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A day after a rainout allowed the Royals to rest their depleted relief corps, Bruce Chen put the bullpen right back to work. Fortunately for Kansas City, Nate Adcock was up to the task. Chen (0-3) struggled mightily against the Minnesota Twins, lasting only 2 2-3 innings Sunday in a 7-4 loss that snapped the Royals' three-game winning streak. Though he is winless, Kansas City's opening-day starter had pitched well in his previous four starts. But he was out of sorts from the get-go Sunday, allowing...

Jaime Garcia failed to get a bunt down, forgot to tag up and gave up one fat pitch. The St. Louis Cardinals' hitters shouldered their share of the blame, too, in a game that ended with a botched double steal. The Cardinals had 11 hits but were 2 for 14 with runners in scoring position and stranded 13 runners in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, costing them a three-game sweep. "When the opportunities knock, you've got to come through," said David Freese, who struck out for the third...

The NBA's compressed schedule, with 66 games in four months followed by one day off before the playoffs, was tough on everyone. Did it cause more injuries? "Yeah, probably," Chicago's Joakim Noah said. "Probably." What about the torn ACLs that ended the season for Derrick Rose and Iman Shumpert on Saturday? Unlikely, said a surgeon. "There is no evidence that wear and tear, or that kind of issue, playing too much, really has any correlation with ACL injuries in any sport that we've ever studied,"...

Sprinter Dwain Chambers and cyclist David Millar will be eligible to compete for Britain at the London Games after the country's lifetime Olympic ban for doping offenders was found to be unlawful by sports' top court. A Court of Arbitration for Sport panel has decided the British Olympic Association's 20-year-old bylaw now violates the World Anti-Doping Agency code, a person familiar with the ruling said Sunday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the CAS verdict is not being publicly...

Luke List won the South Georgia Classic on Sunday for his first Nationwide Tour title, closing with a 4-under 68 for a two-stroke victory over Brian Stuard. The former Vanderbilt player finished at 16-under 272 at Kinderlou Forest, and earned $112,500. "It feels fantastic," said List, surrounded by his parents, grandparents and girlfriend. "It's hard to describe. I really put my head down, especially on the weekend. I knew where I was all day and it was nice to perform under the pressure. Hopefully,...

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Chris Capuano struck out nine while combining with two relievers on a four-hitter, James Loney drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single and the Los Angeles Dodgers completed a three-game sweep of the Washington Nationals with a 2-0 victory on Sunday. Capuano (3-0) allowed three hits and two walks in 6 2-3 innings, helping send the Nationals to their fourth straight loss after they entered the series with an NL-best 14-5 record. Kenley Jansen followed Josh Lindblom out of the bullpen and pitched...

Not even a meeting with NASCAR officials helped Carl Edwards understand why he was given a penalty at Richmond International Raceway. "We had to just agree to disagree and that's the way it is," Edwards said. In contrast, Tony Stewart knew exactly why he lost Saturday night's race. "We did everything we could to throw it away, it got taken away," the defending Sprint Cup champion said. "I'm pretty ticked off about it." Both drivers were less than pleased when they left Richmond, where late...

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Boston Celtics guard Ray Allen won't play in Game 1 of the NBA playoffs against the Atlanta Hawks. As expected, coach Doc Rivers said before Sunday's game that Allen won't be in uniform because of an ailing right ankle. He had a cortisone shot last week and says the ankle is feeling better, but not enough to go in the playoff opener. Rivers says the status of the 36-year-old guard will be determined before each game. The coach isn't ruling out the possibility of Allen playing sometime in the series....

Pablo Sandoval homered to back Madison Bumgarner's fourth straight victory, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Padres 4-1 on Sunday to deny San Diego its first series win of the season. Joaquin Arias added a two-run triple in the sixth inning to turn a one-run lead into 4-1. The Giants wasted no time giving Bumgarner (4-1) a lead against Clayton Richard (1-3), a day after Anthony Bass retired the first 17 San Francisco batters before pitcher Tim Lincecum broke up the no-hit bid with an infield...

Max Scherzer was not wild about his performance. Scherzer walked a career-high seven while CC Sabathia pitched neatly for eight innings, and the New York Yankees beat Detroit 6-2 on Sunday, the Tigers' eighth loss in 10 games. "I take pride in not walking guys and that's really what has me frustrated, all those walks," Scherzer said. Scherzer (1-3) was pulled with the bases loaded and two outs in the fifth inning, having thrown 119 pitches. Still, he only gave up three runs. "He just didn't...

