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Golf-Bjorn shines in Jakarta, Howell on form in China

European Tour Players Committee chairman Thomas Bjorn, who shunned his own circuit this week to play on the Asian Tour, shook off the jet lag to grab a share of the first round lead at the Indonesia Masters on Thursday. The Dane, 44, racked up seven birdies in his six-under-par 66 after some pin-point iron play at the Royal Jakarta Golf Club to join early pacesetter, Taiwan’s Chan Shih-chang, at

Seabrook lifts Blackhawks to 3 OT win over Predators (Yahoo Sports)

Enter Brent Seabrook, a physical defenseman with a penchant for big postseason goals. Seabrook scored on a booming slap shot 1 minute into the third overtime, and the Blackhawks beat the Predators 3-2 in the longest game of this year’s NHL playoffs so far. ”Long game, it was a late night,” a smiling Seabrook said. ”It’s nice to end that one.” Seabrook’s long drive off a pass from Patrick Kane

LeBron scores 30, Cavaliers hold off Celtics 99-91 in Game 2 (Yahoo Sports)

The Celtics wouldn’t go away, and then LeBron James showed them the door. James scored 30 points – 15 in the fourth quarter – and Kyrie Irving added 26 as the Cleveland Cavaliers finally shook off Boston in the fourth quarter for 99-91 victory Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their opening-round series. James moved past Hall of Famer Jerry West on the career playoff scoring list and

Steelers-Patriots to open 2015 schedule on a Thursday night (Yahoo Sports)

Among the Patriots’ rewards for winning the Super Bowl is hosting the season opener. The opposition this year is another team with championship pedigree: the Pittsburgh Steelers. New England and Pittsburgh will begin the NFL season on Thursday night, Sept. 10 with a game matching quarterbacks with six Super Bowl rings and nine Super Bowl appearances: Tom Brady vs. Ben Roethlisberger. Since Brady became New England’s starting quarterback in 2001,

Los Angeles-area city OKs stadium, puts ball in NFL's hands (Yahoo Sports)

The ball now belongs to the Raiders, the Chargers, the Rams – and the NFL. A second City Council has approved a second proposed pro football stadium in the Los Angeles area, putting local issues to rest in the NFL’s return to the region and leaving the next move to the teams that would seek to relocate and the league that must give its approval. The latest step was Tuesday’s