Sunday, April 10, 2016

Rory McIlroy tumbles down leaderboard at Masters and other top stories.

  • Rory McIlroy tumbles down leaderboard at Masters

    AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Body language often tells the story for Rory McIlroy, so seeing a scoreboard or watching wayward shots into the woods was not necessary to figure out his mood on Saturday afternoon at Augusta National. The purposeful stride and bounce ...
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  • James: Late-race tactics continue to frustrate Martin Truex Jr.

    James: Late-race tactics continue to frustrate Martin Truex Jr.
    Brant James, USA TODAY Sports 4:35 p.m. EDT April 10, 2016Martin Truex Jr. led a race-high 141 laps but finished sixth in Duck Commander 500.(Photo: Jerome Miron, USA TODAY Sports)FORT WORTH — Martin Truex Jr. discarded his helmet and stared off toward the grandstands at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday night, pit road filling with Sprint Cup cars and crewman in the moments after the Duck Commander 500.He had that look on his face again, the painfully well-honed façade mustered for ..
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  • Warriors chase record-tying 72nd win vs. Spurs: Three things to watch

    Warriors chase record-tying 72nd win vs. Spurs: Three things to watch
    For the Golden State Warriors to get to a second straight NBA Finals, they will likely have to beat the San Antonio Spurs in the playoffs. And for the Warriors to break the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls' record for single-season wins, they will have to beat the Spurs in San Antonio on Sunday.After just playing each other on Thursday, the Warriors and Spurs will face off against each otherfor the final time in the regular season. Here are three things to watch:The latest from SportsLine1. History in the..
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  • New Sixers GM intends to speed up the process

    New Sixers GM intends to speed up the process
    IT IS TIME to put aside the talk of nepotism and leaked emails. Forget, if you can - and really, you must - if Sam Hinkie was forced out or bailed on the 76ers. The process, moving forward, will no longer require capital letters as the unofficial name of the rebuilding plan. If anything was clear Sunday when the team introduced Bryan Colangelo as president of basketball operations, it was that the future is different now, what's past is past and, while appreciative of the unprecedented work ..
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  • Carli Lloyd: Why I'm Fighting for Equal Pay

    Carli Lloyd: Why I'm Fighting for Equal Pay
    Photo Carli Lloyd spoke to fans after a friendly against Colombia on Sunday. Credit Mark Makela for The New York Times I’ve worn a U.S. Soccer uniform for 12 years and have done so proudly. I’ve had some of the greatest moments of my life — winning two Olympic gold medals and the 2015 Women’s World Cup — wearing that uniform. So when I joined four teammates in filing a wage-discrimination complaint against U.S. Soccer late last month, it had nothing to do with how much ..
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  • Angels' Weaver beats Rangers in season debut 3-1

    Angels' Weaver beats Rangers in season debut 3-1
    ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jered Weaver pitched six effective innings in his injury-delayed season debut, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers 3-1 on Sunday to earn a split of the four-game series.Mike Trout got his first two RBIs of the season and Albert Pujols also singled home a run for Los Angeles, which bounced back after losing two in a row. Weaver (1-0) allowed a run and six hits en route to his 139th career win — passing Nolan Ryan for second on the franchise list behind Chuck ..
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  • Clippers' win prevents Mavericks from clinching postseason spot

    Clippers' win prevents Mavericks from clinching postseason spot
    AP 7:23 p.m. EDT April 10, 2016Dallas Mavericks guard Deron Williams, left, shoots as Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game.(Photo: Mark J. Terrill, AP)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jamal Crawford scored 22 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat Dallas 98-91 on Sunday, snapping the Mavericks' six-game winning streak and preventing them from clinching a playoff berth.J.J. Redick added 20 points and Blake Griffin had 17 points and 11..
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  • Police look for motive beyond road rage in shooting death of Will Smith

    Police look for motive beyond road rage in shooting death of Will Smith
    Police said former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith was shot and killed in what appeared to be a road rage incident. The New Orleans Police Superintendent said there is no evidence Smith and the gunman knew one another. (AP) Police are investigating whether the shooting death of Will Smith, a former defensive end who played on the New Orleans Saints‘ Super Bowl-winning team, was a random act that occurred when an argument erupted into road rage after an auto accident Saturday night in ..
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  • USWNT continues to separate off-field matters from on-field play in win over Colombia

    USWNT continues to separate off-field matters from on-field play in win over Colombia
    USWNT continues to separate off-field matters from on-field play in win over ColombiaBy Graham Hays | Apr 10, 2016espnW.comRich Barnes/Getty ImagesBecky Sauerbrunn, one of five USWNT players who recently filed a complaint against U.S. Soccer with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging wage discrimination, said the team is able to separate off-field issues from its play on the field. CHESTER, Pa. -- The tickets said the United States played Colombia on Sunday, the second in a two-ga..
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  • Danny Willett wins Masters as Jordan Spieth collapses

    Danny Willett wins Masters as Jordan Spieth collapses
    Danny Willett hits his second shot on the 1st hole during the final round of the Masters on April 10, 2016.(Photo: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports)AUGUSTA, Ga. — In a shocking turn of events just after the turn at Augusta National Golf Club, Jordan Spieth’s stranglehold on a second consecutive Masters title slipped through his hands into Rae’s Creek.Englishman Danny Willett was more than happy to grab hold.Spieth, who romped to a historic win in 2015, seemed ready to stroll to another green jack..
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