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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 02:07:54 -0300</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO &#8211; Angel Pagan became the first San Francisco player to end a game with an inside-the-park homer, connecting with a runner aboard in the bottom of the 10th inning Saturday to give the Giants a thrilling 6-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies. Troy Tulowitzki homered leading off the 10th to put the Rockies

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>SAN FRANCISCO &#8211; Angel Pagan became the first San Francisco player to end a game with an inside-the-park homer, connecting with a runner aboard in the bottom of the 10th inning Saturday to give the Giants a thrilling 6-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies.</p>
<p>Troy Tulowitzki homered leading off the 10th to put the Rockies ahead 5-4, but Colorado closer Rafael Betancourt (1-2) walked Brandon Crawford to open the bottom half.</p>
<p>Guillermo Quiroz sacrificed before Pagan sent a long drive that hit the base of the oddly angled wall in right-centre and bounced high over the head of right fielder Michael Cuddyer. The speedy Pagan raced around the bases and slid home ahead of the relay.</p>
<p>The last major leaguer to hit an inside-the-park home run that ended a game was Rey Sanchez for Tampa Bay on June 11, 2004 — also in a 10-inning victory over Colorado, according to STATS.</p>
<p>The previous Giants player to do it was Hall of Famer Bill Terry on Aug. 24, 1931, when the club was in New York. His drive beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1, STATS said.</p>
<p>It was Betancourt&#8217;s first blown save in 11 chances this season.</p>
<p>Carlos Gonzalez homered among his three hits and drove in two runs for the Rockies.</p>
<p>Buster Posey had three hits and scored twice for the Giants, who ended a four-game slide against the Rockies. Sergio Romo (3-2) gave up Tulowitzki&#8217;s 10th homer.</p>
<p>REDS 5, CUBS 2</p>
<p>CINCINNATI (AP) — Todd Frazier drove in a pair of runs with a sacrifice fly and a single, and Cincinnati used another big inning to beat Chicago for its fifth straight victory.</p>
<p>The Reds have won 13 of 16, surging to a season-high 13 games over .500 at 31-18. It&#8217;s their best start since 1995, when they reached the NL championship series.</p>
<p>Cincinnati scored four times in the sixth off Travis Wood (4-3), extending its domination of the NL Central&#8217;s last-place team. Chicago has lost a season-high six consecutive games.</p>
<p>Homer Bailey (3-3) gave up a pair of runs in six innings. Aroldis Chapman had a perfect ninth for his 12th save in 14 chances.</p>
<p>Cincinnati has won 16 of the last 18 games in the series. The Reds are 19-5 against the Cubs over the last two seasons, including 7-1 this year.</p>
<p>PIRATES 5, BREWERS 2</p>
<p>MILWAUKEE (AP) — Pedro Alvarez hit two home runs, Andrew McCutchen also went deep and Jeff Locke pitched six shutout innings to lead Pittsburgh over Milwaukee.</p>
<p>Neil Walker added a solo home run for the Pirates, who won for a second time in Milwaukee this season. They are 9-47 at Miller Park since 2007.</p>
<p>Locke (5-1) gave up three hits and struck out a season-high seven to win his fifth straight decision. He hasn&#8217;t allowed a run in his last two starts.</p>
<p>Mike Fiers (1-3), starting in place of an ailing Kyle Lohse, gave up four runs and five hits in four innings. Carlos Gomez homered twice for Milwaukee, which is 5-17 in May and hasn&#8217;t won back-to-back games since April 29-30 at home against Pittsburgh.</p>
<p>BRAVES 7, METS 5, 10 INNINGS, COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME</p>
<p>BRAVES 6, METS 0</p>
<p>NEW YORK (AP) — Light-hitting pitcher Mike Minor homered for his first two RBIs in the majors and struck out 10 as Atlanta posted its second win in a matter of hours, beating New York for its eighth straight victory.</p>
<p>Earlier, Dan Uggla hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning and the Braves won in the resumption of a game suspended because of rain Friday night after eight innings with the score tied at 5.</p>
<p>Minor (6-2) then pitched 7 1-3 innings of three-hit ball on a blustery night, sending the Mets to their fifth loss in a row overall and eighth straight at Citi Field.</p>
<p>Minor singled in the third and hit a two-run drive inside the left field foul pole off Dillon Gee (2-6) that broke a scoreless tie in the fifth and touched off a five-run burst.</p>
<p>The Braves got six straight hits in their surge, including doubles by Justin Upton and Andrelton Simmons.</p>