Danny Briere scored the winning goal 4:36 into overtime to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils on Sunday to open the Eastern Conference semifinals. Briere had his second chance at the winner count minutes after his earlier attempt was overturned on review because he kicked it into the net. He also scored in the second period. He wasted no time making it up for the OT missed opportunity. He fired a slapper past Martin Brodeur for his seventh goal of the playoffs....

The Boston Red Sox are headed home after a successful road trip, and manager Bobby Valentine feels the team is headed in the right direction after rocky start. Josh Beckett pitched into the seventh inning after a rough start, but the Red Sox lost 4-1 to Gavin Floyd and the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. Boston still managed to put together a 6-1 trip, averaging more than six runs despite scoring twice in the final two games in Chicago. It was a welcome result for a team was 4-10 a week ago and...

St. Louis officials are expected to more closely scrutinize the large tents commonly set up near downtown stadiums after one of the temporary structures collapsed in high winds Saturday, resulting in the death of an Illinois man and dozens of injuries after a baseball game. Sam Dotson, a spokesman for Mayor Francis Slay, said it's unclear if adequate regulations were in place and being followed Saturday or if the disaster was simply the result of people not paying attention to severe...

Andrew McCutchen dropped a flyball and Pedro Alvarez flubbed a grounder. The two errors in a span of three at-bats in the third inning led to an unearned run for Atlanta that was the difference as the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Braves 4-3 on Sunday. The errors helped Atlanta's Tim Hudson a win in his season debut and helped give Kevin Correia his first loss. The Pirates led 2-0 after a two-run single in the second inning by Jose Tabata, who had three hits. The two errors helped launch Atlanta's...

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American Paul Malignaggi stopped previously undefeated Ukrainian Vyacheslav Senchenko in the ninth round Sunday to take the WBA welterweight title Sunday. The referee stepped in to halt the fight at 1:10 in the ninth after Malignaggi pounded the left side of Senchenko's face until his eye closed. The 31-year-old Malignaggi, the former IBF junior welterweight champion, improved to 31-4 with his seventh career knockout. The 35-year-old Senchenko dropped to 32-1 in front of a sparse home crowd at...

Chicago Bulls general manager Gar Forman backed coach Tom Thibodeau on Sunday, saying he had no problem with the decision to stick with Derrick Rose late in the playoff opener against the Philadelphia 76ers. "There's absolutely no issue there," Forman said. There is, however, a big hole in the lineup after the Bulls lost their point guard to a season-ending injury. The league's reigning MVP, Rose tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee with about 1:20 left in Saturday's 103-91 victory...

New Jersey 1 1 1 0_3 Philadelphia 0 2 1 1_4 First Period_1, New Jersey, Parise 3 (Elias), 3:16. Penalties_Voracek, Phi (slashing), 3:57 Salvador, NJ (roughing), 10:18 Zidlicky, NJ (hooking), 16:44. Second Period_2, Philadelphia, Briere 6 (Voracek), 8:07. 3, Philadelphia, van Riemsdyk 1 (Gustafsson), 8:44. 4, New Jersey, Zajac 4 (Parise, Kovalchuk), 13:53 (pp). Penalties_Wellwood, Phi (tripping), 9:31 Elias, NJ (tripping), 11:40 Carle, Phi (hooking), 13:22. Third Period_5,...

Mike Neff gave John Force Racing its sixth straight Funny Car victory to open the season, beating Ron Capps on Sunday in the final of the NHRA Spring Nationals. Neff had a pass of 4.239 seconds at 301.67 mph at Royal Purple Raceway, while Capps hazed the tires and finished in 4.476 at 211.79. John Force won the season-opening Winternationals and Robert Hight took the next four events. Morgan Lucas won the Top Fuel competition, Vincent Nobile topped the Pro Stock field, and Andrew Hines took...

The Los Angeles Angels can't even count on Torii Hunter's glove these days. Hunter committed a costly error and the Angels managed just three hits in a 4-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Sunday. With two outs and runners on first and second in the fifth, Asdrubal Cabrera hit a fly ball to right that Hunter lost in the sun. Aaron Cunningham and Michael Brantley scored to give Cleveland a 2-0 lead. The Angels, one of the preseason favorites in the AL West, dropped to 7-15. As they packed to...

Showers fell all day Sunday, and there was gloom inside the Miami Marlins' new ballpark for the home team as boos rained down from the crowd. Slumping Miami managed only one hit until the ninth inning and lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 8-4. The ballpark's retractable roof averted a rainout, and a crowd of 34,918 enjoyed the setting _ but not the game. Fans jeered when Arizona scored five times in the sixth to lead 8-0 before Miami had a hit. The Marlins, touted as contenders in the NL East,...

