Italian dominance to be tested in Giro d'Italia beginning Saturday
May 09, 2008 - 10:29
Eric Sylvers, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MILAN, Italy - The recent domination of the Giro d'Italia by cyclists from the host nation could be about to change as an especially strong field gets set to begin the 2008 edition Saturday. Non-Italians at the starting line in Palermo with hopes of arriving first in Milan after the ...


Ferrari dominates Turkish GP practice sessions, Kovalainen recovers from crash
May 09, 2008 - 10:27
Paul Logothetis, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ISTANBUL, Turkey - Ferrari led both practice sessions for the Turkish Grand Prix on Friday and Heikki Kovalainen rebounded from a violent crash in Spain with the second fastest lap time of the morning session. Two-time defending champion Felipe Massa led Ferrari in the first session with a ...


Britain includes Queen's granddaughter on Olympic equestrian team
May 09, 2008 - 10:25
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON - Zara Phillips, a granddaughter Queen Elizabeth, will compete for Britain in equestrian at the Beijing Olympics. The 26-year-old Phillips was among five riders named to the equestrian eventing team Friday by the British Olympic Association. Phillips won the individual gold on ...


Parker, Ginobili both score 31 in Spurs' Game 3 win over Hornets
May 09, 2008 - 01:59
Elizabeth White, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Spurs' Big Three congregated around the scorer's table during a timeout in the fourth quarter, not long before they put the game away for good. Tim Duncan patted Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili. They all laughed. The NBA's defending champions were not going into ...


Baseball roundup: Thursday's action on the diamonds
May 09, 2008 - 01:54
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Brandon Webb's bank account is growing with every win. Webb became the first pitcher in three years to win his first eight starts, pitching his 13th career complete game to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3 on Thursday. The 2006 NL Cy Young Award winner ...


SCORECARD:
May 09, 2008 - 01:31
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Here are the sports results from Thursday: NHL Detroit 4 Dallas 1 Hockey Canada 2 Norway 1 U.S. 6 Germany 4 Sweden 8 Denmark 1 Czech Republic 5 Switzerland 0 NBA Boston 89 Cleveland 73 San Antonio 110 New Orleans 99 American ...


Thursday's Minor and Junior Hockey Results
May 09, 2008 - 01:26
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Wie struggles to 75 in 1st round on LPGA Tour since February
May 09, 2008 - 00:47
Hank Kurz Jr., THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The booming drives were there, but more often than not, Michelle Wie didn't know where they were going in her first round on the LPGA Tour since February. The best scores, as usual, belonged to just about everyone else - a course record-tying 63 by Scotland's Mhairi ...


Stars captain Morrow says his team played on tilted ice against Red Wings
May 09, 2008 - 00:38
Neil Stevens, THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Blue Jays rally in ninth goes for naught as Rays win it 8-3 in 13
May 09, 2008 - 00:32
Shi Davidi, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TORONTO - They're sick of talking about it and really, what more is there left to say about an enigmatic offence that can't even bring home the winning run from third base with nobody out? An out-of-nowhere three-run rally in the ninth gave the Toronto Blue Jays a chance to pull out a game ...


Thursday's NHL scoring summary
May 09, 2008 - 00:16
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Hockey transactions
May 09, 2008 - 00:13
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Zach Parise's go-ahead goal gives U.S. 6-4 victory over Germany
May 09, 2008 - 00:08
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Red Wings dominant in defeating Dallas 4-1 in NHL Western final opener
May 08, 2008 - 23:50
Neil Stevens, THE CANADIAN PRESS
DETROIT - The memory of their demise in the NHL's Western Conference final a year ago continues to spur the Detroit Red Wings on to greater things this spring. "We've got a group that wants to win bad and we're determined," says coach Mike Babcock. "We've been here before and never got the ...


Pierce, Allen lead Celtics to Game 2 victory over Cavaliers
May 08, 2008 - 23:49
Jimmy Golen, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BOSTON - Paul Pierce and Ray Allen found their shooting touch. LeBron James can only hope he left his in Cleveland. Pierce scored 19 points, Kevin Garnett added 13 with 12 rebounds, and Allen broke out of a seven-quarter scoring drought with 16 points to help the Boston Celtics beat the ...


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