Thursday, June 28, 2012

NBA draft keeps Hornets on roll - ESPN


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NBA draft keeps Hornets on roll
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By Andy Katz | ESPN.com NEWARK, NJ -- New Orleans was destined to be the winner of the NBA draft the moment the Hornets won the lottery late last month. Getting Anthony Davis of Kentucky with the top pick guaranteed the Hornets the best player in the ...
Kentucky Reigns Again on NBA's Draft NightNew York Times
NBA draft grades: Pick-by-pick analysisUSA TODAY
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Lukas Rosol conquers Rafael Nadal, upsets ATP hierarchy - CNN


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Lukas Rosol conquers Rafael Nadal, upsets ATP hierarchy
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Rafael Nadal lost to No. 100 Lukas Rosol in the second round of Wimbledon, his earliest Grand Slam exit since 2005. (Zumapress) WIMBLEDON, England â€" Rafael Nadal suffered his worst defeat at a Grand Slam in seven years on Thursday, losing to Lukas ...
Mardy Fish has heart to win Wimbledon marathonSan Francisco Chronicle
The 100th-ranked player who defeated NadalCNN International
Djokovic, Federer hope to avoid Nadal's fateReuters
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NBA draft grades: Pick-by-pick analysis - USA TODAY


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NBA draft grades: Pick-by-pick analysis
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By Adi Joseph, USA TODAY The stage is set. The NBA draft is ready to go. Some picks remain mysteries, others are pretty certain. The crowd booed Commissioner David Stern. They booed the Miami Heat. But hey, it's Newark, NJ, and it's the NBA draft.
Hornets Select Davis With No. 1 Pick in NBA DraftABC News
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Unseeded Czech knocks out Nadal in just second round - The Seattle Times


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Unseeded Czech knocks out Nadal in just second round
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Rafael Nadal bumped into his unknown and unheralded opponent as they headed to a break between games. Perhaps it was incidental contact... By The Associated Press No comments have been posted to this article. WIMBLEDON, England â€" Rafael Nadal bumped ...
Nadal Loss to No. 100 Rosol Matches His Earliest Grand Slam ExitSan Francisco Chronicle
Rafael Nadal is stunned at WimbledonLos Angeles Times
Nadal Stunned in Second-Round KnockoutNew York Times
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No. 1 pick Davis, No. 10 pick Rivers the future in NO - USA TODAY


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No. 1 pick Davis, No. 10 pick Rivers the future in NO
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NEW ORLEANS â€" The future of the New Orleans Hornets is basically in the hands of a couple of teenagers. As expected for several weeks, the Hornets used the first pick in the NBA draft Thursday night to select Kentucky forward/center Anthony Davis, ...
Hornets select Davis with top pickSI.com
NBA's newest stars align in NewarkWashington Post
Hornets select Anthony DavisESPN
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NCAA Champion Kentucky Produces First Two Picks in Draft - New York Times


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NCAA Champion Kentucky Produces First Two Picks in Draft
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NEWARK â€" Despite playing just one season for Kentucky, a university that has become nearly synonymous with the one-and-done era of the NBA draft, Anthony Davis is a bit of a throwback when it comes to top draft picks. Not a household name coming out of ...
Hornets take Davis with No. 1 pick in DraftNBA.com
NBA No. 1 pick Anthony Davis won't be brow beaten over future endorsementsWashington Post
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Hornets Select Davis With No. 1 Pick in NBA Draft - ABC News


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Hornets Select Davis With No. 1 Pick in NBA Draft
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No one-and-done for Kentucky's kids in the NBA draft. The Wildcats instead became the first school to go 1-2. After the New Orleans Hornets selected Kentucky forward Anthony Davis with the No. 1 pick Thursday, Charlotte followed by taking fellow ...
Anthony Davis, picked No. 1, shows off new blingUSA TODAY
Kentucky players go 1-2 in NBA draft after Bobcats select Kidd-Gilchrist with ...Washington Post
Hornets select Anthony DavisESPN
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Wimbledon stunner: Rafael Nadal ousted in Round 2 - USA TODAY


