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Japan mulls talks with NKorea, surprising allies TOKYO (AP) — Japan's government is looking into re-opening official talks with North Korea to resolve questions over the abductions of Japanese citizens decades ago, raising concerns among allies who fear Tokyo's focus on that issue might weaken efforts to reign in Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.

Kings-Sharks Sum Los Angeles001—1San Jose110—2First Period_1, San Jose, Burns 2 (Thornton, Galiardi), 6:09. Second Period_2, San Jose, Couture 5 (Boyle, Pavelski), 3:55 (pp). Third Period_3, Los Angeles, Richards 2 (Carter, Kopitar), 9:46 (pp). Shots on Goal_Los Angeles 3-6-14_23. San Jose 15-6-2_23. Goalies_Los Angeles, Quick. San Jose, Niemi. A_17,562 (17,562). T_2:26.

Kings-Sharks Sums Penalties_Fraser, LA (hooking), 13:19; Doughty, LA (slashing), 15:26. [] Period_2, San Jose, Couture 5 (Boyle, Pavelski), 3:55 (pp). Penalties_Fraser, LA (roughing), 3:14; Galiardi, SJ (interference), 8:33; Hannan, SJ (interference), 16:58. [] Period_3, Los Angeles, Richards 2 (Carter, Kopitar), 9:46 (pp). Penalties_Greene, LA (high-sticking), 5:18; Burns, SJ (boarding), 8:14.

Ortiz struggles as Rays beat Blue Jays Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 11:47 pm, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Ortiz (1-2) lasted just 2 1-3 innings, his shortest of three starts this season, allowing four runs and six hits, including two solo homers. Toronto got 6 2-3 innings of scoreless relief from four relievers, but couldn't mount the offensive charge needed to overcome the early deficit. Munenori Kawasaki singled, Melky Cabrera walked and Jose Bautista hit an RBI single. Roberts redeemed himself when Rodney came on and got J.P. Arencibia to ground into an inning-ending double play on the first pitch, with Roberts and shortstop Yunel Escobar combining. Arencibia hit a ninth-inning two-run homer off Rodney in Toronto's 8-7 comeback win on May 6, leaving the Rays closer in search of revenge. Colby Rasmus hit a one-out double, went to third when pinch-hitter Maicer Izturis grounded out and scored on a wild pitch. Aaron Loup came on and got Loney to ground into a fielder's choice, with Zobrist thrown out at the plate, but Scott followed with an RBI single. A single and a walk gave the Blue Jays a chance to tie it with two outs in the sixth, but Escobar ranged behind second base to snare Lind's grounder and throw him out.

Red Sox waste Doubront's solid start in 3-1 loss Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 11:45 pm, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Jose Quintana took a no-hitter into the seventh before David Ortiz broke it up with one out on a broken-bat single, and the Chicago White Sox beat Boston 3-1 on Tuesday night. Jeff Keppinger hit a two-run homer off Doubront (3-2) in the fifth. Alex Rios extended his career-best hitting streak to 16 with a single and RBI double, and the White Sox won for the sixth time in eight games. The Red Sox, meanwhile, will try to avoid the three-game sweep with the unbeaten Clay Buchholz starting for them Wednesday. Matt Lindstrom retired pinch-hitter Mike Carp on a fly to left before uncorking a wild pitch, and Saltalamacchia scored from third when shortstop Alexei Ramirez allowed Dustin Pedroia's hard grounder to go through his legs for an error. Ortiz then grounded into a double play to end the rally, and Rios added an RBI double with two out in the bottom half to make it a two-run game. The home run was his first since Sept. 29 when he hit one for Tampa Bay in a game at U.S. Cellular Field, and Tyler Flowers nearly added to it when he doubled off the wall in left-center before Tyler Greene grounded out to end the inning. The White Sox scratched Chris Sale from Wednesday's start against the Boston Red Sox because of a mild tendinitis in his left shoulder.