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Police at Patriots tight end's home for 2nd day
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- State police returned to the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Wednesday, two days after a body was found about a mile away....

LeBron excited for title-deciding Game 7
MIAMI (AP) -- LeBron James could not sleep after Game 6....

Yankees' Jeter takes batting practice in Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has taken on-field batting practice for the first time since being cleared to increase his rehabilitation program for a broken left ankle....

Woods to rest elbow, skip AT&T National
In little more than a month, Tiger Woods went from being tough to beat to having a tough time even playing....

Heat force Game 7 with 103-100 OT win over Spurs
MIAMI (AP) -- When LeBron James' greatness almost wasn't good enough, officials began preparing for a San Antonio celebration....

Mum's the word on Hossa amid NHL's injury culture
BOSTON (AP) -- Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville didn't want to talk about the injury that forced him to scratch forward Marian Hossa from the Stanley Cup finals against the Boston Bruins....

Yankees spoil Mattingly's return to Bronx
NEW YORK (AP) -- Hiroki Kuroda shut down his former team into the seventh inning, Ichiro Suzuki homered and drove in three runs, and the New York Yankees spoiled Don Mattingly's return to the Bronx with a 6-4 victory over the sloppy Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday in the opener of a day-night doubleheader....

Serena Williams sorry after rape case comments
Serena Williams says she's reaching out to the family of the victim in the Steubenville rape case after the tennis star was quoted in a Rolling Stone article saying "she shouldn't have put herself in that position."...

Bruins' run excites city wounded by marathon bombs
BOSTON (AP) -- The Bruins were the first Boston team to play at home after the bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon, and they were happy to give the city something else to think about....

Protests get support from Brazilian soccer players
FORTALEZA, Brazil (AP) -- The historic wave of protests that has swept across Brazil in recent days has gained some important allies - the players of the Brazilian national football team....

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