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Adrian Aucoin scores SO winner, extends Coyotes? winning streak to 9 with 3-2 win over Stars

Coyotes beat Stars for 9th straight win DALLAS ? Adrian Aucoin scored in the fourth round of the shootout and the Phoenix Coyotes matched a franchise record with their ninth straight victory, 3-2 over the Dallas Stars on Sunday night. The Winnipeg Jets, who moved to Phoenix in 1996, also won nine in a row from March ….

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Adrian Aucoin scores SO winner, extends Coyotes? winning streak to 9 with 3-2 win over Stars

Lakers C Andrew Bynum has strained Achilles? tendon, likely out at least 2 weeks

Bynum has strained tendon, return uncertain LOS ANGELES ? Andrew Bynum’s left Achilles’ tendon is not torn, and the Los Angeles Lakers are cautiously optimistic their starting center can return from his latest injury in two weeks.

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Lakers C Andrew Bynum has strained Achilles? tendon, likely out at least 2 weeks

Late free throws help Wisconsin-Green Bay upset Virginia in first-round NCAA women?s game

Green Bay upsets Virginia 69-67 in first-round AMES, Iowa ? Celeste Hoewisch scored 23 points and 12th-seeded Wisconsin-Green Bay let most of a 16-point lead slip away before holding on to beat Virginia 69-67 Sunday night in the first round of the NCAA women’s tournament. After it appeared the Phoenix (28-4) would win in a rout, fifth-seeded …

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After nearly 3 years, Jim Furyk is a winner again on PGA Tour

Furyk ends long drought by winning Transitions PALM HARBOR, Fla. ? Jim Furyk finally won after 32 months and 58 tournaments, and it became a footnote Sunday. When he finally reached the 18th green after a wild detour through the trees at Innisbrook, two television networks broadcast the first interview with the Tiger Woods since revelations he …

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Teemu Selanne becomes 18th player in NHL history to score 600 goals

Selanne scores 600th NHL goal ANAHEIM, Calif. ? Teemu Selanne became the 18th player in NHL history to score 600 goals, reaching the milestone Sunday night in the Anaheim Ducks’ 5-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche

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Not this time Northern Iowa: No. 1 seed Nebraska throttles UNI 83-44 in women?s tourney

Griffin, Nebraska overwhelm Northern Iowa 83-44 MINNEAPOLIS ? After watching Northern Iowa shock top-seeded Kansas in the men’s tournament on Saturday night, Nebraska women’s coach Connie Yori turned to her husband and said, “I hope it’s not UNI’s year.” Her Cornhuskers proved that it definitely is not, on the women’s side at least. Kelsey Griffin had 22 points ….

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Not this time Northern Iowa: No. 1 seed Nebraska throttles UNI 83-44 in women?s tourney

Victory within reach, Obama, Democrats show command of health care votes

more images more images Obama, Democrats show command of health care votes WASHINGTON ? Triumph in their grasp, President Barack Obama and House Democrats demonstrated command of the votes needed to pass landmark health care legislation Sunday night, a climactic chapter in a century-long quest for near universal coverage.

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Cleveland?s 104-79 victory over Pistons completes first season sweep in 30 years

Cavs complete rare sweep of Pistons CLEVELAND ? J.J. Hickson and Anthony Parker combined for 20 points in the decisive third quarter and Cleveland beat Detroit 104-79 on Sunday to give the Cavaliers their first season sweep of the Pistons in 30 years

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NCAA: Regional semifinals set after thrilling and exhausting first two rounds

NCAA: Finally, a break from the madness The NCAA tournament’s regional semifinals are set after a thrilling and exhausting first two rounds, which filled wastepaper baskets with battered brackets and left coaches on their knees in agony and throwing their arms to the heavens in joy. On Thursday in Salt Lake City, No

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PETA feathers ruffled over Mike Tyson?s NYC pigeon racing TV show, calls for investigation

PETA feathers ruffled by Mike Tyson NY pigeon show NEW YORK ? An animal welfare group wants New York City prosecutors to investigate Mike Tyson’s reality television show about pigeon racing.

