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I'll Have Another wins Preakness, Triple try next

Published: Saturday, May 19, 2012 09:47 PM

I'll Have Another had Bodemeister in his sights again, a shot at the Triple Crown hanging in the balance.

Triple Crown dreams often dashed at Belmont

Published: Saturday, May 19, 2012 10:50 PM

but fallen short in the Belmont Stakes. I'll Have Another will try to snap that streak on June 9.

Chelsea beats Bayern Munich in penalty shootout

Published: Saturday, May 19, 2012 09:24 PM

You can't keep Didier Drogba down.

Johnson cruises to 3rd win in NASCAR All-Star race

Published: Sunday, May 20, 2012 12:03 AM

It's not often a race car driver intentionally cruises slowly at the back of the field.

Spurs beat Clippers 96-86 to take 3-0 series lead

Published: Saturday, May 19, 2012 08:01 PM

Nothing was going to rattle the calm, cool and collected Spurs. Not even a 24-point deficit.

Lundqvist, Rangers blank Devils, 3-0, lead 2-1

Published: Saturday, May 19, 2012 05:41 PM

In his latest playoff gem, Henrik Lundqvist had little time to do more than stop every breakaway or 2-on-1 attempt New Jersey shot his way. When he took a moment to breathe, Lundqvist had all the confidence his New York Rangers would bail him out with a goal or two.

Pacers guard sorry for "choke" at LeBron

Published: Saturday, May 19, 2012 07:03 PM

Pacers reserve guard Lance Stephenson apologized for making a choking gesture toward LeBron James.

Briscoe puts Team Penske back on Indy 500 pole

Published: Saturday, May 19, 2012 08:49 PM

Roger Penske's strategy beat Michael Andretti's team by inches Saturday — 9.168 inches to be exact.

Votto hits 3-run HR, Reds hold off Yankees 6-5

Published: Saturday, May 19, 2012 06:20 PM

Reds manager Dusty Baker went deep into his dominant bullpen to find someone who could put away the New York Yankees.

Dufner clings to PGA lead with Day, Singh chasing

Published: Saturday, May 19, 2012 09:34 PM

American Jason Dufner fired a one-under par 69 to keep a one-stroke lead after the third round of the PGA Byron Nelson Championship but Vijay Singh and Jason Day are among those hot on his heels.

Spurs win 17th in a row to put Clippers on the brink

Published: Saturday, May 19, 2012 09:03 PM

Tony Parker scored 23 points and Tim Duncan added 19 as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 96-86 for their 17th NBA victory in a row.

UPDATE 1-Golf-Dufner stays one ahead at Byron Nelson

Published: Saturday, May 19, 2012 07:32 PM

* Late birdie helps Dufner stay a stroke in front * Day three-putts final green to trail by one (Adds quotes, detail) May 19 (Reuters) - American Jason Dufner kept his composureafter a slow start to move one stroke clear of a congestedleaderboard in Saturday's wind-buffeted third round of the ByronNelson Championship in Irving, Texas. Overnight leader Dufner, who clinched his maiden PGA Tourvictory at the New Orleans Classic three weeks ago, carded aone-under-par 69 at the TPC Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas foran eight-under total of 202. ...

Asian stars ousted in LPGA Match Play

Published: Saturday, May 19, 2012 07:22 PM

Reigning US Women's Open champion So Yeon Ryu of South Korea was ousted 2-up by American Vicky Hurst on Saturday in a quarter-final at the LPGA Sybase Match-Play Championship.

Golf-Byron Nelson Championship scores

Published: Saturday, May 19, 2012 07:04 PM

May 19 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the third round of the Byron Nelson Championship on Saturday in Irving, Texas 202 Jason Dufner (U.S.) 67 66 69 203 J.J. Henry (U.S.) 68 68 67 Jason Day (Australia) 68 68 67 Dicky Pride (U.S.) 66 68 69 204 Vijay Singh (Fiji) 68 70 66 205 Jonas Blixt (Sweden) 68 70 67 Marc Leishman (Australia) 65 69 71 206 Rich Beem (U.S.) 68 70 68 Bob Estes (U.S.) 73 68 65 Joe Durant (U.S.) 70 71 65 Scott Piercy (U.S.) 66 70 70 Keegan Bradley (U.S.) 67 68 71 Matt Kuchar (U.S.) 66 68 72 Pat Perez (U.S.) 67 67 72 Ryan Palmer (U.S.) 64 70 72 207 Jason Bohn (U.S. ...

Votto hits 3-run HR, Reds hold off Yankees 6-5

Published: Saturday, May 19, 2012 06:20 PM

Reds manager Dusty Baker went deep into his dominant bullpen to find someone who could put away the New York Yankees.

