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Rangers beat Devils in Eastern Conference opener

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:35:19 +0000

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York Rangers, battling sheer exhaustion as much as their opponents, drew first blood in their National Hockey League playoff against the New Jersey Devils on Monday.

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Lakers oust Nuggets, Celtics hold off 76ers

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:44:27 +0000

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(Reuters) – The Los Angeles Lakers finally put away the Denver Nuggets while the Boston Celtics got their series with the Philadelphia 76ers off to a nervous but successful start on Saturday.

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London may temper China’s gold medal pride

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 08:18:44 +0000

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BEIJING (Reuters) – When Chinese athletes swept to the top of the gold medal table during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the feat was accompanied by a wave of national pride, the culmination of China’s “100 year dream” to host the world’s most prestigious sports event.

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Big-wave surfer enters record books by riding 78-foot “monster”

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 20:11:06 +0000

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Big-wave surfer Garrett McNamara has been recognized by Guinness World Records for surfing the largest wave ever ridden, a towering 78-foot (24-meter) wall of water he says he caught at Nazare, Portugal, in November while “totally in the moment.”

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Former NFL star Seau buried ahead of public memorial

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 19:34:20 +0000

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SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Former National Football League star Junior Seau, who killed himself last week, was buried on Friday after a private ceremony in his California hometown, with tens of thousands expected to attend a public memorial service later in the day.

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Dodgers supersub Hairston put on disabled list

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 13:09:03 +0000

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(Reuters) – The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed their supersub utility player Jerry Hairston Jr. on the 15-day disabled list because of a left hamstring strain, the Major League Baseball team said on Friday.

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Ice Hockey: Canada squeeze out Swiss, Swedes oust Germany

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:26:45 +0000

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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A goal by Ryan Getzlaf midway through the third period gave Canada a 3-2 victory against Switzerland at the ice hockey world championships in Helsinki on Wednesday.

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Federer edges Raonic, Nadal thrashes Davydenko

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 02:20:42 +0000

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MADRID (Reuters) – Roger Federer had to use all his guile and experience to battle back from a set down and see off fast-rising Canadian Milos Raonic 4-6 7-5 7-6 in the Madrid Open second round on Wednesday.

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Mickelson and Woods illustrate two sides of golfing coin

admin — Wed, 09 May 2012 11:29:40 +0000

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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) – Rarely has the contrast between golf as an enjoyable game and torturous frustration been as evident in two players as in the appearances of Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods at the Players Championship on Tuesday.

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Almagro adds to Djokovic concerns over Madrid’s blue clay

admin — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:04:50 +0000

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MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish clay-court specialist Nicolas Almagro did little on Monday to ease world number one Novak Djokovic’s concerns about the controversial blue clay court at the Madrid Open after beating Santiago Giraldo 6-7 6-3 6-3.

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