<p>The teams took 42 minutes to complete the resumption, and there was a 36-minute break between games.</p>
<p>The suspended game picked up right where it left off, at the start of the ninth inning. There was no national anthem, fans were scattered in the stands and it was cloudy and windy with temperatures in the low 50s.</p>
<p>Freddie Freeman, who homered Friday night before the rain came, drew a leadoff walk from Brandon Lyon (1-2) in the 10th and took third on a double by Brian McCann.</p>
<p>Uggla, who hit a late home run the previous night at Citi Field, followed with his tiebreaking single. B.J. Upton later squeezed home pinch-runner Jordan Schafer.</p>
<p>Anthony Varvaro (2-0) pitched a scoreless ninth. He worked the eighth a day earlier and gave up two runs that made it 5-all.</p>
<p>Craig Kimbrel escaped a two-on, no-out jam for his 15th save in 18 tries.</p>
<p>PHILLIES 5, NATIONALS 3</p>
<p>WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Young scored the go-ahead run from first base on a single in the eighth inning, and Domonic Brown homered and hit an RBI double as Philadelphia beat Washington.</p>
<p>Young walked and came home on Delmon Young&#8217;s single to the right-field corner, stretching his hand across the plate to beat Bryce Harper&#8217;s throw and break a 3-all tie. Pinch-runner Michael Martinez then scored on Brown&#8217;s double to right-centre.</p>
<p>The runs came off Drew Storen (0-1), the latest failure for the Nationals&#8217; bullpen.</p>
<p>Chad Durbin (1-0) got two outs for the win. Jeremy Horst pitched out of an eighth-inning jam and Jonathan Papelbon earned his ninth save.</p>
<p>Brown and Erik Kratz homered on consecutive pitches in the second.</p>
<p>Pettibone, a rookie yet to lose a decision over seven starts, was also mowing them down, matching his career high with six strikeouts while scattering nine hits and three runs. He allowed single runs in the third, fourth and fifth.</p>
<p>Adam LaRoche homered and hit an RBI single for the Nationals.</p>
<p>DODGERS 5, CARDINALS 3</p>
<p>LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adrian Gonzalez homered and drove in three runs, Mark Ellis lined a go-ahead double in the sixth inning and Los Angeles snapped St. Louis&#8217; three-game winning streak.</p>
<p>The last-place Dodgers, who had lost five of seven, blew a two-run lead before Ellis&#8217; two-out hit off Seth Maness (3-1) scored Carl Crawford from first base to make it 4-3.</p>
<p>Paco Rodriguez (1-2) earned his first major league victory, getting three outs on 10 pitches. Brandon League worked the ninth to earn his 10th save in 12 chances.</p>
<p>Cardinals starter John Gast left in the second because of left shoulder tightness.</p>
<p>PADRES 10, DIAMONDBACKS 4</p>
<p>PHOENIX (AP) — Everth Cabrera matched his career high with four RBIs, two coming on his second home run in two nights, and the Padres beat the Diamondbacks.</p>
<p>Cabrera fell a triple shy of the cycle, with a single in the first and a two-run double to cap the Padres&#8217; five-run fourth.</p>
<p>Andrew Cashner (4-2) got the victory, giving up four runs on nine hits in six-plus innings. He also singled in a run, his first RBI of the season.</p>
<p>Wade Miley (3-4), who took a shot off his backside off the bat of Jedd Gyorko just before the Padres&#8217; fourth-inning surge, got the loss. Arizona&#8217;s Eric Chavez drove in three runs with a two-run homer and sacrifice fly.</p>
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		<title>AL Capsules</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 01:54:21 -0300</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON &#8211; Pinch-hitter Mike Carp drove in the tying run with an eighth-inning double and then scored on a double by Dustin Pedroia as the Boston Red Sox rallied for a 7-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday. The Red Sox scored four times off reliever Vinnie Pestano (1-1), who took over with Cleveland

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BOSTON &#8211; Pinch-hitter Mike Carp drove in the tying run with an eighth-inning double and then scored on a double by Dustin Pedroia as the Boston Red Sox rallied for a 7-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday.</p>
<p>The Red Sox scored four times off reliever Vinnie Pestano (1-1), who took over with Cleveland leading 4-3 in the eighth.</p>
<p>Junichi Tazawa (4-2) struck out two in a hitless eighth and Andrew Bailey got three outs for his sixth save in seven chances.</p>
<p>Boston starter Jon Lester struck out a season-high eight in seven innings.</p>
<p>RANGERS 5, MARINERS 2</p>
