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American Peter Uihlein won the Madeira Islands Open after a 4-under 68 in Sunday's final round for his first career title. The 23-year-old Uihlein birdied four of his last eight holes for a 15-under total of 273, winning the tournament by two strokes. Denmark's Morten Orum Madsen had a chance of victory _ or to force a playoff_ until he hit a double bogey on the 18th to finish tied for second with Mark Tullo of Chile. Tullo started the final round as the overnight leader and got off to a good...

Graeme McDowell made amends for last year's defeat to capture the World Match-Play Championship on Sunday, defeating Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee 2 and 1 in the final on the Thracian Cliffs course. The former U.S. Open champion had to fight back from 2 down after four holes and did not get in front of his 43-year old opponent until the 14th hole before securing victory at the 17th. It is McDowell's second win in three events after he also captured the PGA Tour's RBC Heritage earlier this month...

Serena Williams won her fourth consecutive title of the year in dominating fashion Sunday, beating third-seeded Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-3 in the Italian Open final. The top-ranked American will enter the French Open, which starts next Sunday, on a career-best 24-match winning streak. Williams was coming off consecutive titles in Miami; Charleston, South Carolina; and Madrid last week. She didn't drop a set while winning this title. Williams' only previous title at this clay-court event came...

All Times EDT Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts. Monday, May 20 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 7 p.m. ESPN _ N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore NHL HOCKEY 7:30 p.m. NBCSN _ Playoffs, conference semifinals, game 3, Chicago at Detroit

All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE Washington vs. N.Y. Rangers Thursday, May 2 Washington 3, N.Y. Rangers 1 Saturday, May 4 Washington 1, N.Y. Rangers 0, OT Monday, May 6 N.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 3 Wednesday, May 8 N.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 3 Friday, May 10 Washington 2, N.Y. Rangers 1, OT Sunday, May 12 N.Y. Rangers 1, Washington 0 Monday, May 13 N.Y. Rangers 5, Washington 0, N.Y. Rangers wins series 4-3 ___ Montreal vs. Ottawa Thursday, May 2 Ottawa...

All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE New York vs. Boston Saturday, April 20 New York 85, Boston 78 Tuesday, April 23 New York 87, Boston 71 Friday, April 26 New York 90, Boston 76 Sunday, April 28 Boston 97, New York 90, OT Wednesday, May 1 Boston 92, New York 86 Friday, May 3 New York 88, Boston 80, New York wins series 4-2 ___ Brooklyn vs. Chicago Saturday, April 20 Brooklyn 106, Chicago 89 Monday, April 22 Chicago 90, Brooklyn 82 Thursday, April 25...

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 24 18 .571 _ Washington 23 20 .535 1 1/2 Philadelphia 20 22 .476 4 New York 16 24 .400 7 Miami 11 32 .256 13 1/2 Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 27 15 .643 _ Cincinnati 25 17 .595 2 Pittsburgh 25 18 .581 2 1/2 Chicago 18 24 .429 9 Milwaukee 17 24 .415 9 1/2...

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 27 16 .628 _ Boston 26 17 .605 1 Baltimore 23 19 .548 3 1/2 Tampa Bay 22 20 .524 4 1/2 Toronto 17 26 .395 10 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 24 17 .585 _ Detroit 23 18 .561 1 Kansas City 20 19 .513 3 Chicago 19 22 .463 5 Minnesota 18 21 .462 5 West Division...

The Kansas City Royals got another stellar effort from a starting pitcher and had nothing to show for it. That's to be expected when the offense is struggling the way Kansas City's is. One day after James Shields pitched eight strong innings in a series-opening one-run loss to Oakland, Ervin Santana nearly matched him but got very little support in a 2-1 loss to the Athletics on Saturday night. "He really threw the ball good (but) right now there is no room for error for any of (our pitchers)...

The Los Angeles Kings are now the team bemoaning a late penalty while the San Jose Sharks celebrate a dramatic win. With the script being flipped from Game 2 in Los Angeles, the Sharks have played their way back into this second-round series against their Southern California rivals. Logan Couture returned from a second-period injury to score a power-play goal 1:29 into overtime that helped the Sharks bounce back from two losses in Los Angeles to beat the Kings 2-1 in Game 3 on Saturday night....

The Pittsburgh Pirates' bullpen had been automatic with late-inning leads. Until Saturday night. Jason Castro led off the 11th inning with a double and scored the go-ahead run on a close play at the plate as the Houston Astros topped the Pirates 4-2. Castro doubled off the top of the center-field fence against rookie reliever Bryan Morris (1-2), and Carlos Pena was intentionally walked one out later. The runners moved up on a wild pitch and Castro scored when he beat second baseman Neil Walker's...

Anibal Sanchez was knocked out of the game early Saturday night, the second time in three games a Tigers starter hasn't made it out of the third against the Rangers. Elvis Andrus had a career-high five hits, Mitch Moreland homered and Texas roughed up Sanchez in the Rangers' 7-2 victory over the Tigers. Sanchez (4-4) gave up a season-high six runs in 2 2-3 innings, his shortest start in almost two years. The right-hander yielded nine hits, walked two and struck out two as his ERA jumped from...

