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MSNBC
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The Boston-Los Angeles rivalry, nothing more than black-and-white footage from the 60s and TV highlights of players wearing short shorts in the 80s to young hoops fans, remains tilted toward the Atlantic Ocean. The Celtics are 9-2 against the Lakers in th..
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MSNBC
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Some turnaround in that game. The air went out of the building,” said Lakers coach Phil Jackson, who was asked what he told his club afterward. “Well, it’s not over. This is not over. The series is not over.”
Boston’s comeback included a 21-3..
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MSNBC
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The Lakers and the Celtics have met 10 times in the finals, with Boston winning the first eight matchups and Los Angeles the last two — in 1985 and 1987. That’s the last time the Celtics advanced to the championship round.
The Lakers and Pistons ha..
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MSNBC
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The Lakers were up 77-70 heading into the fourth quarter. Barry’s 3 brought the Spurs within 77-75 and his running jumper got them to 79-77.
Odom’s dunk started the 7-0 run, then his layup balanced on the rim before falling in, and he hit a free th..
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SF Gate
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After spending much of the afternoon giving her own mechanics an earful, a late crash left Danica Patrick looking like she was ready to fight another driver's pit crew.
Patrick already was having a disappointing day in Sunday's Indianapolis 500 when dr..
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SF Gate
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Danica Patrick already had left all those comparisons to Anna Kournikova in the dust. Now she's more liable to be likened to that ornery ol' cuss, A.J. Foyt.
Patrick didn't win Sunday's Indianapolis 500. Didn't even come close, really. But she certainl..
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MSNBC
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The win also gave Spurs coach Gregg Popovich 100 playoff victories, moving him into a tie with Larry Brown for third on the career list.
The Hornets had dominated the third quarters of their three previous home games in this series. This time, the Spur..
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MSNBC
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The Spurs came out with desperate energy, shooting 71 percent in the first quarter. They led by as many as 13 in the opening period after Bruce Bowen’s 3-pointer made it 36-23. The Spurs took a 36-24 lead into the second quarter.
“I think we lost o..
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MSNBC
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LeBron James put his mom and then the Boston Celtics in their places.
James scored 21 points, delivering a devastating dunk over a defenseless Kevin Garnett in the final two minutes, as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the homesick Celtics 88-77 in Game 4..
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BBC News
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Chinese climbers bearing the Olympic flame have reached the summit of Everest, the world's highest mountain.
Chinese television showed the team of climbers, carrying special high-altitude torches, reaching the summit at 0920 local time (0120 GMT).
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MSNBC
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A Chinese mountaineering team took the Olympic flame to the top of the world Thursday, a spectacular feat dreamed up to underscore China’s ambitions for the Beijing games.
The climbers could be heard struggling for breath in a live television broadca..
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MSNBC
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LeBron James drove to the basket, the lane surprisingly clear. He reached out toward the rim, rolled the ball off his fingertips ...
And missed.
Again and again (and one more time, when it was too late anyway), James’ shots went awry in the final..
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MSNBC
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Kobe Bryant made most of the shots that mattered, which he didn’t view as any great accomplishment.
That’s because there was nary a hand in his face when he took them.
Bryant, celebrating what’s expected to be his first NBA MVP award, converte..
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CNN
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Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini remains confident of taking the Italian title despite Sunday's 2-1 defeat against AC Milan.. With Inter losing and second-placed Roma pulling off a fine 3-0 victory in Genoa the outcome is still not settled.
But Inter..
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CNN
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Renault believe they are within "one percent" of Ferrari and are aggressively developing their car for the Turkish Grand Prix. Both the French team's cars failed to finish the Spanish Grand Prix, but Fernando Alonso qualified on the front of the grid for..
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CNN
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Bayern Munich can finally claim the Bundesliga title this weekend. In fact they could already be champions before they take the field at Wolfsburg on Sunday, if Werder Bremen and Schalke fail to win on Saturday.
With four rounds left, Bayern has 66 poi..
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CNN
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Fernando Alonso's engine failure in Barcelona has presented Renault with concerns heading into the Turkish Grand Prix, engineering boss Pat Symonds has admitted. Alonso, who gave the team their best starting position of the season after qualifying second..
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CNN
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Wayne Rooney could return to Manchester United's line-up for their vital Premier League game at home to West Ham on Saturday.
Manager Alex Ferguson, still basking in his side's 1-0 win over Barcelona to reach the Champions League final, gave an upbeat..
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CNN
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China will host its first LPGA tournament in October, with 63 of the world's top women golfers competing for a purse of $1.8 million. The event, to be known as the Grand China Air LPGA, will be played at the Haikou West Golf Club on tropical Hainan Island..
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MSNBC
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David West and Chris Paul were on the bench, smiling as they watched thousands of fans headed to their cars. They’d already seen Jason Kidd lose his cool and get tossed, and saw police take away a ref-baiting loudmouth a few seats from Mavericks owner M..
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