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Zaccheroni prepares to face Italy at Confed Cup
Zaccheroni prepares to face Italy at Confed Cup
Alberto Zaccheroni's first foray into international football culminated in a resounding success, and his second big tournament hinges on a meeting with his home country. Zaccheroni, a 60-year-old tactical expert from Italy who has coached several top Serie A clubs, qualified Japan for the Confedera

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Woods matches his worst US Open round as a pro
Woods matches his worst US Open round as a pro
Tiger Woods made birdie at the first hole, only to watch his day go racing downhill from there. By the time it was over, Woods skidded to seven bogeys and a 6-over-par 76 Saturday, tumbling down the leaderboard and matching his worst round as a pro at the U.S. Open. That left him 10 strokes behind

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For De Rossi, Italy's squad is an oasis
For De Rossi, Italy's squad is an oasis
For Daniele De Rossi, Italy's national team is a sort of personal oasis. It's a squad where he can simply be a highly dependable midfielder and push aside the immense pressure he plays under at his club, Roma. Born in Rome and bred in Roma's system where his father remains the club's youth coach, D

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Kings reach new 6-year deal with Slava Voynov
Kings reach new 6-year deal with Slava Voynov
The Los Angeles Kings have reached agreement on terms of a new six-year, $25 million contract with Russian defenseman Slava Voynov. The 23-year-old Voynov contributed six goals and 13 points during the Kings' playoff run, which ended with a loss to Chicago in the Western Conference finals. He set a

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Prandelli: Keeping tabs on Balotelli is impossible
Prandelli: Keeping tabs on Balotelli is impossible
Mario Balotelli is so unpredictable that even his coach has trouble keeping tabs on the prized Italy striker. Balotelli's winning goal in the Azzurri's 2-1 win over Mexico at the Confederations Cup was a prime example. The goal showed off Balotelli's combination of brute strength and sheer athletic

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NBA Finals Game 5 viewership down from last year
NBA Finals Game 5 viewership down from last year
The NBA Finals' television viewership for Game 5 was down 13 percent from last year. The San Antonio Spurs' 114-104 victory over Miami on Sunday on ABC was watched by an average of 16.1 million people. That's down from 18.5 million for the Heat-Thunder series in 2012. Miami clinched the title in Ga

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Oswalt to start for Rockies on Thursday
Oswalt to start for Rockies on Thursday
Right-hander Roy Oswalt will make his first start of the season for the Colorado Rockies on Thursday at Washington. Manager Walt Weiss confirmed the move Tuesday. He said he does not expect to use a six-man rotation. The 35-year-old Oswalt hasn't pitched in the majors since Oct. 2, when he was with

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Brazil protesters clash with police in Sao Paulo
Brazil protesters clash with police in Sao Paulo
Protesters surrounding the city hall of Brazil's biggest city have clashed with police when a small group of demonstrators tried to force their way into the building. GloboNews television network showed images of protesters in Sao Paulo using metal barriers to smash windows and doors. Municipal gua

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Oly sprinter Campbell Brown suspended amid probe
Oly sprinter Campbell Brown suspended amid probe
Veronica Campbell-Brown's agent insists one of the cornerstones of Jamaica's wide-ranging sprint success "is not a cheat," even though the test results disagree. While her case is being decided, the three-time Olympic gold medalist will sit out and her country will try to make sense of one of its l

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Mickelson has silver market cornered in US Open
Mickelson has silver market cornered in US Open
The U.S. Golf Association is not opposed to inflicting cruel and unusual punishment at its premier championship, so here's something it might want to consider. Award the "Phil Mickelson Medal" to the runner-up in the U.S. Open. There is precedent. The U.S. Open champion has received a gold medal ev

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Smith holds off Larson to win Nationwide race
Smith holds off Larson to win Nationwide race
The rain drops splashed down on the pavement at Michigan International Speedway about an hour after Regan Smith's victory Saturday. Too late to interrupt the race — and that was fine with Smith and crew chief Greg Ives. "I've had a lot of different situations over the years, of weather and how it

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Brazil seeks to take advantage of desperate Mexico
Brazil seeks to take advantage of desperate Mexico
Brazil wants to use Mexico's desperation to its advantage when the teams meet in the Confederations Cup on Wednesday. While Brazil opened with a convincing win over Japan, Mexico lost to Italy and needs a good result against the hosts to keep alive its hopes of advancing in the World Cup warm-up to

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Assisted by basketball, ABC wins ratings week
Assisted by basketball, ABC wins ratings week
Basketball and talent shows commanded TV viewers' attention last week. Three nights of NBA finals with Miami facing San Antonio were the top programs in prime time. They helped ABC, the network that aired them, to win the week overall, according to the Nielsen Co. Sunday's game was the week's most-

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Spain beats Italy 4-2 to win Euro Under-21 final
Spain beats Italy 4-2 to win Euro Under-21 final
Thiago Alcantara scored a first-half hat trick as Spain turned on the style to beat Italy 4-2 on Tuesday and win the European Under-21 championship for a second consecutive time. Italy started as the brighter side at Jerusalem's Teddy Stadium but the Spanish players, captained by Thiago, soon gaine

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Jordan into Asian playoff after beating Oman 1-0
Jordan into Asian playoff after beating Oman 1-0
Jordan stunned Oman 1-0 Tuesday to book its place in the Asian zone playoff against Uzbekistan and keep its hopes alive of reaching its first World Cup. After a scoreless first half, Jordan began pressing and was rewarded in the 57th minute when Khalil BaniAteyah sent a cross to Ahmad Hayel Ibrahim

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The Spanish question: how many goals vs Tahiti?
The Spanish question: how many goals vs Tahiti?
There's one big question hanging over Spain's team at the Confederations Cup: how many goals will the World Cup champions score in their upcoming match against tiny Tahiti, the representative for Oceania. African champions Nigeria defeated the South Pacific islanders 6-1 in their opening game, and

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Confed Cup gets going in lively Brazil
Confed Cup gets going in lively Brazil
With great crowds, violent protests and some organizational setbacks, the Confederations Cup is underway in Brazil. The first round of matches ended on Monday with favorites Brazil, Italy and Spain winning their matches and the host nation getting an idea of what it will have to improve on for the r

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Ineligible players could cause qualifying chaos
Ineligible players could cause qualifying chaos
Ethiopia admitted Tuesday to fielding an ineligible player in World Cup qualifying after officials "forgot" he wasn't allowed to play, and it could pay for the mistake by losing its place in the final playoffs for Brazil 2014. Togo and Equatorial Guinea also are accused of having used ineligible pl

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Eintracht's goalkeeper Nikolov to move to MLS
Eintracht's goalkeeper Nikolov to move to MLS
Eintracht Frankfurt goalkeeper Oka Nikolov is leaving the Bundesliga club after 19 years to move to Major League Soccer. Eintracht chief executive officer Heribert Bruchhagen says it is still not clear which MLS club the goalkeeper will join but that his contract with Eintracht had been annulled wi

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Confed Cup gets going amid protests, some setbacks
Confed Cup gets going amid protests, some setbacks
Amid great crowds, violent protests and some organizational setbacks, the Confederations Cup is underway in Brazil. The first round of matches ended on Monday with favorites Brazil, Italy and Spain winning their matches and the host nation getting an idea of what it will have to improve for the res

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