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AP Top Sports News At 4:20 p.m. EDT
Parents' dilemma: Let children play football?
Already uneasy about the idea of letting her 7-year-old son Jason start playing tackle football, Elizabeth Giancarli made up her mind when former NFL star Junior Seau committed suicide....
Indy 500 wide open as Penske tries to go 5-0
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Marco Andretti knows how much heartache his family has suffered at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He needs no reminders that IndyCar could use an American superstar, and with his famous last name, he is quite aware of the hope that maybe he can be the one to elevate this attention-starved series....
Djokovic bids for 4th consecutive Grand Slam title
PARIS (AP) -- As daylight disappeared and wind whipped loose dirt around the court, Novak Djokovic watched one last ace fly off Roger Federer's racket and end their thrill-a-minute semifinal at the 2011 French Open....
NBA fines Spoelstra $25,000 for comments
MIAMI (AP) -- The NBA fined Miami coach Erik Spoelstra $25,000 on Friday for "critical public comments" about officiating in the Eastern Conference series with Indiana....
Earnhardt hopes to put last year behind him
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- At first Dale Earnhardt Jr. was relieved he didn't fall further back than seventh at last year's Coca-Cola 600. Then he realized what he had lost for just about a gallon of gas....
Before bid, USOC must 1st choose summer or winter
DENVER (AP) -- Now that they've made peace with their international partners on the financial front, leaders at the U.S. Olympic Committee must decide whether to try to bring an upcoming Olympics to America....
Donald leads at Wentworth, closes in on No. 1 spot
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) -- Luke Donald put himself in position to regain the world's No. 1 ranking, shooting a 3-under 69 to take a two-stroke lead after the third round of the BMW PGA Championship on Saturday....
Patrick not looking back at what she left behind
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- With Danica Patrick in North Carolina racing stock cars, the Indianapolis 500 will go off on Sunday without an American woman in the field for the first time since 1999....
Devils make Cup finals after 3-2 win over Rangers
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Moments after sending the New Jersey Devils to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since 2003, Adam Henrique skated to the corner and waited to be mobbed by his teammates....
Beckenbauer against scrapping penalty shootouts
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) -- Franz Beckenbauer says deadlocked matches should continue to be decided with penalty-kick shootouts....
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