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Penguins, loud Pittsburgh fans to confront Red Wings tonight (Sports, 26 articles)
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In 2003 Giguere played in a triple-overtime and a single-overtime game against Detroit, a five-overtime game and a single-overtime game against Dallas, a double-overtime game at Minnesota and two single-overtime games against New Jersey. Pittsburgh's Gary Roberts, left, and Sergei Gonchar could only watch as the Red Wings hoisted the Stanley Cup on Wednesday at Mellon Arena. Using a little Motown magic on the road, the Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup for the fourth time in 11 seasons Wednesday night with a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 6 of the finals. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images) Petr Sykora of the Pittsburgh Penguins scored a power-play goal at 9:57 of the third overtime period to shock the Detroit Red Wings and their fans in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final on Monday night. DETROIT - With less than a minute remaining in regulation, the Red Wings and their fans were just a heartbeat away from ending the game, closing out the Penguins, and welcoming the Stanley Cup to Joe Louis Arena. " 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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NBA finals between Boston Celtics and Lakers could be one for ages (Sports, 26 articles)
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When Earvin "Magic" Johnson made his NBA Finals debut with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1980, the games were televised on "tape delay" by the American networks, rather than shown live. By the time Johnson and Larry Bird had finished restructuring the American sporting landscape and re-establishing their teams' decades-long rivalry, the sport would not be the same. Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, perhaps the most renowned of basketball rivals, two men who represented differing styles of play and were the stars of cities separated by much more than distance, were united one afternoon over momma's cooking.
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4 homers spark White Sox to win over Royals (Sports, 11 articles)
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General manager Ken Williams a day after choosing to keep his thoughts to himself amid a swirling storm of controversy surrounding his White Sox sat in the dugout Wednesday afternoon and surveyed the landscape. Carlos Quentin Nick Swisher and Alexei Ramirez homered Tuesday night and the White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 9-5. If not Ozzie, who? MANAGER 'S SPECIAL With Sox in first, best man for job is already there.
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Dallas Cowboys' Owens, Jerry Jones riding high (Sports, 17 articles)
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As coach Wade Phillips talked to the media about Adam "Pacman" Jones' second day on the job, Tony Romo was staying overtime on the practice field to work on his deep throws. By CALVIN WATKINS / The Dallas Morning News cwatkins IRVING - Everything's going just fine these days with the Cowboys. Jones knows lessons learned off the field in more than a year away from the game are more important than two interceptions in two offseason practices with the Dallas Cowboys.
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RAIDERS: Culpepper, McCown remain in close race for starter (Sports, 6 articles)
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P (10-01) 04:00 PDT Miami The Raiders threw a victory parade Sunday, and not even a little rain could drown their triumphant march. P The same old Raiders offense made a first-half cameo Sunday, bringing back all the sights and scents that made last season such a migraine. P (08-31) 04:00 PDT Seattle - The practice season is over, the game stats are in, and the winner is... well, Raiders coach Lane Kiffin is going to need a few more days on this one.
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Phelps, other swimmers find new suit up to speed - (Sports, 11 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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Katie Smith scores 33 to lead Shock past Storm, 77-67 (Sports, 5 articles)
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NEW YORK - On the eve of her first visit to Detroit since being traded to the Storm this year, Swin Cash refused to take any shots at her former team or Shock coach Bill Laimbeer. When asked about tonight's trip to Detroit, Cash said she didn't feel anything extra to prove to Laimbeer or her former team. AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Katie Smith scored a season-high 33 points to lead the Detroit Shock to a 77-67 victory over the Seattle Storm Wednesday night.
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Big Brown holds up well in final Belmont workout (Sports, 10 articles)
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June 2, 2008 Rick Dutrow Jr. trains Big Brown, the undefeated "Brown Bomber" who bids for the Triple Crown in Saturday's Belmont Stakes. NEW YORK - Finding Big Brown's first trainer requires a long walk to the far back corner of sprawling Belmont Park, past rundown barns with peeling white paint. Prado just happens to be riding Casino Drive, the horse most handicappers believe has the best chance of ending Big Brown's Triple Crown chances in the Belmont Stakes.
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Win sends Texas A&M to baseball super regional (Sports, 5 articles)
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Katie Burkhart threw a four-hitter, Kaitlin Cochran finally showed off her hitting prowess with a three-run home run and Arizona State claimed its first Women's College World Series title with an 11-0 win against Texas A&M on Tuesday night. Texas coach Rick Barnes announced that combination guard Varez Ward of Montgomery, Ala., has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball for the Longhorns in the 2008-09 season. UCLA's Kevin Chappell shot a 76 on Saturday to wrap up the NCAA men's individual golf championship and help the Bruins hold off Pac-10 rivals Stanford and Southern California for the team title.
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Frustrated Earnhardt won't blame Kyle Busch - (Sports, 5 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. He had seven top-10 finishes in the first nine races, and when Denny Hamlin's dominance in the first 381 laps of Saturday's short-track race ended with a flat tire, Earnhardt moved to the front. After Hamlin stopped on the track instead of limping to pit road, the caution allowed Busch - whom Earnhardt replaced at Hendrick - to get on Earnhardt's bumper for the restart.
