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Nadal beats Federer, Serena wins at Italian Open

  • US Serena Williams returns the ball to Belarus' Victoria Azarenka during their final match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Sunday, May 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)ROME (AP) ? Rafel Nadal controlled the Italian Open final from start to finish, beating Roger Federer 6-1, 6-3 Sunday in the 30th meeting between the two stars.


  • No Triple Crown: Oxbow upsets Orb at Preakness

  • Oxbow, ridden by jockey Gary Stevens, wins the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)BALTIMORE (AP) ? Right from the start, a horse trained by one not so over-the-hill Hall of Famer and ridden by another took control of the Preakness. The result: a huge upset and the end of any hopes for a Triple Crown attempt at the Belmont Stakes.


  • Pacers knock out Knicks with 106-99 win in Game 6

  • New York Knicks guard Raymond Felton, right, shoots under Indiana Pacers forward Paul George during the third quarter of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinal NBA basketball playoff series in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ? Indiana spent the entire season perfecting its defense.


  • Jimmie Johnson races to record 4th All-Star win

  • Jimmie Johnson celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Sunday, May 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)CONCORD, N.C. (AP) ? Cross another milestone off of Jimmie Johnson's list. He stands alone in All-Star history.


  • Stevens rides Oxbow to 3rd Preakness win

  • Jockey Gary Stevens celebrates aboard Oxbow after winning the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)BALTIMORE (AP) ? Although no one really keeps track of such things, Gary Stevens had no problem making the assessment with complete conviction.


  • Derby winner Orb disappoints in the Preakness

  • Jockey Joel Rosario gallops orb back to the paddock after the 138th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. Oxbow won the race. Orb, the Kentucky Derby winner, finished fourth. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)BALTIMORE (AP) ? Orb came up short in the Preakness, frustrating everyone who made the Kentucky Derby winner a 3-5 favorite ? no one more than trainer Shug McGaughey.


  • Ed Carpenter earns Indy 500 pole

  • Ed Carpenter gets a kiss from his wife, Heather, after he won won the pole for the Indianapolis 500 auto race, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 18, 2013. Carpenter won the pole with a speed of 228.762 mph. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ? Ed Carpenter turned Pole Day into a family celebration.


  • Coach K return to US team no longer ruled out

  • Mike Krzyzewski is no longer ruling out a return as coach of the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team.
  • Bradley keeps lead after 3 rounds at Nelson

  • Keegan Bradley reacts to missing a putt for birdie on the second green during the third round of the Byron Nelson Championship golf tournament Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Irving, Texas. Bradley hit for par on the hole. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)IRVING, Texas (AP) ? Keegan Bradley still hasn't gotten things right on the 18th hole at the Byron Nelson Championship, even when finally going left.


  • McDowell beats Jaidee to win World Match Play

  • KAVARNA, Bulgaria (AP) ? Graeme McDowell made amends for last year’s defeat to capture the World Match-Play Championship on Sunday, defeating Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee 2 and 1 in the final on the Thracian Cliffs course.
  • Golf-European Tour World Match Play Championship final scores

  • May 19 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the European Tour World Match Play Championship Final on Sunday in Kavarna Graeme McDowell (Britain) beat Thongchai Jaidee (Thailand) 2 and 1
  • Australia’s Griffin wins weather-hit event in South Korea

  • (Reuters) - Australian Matthew Griffin won the SK Telecom Open at South Korea’s Jeju Island by one shot after Sunday’s final round was called off due to heavy fog. A 40-foot putt from the back of the green on the 18th guaranteed him the third-round lead on Saturday and it turned out to be the winning shot at the 1 billion Korean won ($895,700) OneAsia event at the Pinx Golf Club. “It’s unfortunate to finish like this, but I’ll take it,” Griffin, who leapt to the top of the OneAsia Order of Merit with the win, said. …
  • Golf-Australia’s Griffin wins weather-hit event in South Korea

  • May 19 (Reuters) - Australian Matthew Griffin won the SK Telecom Open at South Korea’s Jeju Island by one shot after Sunday’s final round was called off due to heavy fog. A 40-foot putt from the back of the green on the 18th guaranteed him the third-round lead on Saturday and it turned out to be the winning shot at the 1 billion Korean won ($895,700) OneAsia event at the Pinx Golf Club. “It’s unfortunate to finish like this, but I’ll take it,” Griffin, who leapt to the top of the OneAsia Order of Merit with the win, said. …
  • Indians walk off with win over Seattle again

  • (Reuters) - The Cleveland Indians beat the Seattle Mariners in a walk-off for the second successive day with a 5-4 victory on Saturday. Jason Kipnis, who belted the go ahead three-run homer in the 10th inning on Friday, was driven in from third by Mark Reynolds on a fielders choice grounder in the bottom of the ninth to keep the Indians at the top of the American League Central (24-17). In New York, Robinson Cano drove in four runs on two two-run homers as the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2. …
  • Bradley remains in charge despite late bogey

  • Bradley watches his tee shot on the 11th hole duriing the first round of The Players Championship in Ponte Vedra(Reuters) - Former champion Keegan Bradley overcame a wobbly start to stay on track for a wire-to-wire victory at the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas, despite bogeying the par-four 18th for a third day in a row on Saturday. Three ahead of the chasing pack overnight, the 26-year-old American ground out a two-under-par 68 on a fast-running layout in tricky, gusting winds to end the third round with a slender one-shot lead at 13-under 197. …


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