<p>SEATTLE (AP) — Nelson Cruz hit his 12th homer of the season, David Murphy drove in three runs and the Texas Rangers roughed up Seattle ace Felix Hernandez and handed the Mariners their eighth straight loss.</p>
<p>Derek Holland continued to pitch well in Seattle, easily getting the better of the matchup against Hernandez. Holland (4-2) went 6 2-3 innings, striking out a season-high 10, allowing no earned runs and winning for the first time since May 8 after a pair of no decisions.</p>
<p>Hernandez (5-4) was trying to rebound from a poor outing in his last start at Cleveland, but continued to leave pitches up in the strike zone and Texas took advantage. Murphy&#8217;s two-out double in the second gave Texas a 3-0 lead and Cruz added his solo homer — also with two outs — in the fifth inning.</p>
<p>ORIOLES 6, BLUE JAYS 5</p>
<p>TORONTO (AP) — Danny Valencia hit a two-run homer and Adam Jones added a solo shot to help the Orioles beat R.A. Dickey and the Blue Jays.</p>
<p>The Orioles won for the fourth time in five games following a season-long, six-game losing streak.</p>
<p>Valencia connected off Dickey (4-6) with a second-deck drive in the third inning. Jones chased last year&#8217;s NL Cy Young Award winner with an even longer drive in the seventh, his ninth of the year and third in three games.</p>
<p>The Orioles lead the majors with 68 home runs this season, including nine in the past three games.</p>
<p>Freddy Garcia (1-2) allowed three runs and nine hits in five innings to win for the first time since Aug. 15, 2012, when he beat Texas while pitching for the New York Yankees.</p>
<p>ANGELS 7, ROYALS 0</p>
<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Josh Hamilton and Hank Conger homered to back Billy Buckner&#8217;s first major league win since 2009, and the Angels beat the Royals for their seventh straight victory.</p>
<p>The resurgent Angels have outscored opponents 54-18 during their longest winning streak of the season.</p>
<p>The slumping Royals have lost 15 of 19, including seven straight at home. They have scored three runs or fewer in 12 of those defeats to drop a season-low four games below .500 at 21-25.</p>
<p>Conger&#8217;s opposite-field shot leading off the sixth inning was the first hit off Jeremy Guthrie (5-3), who dropped his third consecutive outing after going a Royals-record 18 starts in a row without a loss.</p>
<p>Buckner (1-0), who hadn&#8217;t pitched in the majors since 2010, limited the Royals to two hits over five innings.</p>
<p>YANKEES 4, RAYS 3, 11 INNINGS</p>
<p>ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Lyle Overbay homered with two outs in the 11th inning, and the Yankees rallied late to beat the Rays.</p>
<p>Overbay drilled a 1-0 pitch from Josh Lueke (0-2) into the right field seats to give New York the lead.</p>
<p>Ivan Nova (2-1), who made his first relief appearance after returning from a right triceps injury and being moved from the Yankees&#8217; rotation to the bullpen, struck out James Loney and got an inning-ending grounder from Matt Joyce with the bases loaded in the 10th.</p>
<p>Mariano Rivera pitched a perfect 11th inning for his 18th straight save to start the season.</p>
<p>The Yankees scored twice in the ninth against struggling Tampa Bay closer Fernando Rodney to pull even at 3.</p>
<p>TWINS 3, TIGERS 2</p>
<p>DETROIT (AP) — Joe Mauer homered and had three hits, helping the Twins snap a 10-game losing streak with a victory over the Tigers.</p>
<p>The Twins scored three runs in the first, and that was enough. P.J. Walters (1-0) went six innings, allowing two runs and eight hits.</p>
<p>Four relievers finished, with Glen Perkins pitching the ninth for his ninth save in 10 chances.</p>
<p>Detroit&#8217;s Doug Fister (5-2) allowed three runs and eight hits in seven innings.</p>
<p>Jhonny Peralta homered for the Tigers.</p>
<p>ATHLETICS 11, ASTROS 5</p>
<p>HOUSTON (AP) — Josh Donaldson homered and had four hits to power Oakland past Houston.</p>
<p>Chris Young added three hits and drove in two runs as the Athletics pounded out a season-high 18 hits. Every Oakland batter drove in at least one run. Donaldson and Brandon Moss hit back-to-back homers for the A&#8217;s, who improved to 8-0 this season against the Astros.</p>
<p>A.J. Griffin (5-3) allowed four runs and five hits with seven strikeouts in 5 2-3 innings. He gave up three homers.</p>
<p>Jason Castro and Matt Dominguez each had two home runs for the Astros. It was the first time Houston teammates had multihomer games since July 25, 2005, when Craig Biggio and Lance Berkman each hit two.</p>
<p>Astros starter Lucas Harrell (3-6), who has lost four straight, allowed six runs and six hits with three walks in a season-low 1 2-3 innings.</p>
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<p>INTERLEAGUE</p>
