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Times wires Monday, May 2, 2011 AUTOSPOWER CONTROLS INDYCAR VICTORYSAO PAULO — Will Power of Australia overcame a damaged car and a wet track to win IndyCar's Sao Paulo 300 on Monday, a day after the...
View ArticleYankees 5, Tigers 3
Times wires Monday, May 2, 2011 Yankees 5, Tigers 3DETROIT — Nick Swisher hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth off closer Jose Valverde, and the Yankees handed the Tigers their seventh straight...
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Times staff Monday, May 2, 2011 Conference semifinalsEASTBRUINS 2, Flyers 0Game 1: Bruins 7, Flyers 3Monday: Bruins 3, Flyers 2 OTWednesday: at Boston, 7, VersusFriday: at Boston, 8Sunday: at...
View ArticleRed Sox 9, Angels 5
Times wires Monday, May 2, 2011 Red Sox 9, Angels 5BOSTON — Dustin Pedroia fouled off nine pitches in a 13-pitch at-bat against Jered Weaver before lining a go-ahead two-run single for the Red Sox....
View ArticleWhite Sox 6, Orioles 2
Times wires Monday, May 2, 2011 White Sox 6, Orioles 2CHICAGO — Paul Konerko homered twice and Mark Buehrle pitched 62/3 scoreless innings to lead the White Sox. Konerko hit a two-run home run and a...
View ArticleBruins take 2-0 series edge
Times wires Monday, May 2, 2011 PHILADELPHIA — David Krejci scored 14:00 into overtime and the Bruins beat Philadelphia 3-2 on Monday night to take a two games to none lead in their Eastern Conference...
View ArticleBulls fall, Rose limps off
Times wires Monday, May 2, 2011 CHICAGO — The Hawks stared down Superman, and they weren't blinking against the Bulls, either.Joe Johnson had 34 points and Atlanta beat top-seeded Chicago 103-95 on...
View ArticleMarlins 6, Cardinals 5
Times wires Monday, May 2, 2011 Marlins 6, Cardinals 5ST. LOUIS — Mike Stanton hit a tying home run in the fifth inning and tripled and scored the go-ahead run in the eighth to lift the Marlins. Gaby...
View ArticleDodgers 5, Cubs 2
Times wires Tuesday, May 3, 2011 Dodgers 5, Cubs 2LOS ANGELES — Andre Ethier extended his hitting streak to 28 games with an infield single that capped a three-run fifth for the Dodgers. Clayton...
View ArticlePirates 4, Padres 3
Times wires Tuesday, May 3, 2011 Pirates 4, Padres 3SAN DIEGO — Garrett Jones and Chris Snyder each hit a two-run homer in the first inning and the Pirates snapped a nine-game losing streak to the...
View ArticleReport: Father of Tampa Bay Rays' Andrew Friedman looking to buy Houston Astros
By Marc Topkin, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, May 3, 2011 MLB.com reports that the father of Tampa Bay Rays exec VP Andrew Friedman is heading a second group seeking to buy the Astros . Another group,...
View ArticleTorn ACL will sideline FC Tampa Bay goalkeeper Daryl Sattler for remainder of...
By Bryan Burns, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, May 3, 2011 TAMPA — FC Tampa Bay starting goalkeeper Daryl Sattler tore the ACL in his right knee and is out for the rest of the season.Sattler was injured...
View ArticleTampa Bay Lightning assistant Wayne Fleming undergoing surgery today for...
By Damian Cristodero, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, May 3, 2011 Tampa Bay Lightning assistant coach Wayne Fleming is undergoing at least eight hours of surgery today at an Irvine, Calif., hospital to...
View ArticleTampa Bay Rays designate Felipe Lopez for assignment
By Marc Topkin, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, May 3, 2011 Infielder Felipe Lopez was designated for assignment by the Tampa Bay Rays to make room for Evan Longoria.
View ArticleSpring Hill teen will compete in national gymnastics event
By Derek J. LaRiviere, Times Correspondent Tuesday, May 3, 2011 Jacqueline Jacobs, 13, of Spring Hill is shining on the national gymnastics stage once again.Jacobs, who trains at Suncoast Gymnastics...
View ArticleCaptain's Corner: King mackerel tough to find
By Larry Blue, Times Correspondent Tuesday, May 3, 2011 What's (not) hot: Though there was a great angler turnout at a recent king mackerel tournament, the lack of kingfish caught may be telling. The...
View ArticleNHL playoff glance
Times wires Tuesday, May 3, 2011 Conference semifinalsEASTBRUINS 2, Flyers 0Game 1: Bruins 7, Flyers 3Game 2: Bruins 3, Flyers 2 OTTonight: at Boston, 7, VersusFriday: at Boston, 8Sunday: at...
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Times wires Tuesday, May 3, 2011 collegespac-10 tv deal a conference record: $3 billion, 12 yearsIn the richest conference TV deal ever, the Pac-10 will start a cable network in 2012 and sell most of...
View ArticleIndians' Choo joins list of DUI arrests
Times wires Tuesday, May 3, 2011 CLEVELAND — Indians RF Shin-Soo Choo was arrested Monday on suspicion of drunken driving after a breath test showed he had a blood-alcohol level of .201, more than...
View ArticleBulls' Rose steps in big MVP shoes
Times wires Tuesday, May 3, 2011 CHICAGO — Derrick Rose was born in 1988, the year Wes Unseld was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, so there was no reason to expect the Bulls' star...
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