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Bush lauds Super Bowl champion New York Giants 30 Apr 08, 23:41 ET AP - Add this to the lore of championship ceremonies at the White House: President Bush believes in the Jessica Simpson jinx. more Butler's basket helps Wizards win Game 5 in Cleveland 30 Apr 08, 21:29 ET AP - Caron Butler saved Washington's season. more Big Brown starts outside in Kentucky Derby 30 Apr 08, 19:31 ET Reuters - Favorite Big Brown, unbeaten in three career starts, faces a tough test in the Kentucky Derby after drawing the 20th post position on Wednesday for Saturday's opening Triple Crown race for three-year-olds. more Kentucky Derby favorite Big Brown draws outside post 30 Apr 08, 19:25 ET AFP - Big Brown drew the outside post and was installed as he early favorite on Wednesday for the Kentucky Derby, first jewel in US flat racing's Triple Crown. more Ochoa goes for record-tying fifth in a row 30 Apr 08, 18:25 ET AP - Lorena Ochoa walked across the parking lot at Cedar Ridge, no one within 100 yards of her. She was alone again Wednesday morning in the clubhouse at breakfast, munching fruit and bacon as she sat by herself at a table for eight. more Wizards' Gilbert Arenas out for rest of playoffs 30 Apr 08, 18:22 ET AP - Gilbert Arenas' lost season is over. Arenas, who missed most of the regular season following knee surgery, decided to end his season moments before the Wizards faced an elimination game in their first-round playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavaliers lead 3-1. more Gas prices have race fans rethinking trip to the track 30 Apr 08, 17:30 ET AP - Auto racing is the ultimate in gas-guzzling entertainment. But the prospect of paying $4 a gallon to get to the track has some fans reluctant to start their engines. more Mavericks fire coach Avery Johnson after playoff exit 30 Apr 08, 16:25 ET Reuters - The Dallas Mavericks have fired coach Avery Johnson following their first-round playoff exit, the team said on Wednesday. more Alfonzo suspended 50 games for positive drug test 30 Apr 08, 15:53 ET AP - San Francisco Giants minor league catcher Eliezer Alfonzo was suspended 50 games Wednesday for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance, the first player penalized this year under Major League Baseball's drug program. more Mavericks fire Avery Johnson after another playoff flop 30 Apr 08, 15:03 ET AP - The Dallas Mavericks fired coach Avery Johnson on Wednesday, the first of what's likely to be many offseason moves after the league's highest payroll produced a second straight first-round knockout from the playoffs. more Sean Avery out for season with spleen injury 30 Apr 08, 14:13 ET Reuters - New York Rangers forward Sean Avery lacerated his spleen in Tuesday's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins and will miss the rest of the season, a Rangers spokeswoman said on Wednesday. more BCS rejects plan to turn system into 4-team playoff 30 Apr 08, 14:10 ET AP - There will be no playoff for the BCS anytime soon. Bowl Championship Series officials rejected a plan Wednesday to turn the controversial system for deciding a national champ into a four-team playoff, starting in the 2010 season. more Rangers forward Sean Avery hospitalized with lacerated spleen 30 Apr 08, 13:20 ET AP - New York Rangers forward Sean Avery has been hospitalized after lacerating his spleen during a playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. more AP Source: Durant to be selected NBA rookie of the year 30 Apr 08, 13:00 ET AP - Kevin Durant of the Seattle SuperSonics has been chosen as the NBA Rookie of Year, The Associated Press has learned. more Judge nixes $5M verdict against NCAA in Alabama booster suit 30 Apr 08, 12:47 ET AP - A judge has thrown out the $5 million verdict an Alabama football fan won in his lawsuit accusing the NCAA of slander. more Raptors will not free Garbajosa for Beijing Games 30 Apr 08, 11:57 ET Reuters - The Toronto Raptors said they would not free Spain's Jorge Garbajosa for the Olympics, with the NBA club and the Spanish federation still locked in a legal dispute over an earlier injury to the forward. more Full field of 20 horses set for Kentucky Derby 30 Apr 08, 11:56 ET AP - Unbeaten Big Brown and the filly Eight