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Bucket list: Earnhardt Jr. seeks Coca-Cola 600 win
Dillon saved enough fuel to go the distance to score the first win for Richard Childress Racing's iconic No. 3 Chevrolet since Dale Earnhardt in October of 2000. 3 back, Austin Dillon delivered with his first Series Cup victory early Monday at the Coca-Cola 600 , a victory that resonated with Earnhardt fans across the country and left his grandfather on the verge of tears.
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LeBron James, Cavaliers ready for challenge against beastly Warriors
Cleveland came through the East by winning 12 of their 13 games and will look to defend their title against the Warriors, who were a flawless 12-0 as they came through the Western Conference play-offs. He also added two turnovers, one rebound and one assist. Now, that's not to say you have to like it. You adapt to the style and thats the same thing that happened to me when I went to Miami.
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Stanley Cup Final opens with controversial reversal of P.K. Subban goal
It's the type of nitpicking that has been under scrutiny since the National Hockey League rolled out its new coach's challenge policy in The Penguins rode the momentum of the reversal to score three goals in the final 4:28 of the first period for a 3-0 lead.
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Day misses out in sudden-death playoff
BASKETBALL: Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas will miss the rest of the playoffs because of a hip injury. It's moving to Trinity Forest near Dallas next year. Kokrak will be kicking himself after he blew a five-shot overnight lead. Lombard missed a 3-foot par putt on the second extra hole. Emily Tubert (Arkansas Razorbacks) finished 72nd at 13 over and won $2,569.
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Borussia Dortmund sack manager Thomas Tuchel
Watzke conceded that the club had met all of their sporting goals over the past season - by finishing in third place and thereby directly qualifying for the Champions League group stage - as well as winning Saturday's German Cup final. When Tuhelj "Bumblebees" twice without a chance lost to Bayern, the title race and won the German Cup. Watzke said it was "ambitious". The coach claimed to have been left in the dark when Zorc signed Norwegian teenager Alexander Isak in January.
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LeBron James becomes NBA's all-time playoff scoring leader
James referred to the Warriors as only "that juggernaut" and "a beast" following Thursday's Game 5 in at Boston, a night in which he passed Michael Jordan as the career postseason scoring leader. Deron Williams, who had been quiet for most of the series, also got in on the act with a series-best 14 points for Cleveland. He had scored at least 30 points in eight consecutive playoff games, the first player to do that since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1970, and there didn't seem to be anything ...
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NCAA Baseball Regional Sites Spread Among 7 Conferences
As the No. 1 seed in their regional pod, the Beavs host and play No. 4-seeded Holy Cross Friday, June 2nd at 7 p.m. PT. Nebraska earned the No. 2 seed in the pod while Yale is No. Dallas Baptist played two games this season against TCU. Houston (40-19), which won the American Athletic Conference Tournament and shared the AAC regular-season title, will play a home regional for the second time in three years.
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NHL Playoffs 2017: Ducks injuries cause for concern
That's all the Predators need to punch their first-ever ticket to the Stanley Cup Final . Pekka Rinne made 32 saves. Ducks goaltender John Gibson left Game 5 after the first period because of a lower-body injury and did not return.
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NBA Finals: Warriors vs. Cavaliers for Third Straight Year
LeBron James knows what it's like to go up against four future Hall-of-Famers in an NBA Finals series. Golden State also added Kevin Durant , you may have heard, which gives the Warriors four All-Stars who are incredibly gifted on offense.
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Top seed Angelique Kerber knocked out in first round shock
World No. 40 in the singles, Makarova is a former French Open champion - in the doubles, winning the title in 2013 with longtime partner Elena Vesnina. "The pressure is there and I can't make it disappear but I will focus on what I am doing and on my tennis", Kerber said. Makarova is likely to provide Kerber with a tough challenge on a searing hot day on Court Philippe Chatrier as she arrived at Roland Garros high on confidence, having beaten Agnieszka Radwanska and Dominika Cibulkova on ...
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Wagner plans chat with Klopp after steering Huddersfield into Premier League
Just three years ago, Huddersfield Town's revenues were less than $20 million as it languished in England's minor leagues since least playing in the old First Division in 1972. However, Huddersfield have a pretty serious grudge towards Holloway as he tipped them for relegation this season. Christopher Schindler was the hero for his side, netting the winning penalty , after Liam Moore had blazed over for Reading , before Jordan Obita saw his effort saved by Huddersfield ...
