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Indiana Pacers forward Tyler Hansbrough (50) complains to official  Jason Phillips (23) after he exchanged words with Miami Heat forward Chris Andersen (11) during the first half of Game 1 in their NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals playoff series, Wednesday, May 22, 2013 in Miami. Andersen got a technical foul.
(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

LeBron Saves Heat at Buzzer

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Miami — LeBron James made a layup as time expired in overtime, and the Miami Heat found a way to beat the Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a wild Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals last night. James finished with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the Heat — his ninth postseason triple-double, and barely anyone noticed. All …

Garcia, Woods Continue Off-Course Catfighting

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Virginia Water, England — Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia don’t like each other, and they’re making no effort to disguise their feelings. The verbal feuding began May 11 during the third round of The Players Championship. It resumed this week on both sides of the Atlantic when Woods offered a one-word answer if …

Bogey Means Nothing to Worry-Hardened Auburn Women

Monday, May 20, 2013

Montgomery, Ala. — The Auburn University women’s golf team had to overcome far more than the normal highs and lows of the sport to make the NCAA championships. Coach Kim Evans was diagnosed with clear cell ovarian cancer May 7. One of the Tigers’ top players, Victoria Trapani, missed much of the spring after doctors found her mother’s breast cancer had returned in …

Ex-Thetford Star Leaps High at UConn

Saturday, May 18, 2013

The spring semester recently ended at the University of Connecticut, but junior track and field athlete Jesse Chapman is still hard at work. Handpicked by kinesiology professor Jeff Volek to assist with an on-campus lab study, Chapman, an …

NCAA Quarterfinals Have Ivy League Flavor

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Syracuse, n.y. — When top-seeded Syracuse faces off against Ivy League-champion Yale in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse tournament, the Orange will be staring at a mirror image of sorts. Just like Syracuse (14-3), the Bulldogs (12-4) seem to thrive when they’re down. Just …

Player Denies Abuse by Coach

Friday, May 17, 2013

Anchorage, Alaska (ap) — A former Alaska Anchorage hockey player acknowledges he was hit by his former coach with a stick during practice, but he said that it didn’t rise to the level of the abuse allegation being made by a former teammate. “I am not denying that …

Orange Crushed: Syracuse Rolls to End Dartmouth’s Season

Monday, May 13, 2013

Syracuse, n.y. — For the second straight spring, Syracuse University ended the Dartmouth College women’s lacrosse team’s season in the NCAA tournament, taking down the Big Green 21-8 yesterday afternoon in a second-round matchup at SU Soccer Stadium. …

Local Roundup: Canes Win at HOF

Monday, May 13, 2013

Coopertown n.y. — Not far from the Baseball Hall of Fame, Hartford High’s Dylan Terino turned in a Hall-worthy performance against Hanover yesterday. Terino’s RBI single in the seventh inning capped his outstanding afternoon as the Hurricanes edged the Marauders, 3-2 at Cooperstown’s Doubleday Field. Terino finished 2-for-4 …

Big Green Gets a Head Start

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Syracuse, n.y. — The threat of inclement weather moved up the start time from 4 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., but that did little to mess with the game-day routine of the Dartmouth College women’s lacrosse team as it took on 19th-ranked Boston College in the first round of …

MLB Disciplines Umps After 2nd Mistake

Saturday, May 11, 2013

New York — Major League Baseball suspended umpire Fieldin Culbreth for two games yesterday because he was in charge of the crew that allowed Astros manager Bo Porter to improperly switch relievers in the middle of an inning. Culbreth and the rest of his crew — Brian O’Nora, …

Sharapova beats Dulgheru, advances at Madrid Open

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

The Associated Press Madrid — Maria Sharapova rallied from a break down in the first set to beat Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania 7-5, 6-2 yesterday and reach the second round of the Madrid Open. The second-seeded Russian said …

Penn Defeats Dartmouth in Women's Lacrosse Championship

Monday, May 6, 2013

By Greg Fennell Valley News Staff Writer Philadelphia — Want to know something about good looks? Talk to Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn. Want to know what to do with good looks? The Penn women’s lacrosse team made …

Penn Has the Stopper to Keep Dartmouth from Softball Title

Monday, May 6, 2013

By Greg Fennell Valley News Staff Writer Philadelphia — Dartmouth College softball coach Rachel Hanson can’t say the opportunities weren’t there. Stifled by Penn pitcher Alexis Borden in Saturday’s opening Ivy Championship Series game, the Big Green had …