Anibal Sanchez was knocked out of the game early Saturday night, the second time in three games a Tigers starter hasn't made it out of the third against the Rangers. Elvis Andrus had a career-high five hits, Mitch Moreland homered and Texas roughed up Sanchez in the Rangers' 7-2 victory over the Tigers. Sanchez (4-4) gave up a season-high six runs in 2 2-3 innings, his shortest start in almost two years. The right-hander yielded nine hits, walked two and struck out two as his ERA jumped from...

Carmelo Anthony was nearly unstoppable for three quarters. He faltered in the fourth, and now New York's season is over. Roy Hibbert's block of Anthony's dunk attempt midway through the fourth quarter spurred an 11-2 run that rallied the Indiana Pacers to a 106-99 victory over the Knicks in Game 6 of their second-round series, sending them into their first Eastern Conference final since 2004. Anthony finished with 39 points and seven rebounds. He mercilessly attacked Indiana's Paul George, one...

A starting rotation that helped the St. Louis Cardinals race out to the best record in baseball is beginning to show some signs of wear and tear. Jeff Bianchi drove in two runs with a 10th-inning single up the middle and Milwaukee snapped a four-game losing streak by beating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Saturday night. Typically steady Lance Lynn had his second non-quality start of the season, lasting just five innings while giving up four earned runs on eight hits and two walks. His ERA rose...

Indiana spent the entire season perfecting its defense. On Saturday, it produced the biggest payoff for the Pacers in nearly a decade. Roy Hibbert's block of Carmelo Anthony's dunk attempt midway through the fourth quarter spurred an 11-2 run that rallied the Pacers to a 106-99 victory in Game 6 of their second-round series, sending them into their first Eastern Conference final since 2004. New York native Lance Stephenson scored nine points in the run, finishing with a playoff career-high 25....

Los Angeles 1 0 0 0_1 San Jose 1 0 0 1_2 First Period_1, San Jose, Boyle 2 (Marleau, Pavelski), 1:34 (pp). 2, Los Angeles, Toffoli 1, 10:08. Penalties_Muzzin, LA (delay of game), 1:30 Carter, LA (tripping), 7:52 Burns, SJ (tripping), 18:25. Second Period_None. Penalties_Vlasic, SJ (roughing), 11:23 Richards, LA (roughing), 19:33 Gomez, SJ (roughing), 19:33. Third Period_None. Penalties_Brown, LA (slashing), 14:44 Regehr, LA (hooking), 19:18 Lewis, LA (goaltender...

Cross another milestone off of Jimmie Johnson's list. He stands alone in All-Star history. "Five-time" became the first four-time winner of NASCAR's annual All-Star race, breaking a tie with the late Dale Earnhardt and teammate Jeff Gordon on Saturday night. "To beat Jeff and Earnhardt, two guys that I have looked up to my whole life, two massive icons of our sport, this means the world to me," Johnson said. He also joined the late Davey Allison as only the second driver to win back-to-back...

Minnesota starter Scott Diamond stayed out of trouble against David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox batters at Fenway Park 11 days ago. Repeating that performance at Target Field on Saturday night proved more difficult. Ortiz homered twice and drove in six runs to hammer his former team once again, leading Boston to a 12-5 victory over the Twins. Diamond (3-4) gave up six runs on eight hits and walked three in 4 1-3 innings for the Twins, who have lost four in a row to fall into last place in the...

In case they weren't aware already, the Chicago Blackhawks now know they're going to have to earn it if they want to get past Detroit. The Red Wings hammered home that message on Saturday. Damien Brunner and Brendan Smith scored in the second period and Detroit beat the Blackhawks 4-1 in Game 2 to even their Western Conference semifinal series. It was a strong response by the Red Wings after Chicago handled them easily in the series opener, 4-1. "We've got a real good club now," Detroit coach...

Logan Couture scored a power-play goal 1:29 into overtime to help the San Jose Sharks bounce back from two losses in Los Angeles to beat the Kings 2-1 in Game 3 of their second-round series on Saturday night. Dan Boyle scored a power-play goal early in the first period and Antti Niemi made 26 saves for the Sharks, who got the penalty calls to go in their favor down the stretch in this game. Rookie Tyler Toffoli scored the lone goal for the defending Stanley Cup champion Kings, who had won six...

Shane Mosley unanimously outpointed Mexico's Pablo Cano on Saturday night to win for the first time in four years. The 41-year-old Mosley, a former champion in three divisions, improved to 47-8-1, receiving winning scores of 115-113, 115-113 and 115-113. He lost three of his previous four fights, the last to Canelo Alvarez in May 2012. The 23-year-old Cano dropped to 26-3-1.

Brandon Moss hit a tiebreaking triple in the sixth inning to help Tommy Milone outduel Ervin Santana, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Saturday night. The A's had just five hits and were held to two runs for the third consecutive game but made it hold up in front of a rare sellout crowd at the Oakland Coliseum. The A's also beat Kansas City 2-1 on Friday. Milone (4-5) wasn't crisp and pitched with runners on base in all but one of his six innings. The left-hander allowed...