DENVER (88) Gallinari 7-14 5-6 19, Faried 4-8 2-3 10, Koufos 0-1 0-0 0, Lawson 3-11 1-2 7, Afflalo 3-11 3-4 9, Harrington 4-14 0-0 10, McGee 0-6 2-4 2, Miller 5-13 2-3 12, Brewer 3-6 3-3 11, Mozgov 2-5 2-2 6, Stone 0-0 0-0 0, Hamilton 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 32-90 20-27 88. L.A. LAKERS (103) Ebanks 5-6 2-2 12, Gasol 6-14 0-0 13, Bynum 5-7 0-0 10, Sessions 6-11 0-0 14, Bryant 11-24 9-11 31, Barnes 1-6 0-0 2, Hill 5-10 0-2 10, Blake 3-7 0-0 9, Eyenga 1-1 0-0 2, Goudelock 0-0 0-0 0, McRoberts...

Phillies manager Charlie Manuel is wondering when his team will start hitting the ball harder, let alone getting more hits. Matt Garza pitched one-hit ball for seven shutout innings and struck out 10, and Philadelphia finished with just two singles in Sunday's 5-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs. The five-time defending NL East champion Phillies, playing without injured All-Stars Ryan Howard and Chase Utley, have scored two runs or less in 12 of 22 games this season. "We didn't hit a ball hard," Manuel...

Floyd Mayweather Jr. didn't exactly plan for it to happen this way. The thought of sitting in a jail cell for two months can't be a pleasant one, especially while the entourage enjoys life without him at the Big Boy house. But there's a fight to sell, and once again it doesn't include Manny Pacquiao. The opponent Saturday night will be Miguel Cotto, a game but outmatched fighter who this city's oddsmakers figure will end up either on the canvas or on the losing end of a lopsided decision. Some...

Gavin Floyd carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer and the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Sunday. Floyd (2-3) struck out nine in 6 2-3 innings, yielding one run and three hits. He improved to 7-0 with a 3.21 ERA in nine career appearances against Boston, helping the White Sox stop a five-game losing streak. Dustin Pedroia singled with one out in the seventh for Boston's first hit of the game. Cody Ross had an RBI single for the Red Sox, who...

Matt Garza executed his plan to near perfection. Garza pitched one-hit ball for seven shutout innings and struck out 10 Sunday as the Chicago Cubs beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1. Garza (2-1) gave up a pop-fly single to Jimmy Rollins leading off and retired 20 of the next 21 batters. Juan Pierre's seventh-inning walk was the only other baserunner. "I just stuck to the game plan, keep them off balance and try to get popups or ground balls," Garza said. "I was very comfortable out there. I...

Iowa heavyweight wrestler Bobby Telford faces a charge of public intoxication after an incident last weekend outside an Iowa City bar. A police reported cited by the Iowa City Press-Citizen ( http://dmreg.co/JrN1zi ) says the 20-year-old Telford was found leaning against the front of the bar late the night of April 20. Police say he smelled of alcohol and appeared to be intoxicated. Police say Telford refused to take a breath test. The redshirt freshman finished the season 29-9 and placed fifth...

This was not another early playoff letdown by the San Antonio Spurs. For the first time in four years, they won a series opener. But more important to them was Tony Parker looking like his old postseason self. Putting together his best playoff game since 2009, Parker scored 28 points and the top-seeded Spurs erased four years of putting themselves in 0-1 holes to start the playoffs, beating the Utah Jazz 106-91 in Game 1 of their first-round series Sunday. It marked the 11th straight win for...

Zack Greinke worked six strong innings and Jonathan Lucroy's two-run double capped a three-run sixth as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. Greinke (3-1) allowed a run on seven hits to help stop the Brewers' six-game road losing streak. He's 2-1 with a 2.11 ERA in four career games in St. Louis. He pitched a lot better than in his only other road start this year, when he surrendered eight runs in 3 2-3 innings at Chicago on April 12. Jaime...

Josh Willingham had three hits and came a homer away from hitting for the cycle to help the Minnesota Twins snap their six-game losing streak by beating the Kansas City Royals 7-4 Sunday. Jason Marquis (2-0) threw six strong innings for Minnesota, who also got three hits and a pair of RBIs from Danny Valencia. Bruce Chen (0-3) had his worst outing of the season, giving up six runs on six hits in only 2 2-3 innings for the Royals, whose three-game winning streak ended. It was Chen's shortest outing...

Derek Lowe never saw the key play that helped him and the Cleveland Indians win the game. Lowe pitched three-hit ball into the eighth inning and the Indians scored three runs on errors to beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-0 Sunday. Two scored on an error by nine-time Gold Glove outfielder Torii Hunter. "I've never played the outfield, but I probably would do that myself," Lowe said after Hunter lost a routine fly ball in the sun, allowing Cleveland to go ahead 2-0 in the fifth inning. "The mighty...