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Federer reaches 16th straight Grand Slam semifinal (Sports, 10 articles)
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PARIS- Svetlana Kuznetsova returned to the French Open semifinals, recovering from a slow start to beat unseeded Kaia Kanepi 7-5, 6-2 Wednesday. France's Gael Monfils throws his shirt to the crowd at Roland Garros after defeating Spain's David Ferrer during their quarter-final match on Wednesday. As the lone remaining unseeded player, and ranked No. 59, Monfils didn't figure to find himself smashing winners in a quarterfinal against David Ferrer of Spain, the No. 5 player in the world.
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Cubs fall to Pirates :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Cubs (Sports, 5 articles)
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Bay hadn't driven in a run with a single this season until doing so in the 14th inning of the Pirates' 5-4 win Saturday night, also the first time in his career his run-scoring hit ended a game. Hamilton went deep in his career-high fourth straight game one out after Ian Kinsler led off with a single to extend his career-best hitting streak to 18 games. Bradley followed with his first of two homers, going back-to-back with Hamilton for the second time this season to help the Rangers end a two-game skid and return to.500 (30-30).
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All-Howard County: Boys lacrosse - (Sports, 4 articles)
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When Cole took over as coach of the Gators three years ago, his current seniors were freshmen on a team that didn't win a game. The Gladiators won five their second year and two last year before going 12-5 this season and advancing to the Class 3A-2A South regional final. More than anything, having a season like we did this year is helping to highlight a winning program.
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Bridget Ercole, Bryn Mawr... (Sports, 4 articles)
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Miller played outstanding golf all year and finished second in the MIAA individual championships after losing in a playoff to Patrick Hohman. The senior made an impressive run in the state tournament at the University of Maryland, eventually finishing second to Alex Hoffman of Middletown after 36 holes and a sudden-death playoff. Capute played No. 1 singles for the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland B Conference team and has more than 50 wins without a loss, including several matches against A Conference opponents.
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Double-switcheroo Lou says Soriano's no target :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Sports (Sports, 5 articles)
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SAN DIEGO Kosuke Fukudome got all the attention over the winter, but another free-agent signing by the Cubs looks just as important to the success the team is enjoying. His third save in as many games Tuesday put him in a tie for the National League lead with 16 and improved his ERA to a season-low 2.78. " That's just how Leo was said Santo, who played on some of the best Cubs teams of the last 50 years, including seven seasons for Hall of Fame manager Leo Durocher.
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Sprinter Pettigrew gives up gold medal from Sydney (Sports, 7 articles)
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Antonio Pettigrew gave up his Olympic gold medal Tuesday, two weeks after the sprinter admitted in court that he cheated to win at Sydney in 2000. This marked the first significant setback at trial for the federal government in its nearly five-year investigation stemming from the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative doping scandal. Graham, who coached former star sprinters Marion Jones and Tim Montgomery, is the second person from the BALCO scandal to be convicted at trial.
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Sharks fire coach Wilson (Sports, 5 articles)
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P (05-21) 20:56 PDT Jeremy Roenick agreed to a one-year contract Wednesday to return to the Sharks after his revitalizing comeback season with the club. Roenick had 14 goals and 19 assists for the Sharks after coming out of semi-retirement for another shot at the Stanley Cup. In early November, the nine-time All-Star became the third American-born player to score 500 career goals, and the sometimes outspoken forward earned praise for his quiet veteran leadership and steady play.
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Tiger Woods takes early U.S. Open peek at Torrey Pines (Sports, 5 articles)
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Woods' last birdie on the par-3 ninth was a bending putt from just inside 25 feet that looked remarkably similar minus the hat-spiking celebration to his winning putt five days ago at Bay Hill that kept him undefeated since September. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, the American world number one spent three hours and 15 minutes on the South Course at Torrey Pines where security was tight. Spectators and media were barred from the course and Woods, who was accompanied by swing coach Hank Haney, ended his practice round after laying up in two at the par-five 18th.
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Smoltz to have season-ending shoulder surgery (Sports, 4 articles)
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The Braves actually won a one-run game, improving their mark in those contests to 3-16, despite two more homers by Florida's slugging second baseman, Dan Uggla. Jones, who actually managed to raise an average that already was over.400, sparked the Braves in the eighth with a leadoff single against Matt Lindstrom (1-1). Norton, a.171-hitting utilityman forced to start because the Braves have two outfielders on the disabled list, drove the first pitch he saw just inside the first-base bag.
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Yanks' Joba Chamberlain's first start short, not sweet (Sports, 4 articles)
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June 4, 2008 THE cameras flashed and energy sizzled through a packed crowd last night at Yankee Stadium, the telltale signs of a huge event. On Monday night, the Yanks lost in Minnesota as Kyle Farnsworth could not do what had been Chamberlain's eighth-inning job. Twenty-four hours later, the Yankees lost at home to Toronto because Chamberlain is not yet equipped with his emotions and with his repertoire for his new role.
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