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Kenley Jansen insisted he made the pitch he wanted to Evan Gattis, even though it landed over the left-field wall. Jansen was unable to hold an eighth-inning lead, as he gave up back-to-back homers by Gattis and Andrelton Simmons in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 3-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night. Chris Capuano led 1-0 before he allowed a one-out single to B.J. Upton in the eighth. Dodgers manager Don Mattingly brought in Jansen (1-2), the hard-throwing right-hander, to face Gattis even...

Jason Castro led off the 11th inning with a double and scored the go-ahead run on a close play at the plate as the Houston Astros topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Saturday night. Castro doubled off the top of the center-field fence against Bryan Morris (1-2), and Carlos Pena was intentionally walked one out later. The runners moved up on a wild pitch and Castro scored when he beat second baseman Neil Walker's throw home on Matt Dominguez's fielder's choice grounder. Pittsburgh manager Clint...

Jeff Bianchi drove in two runs with a 10th-inning single up the middle, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Saturday night. Joe Kelly (0-2) allowed runs for the first time in five appearances and took the loss. He allowed two hits and a walk in one inning for the Cardinals, who fell to 0-3 in extra-inning games. John Axford (1-3) gave up one hit and two walks in 1 1-3 innings to earn the win. Axford struck out two, including pinch-hitter Daniel Descalso with the bases...

Elvis Andrus had a career-high five hits, Mitch Moreland homered and Texas roughed up Anibal Sanchez in the Rangers' 7-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night. Andrus scored three runs, had two RBIs and stole a pair of bases as he hit leadoff for the second straight game in place of ailing second baseman Ian Kinsler. Andrus was a home run shy of the cycle and finished off his 5-for-5 game with a single to right in the eighth. Moreland hit a solo shot off Sanchez leading off the third,...

Tyler Chatwood threw into the sixth inning and Wilin Rosario hit a two-run homer off Tim Lincecum in the Colorado Rockies' 10-2 rout of the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night. Promoted from Triple-A Colorado Springs before the game for his second stint with the Rockies this season, Chatwood (2-0) had a shaky second inning but settled in after that and handcuffed the Giants, who managed one run and six hits in 5 2-3 innings. Rosario made a nifty defensive play to thwart a big second inning...

Lucas Matthysse stopped Lamont Peterson in the third round Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in a matchup of junior-welterweight champions. Although both own pieces of the 140-pound title, a dispute among the sanctioning bodies prompted the fighters to meet in a non-title fight that lived up to the hype. "Now we all know who the best 140-pound fighter is," Matthysse said through an interpreter. "No one has dominated Peterson like that." Matthysse (34-2, 32 KOs) had two knockdowns in the third...

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Detroit @ ?? Texas @ ab r h bi?? @ ab r h bi Dirks lf 4 0 0 0?? Andrus ss 5 3 5 2 TrHntr rf 4 1 2 1?? DvMrp lf 4 1 0 1 MiCarr 3b 4 0 1 0?? Brkmn dh 4 0 2 2 Fielder 1b 4 0 1 1?? Beltre 3b 5 0 2 0 VMrtnz dh 3 0 1 0?? N.Cruz rf 3 0 0 0 Avila c 4 0 0 0?? Morlnd 1b 3 1 1 1 JhPerlt ss ...

David Ortiz homered twice and drove in six runs to torment his former team once again, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 12-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night. Dustin Pedroia had two hits, two walks and an RBI, extending his hitting streak to 10 games. Daniel Nava also went deep for the Red Sox, who have won four straight following a slide in which they had lost 10 of 14. Scott Diamond (3-4) gave up six runs on eight hits and walked three in 4 1-3 innings for the Twins, who have...

Boston @ ?? Minnesota @ ab r h bi?? @ ab r h bi Ellsury cf 5 1 1 0?? Carroll 2b 4 0 2 1 JGoms lf 4 2 1 0?? Mauer dh 5 1 2 0 Pedroia 2b 3 3 2 1?? Mornea 1b 5 0 2 1 D.Ortiz dh 4 3 3 6?? Wlngh lf 5 0 1 0 Napoli 1b 2 2 1 0?? Doumit c 4 1 2 0 Nava rf 4 1 2 3?? Arcia rf 2 1 0 0 Mdlrks 3b 4 0 2 0?? Plouffe...

Houston @ ?? Pittsburgh @ ab r h bi?? @ ab r h bi Grssmn cf-lf 3 0 0 0?? SMarte lf 4 0 1 0 Crowe lf-rf 3 1 1 0?? Tabata rf 3 0 1 0 Altuve 2b 5 0 3 1?? Snider ph-rf 2 0 0 0 JCastro c 5 1 2 0?? McCtch cf 4 2 2 0 Carter rf 5 0 2 1?? GSnchz 1b 5 0 1 1 BBarns cf 0 0 0 0?? RMartn c 5 0 1 0 C.Pena 1b...

Milwaukee @ ?? St. Louis @ ab r h bi?? @ ab r h bi Aoki rf 4 2 2 0?? MCrpnt 2b 4 0 1 2 Segura ss 4 1 3 2?? Jay cf 4 0 1 1 Braun lf 5 0 3 2?? Hollidy lf 5 0 1 0 ArRmr 3b 5 1 3 0?? Craig rf-1b 3 1 1 0 Lucroy c 3 0 0 0?? YMolin c 4 0 2 0 CGomz cf 3 1 0 0?? MAdms 1b 4 0 0...

