May 22, 2013

NASCAR: Kyle Busch wins 5th Nationwide race this season / Kurt Busch turns record lap at Darlington

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Story Highlights Kyle Busch won his fifth Nationwide race this season Busch passed Joey Logano with 18 laps remaining Kurt Busch set a qualifying record to win the pole for the Southern 500 on Saturday night DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch figured it’d be easy to run his own program on the Nationwide Series [...]

MLB – NL Roundup: Cardinals shutout Rockies 3-0

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(File Picture – USA Today) (PhatzRadio / AP) — ST. LOUIS – Shelby Miller gave up a leadoff single then retired 27 in a row for his first career complete game, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night. Eric Young Jr. had a line drive hit [...]

MLB – NL Roundup: Andres Torres’ single lifts Giants in extra innings / Interleague Results

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — SAN FRANCISCO — Andres Torres lined a game-ending single to right field with two outs in the 10th inning, lifting the San Francisco Giants to a 4-3 victory against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday to avoid a sweep. Javier Lopez (1-0) pitched the 10th for the win after Sergio Romo blew [...]

College Basketball: Top 25 Tuesday’s Men’s and Women’s Results / Minnesota dumps No. 1 Indiana; Wisconsin crushes Nebraska

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(Trevor Mbakwe had 21 points to help Minnesota take down No. 1 Indiana 77-73 on Tuesday, the seventh time the top-ranked team in The Associated Press’ poll has lost a game this season.) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Trevor Mbakwe had 21 points and 12 rebounds to help Minnesota take down No. 1 Indiana 77-73 on Tuesday [...]

Tennis Roundup: Rafael Nadal reaches Brazil Open final

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(Photo: Andre Penner, AP) Story Highlights Rafael Nadal beat Martin Alund 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 6-1 and is in the Brazil Open final David Nalbandian of Argentina beat Simone Bolelli of Italy 6-3, 7-5 Nalbandian is seeking his first title since 2010 SAO PAULO (AP) — Rafael Nadal outlasted 111th-ranked Martin Alund 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 6-1 [...]

Golf: Tiger Woods cruises to eighth career title at Torrey Pines

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Tiger Woods holds the winner’s trophy after his -14 under victory during the Final Round at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course on January 28, 2013 in La Jolla, California. (January 27, 2013 – Source: Donald Miralle/Getty Images North America) SAN DIEGO (AP) — Tiger Woods was so good for so long [...]

College Basketball: Top 25 Friday’s Women’s Results

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(South Carolina using their pressure defense to hold Kentucky to 30 points under their average and beat the Wildcats on Thursday. It was South Carolina’s first win against a top-five team since 1998.) STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Chiney Ogwumike had 23 points and 13 rebounds to lead No. 6 Stanford to a 65-44 victory over [...]

Horse Racing Recap: Data Link wins Citation Handicap / Jockey Dettori suspended after positive drug test

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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) – Data Link won in his Southern California debut Friday, beating Ultimate Eagle by 2 1/4 lengths in the $250,000 Citation Handicap at Betfair Hollywood Park. Ridden by jockey Garrett Gomez, the 4-year-old War Front colt ran 1 1/16 miles in the Grade II in 1:41:00, and paid $7, $3.80 and $2.60. [...]

MLB: NL Roundup – Mets beat Pirates 6-5

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R.A. Dickey #43 of the New York Mets pitches against the Miami Marlins at Citi Field on September 22, 2012 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (September 21, 2012 – Source: Alex Trautwig/Getty Images North America) NEW YORK (AP) — R.A. Dickey became the first knuckleballer to win 20 [...]

Tennis: Roger Federer defeats Djokovic to win 5th Cincinnati title

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Roger Federer improved to 5-0 in Cincinnati finals and tied Rafael Nadal for the most Masters titles with 21. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Top-ranked Roger Federer won a record fifth Cincinnati title Sunday, dominating second-ranked Novak Djokovic from the outset of a 6-0, 7-6 (7) win for the Western & Southern [...]