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Westbrook, Durant lead Thunder past Lakers, return to Western finals

CBS Sportsline, 05/21/2012 - 10:28pm
Russell Westbrook scored 28 points, Kevin Durant added 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder surged ahead in the second half to beat Los Angeles 106-90 in Game 5 on Monday night and eliminate the Lakers from the playoffs.
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8 shot after OKC playoff win
CNN, Tuesday - 05/22/2012 - 05:38 AM
Eight people were shot in Oklahoma City Monday night just blocks from the Chesapeake Energy Arena as large crowds were leaving the Thunder and the Los Angeles Lakers game, police said.
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Spurs flirting with history on 18-game streak
Associated Press, Tuesday - 05/22/2012 - 02:18 AM
Eighteen wins in a row, and eight more victories to go. That says it all about how the San Antonio Spurs are steamrolling through these playoffs at a pace that is flirting with NBA history, even if they are saying as little about it as possible.
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Nadal tops Djokovic, wins 6th Italian Open title
ESPN, Monday - 05/21/2012 - 10:19 AM
Rafael Nadal beat top-ranked Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-3 on Monday to win his record sixth Italian Open title.
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Obama, world leaders watch soccer final
USA Today, Monday - 05/21/2012 - 09:42 AM
The audience for the world's most watched sporting event this year included some of the world's most powerful people.
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Kings top Coyotes 4-0 to go up 2-0 in series
Miami Herald, Tuesday - 05/15/2012 - 11:57 PM
Jeff Carter scored three goals, Jonathan Quick stopped 24 shots and the Los Angeles Kings matched an NHL record with their seventh straight road playoff victory, beating the Phoenix Coyotes 4-0 Tuesday night to take control of Western Conference finals.
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Kings beat Coyotes 4-2 for another road win
Associated Press, Monday - 05/14/2012 - 12:06 AM
Los Angeles gave up goal from the center line, another tying goal on a miscommunication. The way the Kings dominated the rest of the game, not to mention how they've played on the road in the playoffs, those two slipups certainly weren't going to derail their bid to take home-ice advantage from the Phoenix Coyotes.
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Clippers Beat Grizzlies 82-72 In Game 7, Will Play Spurs In Second Round
Huffington Post, Sunday - 05/13/2012 - 03:32 PM
The Los Angeles Clippers refused to let a third chance to knock the Memphis Grizzlies out of the playoffs slip away. Kenyon Martin scored seven of his 11 points in the fourth quarter, and the Clippers advanced to the Western Conference semifinals with an 82-72 win over the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 7 on Sunday.
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Lakers outlast Nuggets 96-87 in thrilling Game 7
Associated Press, Sunday - 05/13/2012 - 02:53 AM
Pau Gasol was consumed by determination, holding off Kenneth Faried with one arm and relentlessly tipping the ball at the hoop with the other in the fourth quarter of Game 7.
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The Players Championship: Leader Kevin Na battles his own swing as Rickie Fowler looms in title hunt
Washington Post, Saturday - 05/12/2012 - 09:14 PM
Common sense, not to mention fan sentiment, would argue that Rickie Fowler inserted himself Saturday as the leading man at the Players Championship. He wears clothes that have long defined the man, almost before he was a full-grown man.
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NBA questions: Can the Heat go all the way?
Associated Press, Friday - 05/11/2012 - 03:38 AM
The NBA playoffs are in full swing and already there have been some surprises. Who would have thought the Bulls could lose a first-round series, or that the Knicks would win a game against the Miami Heat?
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Nuggets rout Lakers 113-96 to force Game 7
Associated Press, Friday - 05/11/2012 - 01:32 AM
Ty Lawson scored 32 points, fellow spark plug Corey Brewer added 18 and the Denver Nuggets forced a Game 7 in their first-round playoff series with a dominating 113-96 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night....
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76ers beat Bulls 79-78 and advance to 2nd round
Miami Herald, Thursday - 05/10/2012 - 10:05 PM
Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner hopped on the scorer's table and played to the crowd as the catchy 76ers theme song blared in the arena.
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Celtics bury Sixers, seize 3-2 lead
Sports Illustrated, Tuesday - 05/22/2012 - 03:18 AM
Brandon Bass scored 18 of his 27 points in the third quarter and the Celtics pulled away from the Sixers 101-85 in Game 5 to take a 3-2 series lead.