Charlotte Motor Speedway track owner Bruton Smith doesn't have to worry about dishing out that $1 million bonus. Kurt Busch won the first segment of the Sprint All-Star race Saturday night, but finished fourth in second segment three spots behind brother Kyle. That means nobody will earn the additional $1 million Smith promised to hand out if a driver won all four 20-lap segments and the 10-lap shootout. Kyle Busch had estimated on Saturday the odds of a driver accomplishing that feat are about...

All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE Washington vs. N.Y. Rangers Thursday, May 2 Washington 3, N.Y. Rangers 1 Saturday, May 4 Washington 1, N.Y. Rangers 0, OT Monday, May 6 N.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 3 Wednesday, May 8 N.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 3 Friday, May 10 Washington 2, N.Y. Rangers 1, OT Sunday, May 12 N.Y. Rangers 1, Washington 0 Monday, May 13 N.Y. Rangers 5, Washington 0, N.Y. Rangers wins series 4-3 ___ Montreal vs. Ottawa Thursday, May 2 Ottawa...

All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE New York vs. Boston Saturday, April 20 New York 85, Boston 78 Tuesday, April 23 New York 87, Boston 71 Friday, April 26 New York 90, Boston 76 Sunday, April 28 Boston 97, New York 90, OT Wednesday, May 1 Boston 92, New York 86 Friday, May 3 New York 88, Boston 80, New York wins series 4-2 ___ Brooklyn vs. Chicago Saturday, April 20 Brooklyn 106, Chicago 89 Monday, April 22 Chicago 90, Brooklyn 82 Thursday, April 25...

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 24 18 .571 _ Washington 23 20 .535 1 1/2 Philadelphia 20 22 .476 4 New York 16 24 .400 7 Miami 11 32 .256 13 1/2 Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 27 14 .659 _ Cincinnati 25 17 .595 2 1/2 Pittsburgh 25 17 .595 2 1/2 Chicago 18 24 .429 9 1/2 Milwaukee 16 24 .400 ...

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 27 16 .628 _ Boston 25 17 .595 1 1/2 Baltimore 23 19 .548 3 1/2 Tampa Bay 22 20 .524 4 1/2 Toronto 17 26 .395 10 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 24 17 .585 _ Detroit 23 17 .575 1/2 Kansas City 20 18 .526 2 1/2 Minnesota 18 20 .474 4 1/2 Chicago 19 22 .463...

NEW YORK (99) Shumpert 6-10 2-2 19, Anthony 15-29 8-8 39, Chandler 1-4 0-0 2, Felton 0-7 2-2 2, Prigioni 2-6 0-0 6, Smith 4-15 5-5 15, Martin 2-3 1-1 5, Kidd 0-0 0-0 0, Copeland 3-8 0-0 9, Stoudemire 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 34-85 18-18 99. INDIANA (106) George 9-15 3-9 23, West 6-12 5-6 17, Hibbert 6-13 9-12 21, Hill 2-10 7-7 12, Stephenson 9-13 7-8 25, T.Hansbrough 0-0 0-0 0, Augustin 1-2 0-0 3, Young 1-2 3-4 5, Mahinmi 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-67 34-46 106. New York 27 20 34 18_...

Everth Cabrera singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth against Jordan Zimmermann, and Yonder Alonso homered and helped turn a heads-up double-play as the San Diego Padres beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 Saturday night. Zimmermann (7-2) was trying to become the first player in the majors to eight wins this season. Cabrera singled in Alex Amarista, who reached when catcher Kurt Suzuki fielded his bunt and forced John Baker at second. Zimmermann tried to pick off Amarista but his throw was wide...

Mike Krzyzewski is no longer ruling out a return as coach of the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team. Though the Duke coach had repeatedly said he wouldn't be back after last summer, USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo says they spoke about a week ago and there has been "movement" toward a return. Krzyzewski told Sports Illustrated in a story Saturday that "there's a chance" he would lead the United States in 2016 for an attempt at a third gold medal. Krzyzewski, 66, took over as U.S. coach...

Washington @ ?? San Diego @ ab r h bi?? @ ab r h bi Span cf 3 0 0 0?? EvCarr ss 4 0 2 1 Lmrdzz lf 3 0 1 1?? Venale rf 4 0 0 0 Zmrmn 3b 4 0 0 0?? Headly 3b 3 0 0 0 LaRoch 1b 3 0 1 0?? Alonso 1b 3 1 2 1 Dsmnd ss 4 0 0 0?? Kotsay lf 3 0 1 0 TMoore rf 3 0 0 0?? Street p ...

IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander earned a convincing victory over Lee Purdy at Boardwalk Hall on Saturday night in a non-title bout. Referee David Fields stopped the fight on the advice of Purdy's corner at the end of the seventh round. Alexander (25-1, 14 KOs), from St. Louis, was supposed to be making his first defense of his title, but Purdy (20-4-1, 13 KOs) failed to make the 147-pound weight limit. Purdy first weighed in at 148 pounds Friday at Caesars Atlantic City. Under IBF...