<p>WHITE SOX 2, MARLINS 1</p>
<p>CHICAGO (AP) — Conor Gillaspie hit a run-scoring single in the ninth inning to lift Chicago over Miami.</p>
<p>Derek Dietrich homered in the top of the ninth to spoil Jake Peavy&#8217;s shutout bid. But in the bottom half, Gillaspie drove in Dewayne Wise to give the White Sox their eighth win in 11 games.</p>
<p>Peavy (6-2) struck out five and allowed six hits in a complete game. Alexei Ramirez gave Chicago a 1-0 lead with an RBI double in the third.</p>
<p>Ryan Webb (1-3) took the loss. Miami dropped its fourth straight and 11th in 13 games.</p>
<p>Ricky Nolasco allowed one run in 7 2-3 innings for the Marlins.</p>
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		<title>Former UFC champion Forrest Griffin retires from mixed martial arts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 01:44:34 -0300</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS, Nev. &#8211; Former light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin has announced his retirement from the UFC. Griffin made his announcement Saturday night after UFC 160. Griffin has fought just three times since November 2009 while struggling with multiple injuries. He beat Tito Ortiz in what turned out to be both veterans&#8217; final fight at

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>LAS VEGAS, Nev. &#8211; Former light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin has announced his retirement from the UFC.</p>
<p>Griffin made his announcement Saturday night after UFC 160.</p>
<p>Griffin has fought just three times since November 2009 while struggling with multiple injuries. He beat Tito Ortiz in what turned out to be both veterans&#8217; final fight at UFC 148 last July.</p>
<p>UFC President Dana White says Griffin will work for the promotion.</p>
<p>Griffin gained fame on the first season of &#8220;The Ultimate Fighter,&#8221; the UFC&#8217;s reality show. He finished with a spectacular victory over Stephan Bonnar in April 2005 in a fight widely considered the most important in UFC history.</p>
<p>After Griffin won the UFC light heavyweight title in July 2008 with a victory over Rampage Jackson, he lost it to Rashad Evans five months later.</p>
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		<title>Cain Velasquez stops Bigfoot Silva in 1st round, defends his heavyweight title at UFC 160</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 00:22:27 -0300</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS, Nev. &#8211; Cain Velasquez knocked down Antonio &#8220;Bigfoot&#8221; Silva with a combination and finished him on the ground 1:21 into the first round Saturday night, briskly defending his heavyweight title at UFC 160. Former heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos also stopped Mark Hunt on a spinning kick to the head with 42 seconds

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>LAS VEGAS, Nev. &#8211; Cain Velasquez knocked down Antonio &#8220;Bigfoot&#8221; Silva with a combination and finished him on the ground 1:21 into the first round Saturday night, briskly defending his heavyweight title at UFC 160.</p>
<p>Former heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos also stopped Mark Hunt on a spinning kick to the head with 42 seconds left in the third round at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, likely setting up a third fight between Dos Santos and Velasquez in the near future.</p>
<p>Velasquez (12-1) made his first successful title defence in style, rocking Silva in the opening minute before mercilessly punishing him on the ground.</p>
<p>Silva (18-5) was a heavy underdog in the UFC&#8217;s usual Memorial Day weekend show in its hometown.</p>
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		<title>Tim Duncan scores 1st 5 in OT as Spurs rally from 18 down, beat Grizzlies 104-93 for 3-0 lead</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 00:04:23 -0300</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MEMPHIS, Tenn. &#8211; Tim Duncan scored the first five points of overtime, and the San Antonio Spurs rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 104-93 Saturday night and move a win away from the NBA Finals. The Spurs grabbed a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals and now have won five

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MEMPHIS, Tenn. &#8211; Tim Duncan scored the first five points of overtime, and the San Antonio Spurs rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 104-93 Saturday night and move a win away from the NBA Finals.</p>
