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Pacers steal Game 2 from Heat, 97-93
David West punched two passes from LeBron James away in the final minute, then punched the air.
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Late turnovers doom Heat in Game 2 loss, 97-93
LeBron James blamed one person after the Miami Heat let home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference finals slip from their hands.
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Sanchez loses no-hit bid in 9th, Tigers beat Twins
Add another near miss in this 2013 baseball season _ this time it was Detroit's Anibal Sanchez falling just short of a no-hitter.
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Penguins rip Ottawa 6-2, move to conference finals
The Pittsburgh Penguins expected desperation.
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Granderson hurt as Yankees beat Rays 9-4
Another injury marred a New York Yankees' victory.
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Bowie Young, Cavalleri tied in the Bahamas
Heather Bowie Young made five straight birdies while jumping from one side of the golf course to the other. Silvia Cavalleri was hitting the ball so well Friday she was sorry the Bahamas Classic was held on only 12 holes.
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Kuchar leads Colonial when 2nd round suspended
Matt Kuchar was hoping he would be able to finish his second round Friday night at Colonial. He ended up with the lead _ and a very early wakeup call.
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Grizzlies, Memphis ready to 'believe' vs Spurs
The towels are showing up all around Memphis. They hang over neighborhood signs and even at a door to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Atlas of Indianapolis: Carpenter on pole at Indy
He's the hometown hope, the Butler University alum and die-hard Indiana Pacers fan who has put his modest, one-car program on the pole for the Indianapolis 500 ahead of powerhouse programs from Penske Racing and Andretti Autosport.
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10 things to know about the Indianapolis 500
The 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 is Sunday with a wide-open field and a pair of drivers trying to join the elite list of four-time winners. Two Americans start on the front row, along with Carlos Munoz, an unknown Indy 500 newcomer who grew up idolizing Juan Pablo Montoya _ a fellow Colombian who won "The Greatest Spectacle In Racing" as a rookie.
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Pacers steal Game 2 from Heat, 97-93
David West's right hand helped the Indiana Pacers grab home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference finals.
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NYC lawsuit alleging Favre sent racy texts settled
A lawsuit filed by two massage therapists who sued retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre over claims he sent racy text messages has been settled, a lawyer for the women said Friday.
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Sanchez loses no-hit bid in 9th, Tigers beat Twins
Anibal Sanchez took a no-hitter into the ninth inning before Minnesota's Joe Mauer broke it up with a one-out single, and that was the only hit the Detroit right-hander allowed in the Tigers' 6-0 victory over the Twins on Friday night.
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Column: IndyCar needs to start playin' the feud
They have dinner together. They chat it up on Twitter. They offer congratulations on jobs well done, solace when things don't go so well.
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Zimmermann wins 8th; Nationals top Phillies 5-2
Jordan Zimmermann became the National League's first eight-game winner, and the Washington Nationals followed a calamitous road trip with a winning start to a homestand, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 on Friday night.
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Roger Federer, always at Grand Slam tournaments
Perhaps not surprisingly, the first three questions posed to Roger Federer at his pre-French Open news conference Friday concerned rival and nemesis Rafael Nadal.
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Bayern faces Dortmund in Champions League final
Bayern Munich is trying to downplay being the favorite.
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Sanabia : I didn't know spitter was against rules
Miami Marlins pitcher Alex Sanabia says he didn't know it was illegal to spit on the ball, the way he did Monday against the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Column: IndyCar needs to start playin' the feud
They have dinner together. They chat it up on Twitter. They offer congratulations on jobs well done, solace when things don't go so well.
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McIlroy, Donald miss cut at BMW PGA Championship
Rory McIlory was one of five 2012 European Ryder Cup players to miss the cut Friday in the BMW PGA Championship, while Medinah teammate Francesco Molinari took the lead at cold and wet Wentworth.
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