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Bats: Collins's Decision to Pull Wright: Wise or Weak?
By LYNN ZINSER Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:51 -0000
Should Mets Manager Terry Collins have taken David Wright out of Tuesday night's game against the Brewers to avoid a beaning?
Clemens’s Lawyer Questions Trainer’s Truthfulness and Memory in Perjury Trial
By JOE DRAPE Wed, 16 May 2012 18:07:25 -0000
Roger Clemens’s lawyers on Wednesday cross-examined Brian McNamee, who claims firsthand knowledge of Clemens’s taking performance-enhancing drugs.
For Rangers’ Josh Hamilton It’s Only Seven Games in May
By TOM SPOUSTA Wed, 16 May 2012 20:00:08 -0000
On Sunday, Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers completed perhaps the most productive seven days in the history of major league baseball: 9 homers and 18 R.B.I.

L.A. Times - Sports

Roger Clemens' lawyers poke at Brian McNamee's veracity
By Ian Duncan Thu, 17 May 2012 07:00:00 -0000
At Roger Clemens' perjury trial, Brian McNamee, the key prosecution witness, testifies that the pitcher asked about steroids and said, 'I want to get really huge, I want to get strong.' A defense lawyer asks: 'Mr. McNamee, do you sometimes just make stuff up?'— Brian McNamee, the key prosecution witness in the Roger Clemens perjury trial, said he had never made up details about the pitcher's drug use, but that some of his memories of it had become clearer over time.
Bresnahan's take: Lakers' Andrew Bynum does the unexpected
By Mike Bresnahan Wed, 16 May 2012 19:37:00 -0000
It's not the stunner that Lakers fans hope to see on the day of Game 2 against Oklahoma City, but there is more than an element of surprise to Bynum's decision to talk to the media on game day.Mike Bresnahan covers the Lakers for The Times and ties up loose ends before all their playoff games. The Lakers trail Oklahoma City, 1-0, in their best-of-seven series.
Lakers' Andrew Bynum, Devin Ebanks fined by NBA
By Mike Bresnahan Wed, 16 May 2012 18:14:00 -0000
Bynum is docked $15,000 for skipping an interview session with reporters after Tuesday's practice. Ebanks is fined $25,000 for his actions after getting ejected late in Game 1.Bynum is docked $15,000 for skipping an interview session with reporters after Tuesday's practice. Ebanks is fined $25,000 for his actions after getting ejected late in Game 1.

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Burnside: Rangers score with McDonagh, Girardi pairing
Scott Burnside Wed, 16 May 2012 12:25:09 -0700
Whether Ryan McDonagh and Dan Girardi came together via happenstance or not, you could hardly find two more inexorably linked yet unique pieces of the New York Rangers' Stanley Cup puzzle, writes Scott Burnside.
LeBron: Playing PF for injured Bosh 'taxing'
ESPN.com news services Wed, 16 May 2012 15:22:23 -0700
LeBron James said it's tougher playing inside now that Chris Bosh is hurt.
Pacers' Bird named NBA Executive of the Year
Associated Press Wed, 16 May 2012 15:04:17 -0700
Everything always seemed to come so easily for Larry Bird on a basketball court.

AP Top Sports News At 6:38 p.m. EDT

Bodemeister 8-5 morning line favorite in Preakness
By DAVID GINSBURG Wed, 16 May 2012 22:30:39 -0000
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Bodemeister has been made the 8-5 morning line favorite for Saturday's Preakness....
Clemens accuser McNamee: 'I didn't make it up'
By JOSEPH WHITE Wed, 16 May 2012 19:17:48 -0000
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Roger Clemens' lawyer toyed with Brian McNamee's memory and attacked him from several directions at once. The attorney even put an easel next to the witness with the words: "MISTAKE. BAD MEMORY. LIE." Eventually, there came the inevitable question: "Do you sometimes just make stuff up?"...
Jays' Lawrie suspended 4 games for ump altercation
Wed, 16 May 2012 21:17:22 -0000
TORONTO (AP) -- Brett Lawrie of the Toronto Blue Jays has been suspended for four games by Major League Baseball after he threw his batting helmet and it bounced off an umpire....

Reuters: Sports News

Americans Gatlin and Jeter win sprints in Daegu
Wed, 16 May 2012 11:40:42 -0400
DAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - American sprinter Justin Gatlin continued his recent resurgence ahead of the London Olympics with victory in the men's 100 meters at the IAAF World Challenge meeting on Wednesday.
Adidas sues Big 5 over alleged sneaker knock-offs
Wed, 16 May 2012 17:22:58 -0400
(Reuters) - Adidas AG has sued to stop a U.S. sporting goods retailer and a skateboarding equipment maker from selling sneakers with three parallel diagonal stripes, a design it said looks too much like its own.
Lakers' Ebanks and Bynum each fined by the league
Wed, 16 May 2012 14:39:01 -0400
(Reuters) - Los Angeles Lakers players Devin Ebanks and Andrew Bynum were each fined by the National Basketball Association for separate violations, the league said on Wednesday.

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More Than Meets The Eye
Wed, 16 May 2012 18:31:08 -0400
The LeBron critics are back, but it's not that easy this time. A few issues are behind Miami's late offensive woes, Zach Lowe writes, and they could mean trouble against the Pacers.
LeBron questions intensify after Game 2 loss
Wed, 16 May 2012 12:39:49 -0400
Despite his 28 points, LeBron James stumbled late in the Pacers' 78-75 Game 2 victory over his Heat. But James' play isn't the biggest problem that Miami is facing, says Sam Amick.
Michael Farber: Three Kings a winning hand for Los Angeles
Wed, 16 May 2012 13:54:36 -0400
After his Game 2 hat trick, it's easy to look at the Kings' trade for Jeff Carter as a pivotal moment. But it's a deal the team didn't make that has it dominating, Michael Farber writes.

Kansas City Star: Sports

Royals use early burst, bullpen to beat Rangers
Tue, 15 May 2012 05:00:00 -0500
This is what the Royals had in mind last winter when instead of bolstering their rotation they beefed up the bullpen. That relief corps delivered four suffocating innings Tuesday night in closing out a 7-4 win that completed a two-game sweep of the previously-surging Texas Rangers.
Chiefs sign two draft picks plus MU's Martin Rucker
Wed, 16 May 2012 10:16:00 -0500
The Chiefs announced today that they have signed second-round draft choice Jeff Allen and fifth-round pick DeQuan Menzie to contracts, as well as four free agents, including former Missouri tight end Martin Rucker.
Missouri safety Tavon Bolden dismissed from team
Tue, 15 May 2012 05:00:00 -0500
Safety Tavon Bolden has been dismissed from the football team for disciplinary reasons, according to team spokesman Chad Moller.

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