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In 1st conference final, Atlanta Hawks to face LeBron's Cavs (Yahoo Sports)

As far as Jeff Teague and the rest of the Atlanta Hawks are concerned, bring on LeBron. Atlanta managed to make it to its first Eastern Conference final without the sort of transcendent, game-changing player that upcoming opponent Cleveland features with LeBron James. The Hawks are OK with that. ”But we come up big in big moments every night.” The Hawks, seeded No. 1 in the East, set up a

Djokovic beats Ferrer to reach Italian Open final (Yahoo Sports)

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic gave his best performance yet to reach the Italian Open final, downing David Ferrer 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday. Djokovic lost a set in each of his three previous matches at the Foro Italico, looking rusty from three weeks off. ”Comparing to the previous matches, this was definitely the best so far,” Djokovic said. Today, consistency was the right word to use.” Seeking his third Rome title, and

U.S. special forces hit Islamic State in Syria raid

By Will Dunham and Tom Perry WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S special forces have carried out a raid inside Syria that killed a man identified as a senior Islamic State leader who helped direct the group’s oil, gas and financial operations, U.S. officials said on Saturday. The White House said President Barack Obama ordered the raid that killed the Islamic State figure identified as Abu Sayyaf. U.S. officials said his wife

U.S. special forces hit Islamic State in Syria raid

By Will Dunham and Tom Perry WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S special forces have carried out a raid inside Syria that killed a man identified as a senior Islamic State leader who helped direct the group’s oil, gas and financial operations, U.S. officials said on Saturday. The White House said President Barack Obama ordered the raid that killed the Islamic State figure identified as Abu Sayyaf. U.S. officials said his wife