Belles were among a full field of 20 horses entered for the Kentucky Derby. more Pistons pound 76ers to reach the brink of NBA advancing 30 Apr 08, 10:18 ET AFP - Chauncey Billups scored 21 points and Richard Hamilton added 20 Tuesday to lead the Detroit Pistons past Philadelphia 98-81 in the National Basketball Association playoffs. more Draft keeps Steelers a leg up in AFC North 30 Apr 08, 09:55 ET The Sporting News - With their win-now mentality evident during an aggressive offseason, the Cleveland Browns are hoping they will be the fourth different winner of the AFC North in as many seasons. Unfortunately, the team they are trying to dethrone, the archrival Pittsburgh Steelers, remains the best in the division. more Sharapova, Hantuchova pull out of German Open 30 Apr 08, 08:46 ET AFP - World number three Maria Sharapova and Daniela Hantuchova, tenth in the WTA rankings, have both pulled out of the German Open which starts in Berlin on Monday. more Hornets, Spurs advance to 2nd round of NBA playoffs 30 Apr 08, 07:59 ET AP - The New Orleans Hornets and the San Antonio Spurs have advanced to the second round of the NBA playoffs. more Cameron, Scherzer impress in debuts for Brewers, Diamondbacks 30 Apr 08, 06:41 ET AP - Mike Cameron delighted in his season debut for Milwaukee and Max Scherzer of Arizona was unhittable in his first major league action. more A-Rod ailing as Yankees lose to Detroit 30 Apr 08, 06:39 ET AP - The $139 million Detroit Tigers are suddenly in a lot better shape than the $209 million New York Yankees. more Penguins poised to oust Rangers and move to East finals 30 Apr 08, 04:15 ET AP - The Pittsburgh Penguins finally showed signs of cracking during a very shaky second period. more Penguins push Rangers to brink of elimination with 5-3 win 30 Apr 08, 04:12 ET AP - Evgeni Malkin and the perfect Pittsburgh Penguins pushed the New York Rangers to the brink of elimination. more Norstrom scores in OT to give Stars 3-0 lead over Sharks 30 Apr 08, 04:12 ET AP - Thanks to an unlikely goal from Mattias Norstrom, the Dallas Stars are one victory shy of the Western Conference finals. more Michael Jordan hires nomadic Larry Brown to coach Bobcats 30 Apr 08, 04:11 ET AP - Larry Brown wanted to resurrect his vagabond, Hall of Fame coaching career. Michael Jordan needed a veteran teacher and a big hire to rescue his sinking reputation as an NBA executive. more Pistons' Billups, Hamilton, Wallace nearly beat 76ers alone 30 Apr 08, 04:10 ET AP - The Motor City's Big Three outscored Philadelphia's entire team when it mattered. Chauncey Billups scored 21 points, Richard Hamilton had 20 and Rasheed Wallace added 19 to lift the Pistons to a 98-81 victory over the 76ers on Tuesday night and a 3-2 lead in the first-round series. more Spurs beat Suns 92-87 to win first-round series 4-1 30 Apr 08, 04:07 ET AP - Tony Parker scored 31 points, Tim Duncan added 29 points and 17 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs advanced to the Western Conference semifinals with a 92-87 Game 5 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night. more Spurs eclipse Suns to set up showdown against Hornets 30 Apr 08, 02:32 ET Reuters - The San Antonio Spurs marched into the second round of the Western Conference playoffs with a 92-87 home win over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday. more Pavel Datsyuk leads Red Wings to 4-3 win over Avs 30 Apr 08, 02:29 ET AP - The usually heated Colorado-Detroit matchup has never been this one-sided, on the scoreboard or in the trainer's room. more Rockies score go-ahead run on balk in 3-2 win over Giants 30 Apr 08, 01:21 ET AP - Tim Lincecum's first loss of the year came via a debated balk call that pushed home the go-ahead run. more Yankees star Alex Rodriguez going on 15-day DL 30 Apr 08, 00:33 ET AP - Alex Rodriguez is going on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right quadriceps, leaving the New York Yankees without two of their most important players. more Nix out as Chargers assistant GM, Muller named senior exec 30 Apr 08, 00:24 ET AP - Buddy Nix is out as assistant general manager of the San Diego Chargers, with the team saying he retired and his wife saying he resigned. more

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