MontrealCanadiensheadcoachMichelTherrienisntgivinguponDustinTokarski,announcingthatthe24-year-oldgoaltenderwillgetthestartagaininGame3oftheEasternConferenceFinalagainsttheNewYorkRangersonThursday.DwightHowardJersey.Tokarski,whohadplayedinthreegamesearlierintheregularseason,allowedthreegoalson30shotsina3-1losstotheRangersinhisplayoffdebutonMonday.TherrienalsosentamessagetoThomasVanektopickuphisgame...[
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ATLANTA--BrandonBasswasbackinthestartinglineuponSaturdaynight,leadingtheCelticstoavictory.AndreReedJersey.Basshad17points,sevenreboundsandtwokeyblocksandtheCelticssurgedpasttheAtlantaHawks94-87."Heshadatoughweek,"CelticscoachBradStevenssaid."Wetookhimoutofthestartinglineup.Tonight,weputhimbackinandheresponded.Heanchoredourdefence,especiallyinthefourthquarter."TheCeltics,whohadl...[
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HOUSTON--Je-VaughnWatsonscoredtwosecond-halfgoalsandF.OlivierGiroudFranceJersey.C.DallasbeattheHoustonDynamo4-1Saturday.AfteraredcardtoHoustondefenderDavidHorst,theformerDynamomidfielderscoredin61stand70thminuteoneithersideofGilesBarnesown-goalinthe68thminute.Michelputconvertedapenaltyinthe31stminuteafterRicardoClarksfoulonMauroDiaz.Inthe41stminute,ClarkmadeupforhismistakebyscoringonaheaderoffBrad...[
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AlexandreDespatiesattemptattheextremelydifficult4.CassiusMarshJerseys.5forwardsomersaultdivemayhavefallenalittleshortonSunday,butthetwo-timeOlympicsilvermedallistsayshefeelsencouragedbyhisperformanceattheMontrealCanadaCup."IamexactlywhereIwanttobe,Ithink,atthispoint,"DespatietoldCTVOlympics.caafterhefinishedsecondinthecompetition."TodayIdidalittletechnicalmistakeatthecome-outofthedi...[
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TORONTO–BrettLawriesimpendingreturnfromhamstringtightnesscreatesaproblem–agoodproblem–formanagerJohnGibbons.cybermondaydealsmichaelkors.Thatis,howdoeshekeeptheredhotbatofJuanFranciscointhelineupwhenfirstbaseistakenbyEdwinEncarnacionandAdamLindisbackasthedesignatedhitter?"MaybeFranciscocanplaysecond,"jokedGibbons.Inallseriousness,Franciscohasbeenarevelationfortheballclub...[
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ItseemedsomehowserendipitousthatonadaywhenweturnedthecalendartoJune,theVancouverWhitecapswereestablishingalitanyofnew“firsts”astheyoverturnedthePortlandTimbersinapulsating,enthrallingencounterintheRoseCity.michaelkorscybermondaydeals.Vancouversfirsteverwinovertheirexpansioncousins(and,obviously,afirstatProvidencePark)cameafternineattempts.ThatseemshardtobelievegiventheWhitecapsrunofres...[
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VANCOUVER-ThetimingwasrightfortheVancouverWhitecapstoplaythebestteamintheleague.DedryckBoyataManchesterCityJersey.SebastianFernandezscoredaprettygoalonaboomingshotfromabout30yardsoutastheWhitecapsbeattheSeattleSounders1-0inMajorLeagueSoccerplaySaturdaynight.ThewinrestoredsomeshinetoaVancouverteamthathadlookedtarnishedintheirlasttwogames,includingalossthatendedafranchiserecordeight-gameundefeatedst...[
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SHANGHAI,China--Chinaisusingitshomeadvantagetofulleffectattheworldaquaticchampionships,winningitssecondgoldmedalindivingonSunday.GeorgeBlandaJersey.QiuBoandHuoLiangdominatedthemens10-metersynchronizedevent,earningeightperfect10swhiletotalling480.03pointsduringthesix-divefinal.ItwasHuosthirdconsecutivevictoryintheeventattheworlds,havingteamedwithadifferentpartnertowintwoyearsagoinRomeandin2007atMel...[
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DUBLIN,Ireland--Australiadefeatedaturnover-proneIreland32-15onSaturday,silencingtheDublincrowdwithaperformancethatcombinedtheirexpectedbacklinespeedwithasurprisingshowofpowerupfront.JamesDevelinPatriotsJersey.TheIrish,meanwhile,struggledtogetoutoftheirownwaywithturnoversanddefensivemiscuesthatgiftedAustraliatwoeasyfirst-halftries.TheWallabiesscoredfourtriestononeforIrelandandhadanotherruledoutbeca...[
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PHOENIX--EricBledsoescored15ofhis23pointsinthefourthquarterandthePhoenixSunspulledouta98-92victoryovertheDetroitPistonsonFridaynight.JordanCameronBrownsJersey.GoranDragicadded20points,15inthefirsthalf,andMarkieffMorrisscored16fortheSuns.RodneyStuckeyscored23andAndreDrummondhad13pointsand16reboundsforthePistonsintheirfourthoveralllossand12thstraightontheroad.Bledsoe,inhisbiggestgamesincereturningfr...[
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