The unlikely comeback began rather innocently, with a pair of hits that didn't make it out of the infield. Then came two drives off the outfield wall, providing the Baltimore Orioles with an exclamation point on a successful homestand and a wave of momentum heading into Yankee Stadium. Wilson Betemit hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning after Matt Wieters doubled in two runs, and Baltimore rallied to a 5-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. "We got a team where...

Tim Hudson survived five tough innings to win in his return from offseason back surgery and the Atlanta Braves held on in the ninth to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Sunday. Hudson (1-0) pitched in the majors for the first time since his operation last November to repair a herniated disc. The right-hander threw 96 pitches while giving up two runs on six hits and two walks. He allowed at least one baserunner in every inning. The Pirates stranded 10 runners, including eight against Hudson....

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With his idol watching from the visitors' dugout, Henderson Alvarez ended a long wait between wins on Sunday. Edwin Encarnacion hit his third home run in three games, Alvarez won for the first time since August and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Mariners 7-2. Alvarez (1-2) allowed one run and six hits in six-plus innings to win for the second time in 15 major league starts. The right-hander, whose only other victory came at Baltimore last Aug. 31, walked a career-high three and struck out one....

Max Angelelli and Ricky Taylor won the rain-shortened Grand Prix of Miami on Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, in the No. 10 SunTrust Racing Corvette DP. It marked the 19th victory for SunTrust Racing _ second in Grand-AM Rolex Series history, in the headlining DP (Daytona Prototype) class. The third race of the Rolex Series season, scheduled for 2 hours, 45 minutes, was halted 52 minutes early because of rain, which hampered visibility and caused huge puddles on some portions of the 2.3-mile...

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Unbeaten Wade Miley held the Miami Marlins hitless until the sixth inning, and Jason Kubel drove in three runs to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 8-4 victory Sunday. Miley (3-0) gave up one hit and an unearned run in 6 1-3 innings to lower his ERA to 1.29. He also singled and scored the game's first run. The retractable roof over the Marlins' new ballpark averted a rainout, because showers fell all day. But even inside, it was a gloomy afternoon for the home team, and boos rained down from...

CC Sabathia steadied New York's rocky rotation with eight sharp innings, Alex Rodriguez passed Willie Mays for eighth on the career RBIs list and the Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 6-2 on Sunday despite leaving 14 men on base in the first six innings. A-Rod drove in two runs for 1,904 RBIs without hitting the ball out of the infield. He singled on a dribbler down the third base line with the bases loaded in the second, the Yankees' only hit in six plate appearances with three men on. Chris Stewart...

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Jay Bruce's fourth home run in four games lifted the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-5 comeback win over the Houston Astros on Sunday. Bruce hit reliever Fernando Rodriguez's (0-3) first pitch 381 feet into the right field seats for his seventh homer of the season. Bruce has hit home runs in a career-high four consecutive games, one short of tying Cincinnati's club record. Logan Ondrusek (1-0) pitched a perfect eighth to get the win. Sean Marshall earned his fifth save in six tries. Houston starter Jordan...

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UTAH (91) Hayward 2-6 12-12 17, Millsap 8-14 4-6 20, Jefferson 8-16 0-1 16, Harris 3-9 0-0 7, Howard 0-4 0-0 0, Carroll 3-8 0-0 7, Favors 3-5 1-4 7, Tinsley 3-8 2-2 9, Kanter 1-4 0-0 2, Burks 1-2 4-5 6, Ahearn 0-0 0-0 0, Evans 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-76 23-30 91. SAN ANTONIO (106) Leonard 2-5 2-2 6, Duncan 7-14 3-5 17, Diaw 4-5 1-1 9, Parker 10-19 8-10 28, Green 1-3 0-0 2, Ginobili 3-10 1-2 7, Jackson 4-8 4-4 14, Bonner 3-5 0-0 9, Splitter 2-4 0-2 4, Neal 2-5 0-0 5, Blair 2-5 1-2...

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Jack Nicklaus was a 22-year-old rookie, golf's next big star still without a win as a pro. Arnold Palmer, the Masters champion and first golfer to transcend his sport, was at the peak of his popularity and playing before a home crowd at Oakmont for the U.S. Open. "You can't write that script," award-winning producer Ross Greenburg said. That epic 1962 U.S. Open, a pivotal moment in one of golf's most celebrated rivalries, is what the USGA delivered Greenburg to create a one-hour documentary....