<p>The Spurs grabbed a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals and now have won five straight this post-season. With the memory of blowing a 2-0 lead a year ago in the West finals to Oklahoma City, when they lost the next four, the Spurs shook off their sloppy play early and pushed the young Grizzlies to the edge of elimination in the first West final played in Memphis.</p>
<p>San Antonio, which didn&#8217;t lead this game until the opening minute of the fourth quarter, can wrap up the series Monday in Memphis.</p>
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		<title>Toews, Shaw score on power plays, Blackhawks beat Red Wings 4-1 to stay alive in post-season</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 23:20:00 -0300</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO &#8211; Jonathan Toews and Andrew Shaw scored power-play goals in the second period, and the Chicago Blackhawks avoided elimination with a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night in Game 5 of the second-round playoff series. Shaw added his third career playoff goal in the third as the Blackhawks stopped the

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>CHICAGO &#8211; Jonathan Toews and Andrew Shaw scored power-play goals in the second period, and the Chicago Blackhawks avoided elimination with a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night in Game 5 of the second-round playoff series.</p>
<p>Shaw added his third career playoff goal in the third as the Blackhawks stopped the Red Wings&#8217; three-game winning streak by creating chaos in front of Jimmy Howard, who had shut down Chicago&#8217;s attack while moving Detroit to the brink of the Western Conference finals.</p>
<p>With the sellout crowd chanting &#8220;Ho-ward! Ho-ward!&#8221; in an attempt to shake him, the standout goalie made 41 saves in another solid performance. But the Blackhawks created enough quality chances that he simply couldn&#8217;t stop all of them.</p>
<p>Bryan Bickell scored the first goal of the game and Corey Crawford had 25 stops for Chicago, which managed only two goals during its first three-game losing streak of the season.</p>
<p>Daniel Cleary scored for the second straight game for Detroit, which will have another chance to close out the top-seeded Blackhawks in Game 6 on Monday night. That will be at home, too, where the Red Wings are 4-1 in this post-season.</p>
<p>Detroit trailed 1-0 before Cleary completed a strong rush during a 4-on-4 stretch in the second period, beating Crawford from a tough angle on the left side for his fourth goal of the post-season. Henrik Zetterberg set up the score by throwing the puck across the crease while Brendan Smith was streaking toward the net.</p>
<p>Back came the Blackhawks, who responded with two of their best power plays in weeks. Upset with how Chicago had been playing with the man advantage, coach Joel Quenneville tried all sorts of combinations in practice to no avail.</p>
<p>He finally got what he wanted when the Blackhawks needed it the most.</p>
<p>First, Shaw had a perfect tip on Duncan Keith&#8217;s slap shot to make it 2-1 at 13:08. Then Justin Abdelkader received his second penalty, this one for cross checking, and Toews wristed a shot off Howard&#8217;s facemask and into the upper right corner.</p>
<p>It was Toews&#8217; first playoff goal since April 21, 2012, at Phoenix, snapping a scoreless post-season drought of 10 games. It also came after he appeared frustrated while committing three penalties in the second period of Game 4.</p>
<p>The captain was mobbed by his teammates after he skated to the boards, and the crowd of 22,014 roared its approval.</p>
<p>Chicago got off to a good start with a 4-1 victory in Game 1 of the series, but it had been all Detroit since that opening win. The Red Wings turned up the pressure on defence and Howard had an amazing 86 stops on 88 shots over three straight wins that pushed the Blackhawks to the edge of an early post-season exit.</p>
<p>Back at home after managing just one goal in a pair of losses in Detroit, the Blackhawks came out with a spirited opening period. Brent Seabrook, who played only 12 minutes in Game 4, and Bickell each delivered a huge hit in the opening minutes, delighting the nervous United Center crowd looking for anything to cheer.</p>
<p>Bickell then plowed ahead to set up Chicago&#8217;s first goal since the third period of Game 3. Howard turned away Bickell&#8217;s first charge, but he skated around to the other side of the net and was right there to slam home on the rebound when Patrick Kane was denied.</p>
<p>Bickell pumped both his arms after he gave the Blackhawks their first lead in a week. It was the fourth goal of the season for physical forward, but his first since Game 4 of the first-round series against Minnesota.</p>
