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Dwyane Wade scored a game-high 41 points, grabbed 10 rebounds as the Heat closed out the Pacers in six to return to the Eastern Conference Finals.
Peel away all that static and distill to the essence and this Heat-Pacers second-round playoff series was about what Thursday nights deciding Game 6 was about. Just this: Miami was better.
Playing short-handed inside, the Miami Heats combination of Ronny Turiaf and Joel Anthony found a way to contain Roy Hibbert.
The Marlins lost back-to-back games for the first time since the end of last month and allowed the most runs in any game this season.
The common theme among safety, receiver and right guard this off-season has been this: In each case, the Dolphins opted to develop their own players instead of adding a sure-fire starter.
Andy Lee has made every punt and held every field goal and extra-point attempt - minus a few in the preseason - for the San Francisco 49ers since 2004.
New York Giants receiver Hakeem Nicks is expected to be sidelined up to three months after breaking his right foot at a team organized activity early Thursday.
The NFL and its referees' union have agreed to federal mediation.
The lockout was easier than all this.
A sports series is the most-watched prime-time show for an entire television season for the first time.
Mark Sanchez smiled for a split-second when a reporter labeled him as the most scrutinized guy in the New York Jets' locker room.
Former Miami Hurricanes Lamar Miller and Olivier Vernon turning heads with Miami DolphinsWed, 23 May 2012 00:01 EDT
Former UM players Lamar Miller and Olivier Vernon bring speed and potential play-making ability to the Dolphins.
The players union claimed Wednesday that the NFL imposed a secret salary cap during the uncapped 2010 season that cost the players at least $1 billion.
Peyton Manning's two biggest targets are a pair of promising young receivers who have already made their mark in the NFL despite spending lots of time on the sideline.
Dwyane Wade leads Miami Heat over Indiana Pacers to advance to Eastern Conference FinalsFri, 25 May 2012 00:23 EDT
Dwyane Wade scores game-high 41 points, grabs 10 rebounds as Heat closes out Pacers in six to return to Eastern Conference finals
This series was never about the easy storylines and ancillary noise. It wasnt about what team was tougher or which was soft. Was never about who was flopping or who was more physical. Wasnt even about the flagrant fouls, suspensions, trash talking or dripping blood.
The Pacers’ Roy Hibbert scored just 12 points and picked up eight rebounds in the Game 6 loss.
Danny Granger, David West and Roy Hibbert got off to a hot start, but Indiana still didn’t have enough to stop Miami.
A person familiar with the situation says the Charlotte Bobcats will interview Hall of Famer Jerry Sloan on Friday for their vacant head coaching position.
Dwyane Wade has been battling knee soreness. LeBron James was hobbling after a falling into a courtside cameraman. Chris Bosh remains sidelined indefinitely with an abdominal strain. Mike Miller looks to be in agony whenever he moves.
With another season on the brink, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James took their two-man game to new heights.
Udonis Haslem will miss Game 6 and Dexter Pittman was suspended three games for flagrant fouls in Game 5. Meanwhile, the teams continued to trade barbs.
Casual fans of basketball think of it as a pretty sport, according to Dwyane Wade.
Miserable night for pitchers as Miami Marlins lose slugfest to San Francisco GiantsFri, 25 May 2012 00:28 EDT
The Marlins lost back-to-back games for the first time since the end of last month and allowed the most runs in any game this season.
Jeremy Hefner was off to a good start in the rain. He lost his grip after a long delay.
The gem Dan Haren tossed Thursday night looked awfully familiar to Albert Pujols. Except this time instead of Pujols getting fooled by what Haren was tossing, he was helping the Los Angeles Angels' right-hander put together one of the finest efforts of his career.
The broken record of flailing swings, empty at-bats and strikeouts piling up against Los Angeles starter Dan Haren irritated Seattle manager Eric Wedge to no end.
Cole De Vries wasn't sure what was in store for him. Turns out, it was a harsh welcome to the major leagues.
After coming back from a six-run deficit to tie the game, the Cardinals let it slip away.
Shane Victorino and Freddy Galvis each drove in three runs, including Galvis' go-ahead single in the sixth inning, and the Philadelphia Philles beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-9 on Thursday night.
Troy Tulowitzki homered and drove in four runs Wednesday, and the Rockies cooled off Marlins pitcher Carlos Zambrano.
Juan Carlos Oviedo, the relief pitcher formerly known as Leo Nunez, is a big step closer to getting his career back on track with the Miami Marlins.
Whether the New York Rangers truly believed they could overcome a 3-2 playoff series deficit earlier this year doesn't matter now.
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The Phoenix Coyotes avoided a sweep with a gutty performance in Los Angeles. They couldn't do it again back home in the desert, though the disappointment shouldn't linger too long.
The Vancouver Canucks signed coach Alain Vigneault to a contract extension, ending speculation that the team's playoff loss to Los Angeles might cost him the job.
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A great road playoff run has the Los Angeles Kings in a place they haven't been since the Great One was skating in Southern California.