Defending Sprint Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski ran only ran two laps Saturday night in the All-Star race before car problems forced him to take his No. 2 Ford behind the wall at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Keselowski said something broke in the back of the drive train, "either the transmission or the gear shaft." He was hoping to come up with the $1 million prize that comes with winning the exhibition event but said that will have to wait for another year. "You can be mad about it or move...

After putting nine runs on the board, the Chicago White Sox were still lamenting the six baserunners they stranded in the first three innings against Joe Blanton. Those missed opportunities ultimately came back to haunt them. Hector Gimenez had four hits and three RBIs, but Hector Santiago was chased in the fourth inning and three relievers struggled in a 12-9 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday that ended Chicago's four-game losing streak. "We had some opportunities early in the game,...

Evan Gattis and Andrelton Simmons hit consecutive homers off Kenley Jansen in the eighth inning, and the Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 on Saturday night. Kris Medlen, Cory Gearrin, and Craig Kimbrel combined on a two-hitter for Atlanta. Chris Capuano led 1-0 before he allowed a one-out single to B.J. Upton in the eighth. Dodgers manager Don Mattingly brought in Jansen (1-2), the hard-throwing right-hander, to face Gattis, a rookie pinch-hitter. Gattis lined Jansen's...

Once again, Chip Ganassi Racing will start the Indianapolis 500 packed close together. Unfortunately, for the foursome, that proximity is in the middle of the pack. Hopes of cracking the top nine and claiming a front-row view were quashed Saturday during pole qualifying at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as a gaggle of faster Chevrolets left Ganassi's Hondas behind as the first 24 slots were decided. Defending champion Dario Franchitti was 17th after posting a four-lap average of 226.069 mph in...

Brandon McCarthy pitched a three-hitter for his first win since being struck in the head by a line drive last season, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Miami Marlins 1-0 on Saturday night. Gerardo Parra led off the game with a home run for Arizona, which has won four in a row while dealing the Marlins a season-long seven-game losing streak. McCarthy (1-3) struck out five and walked two while throwing 68 of 99 pitches for strikes in his third career shutout, first since Sept. 3, 2011,...

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Arizona @ ?? Miami @ ab r h bi?? @ ab r h bi GParra rf 3 1 1 1?? Pierre lf 4 0 0 0 Gregrs ss 2 0 0 0?? Hchvrr ss 4 0 1 0 Gldsch 1b 4 0 1 0?? Dietrch 2b 3 0 0 0 ErChvz 3b 4 0 0 0?? Ozuna rf 3 0 1 0 C.Ross lf 4 0 1 0?? Coghln cf 3 0 1 0 MMntr c 3 0 1 0?? Dobbs 1b 3 0 0 0 Prado 2b 3 0 0 0??...

Orb came up short in the Preakness, frustrating everyone who made the Kentucky Derby winner a 3-5 favorite _ no one more than trainer Shug McGaughey. "I'm disappointed," McGaughey said after Orb finished fourth and Oxbow pulled off the upset Saturday. "I'll be more disappointed tomorrow than I am right now. I know the game. It is highs and lows. Probably more lows than highs." McGaughey and Orb were certainly on a high in the two weeks since the Derby. The colt had trained sensationally ahead...

Danica Patrick said she can't explain why she's popular among NASCAR fans. She's just happy to have their support. Patrick got a spot in the Sprint All-Star race Saturday night through fan voting. I've said many times that I'm not sure what it is people like or see in me or why they cheer for me," Patrick said after thanking her fans for voting her into her first All-Star race. "To some degree being different, being a girl, there are things there. But what is it? There are a lot of different...

The old guy still gets up crack-of-dawn early. Not because D. Wayne Lukas has something left to prove, or anything more to gain. He already has it all: Fame, fortune, a bronze plaque in the Hall of Fame and _ after lightly-regarded Oxbow stunned Orb on Saturday at the Preakness _ he has the top spot in the Triple Crown trainer's record book, too, passing "Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons with No. 14. "It's been a while," Lukas chuckled, "but it never gets old. "I ran last with the first horse I started....

Ed Carpenter turned Pole Day into a family celebration. The stepson of IndyCar founder Tony George became the first member of the Hulman family to win the biggest pre-race event in the series _ the Indianapolis 500 pole. Carpenter produced a stunning finish to a day that was rife with suspense but lacked surprise. His four-lap average of 228.762 mph was quick enough to break up what appeared to be a Team Penske-Andretti Autosport lock on the front three rows in the nine-car shootout for the pole....

Right from the start, a horse trained by one not so over-the-hill Hall of Famer and ridden by another took control of the Preakness. The result: a huge upset and the end of any hopes for a Triple Crown attempt at the Belmont Stakes. Thanks to Oxbow's wire-to-wire win Saturday over Kentucky Derby winner Orb, trainer D. Wayne Lukas and jockey Gary Stevens have themselves another classic to add to their stellar resumes. "I get paid to spoil dreams," the 77-year-old Lukas said after his record 14th...

