Thursday, May 31, 2012

Lee Jenkins: Energetic Thunder tap into youth, dismantle red-hot Spurs in Game 3 - SI.com


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Lee Jenkins: Energetic Thunder tap into youth, dismantle red-hot Spurs in Game 3
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Thabo Sefolosha held Spurs' point guard Tony Parker to 16 points -- half his output in Game 2. OKLAHOMA CITY -- It took 50 days, 20 games and 10 different opponents. It took the highest scorer in the NBA, the loudest crowd and the best sixth man.
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Thunder get big win, end Spurs' amazing run - msnbc.com


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Thunder get big win, end Spurs' amazing run
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Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant goes up for a dunk between San Antonio's Boris Diaw and Tim Duncan during the second quarter Thursday night. By JEFF LATZKE OKLAHOMA CITY - The streak is over. The series may only be beginning. Kevin Durant scored 22 points ...
Thunder put end to Spurs' 20-game win streakSan Francisco Chronicle
Thunder rolls over Spurs to reignite seriesReuters
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Thunder Wallop Spurs 102-82, Pull Within 2-1 - ABC News


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Thunder Wallop Spurs 102-82, Pull Within 2-1
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The streak is over. The series may only be beginning. Kevin Durant scored 22 points, Thabo Sefolosha set playoff career-bests with 19 points and six steals, and the Oklahoma City Thunder snapped San Antonio's 20-game winning streak by beating the Spurs ...
Thunder snap Spurs' 20-game win streak in routUSA TODAY
After 20 Straight Victories, the Spurs Take a Tumble in Oklahoma CityNew York Times
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Marathon Man Isner loses 18-16 in 5th at French - Houston Chronicle


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Marathon Man Isner loses 18-16 in 5th at French
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Andy Murray of Britain grabs his right knee in his second round match against Jarkko Nieminen of Finland at the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Thursday May 31, 2012. Photo: Michel Euler / AP Andy Murray of Britain ...
French Open: Marathon Man falls 18-16 in 5thPeoria Journal Star
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John Isner loses 18-16 in 5th at French OpenTucson Citizen
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Activated Only This Week, Kemp Is Sent Back to Disabled List - New York Times


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Activated Only This Week, Kemp Is Sent Back to Disabled List
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The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed center fielder Matt Kemp on the 15-day disabled list for the second time this month because of a left hamstring strain. The move came Thursday after Kemp went 1 for 4 with a double and a run scored in two games since ...
Dodgers' Matt Kemp out at least four weeks with hamstring injuryLos Angeles Times
Dodgers slugger Matt Kemp heads back to 15-day DLKansas City Star
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Mathieu stands taller on this day - ESPN


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Mathieu stands taller on this day
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By Ravi Ubha | ESPN.com PARIS -- John Isner and Paul-Henri Mathieu came full circle Thursday at the French Open. Mathieu was the happier. Isner completed a career Grand Slam of sorts, while Mathieu, a 30-year-old veteran, earned redemption after being ...
Andy Murray advances, John Isner loses at French OpenLos Angeles Times
John Isner loses in marathon match at French OpenSI.com
French Open Results 2012: John Isner Falls Short In Marathon MatchSB Nation
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Scott Stallings leads at tricky Memorial - USA TODAY


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Scott Stallings leads at tricky Memorial
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By Steve DiMeglio, USA TODAY Scores of players were caught off guard Thursday in the first round of the Memorial. If they don't catch a break from Mother Nature, it could prove to a long, hard journey to the winner's circle.
Stallings shoots 66 to lead at MemorialFox News
Golf: Stallings leads in roller-coaster day at Memorial TournamentSalt Lake Tribune
Rory McIlroy stages Memorial fightback after quadruple bogeyThe Guardian
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John Isner loses in marathon match at French Open - SI.com


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John Isner loses in marathon match at French Open
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PARIS (AP) -- This, then, is who John Isner is for now: The Marathon Man of Tennis, the guy who plays and plays and plays, for hours on end, until the last set seems interminable. At Wimbledon two years ago, he won 70-68 in the fifth, the longest set ...
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Another Marathon for Isner, but This Time He Loses - New York Times


