Short hops, quick pops and backhand stops:
• Mike Redmond, veteran catcher and clubhouse sage, tells Cleveland teammate Shin-Soo Choo this all the time: “Hey, now that I dont play in Minnesota with Joe Mauer, youre my favorite player!”
Shin-Soo Choos powerful arm is one of the best in baseball. (Getty Images) [...]
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Seventh-seeded Samantha Stosur advanced to the semifinals of the Porsche Grand Prix on Friday, beating Li Na of China 6-3, 6-3 to extend her clay-court winning streak to 10 matches.
The Australian committed only seven unforced errors and never faced a break point.
“I didnt realize I had so few errors so thats [...]
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Number of underclassmen who have declared for the 2010 NBA Draft: 80
Number of spots in the 2010 NBA Draft: 60
So you the issue here, right?
Even if you ignore the international players (23) and college seniors (DraftExpress.com has 14 projected to be picked), there arent enough spots for 80 [...]
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Given the opening, Rick Neuheisel didnt hesitate to stick the dagger strategically under the rib cage.
What was it like, UCLAs 49-year-old coach was asked, to once be so young, so hot, so wanted and yet so unsure and so unaccomplished?
Neuheisel feels that UCLA has all the pieces to go from a [...]
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Joe Pavelski got th and for a change, a playoff series.
Pavelski scored the first of three goals in a 1:19 span in the first period and added a second power-play goal early in the third to lead San Jose to a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday in Game 1 [...]
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In a basketball world bubbling with anticipation over the prospect of icons meeting in the NBA Finals, the little team that could (and has) sent a message that it is good enough to do it again.
The San Antonio Spurs have the perfect team colors. In the glamorous, hi plain black and white with, [...]
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Atlanta Hawks @ Milwaukee Bucks
Betting Odds: Hawks -2
Online betting fans were shocked on Wednesday when the Milwaukee Bucks went into Atlanta and won. While head coach Scott Skiles isnt getting much mention as coach of the year, he definitely deserves it as he has done more with this roster than anybody in the [...]
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NHL betting Penguins in Six
Online betting handicappers were shocked when the Montreal Canadiens advanced to the second round of the NHL playoffs by knocking off the Presidents Trophy winners, and Easter No. 1 seed, Washington. But the Canadiens arent really that dangerous; rather it was Washingtons failures that allowed them to advance. Jaroslav [...]
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The Mets are a mess, and for once, we mean that in the best possible way.
What we mean now is that theyre a mess to figure out.
One thing is certain: The presence of Jose Reyes has fueled the red-hot Mets during their 9-1 stretch. (Getty Images) One week, people are talking [...]
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Second-ranked Novak Djokovic dropped his serve once in each set but managed to recover to beat Thomaz Bellucci 6-4, 6-4 Thursday and reach the Rome Masters quarterfinals.
Djokovic also struggled with his serve in a semifinal loss to Fernando Verdasco at the Monte Carlo Masters two weeks ago. Against the 28th-ranked Bellucci although he [...]
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