May 19, 2013

MLB – NL Roundup: Carlos Beltran slugs St. Louis Cardinals past New York Mets 10-4

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(PhatzRadio / AP) —- ST. LOUIS – Carlos Beltran drove in four runs and rookie left-hander John Gast picked up a win in his major league debut, helping the St. Louis Cardinals cruise past the New York Mets 10-4 on Tuesday night. Gast (1-0) tossed five shutout innings before giving up four runs in the [...]

Tennis Recap: Rafael Nadal wins 44th in a row at Monte Carlo

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Rafael Nadal of Spain rolls over Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany on Thursday in the Monte Carlo Masters.(Photo: Valery Hache, AFP/Getty Images) Story Highlights Rafael Nadal defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-2, 6-4 in the third round It is Nadal’s 44th win in a row at the Monte Carlo Masters Jo-Wilfried Tsonga also advanced with a 6-3, 6-0 [...]

Horse Racing Recap: Orb moves to No. 1 in AP’s Top 10 Derby list

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — Orb’s on top. The colt moved to the head of the 3-year-old class in the AP’s latest Run to the Roses’ Top 10 list of Kentucky Derby contenders with a convincing win in the Florida Derby over the weekend. Orb was No. 4 last week, but has a four-race winning streak [...]

NBA Roundup: Smith, Anthony lead Knicks over Celtics in Eastern Conference showdown

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BOSTON (AP) — The New York Knicks are winning no matter who they play. Somehow, beating Boston feels special. “Let’s just be quite frank about them,” Carmelo Anthony said after the Knicks cruised to a 100-85 win over the Celtics on Tuesday night. “We always want to beat Boston. New York in anything wants to [...]

NBA Roundup: Blazers complete season sweep of Bulls; Nuggets take 14th straight

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — DENVER — Corey Brewer sank three free throws with 2.1 seconds left and the Denver Nuggets stretched their franchise-best winning streak to 14 games with a 101-100 thriller over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night. Anthony Randolph blocked Damien Wilkins’ desperation jumper at the buzzer to secure Denver’s 16th straight win [...]

NBA Roundup: Celts wilt in the Heat 105-103

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(JIM DAVIS/GLOBE STAFF / The late heroics of LeBron James offset a career-high 43 points by Jeff Green as the Heat beat the Celtics, 105-103.) (PhatzRadio / AP) — Miami’s last trip to Boston on Jan. 2 resulted in a double-overtime loss that triggered a Celtics renaissance. But tonight the Heat came in with something [...]

Tennis Recap: Novak Djokovic, Mardy Fish win at Indian Wells / Nadal finds fault with ATP’s time violation rule

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia hits a return to Fabio Fognini during day 5 of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 10, 2013 in Indian Wells, California. (March 9, 2013 – Source: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images North America) Story Highlights Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic each got tested in their victories Mardy [...]

College Basketball: Top 25 Monday’s Women’s and Men’s Results / Griner reaches 3,000 career points as Baylor beats UConn

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(Baylor No. 1 for seventh week in a row. For the seventh consecutive week, Baylor has topped the AP Top 25 Poll after defeating Texas Tech and TCU this past week. Nebraska and Wisconsin-Green Bay also entered the poll this week.) (PhatzRadio / AP) — HARTFORD, Conn. — Brittney Griner scored 25 points, including the [...]

Tennis: Victoria Azarenka beats Serena Williams, wins Qatar Open

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(Victoria Azarenka had lost her last nine meetings to Serena Williams before prevailing on Sunday. AP) DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Defending champion Victoria Azarenka beat Serena Williams 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-3 to win the Qatar Open on Sunday, earning her 16th title and ending a nine-match losing streak against the American. Azarenka will give up [...]

2013 Australian Open: Novak Djokovic, Maria Sharapova advance at Australian Open

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Maria Sharapova of Russia plays a backhand in her Quarterfinal match against Ekaterina Makarova of Russia during day nine of the 2013 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 22, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (January 21, 2013 – Source: Lucas Dawson/Getty Images AsiaPac) MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Maria Sharapova has lost only nine games in [...]