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Celtics have kept lid on Lakers' Kobe Bryant (Sports, 37 articles)
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Garnett scored 26 points with 14 rebounds, Allen scored 26 and Pierce added 17 as the Celtics, a 24-win team a year ago, wrapped up their first crown since 1986. On a new parquet floor below aging championship banners, the Boston Celtics won their 17th NBA title and a first one - at last - for Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen - their Big Three for a new generation. Odom had 20 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots, Gasol added 19 points, 13 rebounds and six assists, and the Lakers beat the Celtics 103-98 Sunday night to trim Boston's lead to 3-2. Los Angeles Lakers kept their title hopes alive with a 103-98 home victory over Boston Celtics in the fourth game of the NBA Finals on Sunday. Kobe Bryant scored five points in the final four minutes to hold off a Celtics fightback and send the series back to Boston for game six on Tuesday. The Celtics expect Ray Allen to play when they try for a second time to win the NBA championship. Allen rushed from Staples Center after the Los Angeles Lakers' 103-98 win Sunday night that forced a sixth game Tuesday night in Boston.
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Woods outlasts Mediate for third Open, 14th major (Sports, 29 articles)
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One shot behind after a collapse no one saw coming, Woods birdied the 18th hole to force sudden death at Torrey Pines against a journeyman with a creaky back who simply wouldn't go away. That one extra hole was enough to doom Mediate, trying to become the oldest U.S. Open champion at 45 years, 6 months. After holding off a late fightback by Mediate to clinch the title at the 91st hole on a sun-kissed day at Torrey Pines, Woods said he would take a break to rest his painful left knee.
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Mets fire manager Willie Randolph, Manuel promoted (Sports, 22 articles)
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ANAHEIM, Calif. - Willie Randolph, fired as manager of the Mets in the early hours of the morning Tuesday, said he was "stunned" by the decision to let him go nearly three months into another disappointing season. Jerry Manuel, a thinking man's manager if there ever was one, served as a coach under Willie Randolph for three years before being named to as his replacement on June 17, 2008. The promotion from bench coach put Manuel on the line to revive a team that had sputtered to a 34-35 record, good for no more than third place in the National League East.
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Frustrated Earnhardt won't blame Kyle Busch - (Sports, 6 articles)
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Hamlin arrived 15th in the point standings but held on after twice finishing in the top three as one of the only cars able to run with the Hendrick teams here. 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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Nadal determined see Federer at Wimbledon (Sports, 9 articles)
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Saturday in London, two days before Wimbledon begins, the world's three top men's players are all but certain to be voted on to the player council of the Association of Tennis Professionals. That would be a most unusual move in an era when the game's stars are typically more preoccupied with hitting big forehands and maximizing their big earnings than addressing the broader issues facing the sport. Roger Federer extended his unbeaten streak on grass to 59 matches Sunday with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Philipp Kohlschreiber in the final of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany.
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Wang Out Two Months, but Yankees Say They Won’t Rush Into a Trade (Sports, 5 articles)
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Yankees ace Chien-Ming Wang is expected to be sidelined until at least September after injuring his foot running the bases, prompting club co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner to chastise the National League for playing without a designated hitter. An examination in New York yesterday showed Wang partially tore a tendon and sprained his right foot Sunday during the Yankees' 13-0 interleague win at Houston. He will be on crutches and wear a protective boot for a minimum of six weeks, the latest blow to the team's banged-up pitching staff.
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France Italy (Sports, 6 articles)
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Thierry Henry deflected in Daniele De Rossi's 30-yard free-kick just past the hour as the world champions joined the group winners Holland in the quarters. Andrea Pirlo put Italy in front from the penalty spot in the 25th minute of Tuesday's eagerly-anticipated repeat of the 2006 World Cup final after Eric Abidal clattered into Luca Toni and was dismissed by Slovakian referee Lubos Michel. Abidal's sending off was a second hammer blow for the French after inspirational playmaker Franck Ribery was carried off on a stretcher at Zurich's Letzigrund stadium with a knee injury.
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Larionov, Anderson Elected to Hockey Hall of Fame (Sports, 4 articles)
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TORONTO Russian center Igor Larionov and and former Edmonton Oilers winger Glenn Anderson were elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Tuesday along with former linesman Ray Scapinello and junior hockey builder Ed Chynoweth. A 17-man panel is currently responsible for making the Hall selections and at least 75 percent of those men must endorse a candidate for him to gain election. This was probably Anderson's last really good shot because the NHL lockout kept any new players from playing their last game three years ago and becoming eligible.
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T.O., Glenn miss Dallas Cowboys' minicamp for different reasons (Sports, 4 articles)
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The only players other than Owens not on the field Tuesday were free safety Ken Hamlin and receiver Terry Glenn, both absent because of unresolved contract issues that have kept them from taking part in offseason drills. Heading into the final year of his contract, the 34-year-old receiver two weeks ago signed a three-year extension worth around $27 million through the 2011 season. BY TODD ARCHER / The Dallas Morning News tarcher IRVING - Veteran receivers Terrell Owens and Terry Glenn missed the opening day of the Cowboys' only mandatory minicamp, but for much different reasons.
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Cubs-Sox World Series: Dream big Chicago :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Cubs (Sports, 5 articles)
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Cubs-Sox World Series: Dream big Chicago Hot Cubs cool on "off-day" game Sox lose Konerko, five of last six Cards win in 10th, but Molina injured. Lilly tosses six scoreless innings as Cubs win 7-4 Rockies down Sox 5-3 Marquis' moment Konerko possibly headed to DL Not a perfect 10 Red Sox prove Youk can go home again Bull Durham hits the 20-year mark. Soto's a hit as Cubs 'home win streak reaches nine Sox drop two in a row Sox streak ends at 7, team undaunted Sabathia dominates Twins Pujols hurt in Cards' win.
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Wary Portugal gear up for Germany in Basel (Sports, 6 articles)
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In a game marked by the ejection of both coaches before halftime, Ballack sent in a 25-yard shot in the 49th minute to advance Germany and end the hopes of its smaller neighbor. Michael Ballack scored on a second-half free kick Monday to give Germany a 1-0 win over Austria in Vienna and a place in the quarterfinals of the European Championship. Germany finished Group B as the runner-up to Croatia and will face the 2004 runner-up Portugal in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
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Case between Don Nelson and Cuban to go to arbitration (Sports, 4 articles)
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The two sides met unsuccessfully Monday in a mediation attempting to settle the disagreement over wages that Nelson and his attorney say were owed to the former Mavericks coach from previous ownership. Mavericks point guard Jason Kidd is part of the Olympic basketball team charged with returning a gold medal to the U.S. Mensah-Bonsu gets audition with Dallas Mavericks. By EDDIE SEFKO / The Dallas Morning News esefko Don Nelson's claim of foul against Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is going to arbitration.
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