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Archive for April, 2010

Fake Twitter account lands rookie Jordan Shipley in hot water

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Chad Ochocinco was insulted when the Cincinnati Bengals’ newest receiver didn’t respond to his congratulatory tweet on draft day.

 

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Royals rally late for victory thanks to Rays error

Friday, April 30th, 2010

An error by reliever Randy Choate helped Kansas City score twice in the ninth inning, and the Royals held on to beat the first-place Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Friday night.

 

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Barajas HRs lead Mets past Phils for 8th in row

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Rod Barajas homered twice to lead the Mets past the Phils for their eighth straight win.

 

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Pens’ power play crushes Canadiens in Game 1

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Defensemen Kris Letang and Alex Goligoski each had a goal and an assist and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Canadiens 6-3 Friday night in the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

 

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Man gets life sentence for killing Broncos player

Friday, April 30th, 2010

A man convicted of killing Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams has been sentenced to life in prison plus 1,152 years.

 

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Royals rally for victory thanks to Rays error

Friday, April 30th, 2010

An error by reliever Randy Choate helped Kansas City score twice in the ninth inning, and the Royals held on to beat the first-place Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Friday night.

 

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Hawks bury Bucks to force Game 7 in Atlanta

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Jamal Crawford broke out of a slump with 24 points, Joe Johnson added 22 points and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 83-69 on Friday night to force a seventh game in the first-round series.

 

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Wings set to welcome back Jiri Hudler from Russia

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Jiri Hudler is coming back to play for the Detroit Red Wings.

 

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Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh asks Twitter followers to help decide future

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Chris Bosh is asking his Twitter followers to help decide his NBA future.

 

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Two Seahawks WRs recovering from surgery

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Top Seahawks receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh is recuperating from hernia surgery and former Super Bowl MVP Deion Branch just had his third knee surgery in just over two years.

 

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California firm sues Gilbert Arenas for gun fees

Friday, April 30th, 2010

A lawsuit claims Gilbert Arenas now owes a Beverly Hills company more than $70,000 for storing guns he bought and never picked up.

 

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Canadiens’ Markov hurt in first period vs. Pens

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Canadiens defenseman Andrei Markov was helped off the ice with an apparent left shoulder injury after being rammed by Penguins forward Matt Cooke during the first period of the Eastern Conference playoff game.

 

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Two Seahawks receivers recovering for sugery

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Top Seahawks receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh is recuperating from hernia surgery and former Super Bowl MVP Deion Branch just had his third knee surgery in just over two years.

 

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Milwaukee Bucks’ Jerry Stackhouse sings National Anthem

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Milwaukee Bucks forward Jerry Stackhouse sang a soulful renedition of the National Anthem before Milwaukee took on the Atlanta Hawks in Game 6 on Friday night.

 

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Major League Baseball players’ union opposed to Arizona immigration law

Friday, April 30th, 2010

The Major League Baseball players’ union says it opposes the new Arizona immigration law.

 

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Oakland Raiders’ JaMarcus Russell shows at minicamp

Friday, April 30th, 2010

JaMarcus Russell has shown up at the Oakland Raiders minicamp, saying he will keep coming to work until he’s told not to.

 

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Capitals’ Tom Poti better after getting puck in eye

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Capitals defenseman Tom Poti says doctors are “100 percent confident” he’ll make a full recovery after getting hit in the eye by the puck during a playoff game.

 

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Soriano starts Cubs power surge past D-backs

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Alfonso Soriano’s homer started a Cubs outburst that pushed them past the Diamondbacks on Friday.

 

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Houston Astros first baseman Lance Berkman held out with groin injury

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Houston first baseman Lance Berkman has a minor groin injury and is not starting Friday night’s game against the Atlanta Braves.

 

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U.S. viewership of NHL playoffs first round increases by 24 percent

Friday, April 30th, 2010

U.S. viewership of the NHL playoffs increased 24 percent from 2009, the league’s highest average first-round audience in 10 years.

 

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