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Wimbledon stunner: Rafael Nadal ousted in Round 2
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WIMBLEDON, England â€" For three sets Rafael Nadal was flat, flustered, and uncharacteristically unsporting, even dipping his shoulder as opponent Lukas Rosol brushed past him on a changeover. By the time he emerged from his funk, it was too late.
Rosol upsets Nadal at WimbledonFOXSports.com
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Nadal Stunned at Wimbledon - New York Times


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Nadal Stunned at Wimbledon
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WIMBLEDON, England - Lukas Rosol was keeping it simple against Rafael Nadal: crushing serves and groundstrokes at every reasonable and sometimes unreasonable opportunity. The critical question was simple, too: Could he somehow keep it up?
Wimbledon stunner: Rafael Nadal ousted in Round 2USA TODAY
Nadal Upset by Czech Rosol at WimbledonABC News
Andy Roddick, Andy Murray and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga advanced to the third roundSI.com
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NBA Draft Preview - ESPN


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NBA Draft Preview
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Chad Ford talks about what Charlotte will do with the No. 2 pick, where Austin Rivers will likely be selected and the surprise team that could move up in the draft.Tags: Anthony Davis, Austin Rivers, Thomas Robinson, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist CHARLOTTE, ...
As Anthony Davis prepares to head to New Orleans Hornets, guessing game begins ...New York Daily News
Final Chad Ford Mock Draft Has Bobcats Taking Thomas Robinson At No. 2SB Nation
Here Comes Another Weird, Wild NBA DraftNew York Magazine
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As Anthony Davis prepares to head to New Orleans Hornets, guessing game begins ... - New York Daily News


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As Anthony Davis prepares to head to New Orleans Hornets, guessing game begins ...
New York Daily News
After Anthony Davis goes to the Hornets with the No. 1 pick in Thursday's NBA draft, it's all one big guessing game, except that everyone knows by now that the Rockets are trying to move up and send multiple picks to the Magic for Dwight Howard.
NBA Draft 2012: Timberwolves reportedly offer Derrick Williams for Charlotte ...SportingNews.com
NBA High-5: Cavaliers, Kings could be wildcards for Blazers in today's draftOregonLive.com
Final Chad Ford Mock Draft Has Bobcats Taking Thomas Robinson At No. 2SB Nation
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Win indicative of Maria Sharapova's survival skills - ESPN


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Win indicative of Maria Sharapova's survival skills
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After a decade of watching Maria Sharapova win four Grand Slam titles, go through shoulder surgery, adorn the cover of magazines and newspapers and set many a man's heart aflutter, it would seem that we'd remember everything about the Russian.
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Kentucky's Davis, Jones turn heads ahead of NBA draft - New York Daily News


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Kentucky's Davis, Jones turn heads ahead of NBA draft
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For the third year in a row, the first round of the NBA draft will have a Kentucky blue hue. But it's later in the first round where teams may find a real blue-chipper. While Anthony Davis is the consensus No. 1 pick in Thursday night's draft, ...
Draft set to kick off NBA offseasonVancouver Sun
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Sharapova Battles Through Serving Problems to Advance - New York Times


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Sharapova Battles Through Serving Problems to Advance
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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) â€" On the verge of victory, Maria Sharapova briefly lost her bearings. Sharapova's old serving problems resurfaced Thursday at Wimbledon, costing her the second set before she recovered to beat dangerous Tsvetana Pironkova, ...
Serena, Sharapova reach Wimbledon 3rd roundSI.com
Sharapova, Williams claim second-round wins at WimbledonMiamiHerald.com
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Sharapova, Serena Williams Win at Wimbledon - ABC News