Surface-to-air missiles could be stationed on the rooftops of an apartment block in east London as part of Britain's air defenses for the Olympics, the country's military confirmed Sunday. Around 700 people living at the building in Bow _ about 2 miles (3.2km) from London's Olympic Stadium _ have been contacted and warned that the weapons and about 10 troops are likely to be based at the site for around two months. In a leaflet sent to residents, the ministry said the venue offered an uncluttered...

Kevin Durant was determined to not let the Oklahoma City Thunder lose another playoff game at home to Dallas. He scored 25 points and hit the winning jumper from the foul line with 1.5 seconds left to give the Thunder a 99-98 victory over the Mavericks on Saturday night in Game 1 of the first-round playoff series _ a rematch of last year's Western Conference finals. The Thunder trailed by seven with 2 1/2 minutes left before rallying to take the first step toward avenging a 4-1 series loss a...

Bryce Harper's first day in the major leagues came with all the hype one would expect for the player dubbed "Baseball's Chosen One" when he was only 16 years old. The No. 1 pick in the 2010 draft went 1 for 3 in his first game for the Washington Nationals, with a booming double against Chad Billingsley, a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the ninth and a bullet throw from left field that nearly cut down a runner at the plate. "We played a great team tonight," Harper said. "Billingsley threw a great...

Chris Kreider is six games into his NHL career and days shy of his 21st birthday. And yet the Stanley Cup playoffs are anything but overwhelming for the newest New York Rangers forward who has quickly become a hit on Broadway. Kreider scored the go-ahead goal and then set up Brad Richards' insurance tally 90 seconds later in the third period to lift New York to a 3-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday in the opening game of the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Kreider, who...

Bad Chad is a champion again. He has his belt back _ and gave the ageless Bernard Hopkins a major decision to make about his fighting future. Dawson defeated Hopkins by a 12-round majority decision Saturday night and won the WBC light heavyweight title, taking the rematch at Boardwalk Hall without the controversy and ugliness of their first bout six months ago. The 29-year-old Dawson (31-1, 17 KOs) never let a deep cut near his left eye affect his methodical approach at taking out Hopkins....

Matt Kemp homered leading off the 10th inning, spoiling Bryce Harper's major league debut and lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night. Harper hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth and Wilson Ramos added a run-scoring single before Washington's bullpen wasted a 3-1 lead in the bottom half. Kemp drove a 1-2 pitch off Tom Gorzelanny (1-1) to center field for his majors-leading 11th home run, breaking the Dodgers record for long...

Tampa Bay wasn't discouraged even though its six-game winning streak ended. Colby Lewis allowed one run in six innings, Josh Hamilton had a two-run single and the Texas Rangers beat the Rays 7-2 on Saturday night. Matt Joyce, who provided the only offense against Lewis with a second-inning home run, doesn't expect Saturday's setback to linger. "This is a great team," Joyce said. "I don't think that's going to affect us too much. "We're one of the best teams in baseball and we know that." Lewis...

Bryce Harper's first day in the major leagues came with all the hype one would expect for the player dubbed "Baseball's Chosen One" when he was only 16 years old. Talking to a large crowd of reporters in the visitor's dugout at Dodger Stadium before the Washington Nationals played the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night, Harper expressed how excited he was for his big league debut. "I think once the lights are turned on and the fans get here, I think that's when my energy level's going to go...

Matt Kemp homered leading off the 10th inning, spoiling Bryce Harper's major league debut and lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night. Harper hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth before Washington's bullpen wasted a 3-1 lead in the bottom half. Kemp drove a 1-2 pitch off Tom Gorzelanny (1-1) to center field for his majors-leading 11th home run, breaking the Dodgers record for long balls in April set by Gary Sheffield in...

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Kevin Durant scored 25 points and hit the game-winning jumper from the foul line with 1.5 seconds left to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 99-98 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. Durant maneuvered to the free throw line and got off a high-arcing shot over Shawn Marion that hit off the front of the rim and then off the backboard before falling through. The defending NBA champion Mavericks, who were out of timeouts, could not get...

High winds swept through a beer tent where 200 people gathered after a Cardinals game Saturday, killing one and seriously injuring five others. But the owner of the St. Louis bar that hosted the crowd said it was lightning _ not wind _ that killed the patron. Seventeen were hospitalized and up to 100 people were treated at the scene after straight-line winds whipped through a large tent outside Kilroy's Sports Bar, near Busch Stadium. The crowd was celebrating after the Cardinals had...

Guillermo Moscoso's game plan was to make the New York Mets put the ball in play. They were all too happy to oblige. Lucas Duda hit a two-run homer in the second and had a tie-breaking, two-run single in the fifth to lead the Mets to a 7-5 win and spoil Moscoso's debut with the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night. Moscoso (0-1), recalled from Triple-A Colorado Springs earlier in the day, gave up six runs on nine hits in five innings. He got the start in place of Jeremy Guthrie, who was placed...

