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Lynx rout Mystics in preseason opener
All 11 Lynx players who got into the game scored in a 74-57 victory over the Washington Mystics on Saturday in an exhibition game in Bismarck, N.D. Three Lynx starters were in double figures - Monica Wright with 16 points, Rebekkah Brunson with 12 and Maya Moore with 10 - as was reserve forward Rachel Jarry with 11. Jarry, a 6-1 Australian, was 3-for-4 from the field, made all five of her free ...
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Defending champ Kentwood beats Olympia in 8 innings 13-7 | 4A Baseball
EVERETT — Kentwood survived an Olympia comeback by producing one of its own to win a Class 4A regional baseball tournament at Everett Memorial Stadium on Saturday. After Olympia overcame a 6-1 deficit to send the game to extra innings, Kentwood exploded for seven runs on eight straight hits in the top of the eighth to advance to the state semifinals with a 13-7 victory. Kentwood (21-5) ...
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Pacers hold off Knicks to reach NBA finals
The Indiana Pacers have earned a spot in the NBA Eastern Conference finals for the first time in nine years after beating the New York Knicks ...
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Parkinson defeated by Irish surfer
Adrian Buchan and Mick Fanning will be flying the Australian flag in the Billabong Rio Pro quarter-finals after world champ Joel Parkinson was ...
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Couture rescues Sharks in OT cuts Kings lead
Logan Couture scored a power-play goal 1:29 into overtime to help the San Jose Sharks bounce back from two losses in Los Angeles to beat the Kings 2-1 in Game 3 of their second-round series on Saturday ...
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Johnson eases to record 4th All-Star victory
Jimmie Johnson 's list. He stands alone in All-Star history."Five-time" became the first four-time winner of NASCAR's annual All-Star race, breaking a tie with the late Dale Earnhardt and ...
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Dominant Matthysse stops Peterson in 3rd
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Lucas Matthysse stopped Lamont Peterson in the third round Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in a matchup of junior-welterweight champions. Although both own pieces of the 140-pound title, a dispute among the sanctioning bodies prompted the fighters to meet in a non-title fight that lived up to the ...
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Beckham tears and Ibrahimovic joy
Paris Saint-Germain's Zlatan Ibrahimovic (L) celebrates with team mates including David Beckham (R) after scoring the third goal for the team during their French Ligue 1 soccer match against Brest at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris May 18, 2013. REUTERS/Gonzalo ...
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Oden reportedly looks unbelievable in workouts
Greg Oden takes in a Cavaliers game from the stands. (David Liam Kyle/Getty Images) Nearly six years after he was the No. 1 pick in the 2007 NBA draft, unrestricted free agent center Greg Oden continues to attempt a comeback from a series of knee injuries that led to his release by the Blazers in 2012. Ohio State forward Deshaun ...
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Kobe says Jordan comparisons apple to oranges
Michael Jordan (left) and Kobe Bryant are compared by Phil Jackson in his new book. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images) Legendary NBA coach Phil Jackson writes in ...
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Folau in Cooper out of Wallabies squad
Israel Folau is in but Quade Cooper is the most notable omission from coach Robbie Deans' initial 25-man Wallabies squad to take on the touring British and Irish Lions in June and July. Berrick Barnes, James O'Connor and Christian Lealiifano are the preferred five-eighth options for the three-Test series, although Deans will add a further six players on June 11 to complete the squad. ...
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NRLs Storm fired up for Manly battle
Melbourne are preparing for a Manly side still licking its wounds after its crushing exit from the NRL finals series last year at the hands of the Storm. Melbourne swept aside the Sea Eagles in their preliminary final last season with a 40-12 victory on their way to claim the NRL title. It was the latest meeting in a long history between the fierce rivals, which includes the infamous ...
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Johnson pulls away from field to win All-Star race
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UPI Sports Calendar for Sunday May 19
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Coutures OT Goal Gives Sharks 2-1 Win Over Kings
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Milones Long Skid Ends as As Beat Royals
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Cricket Can NZ make history with the bat
The big imprints look like something Neil Armstrong might've left on the moon but if the New Zealand batsmen can negotiate the Lord's pitch footmarks it'll be one giant leap for the Mike Hesson/Brendon McCullum regime. A second New Zealand victory at the Marylebone Cricket Club in 16 attempts (the other came in 1999) remains a moon landing-type longshot. England have a lead of 205 runs and there ...
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European football round-up Tearful David Beckham bids goodbye
With the Beatles ringing in his ears and tears in his eyes, David Beckham admitted that his starring role in Paris Saint-Germain's French title party was the last chapter of his colourful career. The 38-year-old former England captain, one of the most high-profile players to shuffle between football and celebrity, made his final home appearance for the Ligue 1 champions on Saturday ...
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Neighorhood residents weigh in on new Vikings stadium design
From the moment the first images of the new Vikings stadium flashed across the big screen at the Guthrie Theater on Monday, Dean Jacobson liked what he saw. The pivoting glass doors. The see-through ceiling. The angled roof line that peaks to the west. The ship-like profile and jagged prow against the backdrop of a majestic downtown skyline. It was more than the 72-year-old Elliot Park ...
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Tevlin Beer football students How can you lose
I once had a favorite professor at the University of Minnesota who was everything you wanted in a teacher: Brilliant. Challenging. Thoughtful. Full of wise advice. He was also completely dumbfounded by anything mechanical, whether it was a recording device or a simple pull-down video screen. I once helped him get a bottle of water out of vending machine. He was the cliche of the absent-minded ...
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Family always in Presslys corner
Jan are at Target Field this weekend, just as they traveled to Lowell, Mass., Greenville, N.C., and Salem, Mass., when Ryan pitched there. So what does it mean to see him in a major league stadium, pitching to major league hitters? Pressly welled up with emotion, his silence answer enough. The couple’s son was equally proud. "They’ve seen me play T-ball, high school, and now ...
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Auburn Mountainview edges Decatur 9-8 for semifinal spot | 3A Baseball
CENTRALIA — When the bottom of the seventh inning began, Auburn Mountainview trailed by two runs. The Lions' cleanup hitter, Nick Brooks, was nervous. "I was a little down," Brooks said. "If you told me I was going to hit a walkoff, I wouldn't have believed you." Seven batters later, Brooks did exactly that. With the bases loaded and the score tied, the ...
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Mount Si ends Meadowdales Cinderella bid 7-2 | 3A Baseball
Mount Si scored in the bottom of the seventh inning to edge North Thurston, then used a five-run fifth inning to beat Meadowdale for a state semifinal ...
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Magpies celebrate upset AFL win
Collingwood's Harry O'Brien has denied using a homophobic slur during Saturday night's upset AFL win over previously unbeaten Geelong at the ...
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Astros edge Pirates 4-2 in 11 innings
Jason Castro led off the 11th inning with a double and scored the go-ahead run on a close play at the plate as the Houston Astros topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Saturday ...
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Horticultural therapy for war veterans.
There are still Vietnam veterans living in poverty or on the street in the United States today, everyday many commit suicide from despair. Since the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, suicide rates among veterans have spiked again as sufferers of a range of mental and physical injuries fall through the net. Veteran Farms are one way in which these veterans can be helped.
Adam Burke is a man with a mission, to help war veterans returning to the United States after tours abroad, particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan, that have struggled to reintegrate with society. This may be due to PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder), physical injuries, such as disability, or a sense of a loss of purpose after the harried action of a war zone. Read more
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