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Giro organizers say 2007 winner Danilo Di Luca tested positive for EPO before this year’s race
PONTE DI LEGNO, Italy – Race organizers say former Giro d’Italia winner Danilo Di Luca tested positive for EPO in a surprise test at his home before this year’s race. A one-line announcement on the race’s website says the test was carried out at Di Luca’s home on April 29. The Giro started May 4
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Quick shuts out Sharks again, and LA Kings surge ahead in series with gritty 3-0 win in Game 5
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Jonathan Quick made 24 saves in his seventh career playoff shutout, and the Los Angeles Kings moved to the brink of their second straight trip to the Western Conference finals with a 3-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks in Game 5 on Thursday night. Anze Kopitar and Slava Voynov scored,
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Ottawa Senators try to keep season alive against Penguins
OTTAWA – Daniel Alfredsson has no doubt that he and the Ottawa Senators will bring their best game to Pittsburgh and doesn’t care if anyone thinks otherwise.
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Knights thump Blades 6-1 in Memorial Cup tiebreaker game to advance to semifinal
SASKATOON – Bo Horvat scored on a short-handed penalty shot in the first period and Jake Patterson made 32 saves Thursday as the London Knights defeated the host Saskatoon Blades 6-1 in the tiebreaker game at the MasterCard Memorial Cup. London will now take on the Portland Winterhawks in Friday’s semifinal, while Saskatoon’s up-and-down season
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Red Wings beat Blackhawks 2-0, take 3-1 series lead with 3rd straight victory
DETROIT – Jakub Kindl scored on a power play in the second period, Daniel Cleary had an empty-net goal and Jimmy Howard made 27 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings hold on for a 2-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night, putting the NHL’s best team during the regular season on the
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Thursday’s Scoreboard
Thursday’s Games NHL Playoffs Eastern Conference semifinal New York Rangers 4 Boston 3 (OT) (Boston leads series 3-1) Western Conference semifinal Detroit 2 Chicago 0 (Detroit leads series 3-1) San Jose at Los Angeles (Series tied 2-2) – Memorial Cup at Saskatoon Tiebreaker Saskatoon vs London – Baseball American League Toronto 12 Baltimore 6 Cleveland
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Kreider’s OT goal keeps Rangers alive with 4-3 win over Bruins
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Chris Kreider steered in a pass from Rick Nash 7:03 into overtime, and the New York Rangers stayed alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. New York, which erased 2-0 and 3-2 deficits in the critical Game 4 matchup in the
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Encarnacion hits grand slam, Arencibia homers as Blue Jays beat Orioles 12-6
TORONTO – Edwin Encarnacion hit Toronto’s first grand slam of the season and J.P. Arencibia added a two-run homer as the Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 12-6 on Thursday. Encarnacion’s slam into the left-field foul net off Pedro Strop followed three straight walks by Baltimore’s bullpen in the sixth inning. He was matched by
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Dallas among possible destinations for former Canucks coach Alain Vigneault
VANCOUVER – Former Vancouver Canucks coach Alain Vigneault appears to have some interesting opportunities as he pursues a new job. Given his experience and success with the Canucks, Vigneault should get some consideration for the vacant Dallas Stars job. Dallas has a strong core of young, emerging talent, but missed the playoffs the past two
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Fuzzy Zoeller says his ‘fried chicken’ comment to Tiger during ’97 Masters was joke gone awry
INDIANAPOLIS – Fuzzy Zoeller says he’s “paid his dues” after his infamous remarks about Tiger Woods ordering fried chicken for the Masters champions dinner, and believes similar comments made by Sergio Garcia will eventually blow over. Garcia apologized to Woods after saying at a recent awards dinner in London that he would serve fried chicken