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Sharapova, Serena Williams Win at Wimbledon
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On the verge of victory, Maria Sharapova briefly lost her bearings. Sharapova's old serving problems resurfaced Thursday at Wimbledon, costing her the second set before she recovered to beat dangerous Tsvetana Pironkova, 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 6-0.
Sharapova recovers in two-day match; Serena rolls into 3rd roundSI.com
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NBA Draft Rumors: Celtics Won't Pass Up Andrew Nicholson - SB Nation


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NBA Draft Rumors: Celtics Won't Pass Up Andrew Nicholson
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The Boston Celtics hold the No. 21 and 22 picks in tonight's NBA draft, meaning they'll have an opportunity to add some nice late-first round role-playing prospects to their squad. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo!
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Sharapova overcomes serving woes to win at Wimbledon; Serena Williams also ... - Washington Post


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Sharapova overcomes serving woes to win at Wimbledon; Serena Williams also ...
Washington Post
WIMBLEDON, England â€" Maria Sharapova's latest win at Wimbledon took two days and considerable resilience. The top-ranked Sharapova was on the verge of victory Thursday when her old serving problems briefly resurfaced. The lapse cost her the second set, ...
Serena Williams serves way to easy Wimbledon winThe Seattle Times

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Doc Rivers will be with son, not Celtics, on draft night - SI.com


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Doc Rivers will be with son, not Celtics, on draft night
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Doc Rivers will have his cell phone on him Thursday night as he sits with his son, Austin, in New York. (Jim Rogash, Getty Images) The Boston Celtics have the 21st, 22nd and 51st picks in Thursday's NBA draft, and team general manager Danny Ainge will ...
Share via e-mailBoston.com
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Celtics coach Doc Rivers has another job at draft - Boston.com


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Celtics coach Doc Rivers has another job at draft
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Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers has been excused from the team's draft room this year so he can concentrate on more pressing matters. “He's heading to New York with Austin,'' general manager Danny Ainge said Wednesday, “which is where he should be.
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Celtics have many good options in draft - Boston Globe


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Celtics have many good options in draft
Boston Globe
By Gary Washburn michael dwyer/AP Team president of basketball operations Danny Ainge discussed the Celtics' draft potential at the team's practice facility and wouldn't commit to anything â€" nor should he. Ainge has no idea what's going to occur today ...
Celtics on hold until Kevin Garnett decides futureBoston Herald
Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen to decideESPN
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Phelps gets night off from battling Lochte at US Olympic swim trials - Washington Post


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Phelps gets night off from battling Lochte at US Olympic swim trials
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OMAHA, Neb. â€" Michael Phelps finally gets a night off from battling Ryan Lochte. The 14-time Olympic gold medalist has the spotlight to himself in the 200-meter butterfly final on Thursday night at the US Olympic trials.
Lochte, Phelps advance in 200 free at US trialsSan Jose Mercury News
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Euro 2012: Portugal's Paulo Bento says team had penalty plan - BBC Sport


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Euro 2012: Portugal's Paulo Bento says team had penalty plan
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Portugal coach Paulo Bento said his side had planned their penalty shoot-out strategy - and Cristiano Ronaldo was down to take the fifth spot-kick. “There was some confusion with Bruno Alves and with Nani, then Bruno took the penalty... and it was ...
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Euro 2012 paper review: Spain unites to hail their shining stars - The Guardian


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Euro 2012 paper review: Spain unites to hail their shining stars
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So Spain are just one win away from becoming the first nation to win three consecutive international tournaments. Little wonder, then, that the Spanish press are in buoyant, expectant mood following last night's Euro 2012 semi-final victory over ...
Blame Portugal coach, not RonaldoFOXSports.com
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Spain beats Portugal on pens - Boston.com


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Spain beats Portugal on pens
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Spain beat Portugal 4-2 in a penalty shootout on Wednesday to reach the final of Euro 2012. The match ended 0-0 after extra-time. The Spanish will now play the winner of Germany vs. Italy. Here's the best of today's action. All times are Polish.
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