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With more than 15,000 fans standing and cheering, Kevin Love went to the free-throw line in the second quarter and knocked down the shot that gave him 10 points and 10 rebounds for the game. The Timberwolves faithful, so desperate for anything positive in another dreary season, erupted. Minnesota's All-Star forward, who has been asked endlessly about his double-double streak for the past month,...

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Montreal Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty has a severe concussion and a fractured vertebra from a frightening hit by Boston's Zdeno Chara that will not draw further discipline from the NHL. "I am upset and disgusted that the league didn't think enough of (the hit) to suspend him," Pacioretty told TSN on Wednesday.

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Carmelo Anthony knew he had his first game-winning shot with the New York Knicks as soon as the ball left his hand. Anthony's 19-foot jumper over Tony Allen with 0.5 seconds left helped the Knicks withstand a late Memphis rally and beat the Grizzlies 110-108 on Wednesday night. "It was one of them shots, that you know is going to go in," said Anthony, who finished with 31 points on 12...

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Kemba Walker keeps getting slighted by his Big East brethren -- and he keeps making everybody he faces pay for it. Walker scored 28 points in another stellar performance Wednesday, leading the 21st-ranked Huskies past No. 22 Georgetown 79-62 and into the conference tournament quarterfinals. Many consider Walker a favorite for national player of the year honors, yet he wasn't even a unanimous...

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Serena Williams still has blood clots in her lung but hopes to return to tennis this summer after recovering from a pulmonary embolism, which she called the "scariest moment in my life." The 13-time Grand Slam champion spoke on NBC's "Today" show Wednesday from Los Angeles, saying she hasn't left her house much since going to the hospital nearly three weeks ago.

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No fantastic finish needed for the Boston Celtics this time. They simply spoiled Madison Square Garden's postseason homecoming party right from the start. Paul Pierce scored 38 points, Ray Allen added 32, and Rajon Rondo had a Celtics' playoff-record 20 assists as Boston beat the New York Knicks 113-96 on Friday night to take a 3-0 in their first-round playoff series.

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The toll from throwing 123 pitches showed on Anibal Sanchez. The Florida Marlins right-hander wore one big bag of ice on his right shoulder, another on his right arm and yet another on his right thigh as he settled into a chair with a grimace. Trying to throw a no-hitter is hard. Sanchez held the Colorado Rockies hitless Friday night until Dexter Fowler led off the ninth inning with a broken-bat..

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The Flyers had the stirring comeback. The Sabres will take the win. Tyler Ennis scored off a rebound 5:31 into overtime Friday night to give the Buffalo Sabres a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers and a 3-2 lead in the first-round series. Mike Webber fired a slapper that knocked off Michael Leighton's pad.

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In a game that turned close and testy in the final minutes, Jamal Crawford finished off Orlando with an improbable 3-pointer. Crawford banked in the long-range shot from the top of the key with 5.7 seconds left to cap a brilliant second half, leading the Atlanta Hawks to an 88-84 victory over the Magic on Friday night and a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference playoff series.

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No champagne. No wild celebration. The Philadelphia Phillies are back in the postseason for the fifth straight year, and that's exactly what they expected. Roy Halladay pitched his 20th career shutout and Philadelphia became the first team to reach the playoffs this season with a 1-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday.

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In a memorable month filled with exhilarating moments, Wednesday's comeback win stood out for the Detroit Tigers. Carlos Guillen singled home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and Detroit extended its longest winning streak in 77 years, rallying past the Chicago White Sox 6-5 for its 12th straight victory.

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Now comes the really hard part for the Boston Red Sox: four more games against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Red Sox lost for the sixth time in seven games, wasting an eighth-inning lead when Adam Loewen's two-run single off hard-throwing Daniel Bard lifted the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-4 win Wednesday.

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Prince Fielder says nothing has changed. That goes for his status and the state of the Brewers' offense. Carlos Gonzalez homered and drove in three runs to lift the Colorado Rockies to a 6-2 victory over Milwaukee on Wednesday night. Fielder, a free agent in the offseason and represented by Scott Boras, said before the game in an interview to air with TBS this weekend that this is...

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John Tavares is sticking with the New York Islanders, agreeing to terms on a long-term deal that will kick in following the upcoming season after the forward's entry-level contract expires. Tavares is receiving a six-year, $33 million extension that will keep the 20-year-old center under contract through the 2017-18 season, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on...

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Tennessee's Pat Summitt plans to coach "as long as the good Lord is willing" despite recently being diagnosed with early onset dementia. In a statement from Summitt released by the university on Tuesday, the Hall of Fame coach said she visited with doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., after the end of the 2010-11 basketball season ended and was diagnosed with early onset...

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Lawrence Timmons didn't go to Facebook or Twitter to announce his new six-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers the way teammate and good friend LaMarr Woodley did after signing a similar deal with the club earlier this month. "They said they wanted to keep it on the (down low) yesterday," Timmons said.

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Dayne Crist has regained his role as Notre Dame's starting quarterback, surviving a second knee surgery, arduous rehab and a strong challenge from teammate Tommy Rees during a close a competition for one of college football's marquee positions. "Obviously incredibly happy to be named the starter, incredibly relieved," Crist said Tuesday, a day after coach Brian Kelly broke the...

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The Philadelphia Phillies have placed All-Star left-hander Cole Hamels on the disabled list and recalled infielder Pete Orr from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. The move announced before Tuesday's game against the New York Mets is retroactive to Aug. 13 and will allow Hamels to come off the DL Sunday so he can make his next scheduled to start Monday at Cincinnati.

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NASCAR points leader Kyle Busch lost his driver's license for 45 days on Tuesday for driving 128 mph on a road close to a day-care center and church in a nearly $400,000 car. His lawyer said his client was not treated "like any other citizen."

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Hours after shock waves from an earthquake quivered Progressive Field's upper deck, Shin-Soo Choo rocked the ballpark by himself. Choo's three-run homer in the ninth inning Tuesday gave the Cleveland Indians yet another dramatic win, 7-5 over the Seattle Mariners in the first game of a day-night doubleheader that was briefly shaken by the major earthquake on the East Coast.

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