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South African police investigating World Cup bribes (Yahoo Sports)

South African authorities have opened a preliminary investigation into World Cup bribery allegations, and an opposition lawmaker said Thursday he had information suggesting ”high-level” involvement. Anton Alberts of the Freedom Front Plus said the information his party received claimed a previous investigation into payments around the World Cup bid was stopped by ”high-level interference.” ”It (the information) does tell us of an event that took place and an investigation that

Curry set for his NBA Finals moment against LeBron, Cavs (Yahoo Sports)

Stephen Curry was early in his career, a long way from even thinking about the NBA Finals. Curry thinks the Warriors lost the game (they did, one of their 56 losses his rookie season) but certainly remembers the chat. James, already the best player in the game, pulled Curry aside leaving the court and told him to focus on his own effort, ignore any distractions around him, make sure he

Mariners get Trumbo from Diamondbacks in 6-player trade (Yahoo Sports)

In need of a spark for its struggling offense, the Seattle Mariners took a significant step in trying to avoid completely falling out of the AL West race. Seattle acquired slugger Mark Trumbo from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday as part of a six-player trade, pulling the trigger on the first major trade of the season with the underachieving Mariners already facing a near double-digit deficit in their division and

Shields improves to 7-0, pitches Padres past Mets 7-3 (Yahoo Sports)

If anyone can help the San Diego Padres pull out of their funk, it’s James Shields. The newcomer pitched seven solid innings to remain unbeaten, and the Padres won a home series for the first time in a month with a 7-3 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday night. After starting the season 10-5 with a revamped lineup, including Shields as one of the key winter additions, San