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Giants’ Vogelsong wins at last but injures hand

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ryan Vogelsong broke his throwing hand on a swing after pitching himself toward his first win in seven starts, and the San Francisco Giants returned from a terrible road trip to beat the Washington Nationals 8-0 on Monday night. The right-hander fouled a ball off his right hand in the bottom [...]

Red Wings top Blackhawks 3-1, take 2-1 series lead

DETROIT (AP) — Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller scored 31 seconds apart midway through the second period and Pavel Datsyuk restored a two-goal lead in the third to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in the second round series. Patrick Kane scored 4:35 into [...]

Mariners blow leads, lose 10-8 to Indians

CLEVELAND (AP) — After four losses, three on walk-offs by the Indians in four days, the Seattle Mariners couldn’t pack their bags and get to the airport fast enough. “Glad to leave,” closer Tom Wilhelmsen said. “Glad to leave Cleveland.” Talk about lost weekends. Despite hitting homers in the eighth, ninth and 10th innings, the [...]

Super Bowl 50 site to be decided Tuesday

BOSTON (AP) — NFL owners will vote on the sites of the 50th and 51st Super Bowls on Tuesday at their spring meetings. The San Francisco area, where a new stadium is being built in Santa Clara, and South Florida are competing for the the 50th edition, to be held in February 2016. The loser [...]

Greening’s goal in 2nd OT lifts Sens over Pens

OTTAWA (AP) — Colin Greening scored 7:39 into double overtime, and the Ottawa Senators rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins that cut their series deficit to 2-1 on Sunday night. Daniel Alfredsson got Ottawa even 1-1 by scoring a short-handed goal with 29 seconds left in regulation just after the Senators pulled [...]

Spurs come out hot, Randolph cold in West finals

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Mike Conley wouldn’t let Zach Randolph take the blame for the Memphis Grizzlies‘ blowout loss in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. No one on either team expects him to play so poorly the rest of the series. Tony Parker had 20 points and nine assists, Kawhi Leonard scored 18 [...]

Boychuk breaks Game 2 tie, Bruins top Rangers 5-2

BOSTON (AP) — Johnny Boychuk broke a tie midway through the second period, and the Boston Bruins scored two goals in the third to beat the New York Rangers 5-2 on Sunday and take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Boychuk put a 40-foot shot from the right inside the near post [...]

Spurs rout Grizzlies 105-83 in West finals opener

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tony Parker had 20 points and nine assists, Kawhi Leonard scored 18 points and the San Antonio Spurs struck first in the Western Conference finals by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 105-83 on Sunday. The Spurs avoided a repeat of their Game 1 loss when the teams met two years ago in [...]

Nadal beats Federer, Serena wins at Italian Open

ROME (AP) — Rafel Nadal controlled the Italian Open final from start to finish, beating Roger Federer 6-1, 6-3 Sunday in the 30th meeting between the two stars. Nadal improved to 20-10 in his career against Federer, and won the Italian Open for the seventh time. He also showed once again that he’ll be the [...]

Jimmie Johnson races to record 4th All-Star win

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson became the first four-time winner of NASCAR‘s annual All-Star race Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Johnson got a fast final pit stop from his Hendrick Motorsports crew to restart the race in second for the 10-lap sprint to the finish. He battled teammate Kasey Kahne for a little [...]

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