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L.A. Times - Sports
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Lakers beat Jazz to win series
Despite a furious finish by Utah, the Lakers hang on for a 108-105 victory and their first trip to the Western Conference finals in four years.
The Lakers are headed to the Western Conference finals for the first time in four years after outlasting the Utah Jazz in tonight's Game 6, 108-105.
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Saunders pitches Angels past Dodgers
Young left-hander collects his seventh win of the season.
Joe Saunders got back to winning after his lone loss of the year, and Vladimir Guerrero drove in two runs without a hit to help the Angels beat the Dodgers, 4-2, tonight at Angel Stadium.
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Big Brown can put more than horses behind him in Preakness
If he crushes the competition, as expected, and rushes on to the Triple Crown, he'll help racing wipe away images of injuries and drugs.
It rained on horse racing's parade here today. That's been happening a lot.
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Candace Parker, Lisa Leslie start new Sparks era Saturday
The Sparks duo is among the WNBA's most anticipated, bringing together the 2008 No. 1 overall draft pick and the league's three-time most valuable player for the season opener at Phoenix.
Somewhere between the mashed carrots and mixed vegetables, Lisa Leslie and Candace Parker began to sense it.
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Alex Stepheson to leave North Carolina
Former Harvard-Westlake standout is granted his release so he can be closer to home because of family health concerns. UCLA and USC are expected to be interested in the 6-9 power forward.
Alex Stepheson, a 6-foot-9 power forward at North Carolina who was a basketball standout at North Hollywood Harvard-Westlake High, has been granted his release from the Tar Heels so that he can be closer to his family in Los Angeles.
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Tim Montgomery sentenced to 46 months in prison
Former Olympic track gold medalist receives punishment for writing bad checks. He has another trial pending in Virginia where he is accused of selling heroin.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Olympic gold medalist Tim Montgomery's once-celebrated life continued its long downward spiral Friday when a federal judge sentenced the former "world's fastest man" to nearly four years in prison for dealing in bad checks.
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Double amputee could run in Beijing Games
Surprise ruling allows Oscar Pistorius, who has prosthetic lower legs, to compete with able-bodied athletes for a spot on South Africa's Olympic team.
An unexpected decision Friday by the Court of Arbitration for Sport cleared the way for South African double amputee Oscar Pistorius to compete for a berth on his nation's Olympic track team, although he may need to run faster than ever before if he is to succeed in that quest.
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Lakers prepare for tonight's Game 6 at Utah
Coach Phil Jackson expresses confidence in his team -- and Kobe Bryant's back -- as Los Angeles hopes to buck the trend and win a semifinal game on the road.
Pau Gasol's best pick as a Laker may have come at this morning's shoot-around in preparation for tonight's Game 6 against the Utah Jazz.
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Big Brown challenger Behindatthebar out of Preakness
Now Gayego is the main competition for the Kentucky Derby winner as Big Brown bids for the Triple Crown.
BALTIMORE -- Big Brown in today's Preakness Stakes is similar to Tiger Woods in any golf tournament. The focus is all on him.
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It's Big Brown and a big gray area in Preakness
None of the horses in a weak field appear capable of challenging the Kentucky Derby winner. But being a heavy favorite at Pimlico is no guarantee of success.
None of the 11 horses who will face Big Brown in the Preakness appear capable of knocking off the undefeated Kentucky Derby winner.
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