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LeBron to the rescue: James scores at buzzer, Heat top Pacers 103-102 in Game 1 of East finals
MIAMI – LeBron James made a layup as time expired in overtime, and the Miami Heat found a way to beat the Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a wild Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night. James finished with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the Heat — his ninth post-season triple-double,
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Ottawa coach MacLean mute after Senators routed 7-3 by Pittsburgh in Game 4
OTTAWA – Paul MacLean’s few words spoke volumes about what he thought of his team’s performance in their 7-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 4 Wednesday night. In a most uncharacteristic move, the Ottawa Senators coach didn’t take a single question in his post-game scrum. Instead, he held up the score sheet and
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Winterhawks down Blades to clinch semifinal berth at MasterCard Memorial Cup
SASKATOON – The Portland Winterhawks scored three times in the third period Wednesday to defeat the Saskatoon Blades 4-2 in the final round-robin game at the MasterCard Memorial Cup. With the score tied 1-1, Chase De Leo gave Portland the lead for good at 4:08 of the third when he jammed a loose puck past
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Wednesday’s Scoreboard
Wednesday’s Games NHL Playoffs Eastern Conference semifinal Pittsburgh 7 Ottawa 3 (Pittsburgh leads series 3-1) – Memorial Cup at Saskatoon Round Robin Saskatoon vs Portland – AHL Playoffs Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 5 Providence 0 (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton wins series 4-3) — Basketball Eastern Conference final Indiana at Miami (First game of series) – Baseball American League Toronto 4 Tampa
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Pittsburgh Penguins take Game 4 with 7-3 romp over Ottawa Senators
OTTAWA – James Neal and Jarome Iginla each scored two goals to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 7-3 romp over the Ottawa Senators in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series Wednesday — and just one win away from advancing to the next round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Penguins now hold
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Bautista homers twice and delivers game-winning RBI as Jays beat Rays 4-3
TORONTO – Jose Bautista homered twice and drove in Colby Rasmus with the winning run in the 10th inning to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday at Rogers Centre. Rasmus reached on an infield single, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Emilio Bonifacio
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Roma, Lazio delegations meet Pope Francis at Vatican in peace bid ahead of Italian Cup final
VATICAN CITY – Players and officials from Roma and Lazio met with Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday in a peace initiative ahead of the Italian Cup final between the two bitter rivals. The occasion happened during the general audience and is four days before the match at Stadio Olimpico
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Reports: Canucks fire head coach Vigneault after suffering first-round sweep
VANCOUVER – It appears Vancouver Canucks coach Alain Vigneault has paid the price for his team’s early exit from the playoffs. According to multiple media reports, the team has fired Vigneault and assistants Rick Bowness and Newell Browne. When contacted by The Canadian Press, the Canucks would not comment on the reports. The Canucks’ all-time
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Melissa Tancredi back with women’s soccer team for friendly against U.S.
Canada has named its team for a women’s soccer friendly against the United States and as expected veterans play a major role. Striker Melissa Tancredi returns for the first time since the 2012 Olympics and joins 13 other members of that bronze-winning team. The June 2 sellout game at BMO Field in Toronto will effectively
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Star LB Brian Urlacher says he’s retiring after 13 seasons with Bears
CHICAGO – Star linebacker Brian Urlacher is calling it a career after 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears. The eight-time Pro Bowl player announced his retirement on his Twitter account Wednesday. In a statement, he said, “After spending a lot of time this spring thinking about my NFL future, I have made a decision to