Although no one really keeps track of such things, Gary Stevens had no problem making the assessment with complete conviction. "I guarantee I'm the first grandfather winner of a Triple Crown race," said the 50-year-old Stevens, who guided Oxbow to a stunning upset victory Saturday in the Preakness. Stevens retired in 2005 after a long struggle with knee pain. He resumed riding in early January, the same week he got a call from 77-year-old trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who told him about a couple of...

Anna Nordqvist was putting like a rookie again _ and that's a good thing. The Swede said she had perhaps her first "really good putting day" since her rookie year in 2009 with a course-record 61 on Saturday in the third round of the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic. South Korea's Chella Choi shot her second straight 6-under 66 to take a one-stroke lead over Jessica Korda and Nordqvist, who is seeking her first win since capturing the LPGA Championship and season-ending LPGA Tour Championship as a rookie....

Alberto Callaspo hit a three-run homer in Los Angeles' five-run seventh inning, and the Angels beat the White Sox 12-9 on Saturday to end Chicago's four-game winning streak. Callaspo also had a pair of sacrifice flies to give him five RBIs on the day. Mark Trumbo added his 10th homer for Los Angeles, which finished with 17 hits. Robert Coello (1-0) recorded his first major league victory, retiring all five batters he faced and striking out three after relieving Joe Blanton after another ineffective...

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Matt Joyce hit a go-ahead two-run double in a six-run ninth-inning rally, lifting the Tampa Bay Rays to a 10-6 victory over the Orioles on Saturday, ending Baltimore's franchise-record streak of 109 straight wins when leading after seven innings. Joyce also homered and finished 3 for 5 with five RBIs. It was the third straight road victory for the Rays, all of them come-from-behind wins. Trailing 6-4, Kelly Johnson hit a one-out homer off Orioles closer Jim Johnson (1-4), whose club-record streak...

Never a stranger to the big stage, David Beckham was finally overwhelmed and reduced to tears as he went out in a burst of fireworks and cheers Saturday in his final home game for Paris Saint-Germain before retirement. Fans chanted his name before the game, and they chanted some more when he was finished. There was an outpouring of hugs, cheers, song and congratulations _ from teammates, opponents and even former president Nicolas Sarkozy. "To end my career in front of a crowd like that, with...

Keegan Bradley still hasn't gotten things right on the 18th hole at the Byron Nelson Championship, even when finally going left. The bogeys on the closing hole at TPC Four Seasons haven't cost him the lead yet. Bradley overcame consecutive bogeys early and bogeyed No. 18 for the third round in a row Saturday to finish with a 2-under 68 that kept him in the lead. "(Sunday) is the day. Right down the middle," Bradley said about that last hole. "I'm due!" Bradley's 13-under 197 total gave him...

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Ed Carpenter knew he was capable of another fast run, and it earned him the pole for the Indianapolis 500. The Indianapolis native bested IndyCar racing's big-name teams by claiming his first 500 pole Saturday during the "Fast Nine" qualifying session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Carpenter's four-lap average of 228.762 mph in the No. 20 Chevrolet held off such marquee outfits as Team Penske and Andretti Autosport, who combined to claim the next eight spots. Andretti drivers swept the next...

Bronson Arroyo pitched five-hit ball over 7 2-3 innings, Joey Votto was 4 for 4 with a homer, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-0 Saturday. Arroyo (4-4) struck out six and allowed one runner to reach third in winning his third straight start against Philadelphia. He was 1-7 in his first 10 games against the Phillies, but has figured them out over the last two seasons. Votto had a two-run shot and walked twice to reach safely six times. Ryan Hanigan hit a three-run homer....

The NHL fined the San Jose Sharks $100,000 on Saturday for general manager Doug Wilson's comments criticizing the league for forward Raffi Torres' suspension for the rest of the second round of the playoffs. The NHL said the fine was issued for violating a rule put in place earlier this year prohibiting formal team statements to the media during the 48-hour period following a disciplinary decision. The rule calls for an automatic $25,000 fine, and the Sharks were docked an additional $75,000...

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Indiana Pacers guard George Hill has been cleared to play Saturday night against the New York Knicks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Hill missed Game 5 on Thursday night in New York because of a concussion. The Pacers released a statement about 1 1/2 hours before the scheduled tipoff saying Hill passed the NBA's return protocol as part of the league's concussion policy. The Pacers said Hill remained symptom-free after each step, including workouts and the shootaround Saturday....

Two ninth-inning losses in two days have left the Seattle Mariners reeling and frustrated. Mark Reynolds' bases-loaded fielder's choice in the ninth inning Saturday scored Jason Kipnis and gave the Cleveland Indians a 5-4 victory over Seattle. The Mariners had tied the score in the top of the ninth on two-out home runs by Raul Ibanez and Justin Smoak off Indians closer Chris Perez, but lost in heartbreaking fashion for the second time in less than 24 hours. On Friday night, Kipnis hit a game-ending...

The San Diego Chargers agreed Saturday to a two-year deal with aging star pass rusher Dwight Freeney that could be worth $13.35 million. The deal to bring Freeney to the Chargers came four days after outside linebacker Melvin Ingram tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in a padless practice. The addition of Freeney also helps cushion the loss of outside linebackers Antwan Barnes and Shaun Phillips to free agency. "It's great to add a solid veteran who brings valuable experience...

