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James, Wade lift Heat over Pacers in Game 4
Miami''s season, the one that''s supposed to end in an NBA championship and vindication, was slipping away.
Coyotes beat LA Kings 2-0, avoid West final sweep
Cancel the coronation, or at least postpone it. The Phoenix Coyotes are still hanging around.
I''ll Have Another set to go for another at Belmont
I''ll Have Another poked his head out of his stall, started nibbling on his nameplate tacked to a wall and looked up at all the people watching his every move.
I''ll Have Another could face strong Belmont field
I''ll Have Another will face several familiar foes in his attempt to win the Belmont Stakes and become the first Triple Crown champion in 34 years.
Tortorella takes shots at Devils, defends Prust
John Tortorella stood out again at a playoff news conference. Only this time it was because of his feistiness toward the New Jersey Devils and not for his brevity and contentiousness with the media.
Dufner''s 25-foot birdie putt on 18 wins Nelson
Jason Dufner made a 25-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday for a one-stroke victory in the Byron Nelson Championship, his second victory in four weeks.
Strasburg stars as Nationals beat Orioles 9-3
Stephen Strasburg took a swing and looked in amazement as the baseball carried over the left-field wall.
Max Scherzer''s 15 Ks help Tigers beat Pirates 4-3
Max Scherzer headed off the mound and toward the dugout, where manager Jim Leyland was waiting to offer a congratulatory handshake.
Munoz wins Sybase after slow-play controversy
Azahara Munoz beat Candie Kung 2 and 1 on Sunday to win the Sybase Match Play Championship, a title that was set up when Morgan Pressel was penalized for slow play while in control of their semifinal match.
Spain''s Munoz wins LPGA Match Play crown
Spain''s Azahara Munoz defeated Taiwan''s Candie Kung 2 and 1 in Sunday''s final to capture the $1.5 million LPGA Sybase Match-Play Championship and claim her first LPGA title.
UPDATE 1-Golf-Dufner wins Byron Nelson with late birdie
* Two birdies in last three holes earn Dufner victory * Sinks 25-footer on 18 to avoid going into a playoff (Adds quotes, detail) May 20 (Reuters) - American Jason Dufner holed a 25-footbirdie putt at the last hole to win his second PGA Tour title inthree weeks with a dramatic one-shot victory at the Byron NelsonChampionship in Irving, Texas on Sunday. Dufner, who made his breakthrough on the circuit at lastmonth''s New Orleans Classic, pumped his right fist incelebration as his ball dropped into the cup for athree-under-par 67. ...
Golf-Winners of the Byron Nelson Championship
May 20 (Reuters) - Winners of the Byron Nelson Championshipsince 1980, following the one-shot victory by American JasonDufner at the TPC at Las Colinas in Irving, Texas, on Sunday(U.S. ...
Dufner closes with birdie to win PGA title
Jason Dufner sank a 25-foot birdie putt on the last hole to win the PGA Byron Nelson Championship on Sunday, taking his second title of the year only three weeks after ending a 163-event win drought.
Golf-American Dufner wins Byron Nelson with late birdie
May 20 (Reuters) - American Jason Dufner holed a 25-footbirdie putt at the last hole to win his second PGA Tour title inthree weeks with a dramatic one-shot victory at the Byron NelsonChampionship in Irving, Texas on Sunday. Dufner, who made his breakthrough on the circuit at lastmonth''s New Orleans Classic, pumped his right fist incelebration as his ball dropped into the cup for athree-under-par 67. ...
Cueto''s arm, Ludwick''s bat lift Reds over Yankees
The Cincinnati Reds discovered a new, winning way to wrap up their extended stay in New York.
