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Ducks must shake off OT loss to Hawks before pivotal Game 5 (Yahoo Sports)
After 17 grueling periods crammed into just four games, the Anaheim Ducks have no doubt they can play at hockey’s highest level with the Chicago Blackhawks. Heading into a pivotal Game 5 on Monday in the Western Conference finals, the Ducks also realize their two gut-wrenching overtime losses were missed opportunities to take out their veteran, playoff-tested opponents – and they can’t afford two more. Chicago evened the series at
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Golden State Warriors 1 win away from NBA Finals (Yahoo Sports)
Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors aren’t worried about a letdown in Game 4 after taking a 3-0 lead over the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference finals. The Warriors are one win away from reaching the NBA Finals for the first time since they won the 1975 title after Curry poured in 40 points in a 115-80 win in Game 3 on Saturday night. The MVP made seven
Russia plans to use prison labor for 2018 World Cup (Yahoo Sports)
Russian authorities want to use prison labor to drive down the costs of holding the 2018 World Cup. The Russian prison service is backing a bid by Alexander Khinshtein, a lawmaker from the ruling United Russia party, to allow prisoners to be taken from their camps to work at factories, with a focus on driving down the costs of building materials for World Cup projects. ”It’ll help in the sense
Berdych breezes past Japanese qualifier at French Open (Yahoo Sports)
Getting past his first round opponent at the French Open was easy. Breaking the Big Four domination will be a lot harder for Tomas Berdych. ”Everything has been aimed for this tournament,” Berdych said Monday after his 6-0, 7-5, 6-3 win over Japanese qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka in the first round of the French Open.
Kirk makes par putt at 18 to win Colonial; Spieth 2nd again (Yahoo Sports)
As Chris Kirk waited to putt on the 18th green, Jordan Spieth was watching nearby in anticipation of a possible playoff at Colonial. Kirk got the plaid jacket that goes to the winner at Hogan’s Alley, and Spieth finished as a runner-up in Texas for the third time this season. After an errant tee shot at the last hole, Kirk made with a clutch 7-foot par putt for his fourth
Hobbled LeBron James helps push Hawks to brink of elimination
LeBron James played through a myriad of injuries as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Atlanta Hawks 114-111 in overtime to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. James recorded his first triple double of the playoffs, finishing with 37 points, 18 rebounds and 13 assists as Cleveland pushed the Hawks to the brink of elimination in the best-of-seven series. “No matter how I am feeling I have
LeBron carries Cavs to overtime win over Hawks, 3-0 series lead
(Reuters) – LeBron James was exhausted and banged-up, but he came through in the clutch as the Cleveland Cavaliers earned a thrilling overtime 114-111 win over the Atlanta Hawks to take a strangle hold of the Eastern Conference finals. James missed his first 10 shots in the game, but soon found his range and scored 15 points in the third quarter alone. The Hawks took advantage to tie the game