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BALTIMORE – Vernon Wells doubled in the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning and the New York Yankees hit four solo homers in a 6-4 victory over the Orioles on Monday night, extending Baltimore’s losing streak to six games. New York trailed 4-3 in the ninth before Travis Hafner homered with one out on a
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Pouliot and De Leo score 23 apart as Winterhawks down Knights at Memorial Cup
SASKATOON – Derrick Pouliot and Chase De Leo scored 23 seconds apart in the third period Monday as the Portland Winterhawks defeated the London Knights 6-3 at the MasterCard Memorial Cup. Ty Rattie had two goals and an assist for Portland (1-1), Taylor Leier had a goal and two assists, while Oliver Bjorkstrand chipped in
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Datsyuk, Miller, Nyquist score to help Red Wings beat Blackhawks 3-1 to take 2-1 series lead
DETROIT – 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 the
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West sits out Pacers practice with leg strain, but is expected to play Game 1 vs. Heat
INDIANAPOLIS – Pacers forward David West is expected to play Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals at Miami, despite an injured right leg. Team doctors held West out of Monday’s practice with what coach Frank Vogel described as a calf strain or lower leg strain. He did shoot around with his teammates after practice
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Right-hander Johnny Cueto is activated from DL, set to start against Mets
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Cincinnati Reds ace Johnny Cueto has been activated from the 15-day disabled list, and he is set to make his first start in more than a month on Monday night. The Reds optioned infielder Neftali Soto to Triple-A Louisville on Monday so Cueto can face the New York Mets. The right-handed
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Red Sox activate RHP Andrew Bailey from disabled list
CHICAGO – The Boston Red Sox have activated relief pitcher Andrew Bailey from the 15-day disabled list before their game Monday against the Chicago White Sox. Bailey had been out since April 29 with right biceps inflammation. He threw 17 pitches in a rehab assignment Saturday at Triple-A Pawtucket. “Obviously, this is where you want
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Monday’s Scoreboard
Monday’s Games (All times Eastern) NHL Playoffs Western Conference Semifinals Chicago at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. (Series tied 1-1) – Memorial Cup at Saskatoon Round Robin Portland vs. London, 8 p.m. – AHL Playoffs Eastern Conference semifinals Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Providence, 7:05 p.m. (Providence leads series 3-1) – Baseball American League Toronto 7 Tampa Bay 5 Cleveland
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Edwin Encarnacion’s bat and R.A. Dickey’s knuckleball leads Blue Jays past Rays
TORONTO – R.A. Dickey scattered four hits over eight innings and Edwin Encarnacion doubled home three runs in the seventh inning to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday afternoon. Right-handed Rays reliever Josh Lueke has only himself to blame after walking Emilio Bonifacio, Munenori Kawaski
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Rangers head home confident they can dig out of another 0-2 series hole against Bruins
GREENBURGH, N.Y. – Don’t judge the New York Rangers by the scores of their two losses to the Boston Bruins. According to coach John Tortorella, the Rangers played much better in the Game 2 blowout than in their overtime defeat in the series opener. The bottom line is this: for the second consecutive series, New
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Jay-Z’s sports agency gets former ND star Skylar Diggins a new Mercedes
Looks like Skylar Diggins will have a new ride when she goes to Tulsa to join the Shock. The former Notre Dame star tweeted her thanks to sports agency Roc Nation, backed by rap superstar Jay-Z, along with photos of a new white Mercedes she said the agency surprised her with. “I got 99 problems