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Another Busch move after Saturday's race

 May 14, 2012

Darlington, S.C. - Those Busch brothers can't seem to avoid the spotlight at Darlington Raceway.

A year after Kyle Busch tangled with Kevin Harvick in the pits following Regan Smith's first Sprint Cup win, the crew for Kurt Busch...

• Johnson delivers win No. 200 to Hendrick
• Biffle will be on the pole tonight at Darlington
• Keselowski's master plan works to perfection at Talladega
• Gordon wins pole at Talladega, embraces the small victory
• Busch walks away with a win

Baseball

Beckett keeps Sox on a roll

 May 16, 2012

Boston - Josh Beckett did exactly what he needed to satisfy the fired-up fans at Fenway Park.

Beckett pitched his best game of the season, striking out nine and scattering four hits over seven innings as the Red Sox shut out the...

• Chen pitches O's past CC, Yankees
• Lester, Sox having fun at Fenway again
• Teixeira's blast lifts Yankees past Orioles
• Mets fall to Marlins
• Yanks lose in Pettitte's return

Basketball

Surprising 76ers sure have Celtics' attention after split

 May 16, 2012

Philadelphia - See ya, Chicago. Thanks for the split, Boston.

These young-and-fun 76ers are loaded with postseason surprises, aren't they?

Who guessed Lavoy Allen, an unheralded rookie, would toss a last-gasp bank shot with .9...

• 76ers pull even by edging Celtics 82-81
• Celts, Sixers get back at it tonight
• NBA Playoffs Roundup
• Celts finish strong to take Game 1 from 76ers
• Celtics will need to match the emotion of Sixers

Football

NFL Notes

 May 11, 2012

Belichick's son joins business

• Chaplain: Seau’s brain to be donated for research
• Seau's death renews brain injury focus
• Police: Junior Seau found dead at California home
• Former NFL star Junior Seau found dead
• NFL Team-by-Team Draft List

Golf

Na birdies last hole to lead after three

 May 13, 2012

Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. - Kevin Na is slow to pull the trigger, and quick to make fun of himself.

In what made for painful viewing Saturday in The Players Championship - for fans at the TPC Sawgrass and those watching from home - Na...

• Kuchar, Johnson and Na share lead at The Players Championship
• Poulter, Laird share lead
• Fowler finally a winner on the PGA Tour
• Tiger misses the cut at Quail Hollow
• Travelers embraces golf's young stars

Hockey

Rangers determined to defend their home ice

 May 16, 2012

New York - For the third straight series, the New York Rangers are basking in the glow of a 1-0 lead earned in the confines of "The World's Most Famous Arena."

The Eastern Conference's top-seeded team has failed in its first two...

• Rangers come to life in third to beat Devils
• Rangers-Devils has New York buzzing
• NHL Playoffs
• Rangers beat Caps 2-1 in Game 7
• Rangers and Capitals ready for Game 7

Tennis

Nadal ousted in Madrid; says he won't return

 May 11, 2012

Madrid - Rafael Nadal lost to Spanish countryman Fernando Verdasco for the first time in the Madrid Open on Thursday, then he and top-ranked Novak Djokovic threatened not to return if the new blue clay-court wasn't discarded.

Nadal...

• Nadal beats Djokovic to win Monte Carlo final
• Tennis Roundup
• Isner leads the U.S. past France and into Davis Cup semifinals
• Serena rolls to title
• Stosur knocks off Venus at Family Circle Cup

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