May 22, 2013

NBA Roundup: Lakers hung on to beat the New Orleans Hornets 111-106

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Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers catches a pass from Steve Nash #10 in front of Eric Gordon #10 of the New Orleans Hornets at Staples Center on January 29, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (January 28, 2013 – Source: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images North America) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dwight Howard scored 24 [...]

NBA Roundup: San Antonio Spurs held off the short-handed Atlanta Hawks 98-93 on Saturday night

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Tony Parker #9 celebrates with Kawhi Leonard #2 of the San Antonio Spurs and Danny Green #4 after a basket in the final seconds against the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena on January 19, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (January 18, 2013 – Source: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images North America) ATLANTA (AP) — Tony Parker had [...]

NBA Roundup: Portland TrailBlazers beat the confused Miami Heat 92-90

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Wesley Matthews made a 3-pointer to put Portland in front with 26.9 seconds left and the Trail Blazers hung on to beat the Miami Heat 92-90 Thursday night for their fourth straight win and ninth straight at the Rose Garden. The Blazers held LeBron James to 15 points, snapping his 54-game [...]

NFL Roundup: Falcons stay unbeaten, 30-17 victory over Eagles

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Quarterback Matt Ryan #2 of the Atlanta Falcons throws a pass while warming up before the start of the Falcons game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on October 28, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (October 27, 2012 – Source: Rob Carr/Getty Images North America) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matt Ryan threw touchdown passes on [...]

WNBA / MLS Roundup: Lynx wins at the buzzer over Fever 66-64 / Galaxy shutout Colorado 2-0

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(Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images / The Sparks held serve at home Friday night, topping the Sun 93-82 to push their home winning streak to eight games. Candace Parker had 23 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists in a matchup of MVP candidates against Tina Charles.) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Lindsay Whalen banked a fade-away jumper in [...]

NFL Preseason Roundup: Denver’s Manning looked OK; beat Chicago 31-3

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Peyton Manning #18 of the Denver Broncos looks for a receiver against the Chicago Bears during a preseason game at Soldier Field on August 9, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. (August 8, 2012 – Source: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images North America) CHICAGO (AP) — Peyton Manning’s first appearance with the Denver Broncos was brief and a bit [...]

Brilliant: Track’s Best Night?

Three stunning moments from Olympic Stadium, seemingly one after another. The fastest time ever in the men’s 800m, Usain Bolt’s historic sprint double and Ashton Eaton’s decathlon. Our experts review it all.

CFL: Stampeders storm back to upend Riders in OT

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Roughriders’ Kory Sheets, middle, tries to run the ball past Stampeders’ Malik Jackson, left, and Fred Bennett in the first quarter. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Nik Lewis would rather have won the game in a less heart-wrenching fashion. Lewis caught the last of his three touchdowns in overtime as the Calgary [...]

WNBA Roundup: Stars slams Dreams 91-70

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(D. Clarke Evans/NBAE/Getty Images / The Silver Stars won a franchise-record ninth straight game, defeating the Dream 91-70 at home Friday night. Jia Perkins led the way with 21 points and Becky Hammon added 15. Sancho Lyttle paced the Dream with 21 points.) SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jia Perkins scored 21 points and the San [...]

NBA Roundup: Bynum and Gasol lead Lakers past Mavericks 112-108

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Vince Carter #25 and Brendan Haywood #33 of the Dallas Mavericks guard Andrew Bynum #17 of the Los Angeles Lakers during the first half at Staples Center on April 15, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (April 14, 2012 – Photo by Harry How/Getty Images North America) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andrew Bynum had 23 points [...]