The New Jersey Devils never could have imagined they would have a three-goal lead on the New York Rangers less than 10 minutes into Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals at hostile Madison Square Garden.
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If you have any doubt the New Jersey Devils are frustrating the New York Rangers in their Eastern Conference finals, just look at Game 4.
A California man has pleaded guilty to federal charges that he was part of a betting ring involving the University of San Diego's basketball team.
It was another déjà vu moment for University of Miami in the second round of the ACC baseball tournament on Thursday. But this time, it was a different outcome. The Canes avoided another late-game swoon and saved their best for last and beat North Carolina 5-3 to end the Tar Heels’ 14-game winning streak.
Reliever Eddy Piedermann allowed three runs in the eighth inning and Florida International put itself in a big hole, losing 4-1 to Troy at the Sun Belt Conference tournament.
Miami Hurricanes unravel in ninth, lose to N.C. State in ACC tournament openerThu, 24 May 2012 00:01 EDT
Miami appeared to be poised enough to maintain its one-run lead in the ninth inning over North Carolina State on the opening day of pool play at the ACC Baseball Tournament on Wednesday in Greensboro, N.C. The Canes, though, failed to close the deal and the end result was a 3-2 loss.
As the powers-that-be ponder the future in smoke-free back rooms - one of the few areas where college football has kept up with the times - maybe we're finally stumbling toward the era of a true champion.
Sophomore Denzel Perryman is expected to extend the legacy of the Miami Hurricanes’ linebacking corps.
Mike James combined his work ethic and talent to rise to the top of UMs depth chart at running back.
New Virginia Tech men's basketball coach James Johnson has landed his first player.
Suspended Virginia Tech placekicker Cody Journell's future with the Hokies is in the hands of athletic director Jim Weaver.
Killian and Carol City played to a 14-7 score in a half of live action Thursday at North Miami Stadium in a spring game.
From football to baseball and every sport in between, Miami-Dade County has had another memorable high school season.
Shayla Sanders, who led Boyd Anderson to its first girls’ track title, was named Female Athlete of the Year in the large school category, and Miramar’s Tracy Howard notched the male award.
Maybe Bishop Verot really is that good.
Long after the track stadium lights have dimmed, Jerry Utecht can be found packing sophisticated track and field timing equipment into his truck with the precision of a surgeon.
• Class 8A-6A Male Athlete of the Year: Tracy Howard, Miramar (football).
University School put on a dominant performance Wednesday, defeating host Boyd Anderson 44-18 in a spring game.
After racking up the runs earlier in the postseason, Westwood Christian mustered none against pitcher Daniel Moritz.
From football to baseball and every sport in between, Broward County has had another memorable high school season.
Things are starting to take shape before the first doubleheader of U.S. opens.
Rory McIlroy missed the cut at the BMW PGA Championship on Friday after his game disintegrated in spectacular fashion in a second straight errant round at Wentworth, leaving his grip on the No. 1 ranking under serious threat from Luke Donald.
Colin Montgomerie and Jose Maria Olazabal, Europe's past and present Ryder Cup captains, headline the field contesting the 36-hole U.S. Open qualifier at Walton Heath on Monday.
Top-ranked Rory McIlroy will miss the cut for the second straight tournament after a spectacular second-round implosion at the BMW PGA Championship on Friday.
Harris English had never played all 18 holes at Colonial before teeing off for the opening round. He had never even been in a PGA Tour event before this season.
Graeme McDowell was left to bemoan the sometimes obscure rules of golf after he was docked two shots on the last hole in a "freak" scenario at the BMW PGA Championship on Thursday.
Alabama's double-digit lead dwindled on the back nine, and the Crimson Tide finished with a two-stroke lead over Southern California on Thursday after the third round of the NCAA Division I women's championship.
Rory McIlroy missed the cut at the BMW PGA Championship on Friday after his game disintegrated in spectacular fashion in a second straight errant round at Wentworth, leaving his grip on the No. 1 ranking under serious threat from Luke Donald.
Michael Allen has shot a 7-under 64 in the second round of the Senior PGA Championship on Friday, bouncing back impressively from a difficult first day to move into contention.
When Bobby Rahal was racing, he kept a picture of Michael Andretti in his workout room.
A temporary outdoor stage set up to entertain race fans at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has been replaced after it failed to meet new safety standards enacted by the state following last year's deadly stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair.
The Formula One season so far has been as unpredictably exciting as the roulette tables of Monaco, where the Grand Prix on Sunday could produce a sixth different race winner this season.
Andretti Autosport isn't lamenting the loss of Danica Patrick to NASCAR.
Brad Keselowski got the first of many surprises at his first meeting with racing great Roger Penske.
Target Chip Ganassi Racing has won the last four points championships and two of the last four Indianapolis 500s.
A bold move late in the Freedom 100 gave Esteban Guerrieri the lead and the Argentine held on to win a crash-marred Indy Lights race Friday in Indianapolis.
James Hinchcliffe can't understand it.
It's been awhile, but Richard Petty has bragging rights once again in Charlotte.