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Another Marathon for Isner, but This Time He Loses
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PARIS â€" This time, John Isner lost to the unseeded Frenchman in the first week of a Grand Slam tournament with the fifth set deep, though not nearly so deep, into double digits. This time, with red clay underneath his big feet instead of English grass ...
RoboCop Mathieu comes off the bench to set recordReuters
Marathon Man Isner loses 18-16 in 5th at FrenchSI.com
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Nicklas Lidstrom provided blueprint for Kings' Drew Doughty - SportingNews.com


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Nicklas Lidstrom provided blueprint for Kings' Drew Doughty
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NEWARK, NJâ€"The words to describe Nicklas Lidstrom's career cannot help but be insufficient. The numbers come closer to doing justice to the 42-year-old Swedish defenseman, who retired Thursday after winning seven Norris Trophies, four Stanley Cups and ...
Retired Nicklas Lidstrom: the Perfect HumanDetroit Free Press
Numbers help tell story of Lidstrom's brillianceNHL.com
NHL star Nicklas Lidstrom retires after 20 seasonsChicago Daily Herald
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Was Lidstrom the MVP of his era?
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Of the many things that Nick Lidstrom said Thursday morning while announcing the end of his remarkable playing career (video), it was perhaps the last one in his prepared remarks that spoke the loudest: “Retiring today,” he said, “allows me to walk ...
Numbers help tell story of Lidstrom's brillianceNHL.com
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Larsson won't forget taking warm-up with Lidstrom - NHL.com


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Larsson won't forget taking warm-up with Lidstrom
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NEWARK, NJ -- Pre-game warm-ups are so routine for hockey players that rarely, if at all, do they remember them unless someone gets hurt. Devils rookie defenseman Adam Larsson begs to differ on that point. He will never forget the pre-game warm-ups in ...
Drew Sharp: Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom's retirement turns into Ken ...Detroit Free Press
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Miami Heat Burn Through Celtics Despite Rondo's Big Game - Fox News


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Miami Heat Burn Through Celtics Despite Rondo's Big Game
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Imagine playing your biggest game but having nothing to show for it? Rajon Rondo posted a stat line never before seen in NBA playoff history. He was on the court for every second of a game that finished more than three hours after it started.
Boston needs some déjà vu from Big Three or end is nearNBA.com
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Is Rajon Rondo the best point guard left in the playoffs? [Poll] - Los Angeles Times


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Is Rajon Rondo the best point guard left in the playoffs? [Poll]
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By Chuck Schilken Rajon Rondo had the game of a lifetime for Boston on Wednesday night, playing all 53 minutes of the Celtics' 115-111 overtime loss to the Miami Heat and finishing with 44 points, 10 assists, eight rebounds.
Miami Heat Burn Through Celtics Despite Rondo's Big GameFox News
Celtics wilt in Heat of OTBoston Herald
Rondo unhappy with missed overtime callIndianapolis Star
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Nicklas Lidstrom retires after 20 seasons - USA TODAY


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Nicklas Lidstrom retires after 20 seasons
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By Helene St. James, USA TODAY DETROIT â€" Todd Bertuzzi said he was "actually shocked, big time" to hear the news of Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom's retirement. It was something everybody knew might happen but didn't want to face.
The four-time Stanley Cup-winner set an NHL record of 1564 games for one teamSI.com
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Anthony Davis Likely Headed to New Orleans Hornets, Who Never Seemed to Follow ... - NESN.com


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by Ben Watanabe on Thu, May 31, 2012 at 11:15AM Tanking is open to interpretation. As distasteful as it is to watch an NBA team give less than its full commitment to winning games in hopes of getting slightly better lottery odds, it can be challenging ...
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2012 NBA Mock Draft: Pistons Take Andre Drummond, According to SB Nation Mock - SB Nation


