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Pens rout Sens, take 3-1 series lead

Sidney Crosby was careful not to get too far ahead of himself after helping the Pittsburgh Penguins rout the Ottawa Senators for a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. “I’m not talking about anything ahead of Game 5,” the Pittsburgh captain said when asked about a potential Eastern ...

May 24, 2013

Vigneault out as coach of Canucks

The Vancouver Canucks fired coach Alain Vigneault on Wednesday. The Canucks also fired assistants Rick Bowness and Newell Brown. Vigneault, the Canucks’ all-time leader in coaching wins, led the club to six Northwest Division titles, two Presidents’ Trophy titles and an appearance in the ...

May 24, 2013

Harbaugh to drive Indy pace car

Jim Harbaugh insists he will be coachable when it comes to the tricks of driving the Indianapolis 500 pace car this weekend. The San Francisco 49ers’ coach will return to the city where he spent four years as a player to take part in ...

May 24, 2013

Pregnant Cheruiyot will miss worlds

Kenya’s double world 5,000 meters and 10,000 champion Vivian Cheruiyot is expecting her first child and will not be defending her titles in Moscow this summer, the runner said Wednesday. “I am very happy to announce that I will take some time off from ...

San Francisco Bay Area awarded '16 Super Bowl

May 23, 2013

San Francisco Bay Area awarded '16 Super Bowl

The NFL will celebrate its 50th Super Bowl in northern California, where its newest, most high-tech venue is being built. That makes South Florida, in the midst of a spat over expensive stadium renovations, a loser for the 2016 game. And Miami took a ...

Bruins take 3-0 series lead

May 23, 2013

Bruins take 3-0 series lead

It took 40 years for Original Six rivals Boston and New York to face off again in the playoffs. Beantown’s Bruins seem intent on wrapping up the long-awaited get-together in a hurry. Daniel Paille scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:31 left in the third ...

May 23, 2013

Injured Murray to miss French Open

Andy Murray withdrew from the French Open on Tuesday because of a chronic back injury and will now focus on preparing for the start of the grass-court season next month. The U.S. Open champion met with specialists this week after being forced to pull ...

May 23, 2013

Garcia apologizes for Woods remark

Sergio Garcia is apologizing for saying he would “serve fried chicken” while making a joke about having Tiger Woods over for dinner. The British newspaper The Guardian reports Garcia was asked in jest while on stage at the European Tour’s awards dinner Tuesday night ...

Red Wings top Blackhawks, take 2-1 series lead

May 22, 2013

Red Wings top Blackhawks, take 2-1 series lead

The young Detroit Red Wings have made the mighty Chicago Blackhawks look vulnerable, beating them two straight times to gain an advantage in their last playoff matchup as Western Conference rivals. Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller scored 31 seconds apart midway through the second ...

Nadal too much for rival Federer in Italian Open final

May 21, 2013

Nadal too much for rival Federer in Italian Open final

After all these years, Rafael Nadal still knows how to dominate Roger Federer. In the 30th meeting between the two tennis greats, Nadal controlled the final from start to finish to win 6-1, 6-3 Sunday for his seventh Italian Open title. “Rafa was just ...

Senators pull game back with double OT victory

May 21, 2013

Senators pull game back with double OT victory

Colin Greening wore six stitches on his left cheek, and a wide smile, after Ottawa’s double overtime playoff victory against Pittsburgh. Greening ended the longest game of this year’s postseason with a backhander off a rebound 7:39 into the second OT, and the Senators’ ...

May 21, 2013

Bae captures first PGA Tour title

Bae Sang Moon watched anxiously after hitting his tee shot at the par-3 17th hole Sunday in the Byron Nelson Championship. When the ball landed on the front edge of the green fronted by water, he bent his knees and leaned backward obviously relieved. ...