FIFA's medical advisers say new designs are needed because headscarfs worn by Muslim women players could lead to head and neck injuries.
FIFA says the Hawk-Eye goal line technology system will be tested at Wembley Stadium when England plays Belgium in a June 2 exhibition.
Jonas Kaufmann says he lip synched his performance of the Champions League theme before last weekend's final in Munich.
International and U.S. Olympic leaders finalized a new revenue-sharing agreement on Thursday that ends years of acrimony between the powerful bodies and clears the way for future American bids for the games.
Colorado's governor and the mayor of Denver say they're pleased the International Olympic Committee and U.S. Olympic Committee have reached a revenue-sharing agreement.
Tuesday night at Lockhart Stadium, the Strikers were Goliath. They knocked off the underdog Fresno (Calif.) Fuego, a team of primarily college players, 7-2, to advance to the third round of the tournament. Aly Hassan led the way with a hat trick, and Polo Morales added two goals.
A list of financial mismanagement allegations against former North and Central American and Caribbean soccer leaders Jack Warner and Chuck Blazer was outlined to 40 soccer nations Wednesday, just minutes after they elected Jeffrey Webb as their new president.
Who's going to win the European Championship? Time to ask an elephant - or a pig.
International and U.S. Olympic leaders have agreed in principle on a new revenue-sharing deal that would end years of acrimony and clear the way for America to bid again for future games, officials familiar with the negotiations said Tuesday.
Novak Djokovic's bid to win a fourth consecutive Grand Slam championship - and first at the French Open - might require a semifinal victory over Roger Federer.
Francesca Schiavone beat Sloane Stephens of the United States 7-5, 6-1 on Friday to reach the Strasbourg International final, where she will play Alize Cornet of France.
American qualifier Brian Baker outlasted Nikolay Davydenko 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-2 Friday to advance to the final of the Open de Nice.
Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland beat Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 7-6 (8) 6-3 on Friday to set up a championship match against Simona Halep in the Belgian Open.
Between bites of some "frites" at the players' restaurant, Oracene Price smiled at the thought of being back at the French Open with her daughters, Serena and Venus Williams.
Li Na's life changed dramatically a year ago, when she won the French Open to become the first Grand Slam singles champion from China.
The most surprising tennis story this spring has been the emergence of Maria Sharapova as a clay-court favorite heading into next weeks French Open. Never known for her movement, sliding, or patience on the dirt, second-ranked Sharapova has improved her clay game and last weekend won the title in Rome over defending French Open champion Li Na.
Men to watch at the French Open, where play begins Sunday:
Nikolay Davydenko beat top-seeded John Isner 6-4, 7-6 (4) Thursday, joining second-seeded Gilles Simon and third-seeded Nicolas Almagro in the Open de Nice semifinals.
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A needle stored with a beer can appeared to contain an extremely tiny amount of Roger Clemens' DNA, which turned out to be good news and bad news for both sides in the perjury trial of the seven-time Cy Young Award winner.
The charity for troubled youths started by Jerry Sandusky more than three decades ago - and through which the retired Penn State assistant football coach met the boys he is charged with sexually abusing - said Friday it is seeking court approval to shut down and transfer its programs to a Texas-based youth ministry that serves abused and neglected children.
Former Penn State University president Graham Spanier (SPAN'-yer) has filed a civil lawsuit to force the school to release emails related to its investigation of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.
A defense request to dismiss child sexual abuse charges against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is premature because there has been no sworn testimony in the case, state prosecutors told a judge Friday.
A streaker who ran naked onto the field during a Cardinals game says he did so because he lost a bet.
Triple Crown hopeful I'll Have Another took another tour around Belmont Park on a rainy Friday, this time galloping a mile under exercise rider Humberto Gomez.
Two giants in the wrestling world are getting ready to rumble - in a courtroom.
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Miami Beach police say a New York Knicks player has been arrested on a bench warrant for not having a valid driver's license.
Former Penn State University president Graham Spanier (SPAN'-yer) has filed a civil lawsuit to force the school to release emails related to its investigation of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.
A needle stored with a beer can appeared to contain an extremely tiny amount of Roger Clemens' DNA, which turned out to be good news and bad news for both sides in the perjury trial of the seven-time Cy Young Award winner.
The charity for troubled youths started by Jerry Sandusky more than three decades ago - and through which the retired Penn State assistant football coach met the boys he is charged with sexually abusing - said Friday it is seeking court approval to shut down and transfer its programs to a Texas-based youth ministry that serves abused and neglected children.
A person familiar with the situation says the Charlotte Bobcats will interview Hall of Famer Jerry Sloan on Friday for their vacant head coaching position.
Novak Djokovic's bid to win a fourth consecutive Grand Slam championship - and first at the French Open - might require a semifinal victory over Roger Federer.
The broken record of flailing swings, empty at-bats and strikeouts piling up against Los Angeles starter Dan Haren irritated Seattle manager Eric Wedge to no end.
Jeremy Hefner was off to a good start in the rain. He lost his grip after a long delay.
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