These are adventurous times – and not necessarily in a fun way – for Joe Gibbs. For a team owner whose operation has produced victories in four of the nine Sprint Cup races to date, Gibbs finds himself on a bit of unsteady ground as the tour works its way …
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The divide between golf’s two biggest names just keeps growing. There’s Rory McIlroy, shooting another round in the 60s and looking very much like the man to beat at the PGA Championship. Then there’s Tiger Woods, spraying shots all over Valhalla and now most concerned with making …
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CLEVELAND – Mike Aviles hit a three-run homer in the second and added the go-ahead single in the eighth inning to help the Cleveland Indians beat the Colorado Rockies 7-6 on Saturday. Pinch-hitter Jason Kipnis started the rally with a leadoff walk off Rex Brothers (2-3). After Lonnie Chisenhall’s sacrifice, …
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METAIRIE, La. – Kenny Vaccaro isn’t ready to abandon his “reckless” approach to football — not even after a rookie campaign interrupted by two concussions and cut short by a broken ankle. Looking healthy again during voluntary offseason practices, the Saints’ 2013 first-round draft pick says he’s eager to take …
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While Sam Hornish Jr. continues to “audition” for a full-time Sprint Cup ride, he’s keeping his profile out front – literally – in the Nationwide Series. Hornish drove a Penske Racing Dodge to the pole position with a speed of 122.454 miles per hour Saturday morning for Saturday afternoon’s Zippo …
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SEATTLE – Nick Johnson scored 15 points, five in the final 2 minutes, and No. 8 Arizona rallied from an early deficit for an ugly 57-53 victory over Washington on Thursday night, snapping a three-game losing streak to the Huskies. Mark Lyons and Solomon Hill both added 10 points for …
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LOS ANGELES – Xavier Henry scored 18 points, Pau Gasol hit two tiebreaking free throws with 6 seconds remaining, and the Los Angeles Lakers, who lost all of a 21-point lead, beat the Atlanta Hawks 105-103 on Sunday night. Henry started at forward for the first time as a Laker …
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David Ortiz revived the Red Sox with a tying grand slam in the eighth inning, then Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit a winning single in the ninth that sent Boston past the Detroit Tigers 6-5 Sunday night to even the AL championship series at 1-all. The Tigers were cruising to their second …
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – On an injured foot, Buffalo Bills quarterback Thad Lewis nearly accomplished the unthinkable, going from the practice squad to producing a comeback victory in less than a week. Filling in for injured starter E.J. Manuel, Lewis went 19 of 32 for 216 yards and threw two …
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Deion Sanders will embark on his third season as the head football coach of the Colorado Buffaloes and the first without his sons Shedeur and Shilo playing for him. ESPN star Stephen A. Smith wondered in a segment on “First Take” with college football pundit Paul Finebaum what if Sanders …
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