Carl Edwards thought the race was his to win. So did Tony Stewart. And Kyle Busch? Well, he didn't think he had a chance as the laps wound down at Richmond International Raceway. But a penalty on Edwards took him out of contention Saturday night, and a late caution flag for debris gobbled up Stewart's lead and gave Busch one last chance at another Richmond win. Busch pounced on the opportunity, got a strong final pit stop from his Joe Gibbs Racing crew to beat Stewart back onto the track, and...

DALLAS (98) Marion 7-14 0-0 17, Nowitzki 8-18 9-10 25, Haywood 1-4 2-4 4, Kidd 2-8 2-3 8, West 2-5 0-0 5, Terry 8-10 0-0 20, Carter 5-14 3-4 13, Mahinmi 1-4 4-4 6, Wright 0-1 0-0 0, Cardinal 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-78 20-25 98. OKLAHOMA CITY (99) Durant 10-27 4-5 25, Ibaka 9-12 3-4 22, Perkins 0-3 0-0 0, Westbrook 13-23 1-1 28, Sefolosha 2-2 0-0 5, Harden 4-7 9-10 19, Collison 0-0 0-0 0, Fisher 0-3 0-0 0, Cook 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 38-79 17-20 99. Dallas 26 25 22 25_98 Oklahoma...

Bo Jackson's 300-mile bike ride across Alabama ended Saturday in Tuscaloosa, with the Heisman Trophy winner having raised more than $413,000 so far to help victims of last spring's tornado outbreaks. The ride _ dubbed "Bo Bikes Bama" _ crossed the finish line in Tuscaloosa around 3:30 p.m. Saturday. The ride passed through some of the communities hit hardest by more than 60 twisters that destroyed thousands of homes and businesses and killed about 250 people on April 27, 2011. In Tuscaloosa,...

After scoring two quick runs, Arizona's bats went silent against the Miami Marlins on Saturday night. The Diamondbacks failed to get another hit against Miami starter Anibal Sanchez and three relievers after two doubles and a single in the first inning. Miami rallied from the early deficit and won 3-2 on Hanley Ramirez's walkoff single in the ninth. "We got a couple of runs early on (Sanchez) but he really settled down and threw the ball well," Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said. "You've...

Tim Lincecum pitched eight sharp innings in his longest start of the season and had an infield single with two outs in the sixth for the Giants' first baserunner against Anthony Bass as San Francisco beat the San Diego Padres 2-1 Saturday night. Brandon Belt hit a two-run double off Bass with two outs in the seventh for San Francisco. Lincecum (2-2) overcame some early control problems and allowed three hits. The former two-time NL Cy Young Award winner struck out five and walked four. Pablo...

Carl Edwards thought he had made a brilliant move, bolting to the lead from the outside on a restart with 85 laps to go at Richmond International Raceway. Then NASCAR told him why it was so easy, saying he jumped the restart, a penalty that required him to make a pass down pit road, dropping him from the lead to 15th on the grid. The news, needless to say, didn't go over well with Edwards. "Not cool to have a race taken from you like that," he said on his radio, imploring crew chief Bob Osborne...

The Oakland Athletics had been pitching very well recently. The Baltimore Orioles changed all that. Tyson Ross allowed nine runs in four-plus innings and Oakland lost to the Orioles 10-1 on Saturday night. While Ross gave up nine runs, Wei-Yin Chen pitched seven strong innings, Chris Davis had four RBIs, Adam Jones and Robert Andino each had three hits for Baltimore. Entering the game, the Athletics had the lowest ERA in the American League _ 2.68. After the 10-run barrage, it had risen to 3.02....

Goals from unexpected sources put the Los Angeles Kings in position for another road triumph. Jonathan Quick _ no surprise there _ made those scores stand up. Matt Greene scored his first career playoff goal short-handed late in the second period and rookie Slava Voynov also got his first of the playoffs as the Kings beat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 in the opener of a Western Conference semifinal series on Saturday night. "It's definitely a great feeling to be able to chip in and help out a little...

After winning his first two starts, Randall Delgado has hit a tough stretch for the Atlanta Braves. Delgado gave up four runs before leaving in the fifth inning and the Braves lost to Erik Bedard and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Saturday night. Delgado (2-2) gave up eight hits and three walks in 4 1-3 innings, leaving his ERA at 6.30. He has allowed a combined nine runs in his last two games, both losses, after the encouraging start to his second season. The problem? "Location," Delgado said....