John Force ended a 19-race No. 1 qualifying slump with a track-record Funny Car run Saturday in the NHRA Kansas Nationals. The 64-year-old Force earned the 141st No. 1 qualifying position of his career and his 11th at Heartland Park Topeka with a pass of 4.043 seconds at 313.22 mph in a Ford Mustang. The 15-time NHRA season champion will meet former teammate Tony Pedregon on Sunday in the first round of eliminations. "I'd like to take credit, but credit goes to the people," said Force, who has...

Is Michael Phelps planning a comeback? A report Friday night from WBBH, an NBC television affiliate in Fort Myers, Fla., said Phelps will return to swimming with an eye toward competing at the 2016 Rio Olympics. The three-paragraph story on the station's Web site was posted by news anchor Peter Busch, who is the son of Frank Busch, director of the U.S. national swim team. "The greatest Olympian of all time isn't hanging up his swimsuit, after all," the report said, without citing any sources....

Still no wins for Jeremy Hefner. Another rough day for Ike Davis, too. Hefner lasted just four innings and Davis' slump continued in the New York Mets' 8-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. Hefner (0-5) was charged with four runs and five hits in his shortest start since he pitched four innings against Washington on April 20. The right-hander has dropped three of his last four outings and is 2-8 with a 5.08 ERA in his last 20 outings dating to last season. "I wouldn't say it's weighing on...

Brandon Morrow thought his day at the ballpark went pretty well _ other than those two homers by Robinson Cano. Pitching with three extra days' rest, Morrow gave up five runs over five innings and the Toronto Blue Jays fell 7-2 to the New York Yankees in their ninth straight loss at Yankee Stadium. "I felt like I threw a lot better than what the scoreboard indicated," Morrow said, "but just that, you know, New York's Robinson Cano, he was the whole ballgame." Morrow (1-3) had his start pushed...

All eyes will be on Kentucky Derby winner Orb in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday. The 3-year-old colt will take on eight challengers in the second leg of the Triple Crown. If he wins, Orb will attempt to become the first Triple Crown champion since Affirmed in 1978 at the Belmont Stakes on June 8. In the Preakness, Orb will be facing five horses he defeated in the Derby and three who did not run in the race. Here's a guide to watching the race: ___ _ INSIDE START. Orb will start from the inside,...

Early Saturday morning, Shug McGaughey was walking back and forth in front of the stakes barn at Pimlico. The trainer of Orb said he had experienced a variety of emotions during the week, and those mixed feelings remained as the race drew near. "I'm thrilled and excited to be in this position," he said. "I am also a bit nervous." As well he should be. With Orb, McGaughey became a Kentucky Derby winner for the first time. With his first career victory in the Preakness, the 62-year-old would keep...

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will renew their rivalry in the Italian Open final Sunday _ exactly a week before the French Open starts. In Saturday's semifinals at the Foro Italico, Federer held off a stiff challenge from Frenchman Benoit Paire 7-6 (5), 6-4. Six-time Rome champion Nadal defeated sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych 6-2, 6-4, a day after Berdych rallied to beat top-ranked Novak Djokovic. It will mark Nadal's eighth consecutive final since his return earlier this year from a seven-month...

In the corner of the Boston Bruins' locker room, hanging from the hooks in Andrew Ference's stall, is a yellow running singlet with the team's "Spoked B" logo on the front. It's the same one Lucas Carr had on when he finished this year's Boston Marathon about 2 minutes before the bombs went off at the finish line, the one Carr was still wearing when he headed back down Boylston Street to help those injured in the explosions. "He was right there," said forward Shawn Thornton, one of the Boston...

Jason Spezza doesn't have much time to return to form if the Ottawa Senators want to extend their season. The star forward hasn't played since Jan. 27 after undergoing back surgery for a herniated disk. He'll rejoin Ottawa's lineup Sunday for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series with the Senators trailing 2-0 to the Pittsburgh Penguins. "I'm excited to have a chance to play again," Spezza said. "I feel ready to play." The 29-year-old will immediately add depth to a struggling offense...

Mark Reynolds' fielder's choice with the bases loaded in the ninth inning lifting the Cleveland Indians to a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday. The Indians, who began the day tied with Detroit atop the AL Central, have won 16 of their last 20. Seattle tied the score at 4-all with two-out, solo homers by Raul Ibanez and Justin Smoak off Indians closer Chris Perez in the top of the ninth. Jason Kipnis, who won Friday's game with a three-run homer in the 10th, led off the bottom...

Scott Feldman pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning and drove in two runs with a big two-out double, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 8-2 on Saturday. The Cubs have won five of seven and can win three straight series for the first time with a victory on Sunday. Anthony Rizzo had two hits and his first home run since signing a seven-year contract on Monday. Chicago was going for its first shutout since a victory over Colorado on Aug. 26, but Rick Ankiel broke it up with...

Graeme McDowell reached the semifinals of the World Match Play Championship after knocking out defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts, whose day include the bizarre moment of taking a penalty drop inside a restroom. McDowell rallied from an early deficit to win 2 and 1 over his European Ryder Cup teammate on the oceanside Thracian Cliffs course and will next face Branden Grace of South Africa, who beat Chris Wood of England 2 and 1. The other semifinal will pit Thomas Aiken of South Africa against...