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PETA feathers ruffled over Mike Tyson?s NYC pigeon racing TV show, calls for investigation

Sarkozy suffers heavy defeat in French regional elections

PARIS – French President Nicolas Sarkozy suffered one of the worst defeats of his political career in Sunday’s second round of regional elections. According to projections by the CSA institute, the opposition Socialists and their allies received 56 percent of the vote, compared to only 37 percent for Sarkozy’s conservative UMP. Prime Minister Francois Fillon admitted ….

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Jochen Hecht scores 2 goals, Sabres beat Hurricanes 5-3 to finish trip 3-1-1

Hecht scores 2 goals, Sabres beat Hurricanes 5-3 RALEIGH, N.C. ? Jochen Hecht scored two goals, and Ryan Miller made 27 saves in the Buffalo Sabres’ 5-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday night. Tim Connolly, Toni Lydman and Tim Kennedy also scored for Buffalo

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NCAA: Purdue beats Texas A&M 63-61 in OT; Crawford scores 27 points as Xavier beats Pittsburgh

NCAA: Purdue beats Texas A&M 63-61 in OT The Boilermakers have a message for President Barack Obama and everybody else: They’re more than just one player. Chris Kramer used a slick crossover move and drove with his left hand to the basket, scoring with 4.2 seconds left to give fourth-seeded Purdue a 63-61 overtime victory against fifth-seeded ..

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NCAA: Purdue beats Texas A&M 63-61 in OT; Crawford scores 27 points as Xavier beats Pittsburgh

White House compromise with anti-abortion Democrats doesn?t satisfy GOP, outside activists

more images more images more images more images Abortion compromise doesn’t satisfy critics WASHINGTON ? A last-minute compromise that swung a half-dozen anti-abortion Democrats behind President Barack Obama’s health care bill

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Residents of Argentine town torch city hall to protest deahts of teens in police chase

Argentine town burns city hall after teen deaths BUENOS AIRES, Argentina ? Hundreds of angry residents in an Argentine town have torched the city hall to protest the death of two teenagers in a police chase. Television footage shows residents attacking the municipal headquarters in Baradero, 60 miles (100 kilometers) north of Buenos Aires.

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Woods frets about return to Masters. ?So many people I have to make an amends to.?

Woods: ‘A little nervous’ about return at Masters Tiger Woods acknowledged “living a lie,” saying he alone was responsible for the sex scandal that caused his shocking downfall from global sporting icon to late-night TV punchline. “It was all me.

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Panthers score 3 goals in first period, beat Lightning 5-2

Panthers beat in-state rival Lightning 5-2 SUNRISE, Fla. ? Nathan Horton, David Booth and Cory Stillman scored in the first period and the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Sunday to snap a three-game losing streak

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47-year-old Jamie Moyer allows one run over five innings in spring debut for Phillies

Phillies’ Moyer solid in first spring start CLEARWATER, Fla. ? Jamie Moyer pitched five sharp innings in his spring debut, but the Phillies fell to the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 Sunday. Before rallying for three runs in the bottom of the ninth, keyed Greg Dobbs’ two-run homer, the Phillies had scored one run in 26 innings following back ..

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NCAA: Texas A&M-Purdue in OT; Crawford scores 27 points to lead Xavier over Pittsburgh 71-68

NCAA: Texas A&M-Purdue in overtime Chris Kramer made a pair of foul shots for Purdue, giving him 15 points for the game, and the Boilermakers played outstanding defense to force Donald Sloan into a deep 3-pointer that bricked off the front of the rim. Kramer made a nifty spin move in the paint, at the other end, …

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NCAA: Texas A&M-Purdue in OT; Crawford scores 27 points to lead Xavier over Pittsburgh 71-68

In the West Wing, Obama spends final, frantic day working vote outside of public view

more images more images more images more images more images more images On final day, Obama works vote outside public view WASHINGTON ? Capping a long day and a consuming political journey, President Barack Obama celebrated the passage of health care legislation on Sunday with hugs, high fives and an emboldened attitude. Said the president to the nation, “Tonight, we answered the ….

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