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Kuchar in front at Colonial
Matt Kuchar holds a one-shot lead at the end of day two of the rain-hit Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.The American Ryder Cup man had reached 10-under-par and had just played his tee shot on the 16th when bad weather halted play for the second time of the day. Kuchar who is five-under for his round so far, having made five birdies without dropping a shot, will be one of the 54 players ...
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West Pacers turn down James Heat
MIAMI - David West punched two passes from LeBron James away in the final minute, then punched the air.He had plenty of reason to celebrate.The Eastern Conference finals are tied, and home-court advantage now belongs to West and the Pacers.Roy Hibbert scored a postseason career-high 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, West broke up two passes by James for huge turnovers, and the Pacers evened the ...
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Winning would get flailing Davis off the hook
Blog: Baseball Insider Well, after adding a golden sombrero to his collection, Ike Davis has to be Las Vegas-bound now, right?The problem for the Mets is, assuming they demote their imploding first baseman to Triple-A, another storm should arrive imminently. Just because that’s the way baseball goes, especially in New York.There’s only one way for the Mets to truly escape being ...
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Game suspended at soggy Citi
This constituted a good day for the reeling Mets.Not only did they avoid adding to their three-game losing streak last night, they showed fight in the late innings. Now they just have to finish the game.The pouring rain not only postponed Fireworks Night at Citi Field, but left the Mets and Braves tied at 5-5 after eight innings. The suspended game will be resumed tonight beginning at 6:10, ...
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Hudgens Don’t roll dice on Ike in Vegas
Count Dave Hudgens among the voices in the Mets organization against the idea of sending slumping Ike Davis to Triple-A Las Vegas."I don’t even want to think about it, to be honest with you," the Mets hitting coach told The Post yesterday before Davis went 0-for-4 with four strikeouts in the Mets’ 5-5 suspended game against the Braves last night."I really like the idea ...
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Movie Review
Hardball
Harball is a sluggish, "uplifting" Hollywoodized account of a troubled man who finds unlikely redemption by coaching an inner-city baseball team. Adapted by John Gatins (Summer Catch) from Daniel Coyle's 1993 memoir and directed by Brian Robbins (Varsity Blues) as Boyz N the Hood meets The Bad News Bears, Hardball is one of those irritatingly "well-intent ... ...
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Amazin’ly Wright has no re-up regret
There already could be buyer’s remorse. Yet even with the disaster the Mets’ 2013 season had become, David Wright insisted yesterday he has no regrets about giving the organization a long-term commitment."Zero," Wright said.The Mets, whose game last night against the Braves was suspended due to rain at 5-5 entering the ninth inning, have a miserable 17-27 record, their .386 ...
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Shades of Green flourishing on L.I.
Like virtually every highly rated prospect, Devonte Green hopes to reach the NBA. But unlike many others, he has a mentor who has proven it’s possible. His older brother, Spurs shooting guard Danny Green, reminds him of what it takes every time they talk. "It’s a big motivation," Devonte said. "I get to watch him do big things, in college and the NBA, and it makes me ...
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Brassard swats Boston’s gnat
Blog: Slap Shots BOSTON - There he was, a Ranger who finally had enough of Brad Marchand and his verbal challenges.There he was, a Ranger not only standing his ground, but standing up for his teammates.There was Derick Brassard, of all people, dropping his stick and gloves with about four minutes remaining in the second period of Thursday night’s live-or-die Game 4 at the Garden after ...
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Rask mistake gives Rangers new life heading into Game 5
BOSTON - Sometimes it’s the smallest of things - say, about the size of a rut in the Garden ice - that can shift an entire playoff series, an entire season, an entire team’s destiny.So maybe, just maybe, that supposed rut in the ice on Thursday night that forced Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask to fall over on his butt and allowed Carl Hagelin’s deflected dribbler to cross the goal ...
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Tex says wrist OK eyes return vs. Sox
After playing in his first extended spring training game today against the Pirates at the Yankees’ minor league complex in Tampa, Teixeira won’t play in a game tomorrow. He will then play in extended spring training games Monday and Tuesday and join the Thunder for Wednesday’s game.Teixeira, who hasn’t played in anything but simulated games since suffering a right wrist ...