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Cavs Win Right to First Pick in NBA Draft
(Reuters) - The Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA Draft Lottery and the top overall pick for the second time in three years on Tuesday. The Cavaliers were able to edge out the Orlando Magic, who had the highest probability of winning the top selection, as they continue to rebuild a franchise reeling from the loss of LeBron James following the 2009-10 campaign. "It's huge for us," ...
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Guan Tianlang gets in Memorial and takes himself out of US Open qualifying
FAR HILLS, N.J. - Guan Tianlang has decided not to try to play in the U.S. Open. The USGA said Tuesday that the 14-year-old from China has withdrawn from sectional qualifying in Dallas on June 3. Guan informed the USGA shortly after he received a sponsor's exemption to play in the Memorial, which ends June 2. The USGA offered to move Guan's qualifier from Texas to the Ohio to help ...
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Pakistani cricket star politician leaves hospital
Supporters of former Pakistani cricket star and chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI) Imran Khan attend a sit-in-protest to condemn the killing of Zohra Shahid, a senior member of PTI in Karachi, Monday, May 20, 2013 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Police said gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed Shahid outside her home on Saturday. (AP Photo/B.K. ...
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Trout Hits for the Cycle as Angels Thump Mariners
(Reuters) - Mike Trout became the youngest player in the American League ever to hit for the cycle in the Los Angeles Angels' 12-0 rout of the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday. The reigning AL rookie of the year singled in the third inning, tripled in the fourth, doubled in the sixth before completing the feat with a home run in the eighth. The 21-year-old finished with five RBIs while ...
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We want to win back your trust AFL
Tanking issues, fears of illegal supplement use and salary cap breaches.The AFL has had plenty to deal with in recent times, but chief executive Andrew Demetriou says the league is desperate to win back the trust of any disillusioned fans.The supplements saga that has rocked Essendon to its core is the biggest headache for the AFL.But there have been plenty of side issues for Demetriou and his ...
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Trout hits for cycle drives in 5 Angels rout Ms
Mike Trout hit for the cycle and drove in five runs, Josh Hamilton celebrated his 32nd birthday with a homer and a triple, and Howie Kendrick also went deep in the Los Angeles Angels' 12-0 rout of the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday ...
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Dagg back in Crusaders starting side
All Blacks fullback Israel Dagg has been moved off the bench and back into the Crusaders' starting side to face Super Rugby leaders the Chiefs.A dip in form meant Dagg had to be content with a place in the reserves for the Crusaders' last two matches, but he has been returned to the No.15 jersey for the clash in Hamilton on Friday night.His inclusion has been accompanied by a rejig of ...
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Giants starter Ryan Vogelsong out for two months after surgery | Baseball notebook
SAN FRANCISCO — With Ryan Vogelsong sidelined for the foreseeable future, the San Francisco Giants are facing more challenges for their struggling rotation. The Giants placed Vogelsong on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday, a day after he broke his hand on a swing, and prepared to be without their right-hander for up to two months after he underwent surgery Tuesday. Athletic trainer Dave ...
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Cavs win lottery again should solidify defense with Nerlens Noel
Nerlens Noel would help jump-start the Cavs’ effort to improve one of the NBA’s worst defenses. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images) The ...
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Bruins use fourth line to build 3-0 series lead
NEW YORK — Up until Tuesday, the Rangers had not lost at home during this year’s playoffs. That all changed as the Bruins rallied from a 1-0 deficit with two third-period goals to take Game 3, 2-1, and move one game away from reaching the Eastern Conference finals. Here are some thoughts and observations from Game 3: o Boston's fourth line of Daniel Paille, Gregory Campbell ...
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Aussie PGA not rushing to ban belly putter
The PGA of Australia won't rush to ban anchored clubs despite the Royal & Ancient and US Golf Association opting to outlaw Adam Scott-style broomstick putters. Almost six months since proposing the rule change, golf's governing bodies confirmed a new rule 14-1b will be adopted - effective on January 1, 2016. It will prohibit players from anchoring a club directly, or by use of an ...
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Brumbies to exact revenge against Blues
Brumbies lock Sam Carter says his side will unbottle lingering resentment for the Blues on Saturday night to exact payback for ending their 2012 Super Rugby campaign. The Brumbies were all but assured a finals berth last season until they were comprehensively beaten by a surprise-packet Blues outfit in the final round, and the Queensland Reds claimed a bonus-point victory to pip them for the ...
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Parental leave is no holiday Hockey
Mr Hockey repeated Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's comment that men are able to get full replacement pay while on holidays while women could not get replacement pay when they left to have babies."I think that's really unfair," Mr Hockey told the National Press Club on Wednesday.Asked to justify the analogy by a female journalist, who pointed out that women receive replacement ...
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Sandovals HR Lifts Giants Past Nationals 4-2
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Winger Ioane Faces Fitness Race for First Lions Test
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Malaysia FA Police to Investigate Match-Fixing Claims
(Reuters) - Claims of match-fixing in a Malaysian league fixture will be investigated by the country's Football Association (FAM) and sports minister on Thursday, local media reported, with the police urged to protect players from bookmakers. The second tier Malaysian Premier League match between Kuala Lumpur and Sime Darby was under suspicion, local daily The Star reported. The ...
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Royals end skid with 7-3 win over Astros
Mike Moustakas tied it with an RBI single before George Kottaras walked with the bases-loaded to drive in the go-ahead run in a four-run eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 7-3 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night to end a four-game skid.The Royals trailed 3-0 and couldn't get much going offensively until the seventh when they cut the lead to one on RBI singles ...
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Twins notes Deduno to make start vs. Tigers
ATLANTA - When Kyle Gibson is called up to the Twins, "you want him to be here and stay here" permanently, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "And right now, he's not quite there." That's why the former first-round draft pick, along with Rochester ...
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Spurs blow late lead beat Grizzlies 93-89 in OT
San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker (9), of France, goes up for a shot against the Memphis Grizzlies defense during the first half in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals NBA basketball playoff series, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric ...
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Baseball study kicks off with public meeting
BELPRE - The first phase of a two-phase feasibility study on bringing baseball to the Mid-Ohio Valley was off and running this week, with the first day culminating in a public forum in Belpre. About a dozen people attended the public question and answer session Tuesday evening at the Belpre City Building. Tom Rooney, president of Rooney Sports and Entertainment Group, and David Stone of AECOM, ...
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Baburao Yadav fifth cricketer arrested in alleged fixing case
Baburao Yadav has become the fifth cricketer to be arrested, by the Delhi Police, in connection with the alleged spot-fixing in the IPL. Yadav was produced in court in Delhi on Tuesday afternoon along with Rajasthan Royals' Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan, ...
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Joe Hockey defends Howard government tax cuts after reports say they contributed to structural deficit
Australia Opposition Treasury spokesman Joe Hockey has defended the personal income tax cuts delivered by the former Coalition government, which were today cited in two official reports for contributing to an ongoing "structural" deficit in the budget.The federal Treasury and the newly established independent Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) have released fresh estimates of the ...
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