<p>The Red Wings then rushed down the ice, and Crawford turned away quality opportunities for Joakim Andersson and Gustav Nyquist. Crawford made 11 saves in the opening period.</p>
<p>NOTES: Chicago Blackhawks Charities donated their portion of the Split the Pot money from Game 5 to the OK Strong Disaster Relief Fund to benefit the victims of the recent deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma.</p>
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<p>Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenap</p>
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		<title>Umpire Jeff Nelson expresses regret on botched double play call, says never seen that before</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 22:10:08 -0300</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Booth, The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE &#8211; Umpire Jeff Nelson expressed regret for making an incorrect call Friday night, saying it was a play he&#8217;d never seen in 25 years. Nelson spoke to a pool reporter before Saturday night&#8217;s game between the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers where Nelson was set to work behind the plate. The missed call came

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>SEATTLE &#8211; Umpire Jeff Nelson expressed regret for making an incorrect call Friday night, saying it was a play he&#8217;d never seen in 25 years.</p>
<p>Nelson spoke to a pool reporter before Saturday night&#8217;s game between the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers where Nelson was set to work behind the plate.</p>
<p>The missed call came in the second inning of Texas&#8217; win Friday and stymied a possible rally by the Mariners. Seattle&#8217;s Jesus Sucre hit a grounder to first baseman Mitch Moreland, who threw to second base to get the lead runner. The relay back from shortstop Elvis Andrus was in time and Nelson called Sucre out for a double play.</p>
<p>But Moreland never caught the ball. Texas pitcher Justin Grimm, running to cover first, caught the wide throw in front of a stretching Moreland.</p>
<p>Nelson said his focus was on Moreland&#8217;s foot and he never saw Grimm grab the throw.</p>
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		<title>Saturday&#8217;s Scoreboard</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 21:50:42 -0300</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday&#8217;s Games (All times Eastern) NHL Playoffs Eastern Conference semifinal Boston 3 New York Rangers 1 (Boston wins series 4-1) Western Conference semifinal Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m. (Detroit leads series 3-1) &#8212; AHL Playoffs Western Conference final Oklahoma City at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m. (Grand Rapids leads series 1-0) Eastern Conference final Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Saturday&#8217;s Games</p>
<p>(All times Eastern)</p>
<p>NHL Playoffs</p>
<p>Eastern Conference semifinal</p>
<p>Boston 3 New York Rangers 1</p>
<p>(Boston wins series 4-1)</p>
<p>Western Conference semifinal</p>
<p>Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m.</p>
<p>(Detroit leads series 3-1)</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p>AHL Playoffs</p>
<p>Western Conference final</p>
<p>Oklahoma City at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.</p>
<p>(Grand Rapids leads series 1-0)</p>
<p>Eastern Conference final</p>
<p>Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Syracuse, 7 p.m.</p>
<p>(First game of series)</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p>NBA Playoffs</p>
<p>Western Conference final</p>
<p>San Antonio at Memphis, 9 p.m.</p>
<p>(San Antonio leads series 2-0)</p>
<p>&#8211;</p>
<p>Baseball</p>
<p>American League</p>
<p>Baltimore 6 Toronto 5</p>
<p>Boston 7 Cleveland 4</p>
<p>L.A. Angels 7 Kansas City 0</p>
<p>Minnesota 3 Detroit 2</p>
<p>N.Y. Yankees 4 Tampa Bay 3 (11 innings)</p>
<p>Oakland at Houston, 7:15 p.m.</p>
<p>Texas at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.</p>
<p>&#8211;</p>
<p>National League</p>
<p>Atlanta 7 N.Y. Mets 5 (10 innings)</p>
<p>Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 7:15 p.m.</p>
<p>San Francisco 6 Colorado 5 (10 innings)</p>
<p>Cincinnati 5 Chicago Cubs 2</p>
<p>Pittsburgh 5 Milwaukee 2</p>
<p>Philadelphia at Washington, 7:15 p.m.</p>
<p>St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers, 7:15 p.m.</p>
<p>San Diego at Arizona, 10:10 p.m.</p>
<p>&#8211;</p>
<p>Interleague</p>
<p>Miami at Chicago White Sox, 7:15 p.m.</p>
<p>&#8211;</p>
<p>Soccer</p>
<p>Champions League Final at London</p>
<p>Bayern Munich 2 Borussia Dortmund 1</p>
