National Sports

San Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum works against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of a baseball game on Friday, May 24, 2013, in San Francisco.

Rockies beat Giants for fourth straight time

Michael Cuddyer homered and hit a two-run double after coming off the disabled list, Tyler Chatwood beat San Francisco for the second time in seven days and the Colorado Rockies blanked the Giants 5-0 on Friday night. 40 minutes ago

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MLB BASEBALL

Trout, Vargas lead Angels over Royals

Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost thought Mike Trout was out stealing second in the seventh inning.

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NATIONAL SPORTS

Recap: Pittsburgh vs. Ottawa

James Neal notched a hat trick and an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins advanced past the Ottawa Senators with a 6-2 win in Game 5 of this Eastern Conference semifinal series.

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NBA BASKETBALL

Late turnovers doom Heat in Game 2 loss, 97-93

LeBron James blamed one person after the Miami Heat let home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference finals slip from their hands.

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MLB BASEBALL

D-backs score 5 in the 7th to beat Padres 5-2

Brandon McCarthy pitched seven effective innings for his second straight win and Paul Goldschmidt hit a two-run double to cap Arizona's five-run seventh inning, lifting the Diamondbacks to a 5-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.

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NBA BASKETBALL

Pacers steal Game 2 from Heat, 97-93

David West punched two passes from LeBron James away in the final minute, then punched the air.

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MLB BASEBALL

Indians struggle against Lackey 8-1 loss at Boston

Cleveland starter Justin Masterson said he felt something was slightly off as he prepared to face the Boston Red Sox.

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MLB BASEBALL

Braves-Mets suspended, game to resume Saturday

Evan Gattis had a two-run, pinch-hit single in the top of the eighth, then the Mets rallied to tie it in a downpour in the bottom half before the Atlanta Braves and New York were suspended by rain with the score 5-5 Friday night.

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GOLF

Monty: Controversy `mountain out of a molehill'

Colin Montgomerie called the Sergio Garcia "fried chicken" controversy a "mountain out of a molehill."

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NATIONAL SPORTS

Indy 500 could be better than 2012's epic race

They raced 1-2-3 in line, trading the lead a whopping 15 times over the final, frantic 75 laps. All three drivers had a last-lap plan in mind when they zipped past the white flag, and it was Takuma Sato who acted first with a bold move for the win.

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NATIONAL SPORTS

AP Sportlight

May 26

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