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Wade leads Heat with heavy heart after Chicago shooting
Fri,30 Mar 2012 08:23 PM PDT
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Miami Heat's Wade is congratulated by teammate Chalmers after he scored against Dallas Mavericks during their NBA game in Miami(Reuters) - Dwyane Wade led the Miami Heat to a 113-101 win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday but admitted played with a "heavy heart" after learning his adult nephew had been among those injured in Chicago shooting spree. Wade scored a game high 30 points in the Heat's 113-101 win over the Toronto Raptors but was understandably preoccupied with the fate of his unnamed nephew, one of six men shot in the incident in Chicago's South side on Thursday. ...


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Rangers back on top with win over Canadiens
Fri,30 Mar 2012 07:41 PM PDT
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Rangers Lundqvist tries to grab puck in front of Canadiens Cole in their NHL hockey game in New York(Reuters) - The New York Rangers regained first place in the NHL overall with a league best 50th win of the season on Friday, a comfortable 4-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens at Madison Square Garden.


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Tseng ominously takes charge at Mission Hills
Fri,30 Mar 2012 07:30 PM PDT
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Tseng of Taiwan hits from the 10th fairway during the LPGA Kraft Nabisco Championship golf tournament in Rancho Mirage(Reuters) - World number one Yani Tseng, the LPGA Tour's dominant figure, birdied her final hole to end the second round of the Kraft Nabisco Championship with a one-shot lead in Rancho Mirage, California on Friday.


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UPDATE 1-Golf-Tseng ominously takes charge at Mission Hills
Fri,30 Mar 2012 07:28 PM PDT
Reuters - * Tseng cards a second straight 68 * Leads by one shot after second round (Updates at end of round) March 30 (Reuters) - World number one Yani Tseng, the LPGATour's dominant figure, birdied her final hole to end the secondround of the Kraft Nabisco Championship with a one-shot lead inRancho Mirage, California on Friday. A winner in six of her last 12 LPGA events, the long-hittingTaiwanese fired a four-under-par 68 on another day of glorioussunshine at Mission Hills Country Club in the first women'smajor of the year. Champion here in 2010 and fresh from consecutive victorieson the U.S. ... Full Story
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Djokovic to meet Murray after beating Monaco
Fri,30 Mar 2012 06:33 PM PDT
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Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot to Monaco of Argentina at the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne(Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic beat Argentine Juan Monaco 6-0 7-6 on Friday to reach the final of the Sony Ericsson Open, where he will meet Andy Murray.


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Golf-Kraft Nabisco Championship second round scores
Fri,30 Mar 2012 07:07 PM PDT
Reuters - March 30 (Reuters) - Leading second-round scores from theKraft Nabisco Championship at Mission Hills Country Club inRancho Mirage, California on Friday (par-72, U.S. ... Full Story
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Flawless Davis moves into tie for Houston lead
Fri,30 Mar 2012 06:20 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Britain's Brian Davis upstaged some of golf's biggest names as he charged into a share of the early second-round lead at the weather-hit Houston Open in Humble, Texas on Friday. Full Story
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UPDATE 1-Golf-Flawless Davis moves into tie for Houston lead
Fri,30 Mar 2012 06:07 PM PDT
Reuters - * Davis joins Oosthuizen in share of lead * Mickelson bogeys final hole to trail by two * Rain-delayed second round spills into Saturday (Updates at end of day) March 30 (Reuters) - Britain's Brian Davis upstaged some ofgolf's biggest names as he charged into a share of the earlysecond-round lead at the weather-hit Houston Open in Humble,Texas on Friday. The 37-year-old Englishman, who has recorded five runner-upfinishes on the PGA Tour without yet winning a title, fired aflawless seven-under-par 65 at the rain-softened Redstone GolfClub. ... Full Story
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Golf-Choi finally ready for triumphant leap of faith
Fri,30 Mar 2012 05:24 PM PDT
Reuters - March 30 (Reuters) - Victory at this week's Kraft NabiscoChampionship would give South Korea's Choi Na-yeon her firstmajor title but would also require a leap of faith she wasunprepared for just 12 months ago. Tradition dictates that the winner of the year's firstwomen's major at Mission Hills in Rancho Mirage, California hasto jump into Poppies Pond, which borders the 18th green on theDinah Shore Tournament Course. For Choi, who as a young child was saved from drowning byher father, any thought of this celebratory plunge was once afrightening prospect. ... Full Story
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Women's Olympic basketball team loaded with talent and experience
Fri,30 Mar 2012 05:15 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - The heavily favored U.S. women's basketball team will have no shortage of talent and experience when they seek a fifth consecutive gold medal at the London Olympic later this year. Full Story
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Tyson Gay pins hopes on 100 at London Olympics
Fri,30 Mar 2012 05:03 PM PDT
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World champion Tyson Gay of the U.S. marches along with the U.S. Olympic team during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic GamesSALVO, NORTH CAROLINA (Reuters) - Tyson Gay has given up hope of running in the 200 metres at this year's London Olympics, opting instead to focus all his energy on the 100m dash.


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Women's Olympic basketball team loaded with talent and experience
Fri,30 Mar 2012 04:58 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - The heavily favored U.S. women's basketball team will have no shortage of talent and experience when they seek a fifth consecutive gold medal at the London Olympic later this year. Full Story
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Golf-Flawless Davis moves into tie for Houston lead
Fri,30 Mar 2012 04:37 PM PDT
Reuters - March 30 (Reuters) - Britain's Brian Davis upstaged some ofgolf's biggest names as he charged into a share of the earlysecond-round lead at the weather-hit Houston Open in Humble,Texas on Friday. The 37-year-old Englishman, who has recorded five runner-upfinishes on the PGA Tour without yet winning a title, fired aflawless seven-under-par 65 at the rain-softened Redstone GolfClub. One of 93 players who had to complete the opening roundearlier in the day, Davis birdied two of his last four holes tofinish level on 11-under 133 with South African Louis Oosthuizen(66). ... Full Story
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Rival coaches taking on rival schools at Final Four
Fri,30 Mar 2012 03:59 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - They used to be friends but now Kentucky coach John Calipari and his Louisville counterpart Rick Pitino are just chilly acquaintances. Calipari and Pitino each insist they want to win Saturday's NCAA Tournament semi-final as a means to reach the championship game but clearly it is more than that. Reaching Monday's title game by knocking out the other coach would be a huge bonus although neither Calipari nor Pitino would admit it. ... Full Story
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UPDATE 2-Rallying-Stages cancelled in Portugal after bad weather
Fri,30 Mar 2012 02:54 PM PDT
Reuters - (adds ford statement) March 30 (Reuters) - The three remaining stages of the Rallyof Portugal were cancelled on Friday due to safety concernsafter heavy rain caused a series of problems during the morningsession. Ford drivers Jari-Matti Latvala and Petter Solberg crashedon consecutive stages while leading the rally. "It's actually quite hard to believe what's happened: it'sstill sinking in. To go from the position we were in last night,first and second, to this...it's unbelievable, particularly withthem going out one after another," team manager Gerard Quinntold the Ford website. ... Full Story
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