Little time to celebrate, Lightning look ahead to Canadiens

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Lightning are eager to take another shot at the Montreal Canadiens.A year after being swept by their Atlantic Division rivals in the opening round of the NHL playoffs, the confident Lightning will...

Ball envisions regaining Broncos' starting running back job

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Montee Ball is confident his current comeback will turn out just like the last one.As a sophomore at Wisconsin in 2010, Ball leapfrogged John Clay and James White on an October afternoon at Iowa and...

Latest on game with no fans: White Sox-Orioles make noise

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BALTIMORE (AP) - 2:41 p.m.Van Halen ''Ain't Talking `bout Love'' between the second and third innings.They're playing music as the teams go from the field to the dugout. But the Crab Shuffle and some of the other silly games...

Hawks' Kyle Korver wins NBA Sportsmanship Award

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NEW YORK (AP) - Atlanta's Kyle Korver has won the NBA Sportsmanship Award and will receive the Joe Dumars Trophy before the Hawks host Brooklyn in Game 5 of their playoff series.Korver earned 87 of 317 first-place votes and...

Prosecutor: No felony charges against Cowboys' Joseph Randle

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas prosecutors say there is not sufficient evidence to bring felony charges against Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle after a domestic disturbance.Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett said Wednesday his office has completed its...

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Rockets have bigger goals after advancing to second round

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HOUSTON (AP) - After advancing to the second round of the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2009, the Houston Rockets shifted their focus to much bigger goals.They're looking to become the first Houston team to win a...

Mayor expresses support for sports arena in Seattle suburb

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TUKWILA, Wash. (AP) - The mayor of the Seattle suburb of Tukwila has sent letters to NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver expressing his support for a proposed new multipurpose arena that could house franchises for...

NFL draft back in 'City of Big Shoulder Pads' for 7th time

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CHICAGO (AP) - The NFL draft is back in the City of Big Shoulder Pads for a seventh time, expecting a much warmer reception than it got nearly 80 years ago from the very first pick in its very...

With Josh Hamilton gone, Angels need help out of left field

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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Josh Hamilton's teammates with the Los Angeles Angels all seemed to hope the outfielder would shake off his latest troubles and return to stardom in their lineup.Moments after Hamilton was traded back to the Texas...