Golf-McDowell reaches Match Play semi with ugly win

Published: Saturday, May 19, 2012 02:09 PM

MADRID, May 19 (Reuters) - Northern Ireland's GraemeMcDowell triumphed in a playoff against local favourite SergioGarcia to reach the World Match Play Championships semi-finalsin Casares, southern Spain on Saturday. McDowell missed a five-foot putt for the match on the 18th,but came through when the pair returned to the same hole tostart the playoff in which Garcia missed from similar range. "It wasn't exactly 'El Clasico' and I feel like I dodged abullet there," the man who holed the winning putt for Europe atthe 2010 Ryder Cup told the European Tour website. ...

McDowell downs Garcia in extra-hole thriller

Published: Saturday, May 19, 2012 01:45 PM

Former US Open champion Graeme McDowell defeated Spanish star Sergio Garcia in a thrilling extra-hole duel to reach the Volvo World Match Play Championship semi-finals on Saturday.

UPDATE 1-Golf-World Match Play Championship results

Published: Saturday, May 19, 2012 12:41 PM

May 19 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from World Match PlayChampionship quarter-finals in Casares, Spain on Saturday. Graeme McDowell (Britain) beat Sergio Garcia (Spain) 19th Paul Lawrie (Britain) beat Retief Goosen (South Africa) 6&5 Nicolas Colsaerts (Belgium) beat Brandt Snedeker (U.S.) 4&3 Rafael Cabrera-Bello (Spain) beat Alvaro Quiros (Spain) 3&1

UPDATE 1-Golf-European PGA Tour World Match Play Championship la

Published: Saturday, May 19, 2012 08:38 AM

UPDATE 1-Golf-European PGA Tour World Match Play scores

Published: Saturday, May 19, 2012 08:37 AM

May 19 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the Last 16 matchesat the E uropean PGA Tour World Match Play Championship inCasares, Spain, on Saturday. Sergio Garcia (Spain) beat Tom Lewis (Britain) 4&3 Graeme McDowell (Britain) beat Richard Finch (Britain) 3&2 Paul Lawrie (Britain) beat Thomas Bjorn (Denmark) 5&4 Retief Goosen (South Africa) beat Robert Rock (Britain) 3&2 Brandt Snedeker (U.S. ...

LA Lakers beat Oklahoma City in NBA playoff series

Published: Saturday, May 19, 2012 03:03 AM

Kobe Bryant shot a perfect 18-of-18 from the free-throw line and had a game-high 36 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat Oklahoma City 99-96 to hand the Thunder their first loss of the 2012 playoffs.

Lakers avoid 0-3 hole as Sixers tie series

Published: Saturday, May 19, 2012 02:39 AM

(Reuters) - Kobe Bryant refused to let a second successive game slip through his fingers as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 99-96 in a cliffhanger on Friday to avoid going down 3-0 in their NBA playoff series. Bryant endured a 9-for-25 shooting night to score 36 points, including eight of his team's final 10 points, helping the Lakers get the home win needed in the second-round West matchup. Kevin Durant tallied 31 points, but missed a long, potential game-tying three-pointer in the final seconds, while Russell Westbrook and James Harden each had 21 in the loss. ...

Braves deny Shields seventh win of season

Published: Saturday, May 19, 2012 01:01 AM

(Reuters) - The Atlanta Braves handed Tampa Bay a rare home loss when they chased top pitcher James Shields after six innings in a 5-3 victory over the Rays on Friday. Freddie Freeman's run scoring double in the fifth put Atlanta ahead to stay and the Braves added another run two batters later for a 4-2 advantage. Martin Prado made it a 5-2 game with a seventh inning homer as the Braves, who lead the National League East, won for the 10th time in 12 road games. Tampa Bay, chasing Baltimore for the American League East's top spot, lost at home for only the fifth time in 19 games this season. ...

Verlander nearly throws 3rd no-hitter for Tigers

Published: Friday, May 18, 2012 11:46 PM

Two outs were all that separated Justin Verlander from yet another rare achievement — and an exclusive club that includes Cy Young, Nolan Ryan and only three other pitchers.

Philadelphia 76ers rally to beat Celtics in NBA series

Published: Friday, May 18, 2012 11:36 PM

Andre Iguodala finished with 16 points, seven rebounds and four assists as the Philadelphia 76ers rallied to beat the Boston Celtics 92-83 in game four of their Eastern Conference series.

Dufner seizes one-shot lead at Byron Nelson golf

Published: Friday, May 18, 2012 11:14 PM

American Jason Dufner rolled in four birdies on his final five holes for a four-under 66 and a one-shot lead after the second round of the PGA Tour's Byron Nelson Championship.