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Blues Legend: Chelsea Must Do This To Retain Premier League Title
The 67-year-old has been at Arsenal since 1996 and has led them to a string of trophies, the latest coming when they beat Chelsea in the FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday. "I invite you to live with me one day and one thing you can not question is my commitment". "But if I do stop or if I do carry on playing, I will press on in that regardless".
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Mertesacker stands tall in Arsenal's FA Cup title victory
Conte added that the second-half sending-off of wing-back Victor Moses , after he received a second yellow card from Taylor for diving, was another turning point in the match. Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois said Arsenal deserved to win the match but backed his manager's opinion that the Gunners' first goal should not have stood.
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Vegas Play of the Day: Twins vs. Astros
The Twins fell 8-6 to Tampa Bay in 15 innings on Sunday to drop two of three games against the Rays, which came on the heels of their own sweep of the Orioles. He allowed four earned runs and gave up home runs to Miguel Sano and Robbie Grossman but he benefited from the Houston hit parade. He explained his decision after the game, saying, "When (you're facing) one of the best offensive teams in the game with a six-run lead, you're going to go with your experience and guys that you feel ...
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Ferrari has chosen its number one driver - Hamilton
Vettel moved 25 points clear of Hamilton in the championship race after he recorded his third win of the season, while the British driver finished seventh in Monte Carlo . "It's really important that we work as a team more than anything, as we have been". In Monaco , triple world champion Hamilton qualified 13th and ended up seventh, with his Finnish team mate fourth.
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Meet Ernesto Valverde, The New FC Barcelona Coach
Valverde will already realise that being manager at Barcelona does not make him the most important individual at the club. Barca used to be synonymous with youth development, supplying a steady stream of brilliant players to the first team squad from their famed La Masia academy.
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Ramsey Sure Wenger Will Stay
And maybe his last night managing an Arsenal team? Aaron Ramsey scored a 79th-minute header to earn Arsenal a stunning 2-1 win over Double-chasing Chelsea on Saturday and deliver embattled manager Arsene Wenger a record seventh FA Cup .
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Moussa Sissoko takes swipe at Mauricio Pochettino after 'worst season of career'
It appears as though both Pochettino and the fans have been far from impressed with the contribution of the Frenchman considering how much he cost them a year ago, and he could be moved on this summer. "The idea is for it to be fixed early, to allow my agent to work well if I need to leave". "I want an honest discussion about what they intend to do, their future with me".
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Champions Trophy: 'Control over emotions' imperative in India-Pak clash, says Jadhav
It is against England that Bangladesh begin their Champions Trophy campaign, on Thursday, and while Tamim understood the heft of the challenge ahead of them, he wanted his team to draw from the good memories of their recent past. I feel much safer in India ", says Bashir. The preparation so far has been satisfying. And if this tournament doesn't work out then Taylor said his next target was the 2019 World Cup "and after that, we'll see".
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Djokovic to pick Agassi's brains after 'rusty' start
Nadal is seeking to become the only player to win 10 titles at one Grand Slam tournament in the Open Era. Djokovic , who next faces Portugal's Joao Sousa, is hoping that the arrangement with Agassi can develop into a long-term relationship.
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Kevin Love Doesn't Understand the Concept of Underdogs, or He's Delusional
And if you add Pop [Gregg Popovich] in there, that's five Hall of Famers. I didn't go bald like Mike, but I'm getting there. They're going to challenge our ballclub. Celtics: Never led at home in the series.So it's worth noting that James needed 33 more games to surpass Jordan, but he took the record at a younger age - James is 32 and Jordan was 35.
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Novak Djokovic & Rafael Nadal enter second round of Men's Singles
The Czech player will face 86th-ranked Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russian Federation in the next round. The 13th seed, hoping to become the first Frenchwoman to lift the Suzanne Lenglen Cup since Mary Pierce in 2000, said she hurt her back on Sunday and was not even sure she could make it on to Court Philippe Chatrier.
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Arsene Wenger to reveal his Arsenal future
The 2-1 victory over London rivals and newly crowned English Premier League champions Chelsea came courtesy of Alexis Sanchez's controversial opener on four minutes, with Aaron Ramsey then heading Arsenal back in front three minutes after Diego Costa's 76th-minute deflected equaliser.