Ken Venturi was a 14-year-old with a camera trying to get a picture of Byron Nelson when he first met the golfer who would become a mentor and dear friend. "He was, like, getting under the ropes a little bit, " Nelson's widow, Peggy, recalled Saturday of that moment during the 1946 San Francisco Open. "Byron said, `Kid, could you move back under the ropes a little ways?' And Ken goes home and tells his mom, I met the greatest man today, Byron Nelson, and he spoke to me." Venturi died Friday,...

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Robinson Cano hit a pair of two-run homers to back a solid effort by David Phelps, and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays for the ninth straight time at Yankee Stadium, 7-2 Saturday. Phelps (2-2) struck out eight while allowing one run in a season-high seven innings, helping New York beat the Blue Jays for the eighth time in nine games this season. Cano connected off Brandon Morrow with two outs in the third after Brett Gardner drove in the first run of the game with an RBI single....

In front of one stage, a mother propped her young child on her shoulders while watching the country music group Florida Georgia Line. On the other side of the expansive infield at Pimlico Race Course, 42-year-old Sharon Zahn and her 18-year-old daughter were waiting for rapper Macklemore to begin. Pitbull was also set to entertain the massive crowd Saturday. This is not your father's Preakness infield. It's not even your big brother's. The days of kegs and flying beer cans and running atop rows...

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Detroit 0 2 2_4 Chicago 1 0 0_1 First Period_1, Chicago, Kane 1 (Handzus, Sharp), 14:05. Penalties_Br.Smith, Det (hooking), 10:21 Kindl, Det (slashing), 14:45 Bolland, Chi (roughing, slashing), 14:45. Second Period_2, Detroit, Brunner 4 (Kindl, Andersson), 2:40. 3, Detroit, Br.Smith 2 (Zetterberg, Cleary), 16:08. Penalties_Carcillo, Chi (cross-checking), 3:36 Datsyuk, Det (delay of game), 7:07. Third Period_4, Detroit, Franzen 4 (Ericsson, Kronwall), 7:19. 5, Detroit,...

Wrestling's governing body hopes rule changes designed to make matches more exciting and easier to understand will get the sport back in the Olympics. The federation, known by the acronym FILA, is also changing its constitution to include a female vice president and will increase the number of women's weight classes if it remains in the Olympics. The International Olympic Committee's executive board recommended in February that wrestling be removed from the 2020 Games. The move brought about...

There could be bumping at Indianapolis this weekend. Schmidt Peterson Motorsports said Saturday afternoon that it has hired British driver Katherine Legge to drive the No. 81 car. That gives Indianapolis 500 organizers 34 driver-car combinations -- one more than it takes to fill the 33-car starting grid for the May 26 race -- and means if there are no crashes at least one driver will be left out of the race. Legge, who started 30th and finished 22nd last year as a rookie at Indy, has not yet...

Indianapolis 500 qualifying has begun after a rain delay of more than two hours. Series officials say they have pushed back the schedule. Originally, all cars were scheduled to qualify from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Now drivers will be allowed to make four-lap qualifying attempts until 6 p.m. The nine fastest cars will then get one attempt each in a shootout for the pole that will begin at 6:30 p.m. The 90-minute shootout was supposed to start at 4:30 p.m. Steady showers soaked the track after Saturday...

At the height of his father's success at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Dale Earnhardt Jr. would sit in the Turn 1 condos overlooking the track. The Earnhardts are from Kannapolis, just one town away, and watching Dale Earnhardt at the speedway was a source of pride. Next week marks the 20th anniversary of the late Earnhardt sweeping both the All-Star Race and the Coca-Cola 600, an event his son compared to the years his father dominated NASCAR. "In `86 and `87, they were really about as great as...

Sprint Cup points leader Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne and Clint Bowyer, as well as NASCAR team owners Rick Hendrick, Michael Waltrip and Rob Kauffman will be raising money for children. The Speedway Children's Charities Gala is May 22 in Charlotte and the theme is "Night of Champions." Johnson, Kahne and Bowyer each won a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway last year. "These men are not only winners on the track; they are winners off the track too, giving back to the Charlotte...

Turns out Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a pretty good cook. NASCAR's most popular driver celebrated Mother's Day by cooking a brisket for his mom. It was such a rousing success, he's been tabbed to cook again for the family. "Everybody loved it and we didn't have any left. That was fun," Earnhardt said at Charlotte Motor Speedway. "I am excited and my mom wants me to do that over the holidays now, so I am excited about that. But we are going to cook two next time so we will have some leftovers, because...

Huston Street gave up two home runs all of last season. The San Diego Padres closer has allowed six already in 17 games this year, and most have cost his team dearly. Such as the one he served up Friday night. Street gave up a game-winning homer to Chad Tracy in the 10th inning as the Washington Nationals won 6-5 and negated a dramatic ninth-inning rally. "I felt like I came pretty close to my spot, but he put a pretty good swing on it," Street said. "Sometimes you're not surprised when they...