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Kuchar comes up clutch at Sawgrass
By DOUG FERGUSON | Associated Press – PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The only complaint about Matt Kuchar was not winning enough.
MVP James gets 32, Heat top Pacers 95-86 in Game 1 (Yahoo! Sports)
MIAMI (AP) LeBron James got his trophy, and then he and Dwyane Wade made sure the Miami Heat got a win in Game 1.
MVP James gets 32, Heat top Pacers 95-86 in Game 1
By TIM REYNOLDS | Associated Press – MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James got his trophy, and then he and Dwyane Wade made sure the Miami Heat got a win in Game 1. James scored 32 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in his first game as a three-time MVP, Wade finished with 29 despite struggling from the floor, and the Heat beat the Indiana Pacers 95-86 to open their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Sunday
2012 NHL playoffs: Capitals reinvented themselves but still fell short
Washington’s loss in Game 7 Saturday night and elimination at the hands of the New York Rangers marked the fifth consecutive season that the team failed to advance beyond the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Given everything the team went through, from the coaching change to not clinching a playoff berth until the penultimate game of the regular season, reaching a seventh game in the conference semifinals was considered an accomplishment to some players
Hamels returns to pitch Phillies over Padres 3-2
Associated Press – PHILADELPHIA (AP) — While the Phillies have been looking for answers as they’ve struggled through the first five weeks of the season, Cole Hamels has been one of their most consistent pieces as they look to climb out of the cellar in the NL East. Hamels was stellar on the mound in his return from a five-game suspension, extending his winning streak to five games with seven innings of one-run ball Sunday to help Philadelphia beat another last place team, the San Diego Padres , 3-2. The Phillies have now won six straight games in which Hamels has started
Baseball: Paul VI Catholic outlasts McNamara to win WCAC title
Martinez failed to capitalize on his first chance, flying out with two runners on and two outs in the bottom of the third. But in his next at-bat, with the bases loaded and Paul VI still trailing by a run in the bottom of the fifth, Martinez flicked an 0-2 pitch down the right-field line for the game’s decisive hit. Two runs scored on the single and a third came home on an error on the play.
Sixers prep for 2nd-half surge in Game 2 vs. Celts (Yahoo! Sports)
BOSTON (AP) Philadelphia coach Doug Collins warned his team about the Celtics’ third-quarter prowess this season.
Ousted Nuggets still feeling good about future (Yahoo! Sports)
DENVER (AP) The Denver Nuggets are one-and-done in the NBA playoffs again. Only this ouster has a much different feel. The young team grew up in a hurry in taking the star-studded Los Angeles Lakers to the brink before losing a thrilling Game 7 at Staples Center on Saturday night.
Ochocinco writes letter to support ‘Dad’ Goodell (Yahoo! Sports)
Chad Ochocinco wants Roger Goodell to know that he has the NFL commissioner’s back.
NHL.com: Eight playoff highlights at midway point
Four teams left, eight wins to go, but before we go in that direction let’s take a look back at the Conference Semifinals. Here are eight highlights that help define why the Devils, Rangers, Kings and Coyotes have made it to the NHL’s final four: Classic Garden Moments Madison Square Garden has seen its share of amazing sports moments. The end of Game 5 of the Rangers-Capitals series is now among them.