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An unofficial guide to National Football League celebrations under new rules
The change allows teams to carry 90 players into the final preseason contest, giving them more time to evaluate those players. Even Commissioner Roger Goodell said he was looking forward to seeing what players would do with their new-found freedom of expression.
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Kevin Love on Cavs Being Underdogs: 'Funny to me'
They played great basketball this year. I think the team is like 108-2. You usually don't appreciate something until you don't have it anymore. For the third season in a row, The Warriors will face off with the Cavaliers during this year's N.B.A.
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New Barcelona coach will inherit Messi
During Barcelona's Copa Del Rey victory in the finals, Neymar Junior scored one of his side's 3 goals and did equal a record by doing so. Messi . He ends his spell as coach with an average of three trophies per season. "He is the very best, without a doubt". As has happened often throughout Enrique's reign, Barcelona were boosted by a brilliant display from Messi.
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Nathaniel Clyne out of England's World Cup qualifier with Scotland
Wayne Rooney's future in the England team is under scrutiny. However the Three Lions manager insists he hasn't closed the door on the 31-year-old's global career. I've no idea what the future is for Wayne with Manchester United so it is very hard for me comment on whether he is part of the plans there or not.
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Rays' Ramirez 1st pitcher since '84 to start day after save
Shin-Soo Choo drove in three runs, all off De Leon, with a two-run single in the sixth and a solo homer in the eighth. They led 4-1 in the second after Gallo pulled a pitch 430 feet down the right-field line. He also had issues with his left calf during spring training. He was batting fourth and playing third base after missing the season so far because of a right calf strain.
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Ernesto Valverde Named Barcelona Manager
After retiring in 1997 Valverde's coaching career has taken him to Espanyol , Olympiacos , Villarreal and Valencia . 13 - In 2013 Valverde returned to Athletic Bilbao , leading them to 4th place in La Liga and a place in the Champions League.
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NBA Finals: Steve Kerr not ready to coach Warriors
He's been dealing with complications from back surgery for almost two years. The Warriors are in better shape entering the NBA Finals than they were a year ago for a number of reasons. Brown wasn't around during the past two Finals when the Warriors faced the Cavaliers, so he has watched some of last year's Finals. Whether he coaches or not, Kerr said he plans on flying to Cleveland with Golden State for Games 3 and 4.
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Oxlade Surprised Moses Was Sent Off In Cup Final
Shearer told BBC Sport : "It is two weeks since Chelsea won the Premier League title at the Hawthorns and, by the looks of things, they have done a lot of partying since". He complained, with justification, that Alexis Sanchez's fourth-minute opener for Arsenal should not have been allowed to stand due to a "very clear" handball, but admitted his team's start "wasn't good enough".
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Chelsea: John Terry hits back at critics over substitution
Conte's impact at Stamford Bridge has been nothing short of remarkable when you consider that he took over last summer with Chelsea having just finished 10th in the Premier League and without a trophy. "I wanted to play 26 minutes and come off because it, the shirt number". They know what it means to me and they gave me an unbelievable send-off, one I will never forget.
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Liverpool set to sign Chelsea striker Dominic Solanke
A fee will be decided by a tribunal and Solanke will initially go into Liverpool's Under-23 side. Solanke has chosen to continue his career at Anfield , having chose to let his terms at Stamford Bridge run down. The highly rated forward is now playing for England at the Under-20 World Cup in South Korea. Solanke, who will earn under £20,000-a-week at Anfield, also had offers from Red Bull Leipzig in Germany and Celtic, who saw him as a potential replacement for Moussa Dembélé.
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Penguins defeat Predators 5-3 in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Finals
With the minutes counting down before the puck is dropped Monday night at PPG Paints Arena to kick off the 2017 Stanley Cup Final , the Pittsburgh Penguins and Nashville Predators continued to size up one another. "He hadn't faced a shot in a while, so you're just trying to get a shot on net", Guentzel told reporters of the Predators goalie . Many came prepared to look the part Samantha Henry of Fayette City who had her face painted Black and Gold.
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Tiger Woods Arrested on DUI Charge at 3 AM
The 14-time major champion says in a statement that alcohol wasn't involved. Whether it was alcohol or the wrong mix of prescriptions, Woods adds another shameful chapter to his recent collection, whether it's on the golf course with poor results or simply what happens off of it.