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Winning games is the bottom line for Jake Peavy. As strong as his pitching has been, he still wants to improve. Peavy pitched his second straight complete game but was outdueled by Jon Lester and the Red Sox bullpen as the White Sox lost 1-0 to Boston on Saturday night _ Chicago's fifth straight defeat. The former Cy Young winner was masterful again, limiting a Red Sox offense that had scored 20 runs in the first two games of the series to just four hits and one run. Peavy (3-1) struck out seven...

Dillon Gee shook off one tough inning in an otherwise strong outing, Lucas Duda homered and singled to drive in four runs, and the New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 7-5 on Saturday night. Ruben Tejada, Daniel Murphy and David Wright each added three hits and scored five times collectively, helping the Mets bounce back from Friday night's sloppy 18-9 loss to Colorado. Gee (2-2), who turned 26 on Saturday, allowed four runs in seven innings. He struck out seven and walked two, keeping the...

Colby Lewis allowed one run in six innings, Josh Hamilton had a two-run single and the Texas Rangers snapped Tampa Bay's six-game winning streak, beating the Rays 7-2 Saturday night. Lewis (3-0) allowed three hits and three walks to improve to 4-0 in his career against the Rays. Tampa Bay's only scoring off Lewis came on Matt Joyce's second-inning homer. Rays starter Jeff Niemann (1-3) gave up three runs and three walks in 5 2-3 innings. The right-hander has not pitched past the sixth inning...

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All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE Florida vs. New Jersey Friday, April 13 New Jersey 3, Florida 2 Sunday, April 15 Florida 4, New Jersey 2 Tuesday, April 17 Florida 4, New Jersey 3 Thursday, April 19 New Jersey 4, Florida 0 Saturday, April 21 Florida 3, New Jersey 0 Tuesday, April 24 New Jersey 3, Florida 2, OT Thursday, April 26 New Jersey 3, Florida 2, 2OT, New Jersey wins series 4-3 ___ Boston vs. Washington Thursday, April 12 Boston 1, Washington...

All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE Miami vs. New York Saturday, April 28 Miami 100, New York 67, Miami leads series 1-0 Monday, April 30 New York at Miami, 7 p.m. Thursday, May 3 Miami at New York, 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 9 New York at Miami, TBA ___ Atlanta vs. Boston Sunday, April 29 Boston at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 1 Boston at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 4 Atlanta at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 6 Atlanta at Boston, 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 8...

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Washington 14 6 .700 _ Atlanta 13 8 .619 1 1/2 New York 11 9 .550 3 Philadelphia 10 11 .476 4 1/2 Miami 8 12 .400 6 Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 14 7 .667 _ Cincinnati 10 11 .476 4 Pittsburgh 9 11 .450 4 1/2 Milwaukee 9 12 .429 5 Houston 8 13 .381 6 Chicago...

Randy Wells was unhittable until he lost the strike zone. Carlos Ruiz homered and drove in three runs, Joe Blanton threw 7 1-3 sharp innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Saturday night. For the second straight start, Wells (0-1) was hurt by wildness. He gave up four runs, three hits and walked four batters in 3 2-3 innings. He had five walks in five innings in his last start. "You're not going to win many games with (nine) walks in eight innings," Cubs manager...

The Orlando Magic entered Indiana's building as huge underdogs and walked out talking trash. Jason Richardson and Jameer Nelson scored 17 points apiece to help sixth-seeded Orlando, playing without Dwight Howard, surprise the third-seeded Pacers 81-77 in Game 1 of the first-round Eastern Conference playoff series on Saturday night. "Y'all look real stunned," Magic center Glen Davis, Howard's replacement, yelled at the crowd as he left the court. "Y'all look real stunned." Howard, the Magic's...

Streaking Alex Presley helped the Pirates finally provide tough-luck starter Erik Bedard some support and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Saturday night. Presley had two hits to extend his career-best hitting streak to 12 games. He scored two runs and drove in a run with a double. Pedro Alvarez also had a run-scoring double. Bedard (1-4) gave up only one run in five innings. The left-hander struck out nine while giving up five hits and two walks. He has not allowed more...

Minnesota Vikings running back Caleb King was arrested on suspicion of third-degree assault in the beating of another man outside a birthday party, the Anoka County sheriff's office said Saturday. King, who signed with the Vikings as a rookie free agent last year but didn't play in a game, was jailed but hasn't been charged. The victim was a 22-year-old from Coon Rapids. King is accused of punching him repeatedly and throwing him headfirst to the ground. The man was hospitalized in serious condition...