Pettitte leads Yanks over Reds 4-0

Published: Friday, May 18, 2012 11:09 PM

Andy Pettitte gave the New York Yankees a Turn Back the Clock night.

UPDATE 1-Golf-Dufner charges one ahead at Byron Nelson

Published: Friday, May 18, 2012 08:31 PM

* Dufner takes control with strong finish * Leads by one shot going into third round (Updates at end of round) May 18 (Reuters) - American Jason Dufner birdied four of hislast five holes to go a stroke clear of a congested leaderboardin Friday's second round of the Byron Nelson Championship inIrving, Texas. Three weeks after clinching his maiden PGA Tour victory atthe New Orleans Classic, Dufner fired a four-under-par 66 in thetoughest conditions of the day to post a seven-under total of133. ...

Cubs RHP Kerry Wood retires after 13-plus seasons

Published: Friday, May 18, 2012 08:24 PM

Kerry Wood arrived in the majors 14 years ago, a fresh-faced kid with No. 34 on his back, slinging fastballs at 100 mph, delivering breaking pitches that were often unhittable and striking out 20 batters in just his fifth start.

Kerr crashes out of Sybase Match Play

Published: Friday, May 18, 2012 07:38 PM

Cristie Kerr crashed out of the LPGA's Sybase Match Play Championship on Friday, losing to Vicky Hurst 1-up on a day when four of the top-10 seeds moved to the third round.

Cubs P Kerry Wood retires after 13-plus seasons

Published: Friday, May 18, 2012 07:26 PM

Kerry Wood, who electrified the worldwide of baseball with an amazing start to his career, pitched his final game in the majors on Friday, retiring after one final, emotional appearance with the Chicago Cubs.

GM passes on running TV ads during 2013 Super Bowl

Published: Friday, May 18, 2012 05:43 PM

DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co will not advertise in next year's Super Bowl because it is too expensive, the top marketing executive for the U.S. automaker said three days after the company announced it was dropping paid ads on Facebook Inc. The 2013 Super Bowl will be broadcast by CBS Corp, which is selling 30-second ads for as much as $4 million. Spots on NBC's broadcast of this year's National Football League championship game, the most heavily watched annual event on U.S. television, cost about $3.5 million per 30-second spot. NBC is majority-owned by Comcast Corp. ...

Key witness in Clemens trial says he mixed evidence

Published: Friday, May 18, 2012 05:30 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The key witness in former baseball pitching ace Roger Clemens' perjury trial testified on Friday that evidence he turned over to federal investigators showed Clemens had used performance-enhancing drugs but that it also included items used by other players.

Ballplayers say it's their choice how to slide

Published: Friday, May 18, 2012 04:52 PM

Taking batting practice and infield practice are rituals in baseball.

Cubs P Kerry Wood expected to retire

Published: Friday, May 18, 2012 04:39 PM

Has Kerry Wood pitched his final game?

Loomis: Brees deal has to be right for both sides

Published: Friday, May 18, 2012 04:10 PM

Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says he isn't taking any of Drew Brees' recent complaints about the slow pace of contract negotiations personally.

Hawks decide to keep Drew on as head coach

Published: Friday, May 18, 2012 03:48 PM

(Reuters) - The Atlanta Hawks have re-signed head coach Larry Drew back for a third season after he steered the injury-hit team to the fourth-best record in the Eastern Conference, the National Basketball Association team said on Friday. Despite losing several key players for stretches of the lockout-shortened season, the Hawks made the playoffs for a fifth straight year before losing to the Boston Celtics in the first round of the postseason. ...

Golf-Kuchar rallies to share early Byron Nelson lead

Published: Friday, May 18, 2012 03:29 PM

May 18 (Reuters) - In-form Matt Kuchar recovered from anerratic front nine to surge into a five-way tie for the earlylead in Friday's second round of the Byron Nelson Championshipin Irving, Texas. The American world number five, the highest-ranked player inthe field, covered his back nine in four-under-par 31 tocomplete a two-under 68 at the TPC Four Seasons Resort LasColinas as the wind began to pick up for the late starters. That left Kuchar at six-under 134 and level with compatriotsChad Campbell (66), overnight leader Ryan Palmer (70), Pat Perez(67) and Dicky Pride (68). ...

Cubs P Kerry Wood plans to retire

Published: Friday, May 18, 2012 03:29 PM

Kerry Wood, who electrified baseball with a 20-strikeout game as a rookie in 1998 and then became a reliever after his career was slowed by injuries, is expected to retire after pitching one more time for the Chicago Cubs.