<p>&#8211;</p>
<p>MLS</p>
<p>Montreal 5 Philadelphia 3</p>
<p>Portland 2 D.C. United 0</p>
<p>New England 2 Toronto FC 0</p>
<p>San Jose at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m.</p>
<p>Chicago at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m.</p>
<p>Chivas USA at Colorado, 9 p.m.</p>
<p>&#8211;</p>
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		<title>Brazil striker Neymar says he is joining Barcelona, will sign the contract on Monday</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 21:48:42 -0300</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tales Azzoni, The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAO PAULO &#8211; Neymar said Saturday he has made up his mind and will be joining Barcelona after the Confederations Cup. The decision came a day after his Brazilian club, Santos, said it had accepted offers from Barcelona and Spanish rival Real Madrid, and that it was up to Neymar to pick where he wanted

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>SAO PAULO &#8211; Neymar said Saturday he has made up his mind and will be joining Barcelona after the Confederations Cup.</p>
<p>The decision came a day after his Brazilian club, Santos, said it had accepted offers from Barcelona and Spanish rival Real Madrid, and that it was up to Neymar to pick where he wanted to play.</p>
<p>Neymar made the announcement on Twitter and other social media sites.</p>
<p>&#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t be able to wait until Monday. My friends and my family already know of my decision,&#8221; Neymar wrote. &#8220;On Monday I will sign a contract with Barcelona.&#8221;</p>
<p>He said he will play his last match with Santos on Sunday against Flamengo in the team&#8217;s first match in this year&#8217;s Brazilian league.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a different situation for me,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It&#8217;s sad because it&#8217;s a farewell and happy because it&#8217;s a new challenge.&#8221;</p>
<p>Neymar did not give any details on the offer he and Santos accepted from Barcelona. He will join Barcelona after the Confederations Cup, as the transfer window in Europe opens in July.</p>
<p>The 21-year-old striker is considered the future of Brazilian football and will carry the country&#8217;s hopes in the Confederations Cup next month and in the World Cup at home next year.</p>
<p>Neymar led Santos to its greatest run since Pele stopped playing for the club in the 1970s. The youngster helped Santos win the 2010 Brazilian Cup, the 2011 Copa Libertadores and three straight Sao Paulo state championships. He is the club&#8217;s leading scorer in the post-Pele era with 138 goals in 229 matches.</p>
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		<title>Diego Fagundez extends scoring streak to 3 matches, leads Revolution over Toronto FC 2-0</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 21:45:30 -0300</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOXBOROUGH, Mass. &#8211; Diego Fagundez extended his scoring streak to three matches, netting his fourth goal of the season to lead the New England Revolution over Toronto FC 2-0 on Saturday night. The 18-year old Fagundez, who hails from the Boston suburb of Leominster, put the Revolution in front in the 23rd minute, one-timing a

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>FOXBOROUGH, Mass. &#8211; Diego Fagundez extended his scoring streak to three matches, netting his fourth goal of the season to lead the New England Revolution over Toronto FC 2-0 on Saturday night.</p>
<p>The 18-year old Fagundez, who hails from the Boston suburb of Leominster, put the Revolution in front in the 23rd minute, one-timing a right-footed shot off the right wing after taking a long cross from the left side by Chris Tierney.</p>
<p>In stoppage time, Juan Agudelo tipped in a cross along the left goal line off a pass from Saer Sene in the 93rd minute for New England (4-4-4), which is unbeaten in its last three matches at 2-0-1.</p>
<p>Toronto (1-7-4) lost its fifth straight and is winless in its last 10 matches (0-6-4).</p>
<p>New England goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth notched his second straight shutout, his fifth of the season and seventh overall for the Revolution. Shuttleworth had to make only two saves on non-testing shots, while also facing three corner kicks.</p>
<p>Toronto&#8217;s best chances came when Shuttleworth thwarted a breakaway bid by Toronto&#8217;s Jeremy Brockie in the 15th minute before a drive inside the penalty box by Ryan Richter was wide right in the 32nd.</p>
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