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Monday, May 14, 2012 8:30 PM PDT

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News: Rangers beat Devils in Eastern Conference opener Golden girl Liukin savoring grind of late London bid 76ers learn from mistakes and win game two Sagan wins second stage in California MLB drops 100-game ban given to Rockies catcher Star witness says Clemens asked him to give steroid shot Motor racing-Ferrari pile more pressure on Massa Minnesota governor OKs football stadium bill Michelle Obama gets U.S. athletes and kids moving U.S. men's basketball upbeat despite key injuries Idaho University football player killed in Los Angeles Champions City must now live within their means Florida college band suspended indefinitely over hazing death Bodemeister will run in the Preakness: Baffert I never stopped believing, says City's Kompany Rangers beat Devils in Eastern Conference opener Mon,14 May 2012 07:54 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Rangers, battling sheer exhaustion as much as their opponents, drew first blood in their National Hockey League playoff against the New Jersey Devils on Monday. Back at Madison Square Garden just two days after winning their second straight seven-game series, the battle-hardened Rangers drew on all their reserves of stamina to win the opening game of the Eastern Conference final 3-0. ... Full Story Top Golden girl Liukin savoring grind of late London bid Mon,14 May 2012 07:45 PM PDT Reuters - DALLAS (Reuters) - Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Nastia Liukin is relishing the exhaustion of intense training in her rushed bid to represent the United States at the London Games. The 22-year-old will compete for the first time in three years at the U.S. Classic in Chicago in less than two weeks, but is battling to hose down expectations even as her anticipation grows. "I'm trying not to have too many expectations because it has been quite a few years since I've competed, but my excitement is building," Liukin told a throng of reporters at the U.S. Olympic Media Summit on Monday. ... Full Story Top 76ers learn from mistakes and win game two Mon,14 May 2012 06:57 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Philadelphia avoided repeating their Game One mistakes and held on for a 82-81 road triumph over Boston on Monday as they outdueled the Celtics late to tie their East second round playoff series. Full Story Top Sagan wins second stage in California Mon,14 May 2012 05:51 PM PDT Reuters - APTOS, California (Reuters) - Slovakia's Peter Sagan recovered from an early crash to complete back-to-back stage wins in the Tour of California when he won Monday's second stage in a sprint finish. Sagan surged to the front of the pack coming around the final corner and burst clear to win the 189 kilometer (117 mile) stage from San Francisco to Aptos unchallenged in a time of five hours and two minutes. ... Full Story Top MLB drops 100-game ban given to Rockies catcher Mon,14 May 2012 04:03 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - The 100-game ban given to Colorado Rockies catcher Eliezer Alfonzo for a positive drug test has been rescinded because of similar procedural issues that exonerated Ryan Braun, Major League Baseball said on Monday. Full Story Top Star witness says Clemens asked him to give steroid shot Mon,14 May 2012 03:50 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key prosecution witness in Roger Clemens's perjury trial said on Monday he started giving the former baseball star "bootie shots" of anabolic steroids at his request early in the 1998 season. Full Story Top Motor racing-Ferrari pile more pressure on Massa Mon,14 May 2012 03:19 PM PDT Reuters - May 14 (Reuters) - Ferrari added to the pressure on FelipeMassa on Monday by highlighting how poorly the Brazilian hasperformed this season and making clear that they expected him toshift up a gear in Monaco next week. Massa has not been on the Formula One podium since 2010 andhas scored just two points from five races this season. The 2008season overall runner-up collected a drive-through penalty inSpain on Sunday and ended up 15th. ... Full Story Top Minnesota governor OKs football stadium bill Mon,14 May 2012 02:49 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton signed a bill on Monday authorizing a partly bond-financed plan for a $975 million stadium for the National Football League's Minnesota Vikings. Full Story Top Michelle Obama gets U.S. athletes and kids moving Mon,14 May 2012 02:47 PM PDT Reuters - DALLAS (Reuters) - Michelle Obama offered a pep talk on Monday to U.S. athletes who will be competing at the 2012 London Olympics while announcing a nationwide program to get more American children active. Full Story Top U.S. men's basketball upbeat despite key injuries Mon,14 May 2012 01:15 PM PDT Reuters - DALLAS (Reuters) - Despite a rash of season-ending injuries to top National Basketball Association (NBA) players, U.S. Olympic basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski said on Monday he believed he can bring a solid team to the London Games. The U.S. roster pool has lost injured guards Derrick Rose and Chauncey Billups and forwards Dwight Howard and LaMarcus Aldridge but the talent still available has Krzyzewski upbeat that he can repeat the gold medal success from Beijing. ... Full Story Top Idaho University football player killed in Los Angeles Mon,14 May 2012 12:04 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A wide receiver for the University of Idaho football team, whose family moved to California from New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, was shot dead at a party in Los Angeles over the weekend, the school said. Ken McRoyal, 22, had joined the University of Idaho team last year as a walk-on player without a scholarship, but had earned a scholarship for the coming school year. He had six receptions for 35 yards in the 2011 season. "It's a devastating loss," University of Idaho Vandals coach Robb Akey said in a statement. "We've lost a brother, a teammate, a family member. ... Full Story Top Champions City must now live within their means Mon,14 May 2012 11:50 AM PDT Reuters - BARCELONA (Reuters) - After winning the English league for the first time in 44 years, Abu Dhabi-owned Manchester City must build on their success while reining in the lavish spending that has made it possible. City, long the poor relations to local rivals Manchester United, have been transformed by an estimated 800 million pounds pumped into the club since 2008 by owner Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, one of Abu Dhabi's ruling family. ... Full Story Top Florida college band suspended indefinitely over hazing death Mon,14 May 2012 11:37 AM PDT Reuters - ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Florida A&M University has suspended its celebrated marching band indefinitely as it grapples with the beating death of a drum major and an ongoing probe into the band's culture of violent hazing. "I have decided the suspension of the band will continue through the 2012-13 academic year," James Ammons, president of Florida A&M in Tallahassee, told university trustees in a conference call on Monday. The band has been on suspension since the November 2011 hazing death of 26-year-old drum major Robert Champion during a road trip to Orlando. ... Full Story Top Bodemeister will run in the Preakness: Baffert Mon,14 May 2012 11:24 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Kentucky Derby runner-up Bodemeister will run in the Preakness Stakes after being deemed fit for Saturday's race by trainer Bob Baffert. Full Story Top I never stopped believing, says City's Kompany Mon,14 May 2012 11:08 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany said he never stopped believing his side could beat Queens Park Rangers and win the Premier League title even when they trailed 2-1 going into stoppage time on Sunday. Goals from Edin Dzeko and Sergio Aguero in two unforgettable minutes duly secured the astonishing 3-2 home victory to earn City their first league title for 44 years as they pipped Manchester United on goal difference. "We've done it before this season and I never stopped believing," Kompany told Sky Sports. ... Full Story Top

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