Los Angeles 1 1 1_3 St. Louis 1 0 0_1 First Period_1, St. Louis, Backes 2 (Perron, Pietrangelo), 9:16. 2, Los Angeles, Voynov 1 (Penner, Richards), 16:58. Penalties_Richards, LA (cross-checking), :50 Perron, StL (goaltender interference), 17:39. Second Period_3, Los Angeles, Greene 1 (Brown), 18:57 (sh). Penalties_Greene, LA (holding), 14:02 King, LA (boarding), 18:47. Third Period_4, Los Angeles, Penner 2 (Scuderi), 19:45 (en). Penalties_Perron, StL (high-sticking),...

Wei-Yin Chen pitched seven strong innings, Chris Davis had four RBIs, Adam Jones and Robert Andino each had three hits and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Oakland Athletics 10-1 on Saturday night. Chen (2-0) allowed six hits and didn't allow a run until Jonny Gomes' one-out home run in the sixth. By then, he led 9-0. He struck out four and walked two. The Orioles scored five runs in the second on a season-high six hits. They're 13-8 and haven't been more than five games above .500 since July 20,...

Hanley Ramirez hit a run-scoring single with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Marlins over the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 Saturday night, snapping Miami's losing streak at six games. Ramirez's line drive to left off reliever Brad Ziegler scored Giancarlo Stanton after he reached on a one-out infield single and advanced to second on Emilio Bonifacio's grounder to first. Ziegler (0-1) intentionally walked Jose Reyes to face Ramirez. Steve Cishek (2-0) got the win with a perfect ninth for...

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Jon Lester outdueled Jake Peavy on Saturday night, lifting the Boston Red Sox to 1-0 win over the Chicago White Sox for their sixth straight win. Adrian Gonzalez had an RBI single in the fourth as Lester (1-2) picked up his first win of the season. Lester snapped a career-worst streak of losing five straight decisions and going eight starts without a win dating to Sept. 11 of last season. He gave up five hits and one walk, striking out seven. The Red Sox evened their record at 10-10. Peavy (3-1)...

Oakland @ ?? Baltimore @ ab r h bi?? @ ab r h bi JWeeks 2b 3 0 0 0?? Reimld lf 4 0 1 0 Crisp lf 4 0 2 0?? Hardy ss 2 1 0 1 S.Smith lf 0 0 0 0?? Markks dh 4 1 1 0 Reddck rf 4 0 1 0?? AdJons cf 4 3 3 1 Cespds cf 4 0 0 0?? Betemt 3b 4 1 2 1 JGoms dh 3 1 1 1?? C.Davis 1b 4 2 3 4 KSuzuk c 3 0...

Arizona @ ?? Miami @ ab r h bi?? @ ab r h bi Blmqst ss 3 1 1 0?? Bonifac 2b 4 0 1 0 GParra cf 4 1 1 1?? Reyes ss 2 0 1 1 J.Upton rf 3 0 0 0?? HRmrz 3b 4 0 1 1 Kubel lf 4 0 0 0?? Morrsn lf 3 1 1 1 MMntr c 4 0 1 1?? GSnchz 1b 4 0 0 0 Gldsch 1b 3 0 0 0?? Dobbs rf 4 0 1 0 A.Hill 2b 3 0 0 0??...

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Carlos Ruiz homered and drove in three runs, Joe Blanton threw 7 1-3 sharp innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on Saturday night. Jimmy Rollins, back in the leadoff spot for the first time this season, added a two-run double for the Phillies, the five-time defending NL East champions who are off to a 10-11 start. Blanton (2-3) allowed two runs and eight hits, striking out eight. Chad Qualls got the last two outs in the eighth. Jonathan Papelbon finished for his seventh...

ORLANDO (81) Turkoglu 3-10 2-2 9, Anderson 2-7 0-0 5, Davis 8-20 0-0 16, Nelson 7-15 2-2 17, J.Richardson 6-15 0-0 17, Redick 2-4 2-3 6, Clark 2-6 2-4 6, Q.Richardson 2-4 0-0 5, Duhon 0-0 0-0 0, Orton 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-81 8-11 81. INDIANA (77) Granger 7-20 1-4 17, West 8-14 3-3 19, Hibbert 3-11 2-4 8, Hill 2-7 6-7 11, George 4-11 0-0 8, Barbosa 1-4 0-2 3, Hansbrough 3-9 1-2 7, Amundson 1-4 0-0 2, Collison 1-7 0-0 2. Totals 30-87 13-22 77. Orlando 21 30 13 17_81 Indiana...

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Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots spent the majority of the 2012 NFL draft focused on improving 2011's league-worst defense. The Patriots used six of their seven picks over the weekend on defensive players, in fact, including two of three selections on Saturday. After trading their fifth-round selection, 163rd overall, to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for a sixth, 197th overall, and two seventh-rounders, 224th and 235th overall, the Patriots maintained their defensive focus as the...