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2012 NBA Mock Draft: Pistons Take Andre Drummond, According to SB Nation Mock
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The Detroit Pistons will select former UConn Husky Andre Drummond with the ninth pick in this summer's NBA Draft, according to SB Nation's NBA mock guru Tom Ziller. I'm eager to hear where Drummond's floor ends up. If he impresses Geoff Petrie with raw ...
NBA AM: The Fix Is Not In, In New OrleansHoopsWorld
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NBA AM: The Fix Is Not In, In New Orleans - HoopsWorld


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NBA AM: The Fix Is Not In, In New Orleans
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By Steve Kyler The Fix Is Not In: No sooner had NBA Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver announced that the New Orleans Hornets had leap frogged to the top overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, Twitter erupted with claims that the NBA had doctored the lottery ...
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Tell us: Was the NBA Draft Lottery fixed? - USA TODAY


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Tell us: Was the NBA Draft Lottery fixed?
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By Reid Cherner, USA TODAY So did the Hornets get the pick straight up or was there some shenanigans involved? Was it "karma" as Davis suggested or something more sinister that got the Hornets, about to be sold by the NBA, the top pick?
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Celtics' Allen tries to find ways to cure shooting woes - HoopsWorld


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Celtics' Allen tries to find ways to cure shooting woes
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By HOOPSWORLD Ray Allen has been getting a lot of unsolicited advice lately. Things got even worse when he went 1-for-7 from the floor in Game 1 against Miami. He snapped out of it to a degree in Wednesday's Game 2, hitting five shots, ...
Miami Heat win ugly but they'll take itBoston Globe
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Kopitar's overtime goal lifts Kings over Devils - Enterprise News


Kopitar's overtime goal lifts Kings over Devils
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AP The Kings' Anze Kopitar celebrates with teammate Justin Williams after scoring in overtime during Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals on Wednesday night in Newark, NJ Skating away is the Devils' Dainius Zubrus. By Tom Canavan The Associated Press Anze ...
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Kopitar's OT goal lifts Kings over Devils 2-1 - Boston.com


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Kopitar's OT goal lifts Kings over Devils 2-1
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NEWARK, NJâ€"Anze Kopitar scored a spectacular goal on a breakaway with 11:47 left in overtime Wednesday night and the Los Angeles Kings beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Kopitar faked a backhand shot, put the puck on ...
Kings keep rolling, beat Devils 2-1 in overtimeSTLtoday.com
Anze Kopitar in right place at the right time for KingsLos Angeles Times
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Miami Heat comes back in overtime to defeat Boston Celtics, take 2-0 lead in ... - MiamiHerald.com


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Miami Heat comes back in overtime to defeat Boston Celtics, take 2-0 lead in ...
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The Heat offset Rajon Rondo's 44 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds to take a 2-0 lead as the series shifts to Boston. By Joseph Goodman The Heat was expecting it at least once or twice this series. It happened on Wednesday on Miami's home court.
Heat overcome Rondo, top Boston 115-111 in Game 2Fox News
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Rondo's Game 2 performance one for the record books - USA TODAY


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Rondo's Game 2 performance one for the record books
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By Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY MIAMI â€" All heart, all guts, the embodiment of this version of the Boston Celtics, point guard Rajon Rondo produced a playoff game for the ages: 44 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, playing all 53 minutes in Game 2 of ...
Rajon Rondo deserved betterESPN
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Anze Kopitar's goal lifts Kings, 2-1, in overtime - Los Angeles Times


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Anze Kopitar's goal lifts Kings, 2-1, in overtime
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Center scores on a breakaway 8 minutes 13 seconds into the extra period to give LA a 1-0 lead over New Jersey in the Stanley Cup Final. Kings center Anze Kopitar, left, scores the winning goal past New Jersey goalie Martin Brodeur during the Kings' 2-1 ...
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Miami Heat comes back in overtime to defeat Boston Celtics, take 2-0 lead in ...
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The Heat offset Rajon Rondo's 44 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds to take a 2-0 lead as the series shifts to Boston. Paul Pierce and LeBron James on the court as the Heat trail in the second quarter. The Miami Heat and Boston Celtics in Game 2 of ...
The Heat Withstand a Big Night by RondoNew York Times
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