BARCELONA,Spain--Top-seededFrancescaSchiavonewaseliminatedinthefirstroundoftheBarcelonaOpenonTuesday,losing6-4,6-3toqualifierOlgaGovortsovaofBelarus.GarrettGrahamWomensJersey.Bothplayersstruggledwiththeirserve,combiningfor17doublefaultsinthematch,andGovortsovausedanextrabreakineachsettobeatthe2010winner."IknewIhadtobeaggressiveagainsther,andIdidagoodjobofthattoday,"saidGovortsova,whoimpr...[
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BARCELONA,Spain--Top-seededFrancescaSchiavonewaseliminatedinthefirstroundoftheBarcelonaOpenonTuesday,losing6-4,6-3toqualifierOlgaGovortsovaofBelarus.GarrettGrahamWomensJersey.Bothplayersstruggledwiththeirserve,combiningfor17doublefaultsinthematch,andGovortsovausedanextrabreakineachsettobeatthe2010winner."IknewIhadtobeaggressiveagainsther,andIdidagoodjobofthattoday,"saidGovortsova,whoimpr...[
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HALIFAX-Halifaxwasnamedthehostcityforthe2015worldmenscurlingchampionshipTuesday.VickBallardJersey.Itwillmarkthe22ndtimethetournamenthasbeenheldinthiscountryandfourthinAtlantaCanadabutwillmakeitsfirstappearanceeverinplayedNovaScotia.Thegameswillbeplayedatthe10,500-seatHalifaxMetroCentre.Canadahascaptured34worldchampionshipssincethemenseventbeganin1959,thelatestcomingin2012whenGlennHowardofMidland,O...[
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ATLANTA--Kentuckycouldvecutthenetsdownathalftime.MikkoKoivuBlackFridayJersey.Actually,theWildcatsprobablywouldvebeengoodskippingtheceremonyaltogether.ASouthRegionaltitleisfine,butwhatmatterstothisbunchoffutureNBAstarsisbreakingoutthescissorsintheBigEasy.Top-seededKentuckyadvancedtotheFinalFourforthesecondyearinarowwitha82-70blitzingofBaylor,settingupaBluegrassshowdownwithrivalLouisvilleinthenation...[
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TheCalgaryStampedershavesignedimportdefensivebackKeonRaymondtoatwo-yearcontractextension.ShaunPhillipsJersey.Raymond,31,started15regular-seasongamesfortheStampsin2013,rackingup51tackles.Healsoreturnedtwokickoffsfor79yardsincludinga61-yarder.“Keonisareliableandversatileplayerwhohasbeenakeymemberofourdefenceformanyseasons,”saidStampedersheadcoachandgeneralmanagerJohnHufnagel.“Hesan...[
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OAKLAND,Calif.JeoffreyPaganJersey.--RajonRondosayshehopestomakehisseasondebutbeforetheAll-Starbreak.BostonCelticscoachBradStevenssayshehasneverspokentoRondooranybodyintheorganizationaboutaspecificreturndate.Thismuchisclear:Rondosreturnisinchingcloser.Rondo,whohasbeenoutsincetearingtheanteriorcruciateligamentinhisrightkneelastJanuary,toldreportersattheteamsmorningshootaroundFridayinSanFranciscothat...[
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WASHINGTON--ChecktwomoreitemsoffthelistinanimpressivehomestretchbytheBostonBruins.JeremyLaneJersey.TheyarenowAtlanticDivisionchampions,andJaromeIginlahasrecoveredfromhisslowstarttoreach30goalsonceagain.BostonaccomplishedthosefeatsSaturdayagainsttheWashingtonCapitals,adesperateteamwhosefirstandforemostgoal--makingtheplayoffsforaseventhstraightseason--lookedabitmoredistantafterSaturdays4-2loss."...[
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DwightKingsfifthgoaloftheplayoffsprovedtobethedifferenceastheLosAngelesKingsdownedthePhoenixCoyotes2-1inGameThreetomovewithinongameofasweepandaberthintheStanleyCupFinal.AhmadBradshawBlackFridayJersey.Kingwasavaluablesecondarycontributorduringtheregularseason,puttingupfivegoalsand14pointsin27gamesafterhewascalledupfromtheAHL,buthenowhasfivegoalsinadozenplayoffgamesandgettingthatkindofproductionfrom...[
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INDIANAPOLIS--AdamVinatierihadtwowishesinfreeagency.AkeemDent.HewantedtowinonemoreSuperBowlringforhisthumb,andhewantedtodoitwiththeColts.Indianapolisrefusedtoletthe41-year-oldkickerslipawayWednesday,re-signingVinatierijusthoursbeforehewastobecomeanunrestrictedfreeagent."Idliketobehereifthecardsfallright,"VinatierisaidinJanuary,aftertheColtswereeliminatedwithaplayofflossatNewEngland,where...[
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SEVILLE,Spain--StephaneMbiaandCarlosBaccascoredwithinfourminutesofeachotherasSevillabeatValencia2-0inthefirstlegofanall-SpanishEuropaLeaguesemifinalonThursday.DavidJohnsonAuthenticJersey.Withhisbacktogoal,MbiabackheeledIvanRakiticsbouncingfreekickovergoalkeeperVictorGuaitafortheopenerafter33minutes.Mbiaappearedtoscoreafterreceivinginanoffsideposition.GuaitacoulddolittlemomentslaterasBaccaracedfree...[
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