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NBA: Pacers turn up the Heat to level series
The Indiana Pacers threw open the NBA Eastern Conference finals on Friday, upsetting the Miami Heat with a 97-93 victory to level the best-of-seven series at 1-1. LeBron James scored 36 points for Miami, but gave up two crucial turnovers down the stretch that cost theFULL STORY
Penguins oust lackluster Senators
Eight playoff wins down, eight to go for Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins. James Neal had a hat-trick as the Penguins finished off the lifeless Ottawa Senators 6-2 on Friday in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semi-finals to take the best-of-seven series 4-1. Kris Letang,FULL STORY
LPGA: US’ Bowie Young hopscotches into lead in Bahamas
Heather Bowie Young made five straight birdies while hop-scotching across the golf course on Friday in the Bahamas LPGA Classic. The American made birdies on half of the 12 holes the LPGA Tour set up for a six-under 39 at the Ocean Club, giving her aFULL STORY
MLB: Tigers’ Sanchez takes no-hitter into ninth inning
Anibal Sanchez took a no-hitter into the ninth inning before Minnesota’s Joe Mauer broke it up with a one-out single in the Detroit Tigers’ 6-0 victory over the Twins on Friday. Sanchez fell two outs shy of his second career no-hitter, but the performance was hisFULL STORY
Francesco Molinari leads as his Ryder Cup teammates exit
Italy’s Francesco Molinari leads the way after two rounds of the European PGA Championship in Wentworth, England, but several of his European Ryder Cup teammates missed the cut. Molinari shot a second-round four-under 68 to head the field after making four birdies in his last eightFULL STORY
EDA Rhinos stampede to 2.5-game lead over Lions
By Paul Huang
Lin Yi-chuan’s RBI single capped a three-run seventh inning as the EDA Rhinos blew a 2-1 lead wide open with a late-game scoring boost to defeat the Uni-President Lions 5-1 at the Cheng Ching Lake Baseball Stadium in Greater Kaohsiung last night. The win not onlyFULL STORY
Brumbies master weather to give Auckland the blues
The ACT Brumbies mastered the wet and windy conditions in Auckland, New Zealand, yesterday to beat the Blues 20-13 in the 1,500th game of Super Rugby. Scrumhalf Nic White scored their only try and Christian Lealiifano kicked five penalties as the Brumbies bounced back with aFULL STORY
England stutter after Cook and Trott dismissed
England lost Jonathan Trott and Alastair Cook to successive balls just before lunch as New Zealand rallied on the second day of the second and final Test at Headingley in Leeds, England, yesterday. The hosts had recovered from the early dismissal of Nick Compton, with CookFULL STORY
FORMULA 1: Rosberg races to Monaco pole, Hamilton locks out front row of grid for Mercedes
Germany’s Nico Rosberg scorched to his third successive Formula One pole position with teammate Lewis Hamilton completing a front row lockout for Mercedes at the Monaco Grand Prix yesterday. The pole was the fourth in a row for Mercedes, whose qualifying form has faded in theFULL STORY
Taiwanese hopes rest with Hsieh, Lu
By Tony Phillips
The French Open, which begins today, is the favorite tournament of Taiwanese No. 1 Hsieh Su-wei. The 27-year-old will have even more cause to like the season’s second Grand Slam if she can repeat the success she enjoyed with China’s Peng Shuai at the ItalianFULL STORY
SERIE A: Inter fire coach Stramaccioni, enlist Mazzarri
Inter have fired coach Andrea Stramaccioni and will replace him with former SSC Napoli boss Walter Mazzarri, the club said on Friday. Mazzarri had been linked with a move to Inter ever since announcing he would leave Napoli at the end of the season and InterFULL STORY
ATP: Monaco and Nieminen to face off
Juan Monaco faces Jarkko Nieminen in the final of the inaugural Power Horse Cup ATP tournament, with both players seeking their first title of the year. Monaco reached the final by beating Guido Pella 6-4, 7-6 (10/8) on Friday. Nieminen defeated Igor Sijsling of the NetherlandsFULL STORY
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