The city of Sacramento faces a Thursday deadline to satisfy NBA requirements for keeping the Kings.

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Sacramento still uncertain to keep NBA’s Kings

Carolina Hurricanes winger Tuomo Ruutu, mentioned often in trade rumors, will be out until after the trade deadline.

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Tuomo Ruutu out past trade deadline with injury

Petra Kvitova beat Maria Sharapova at her own game powerful winners from all over the court to claim her first Grand Slam title.

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Petra Kvitova emerges as newest big hitter in women’s tennis

Either the best striker or best jiujitsu practitioner among heavyweights in mixed martial arts will have a semifinal spot.

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Strikeforce: Styles clash in Overeem-Werdum

As a wild, stunning two weeks in college football heads to a close with developments almost daily the prospect of more tremors remains.

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Series of scandals dominating college football’s offseason

Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers says he’s expecting all of his injured players to be available for Monday night’s fourth game of the Eastern …

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Doc Rivers expecting injured Celtics to play Game 4 vs. Heat

Pittsburgh Steelers WR Hines Ward was detained at gunpoint by police in Los Angeles early Thursday, but was not arrested.

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Cops briefly detain Hines Ward at gunpoint in Los Angeles

The day began with LeBron James(FSY) making a playoff analogy out of breakfast, his way of saying the Miami Heat were focused on the first postseason …

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Balanced effort helps Heat close out 76ers

Kawhi Leonard is entering the NBA draft and will sign with an agent, ending his playing career at San Diego State after two seasons.

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Kawhi Leonard leaving San Diego State for NBA

The NFL and the NFL Players Association continued to bicker about the definition of further negotiations on Thursday, one day after a federal …

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NFL, NFLPA bicker over semantics of how to re-engage labor talks

Billy White put on an offensive display and bedeviled national scoring leader Jimmer Fredette in leading No. 6 San Diego State past No. 8 BYU ..

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No. 6 San Diego State topples No. 8 BYU for MWC title

Jon Diebler lived up to his “3-bler” nickname by hitting 7 of 8 shots behind the arc while scoring 27 points, leading top-ranked Ohio State to …

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No. 1 Ohio State struts stuff in 93-65 romp of No. 10 Wisconsin

My father, Walter, who now resides in heaven, always imparted to me, “Greatness lies in your ability to overcome.” I never forget those words, …

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Michael Irvin: Why the Packers will beat the Steelers

Andy Murray will get another chance to end a near 75-year winless streak for British men in Grand Slam singles tournaments after beating Spain’s …

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Murray tops Ferrer, returns to the Australian Open final

She’s out there somewhere.

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Junior ranks may hold Sochi star

No point asking Team Canada coach Dave Cameron how much losing the World Junior Hockey Championship title to the United States, and on home soil, …

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World Juniors: USA, Canada downplay rematch hype

Thousands of Minnesota Vikings fans resisted the allure of the NFL’s first outdoor game in Minnesota in 29 years. But Brett Favre couldn’t.Two …

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Bears do it with defense; knock out Brett Favre to win division

Roger Federer beat Robin Soderling once again, winning 7-6 (5) 6-3 Thursday to earn a spot in the semifinals of the season-ending ATP World Tour …

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Federer, Murray cruise into the semifinals at ATP Finals

Joe Jackson scored 10 of his 17 points in the second half, and No. 19 Memphis escaped a poor shooting night to beat Miami 72-68 early Tuesday. ..

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No. 19 Memphis overcomes poor shooting night to defeat Miami

The former presidents will throw out ceremonial first pitches before Game 4 of the World Series on Sunday night. George W. Bush was managing …

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George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush to throw first pitches before Game 4

Butler University’s first commemorative men’s basketball Final Four banner will be raised to the arching beams of historic Hinkle Fieldhouse …

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Butler Bulldogs still reap rewards from NCAA title game

LeBron James left the Miami Heat exhibition game against CSKA Moscow on Tuesday night after grabbing at his right hamstring in obvious disco …

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LeBron James leaves Heat win over CSKA Moscow, team cites cramping

USA TODAY’s Sean Leahy spins around the NFL with 10 questions from Sunday’s Week 5 games and looks at how they will affect Week 6:

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10 questions: After five weeks, NFL still searching for its best team

It looks like the end of the road for New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya and manager Jerry Manuel.

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Report: Mets GM Minaya, manager Manuel won’t return next season

A different kind of work consumed Grant Hill this offseason. It wasn’t rehabilitation for the formerly oft-injured Phoenix Suns forward, and …

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As in hoops, filmmaker Hill inspires