a new 100 meters world record and Veronica Campbell-Brown posting the fastest time of the year in the women's event. There was disappointment for China's world record holder and Olympic champion Liu Xiang, who had to withdraw from the 110m hurdles due to a tight hamstring. Bolt, world championship silver medalist in the 200, exploded off the starting line to get an early jump on world champion Tyson Gay and left the American second in 9.85.
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Terrell Owens agrees to four-year deal with Dallas Cowboys (Sports, 6 articles)
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By TODD ARCHER / The Dallas Morning News tarcher IRVING Every time he was asked this off-season, Pro Bowl wide receiver Terrell Owens expressed no worries about his future with the Cowboys. According to multiple sources, the Cowboys and Owens on Monday agreed to a four-year deal worth $34 million, including $13 million guaranteed. The contract compares to the three-year, $27 million contract Randy Moss received from New England in March, although Owens is three years older than Moss.
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Ortiz out with hurt wrist, Ramirez steps in at DH (Sports, 6 articles)
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BALTIMORE - Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz will be placed on the 15-day disabled list with a partially torn tendon in his left wrist, manager Terry Francona said Monday night. Baltimore blew a 2-0 lead, then rallied with a four-run eighth against Hideki Okajima (1-1), who came in with an 0.72 ERA. After a sacrifice fly by Kevin Millar tied it, the Orioles loaded the bases with two outs for Jones, who worked the count to 3-1 before hitting a liner off the left-field wall.
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Putz wonders what went wrong after Mariners suffer ninth-inning meltdown (Sports, 5 articles)
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Magglio Ordonez and Miguel Cabrera each drove in two runs as Detroit, wayward for most of the season against everyone else, won for the fifth time in six games against Seattle this year. SEATTLE - Slugger Richie Sexson, stuck in a two-year slump, was back in the Seattle Mariners' lineup Monday night after sitting the previous five games with little explanation accompanying his benching. McLaren's goal was to get Sexson in a better frame of mind and hopefully solve some of his issues at the plate.
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Brazilian Santos signs on for national duty (Sports, 4 articles)
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Santos, who averaged 2.4 minutes in the Storm's first five games this season, left Saturday to join the Brazilian national team in Spain. Her country is participating in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women, which will fill the final five slots in the Beijing Games. Knowing she wasn't among the initial nine players named to the Olympic team on Saturday, Swin Cash was motivated to remind the KeyArena crowd and the Houston Comets of her game.
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Matthew Goggin, Kenny Perry tied for Memorial lead (Sports, 4 articles)
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DUBLIN, Ohio - Kenny Perry joined Tiger Woods as the only three-time winner of the Memorial on Sunday, taking a big step toward joining the No. 1 player in the world on the Ryder Cup team this fall. With every contender in full retreat on the back nine, the 47-year-old Perry surged ahead with pars and one timely birdie, coasting home to a 3-under 69 and a two-shot victory that could not have come at a better time. Third-round leader Mathew Goggin lost his three-shot advantage in three holes and stumbled home to a 74, tied for second with former Masters champion Mike Weir, Justin Rose and Jerry Kelly, all of whom closed with a 71.
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Taylor's time as Dolphin looks to be nearing end - (Sports, 4 articles)
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While Sparano implied that Taylor initiated the latest development in the soap opera, the coach declined to be more specific. Just a few blocks from where the Dolphins held a voluntary practice Monday, Taylor hosted a charity golf tournament to benefit his foundation. The six-time Pro Bowl defensive end denied reports linking him to a trade, saying he has not been contacted about a possible move.
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Patching of Big Brown's hoof to wait a few days (Sports, 7 articles)
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NEW YORK - Big Brown's cracked left front hoof won't be patched until Friday, the day before he races in the Belmont Stakes for a shot at Triple Crown history. Hoof specialist Ian McKinlay planned to apply the acrylic and fiberglass patch Monday, but decided to wait a few days so the crack could heal naturally. Before applying the patch, McKinlay will remove the sutures, clean the area, redrill holes and put in new sutures.
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Manchester City fear late Chelsea bid to hijack deal with Hughes (Sports, 6 articles)
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City have all but conceded defeat in their efforts to lure Luiz Felipe Scolari who, along with Carlo Ancelotti and Hughes is in the running to succeed Grant. Blackburn manager Mark Hughes was approached Monday to succeed Sven-Goran Eriksson at Manchester City after the Swede's drawn-out departure was finally sealed following just one season in charge. Chelsea could miss out on one of their top targets, Blackburn boss Mark Hughes, after he was given permission to speak to Manchester City.
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Collective mentality should mean Wasps won't wilt without Lawrence Dallaglio (Sports, 4 articles)
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At least Rob Andrew left London for New Zealand yesterday knowing a bit more about what Brian Ashton had to endure as England head coach. Having already been forced to leave 11 top-drawer players at home for medical or player-management reasons, Andrew lost two more members of his England squad before even reaching Heathrow when Paul Sackey and Dan Hipkiss withdrew from the two-match trip. Andrew, the RFU's director of elite rugby and a locum for Martin Johnson as tour manager for the next three weeks, will have to make do and do the mending himself.
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Thome thrilled over No. 500 for Manny :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: White Sox (Sports, 4 articles)
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Just Ozzie being Ozzie, or is this the final straw? General manager Ken Williams remained in the epicenter today, doing his best damage control with his first-place White Sox. Almost 1,400 miles away, Ozzie Guillen sat at his Miami home, in all likelihood, again contemplating his longevity as the club's manager for the second time in the last three weeks. It was Guillen who told the Sun-Times in mid-May that the criticism he received from "Doll-Gate" had taken a toll.
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