AMERICAN BASKETBALL: Richard Jefferson and Vince Carter played tag-team with the Hawks as New Jersey clinched an Eastern Conference playoff spot with a victory
Richard Jefferson scored 27 points and Vince Carter added 26 to help the New Jersey Nets win their 11th straight game and clinch an Eastern Conference playoff berth with a 91-88 win over the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA on Friday.

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Even with one brief lapse, Roger Federer needed only 59 minutes to beat David Ferrer 6-1, 6-4 and reach the NASDAQ-100 Open final on Friday.

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INTERNATIONAL RUGBY: The Canterbury Crusaders are still unbeaten in Super 14 action after cruising by Wellington in New Zealand
The Canterbury Crusaders came off a midseason bye to beat the Wellington Hurricanes 20-11 yesterday and to maintain their unbeaten Super 14 rugby season.

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Jenson Button kept his head in a hectic qualifying session that threw up a little of everything yesterday to earn pole position for today's Australian Grand Prix.

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They can stretch Augusta National beyond the county line, or move the tees downtown, as Jack Nicklaus once jokingly suggested. They can add a pond and remove a bunker, plant trees and cut them down.

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Germany received praised for its World Cup security as it warned of new threats on Friday.

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CHINESE PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL: Canadian Todd Betts is leading the league with a .560 batting average
By Paul Huang
Todd Betts' incredible 10-for-15 batting, with a pair of home runs and 12 RBIs over the past four games, has helped the La New Bears to the best start in team history with a 6-1 mark in their first seven games of the season.

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Craig Adams got a short-handed goal early in the third period and the Carolina Hurricanes clinched the Southeast Division title with a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers in the NHL on Friday.

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On a sun-splashed day in Florida, John Gibbons thought ahead to those hot summer afternoons, the ones when players drag themselves into the clubhouse after a tough night game, or perhaps following a long flight and little sleep.

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