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Magic fire coach Stan Van Gundy; GM also gone
Associated Press, Monday - 05/21/2012 - 04:09 PM
The Magic fired coach Stan Van Gundy on Monday and agreed to part ways with general manager Otis Smith....
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Reports: Warriors moving to San Fran
Fox Sports, Monday - 05/21/2012 - 03:40 AM
The Golden State Warriors are expected to announce this week that
they will move back to San Francisco after more than 40 years in
neighboring Oakland, CSN Bay Area reported Monday.
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Spurs reach West finals after sweep of Clips
ESPN, Monday - 05/21/2012 - 03:06 AM
The Spurs rallied in the final minutes to beat the Clippers 102-99 on Sunday night, closing out the series 4-0 and advancing to the Western Conference finals.
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Thunder Rally Past Lakers, Take 3-1 Series Lead
New York Times, Sunday - 05/20/2012 - 02:06 AM
With Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant engineering yet another late comeback, the Oklahoma City Thunder pushed Kobe Bryant to the brink.
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Spurs start slow, finish fast to beat Clippers in Game 3
Los Angeles Times, Saturday - 05/19/2012 - 06:15 PM
San Antonio uses a 24-0 run in the third quarter to take control of game during a 96-86 victory that puts the Clippers on the brink of elimination.No team in NBA history has come back to win a playoff series after losing the first three games.
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Kobe leads Lakers past Thunder in 99-96 thriller
Kansas City Star, Saturday - 05/19/2012 - 01:39 AM
After two straight exhausting playoff games that went down to the last gasp, Kobe Bryant knows the Los Angeles Lakers can't hope to keep up with the younger, faster Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Wade loses cool in Heat's 94-75 loss to Pacers
Associated Press, Friday - 05/18/2012 - 04:24 AM
Dwyane Wade lashed out in frustration during the worst playoff game of his career. His target wasn't wearing an Indiana uniform. Wade confronted his coach as the Miami Heat melted.
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Kings clip Coyotes, one win from Stanley Cup finals
MSNBC, Friday - 05/18/2012 - 01:15 AM
Dwight King scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Jonathan Quick made 18 saves, and Los Angeles rolled to the brink of their first Stanley Cup finals in 19 years with a 2-1 victory over Phoenix on Thursday.
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Junior Seau's home burglarized days after death
FOXNews, Wednesday - 05/16/2012 - 05:16 AM
NFL legend Junior Seau's beach front San Diego-area home was burglarized only days after the football great apparently committed suicide, Fox 5 reports.
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Spurs Beat Clippers In Game 1, 108-92: Tim Duncan's Double-Double Leads San Antonio
Huffington Post, Wednesday - 05/16/2012 - 12:34 AM
The San Antonio Spurs had just taken Game 1, and Manu Ginobili didn't want to hear another word about winning 15 in a row or not losing in more than a month.
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New effort filed to free O.J. from Nevada prison
USA Today, Tuesday - 05/15/2012 - 08:21 PM
A new lawyer for O.J. Simpson filed to gain his release from Nevada state prison.
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Kuchar wins The Players Championship
MSNBC, Sunday - 05/13/2012 - 07:36 PM
Matt Kuchar looked beyond the edge of the 16th green at a scene packed with enough stress it could wipe away even his smile. Across the water was an island green that was awaiting him Sunday in The Players Championship.
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Rangers hold off Caps 2-1 in Game 7
Associated Press, Saturday - 05/12/2012 - 11:45 PM
Henrik Lundqvist went from shaking his head in disgust to raising his arms in celebration when time finally ran out on the Washington Capitals....
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AP Source: James wins 3rd NBA MVP award
Associated Press, Friday - 05/11/2012 - 06:34 PM
Heat forward LeBron James is the NBA's MVP for a third time, putting him alongside some of the game's all-time greats... James is winning the award for the third time in four seasons.
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Surfer sets Guinness record riding 78-foot wave
USA Today, Friday - 05/11/2012 - 11:53 AM
Guinness World Records says Hawaii's Garrett McNamara, 44, rode the biggest wave ever with a 78-footer off the coast of Portugal.
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