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News: Clippers silence Thunder to end playoff drought Gun-wielding Gutierrez slung out of Racing squad Chelsea warriors digging in for Barca assault Coe has another finishing line in sight Boston marathoners cope with high temperatures Getafe rout Sevilla to dent European ambitions Verlander survives ninth as Tigers beat Royals Road teams all win to regain control in playoffs Penguins' Adams suspended one game; Bylsma fined Sailing community reeling after California race accident Penguins' Adams suspended one game; Bylsma fined Korir leads Kenyan sweep at Boston Marathon New Orleans to host 2014 NBA All-Star Game Beard recounts personal torment in revealing book Boston marathoners cope with high temperatures Clippers silence Thunder to end playoff drought Mon,16 Apr 2012 11:41 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - The streaking Los Angeles Clippers knocked Oklahoma City out of first place in the West with a forceful 92-77 victory on Monday that earned the hosts a first playoff berth in six years. Full Story Top Gun-wielding Gutierrez slung out of Racing squad Mon,16 Apr 2012 11:41 PM PDT Reuters - BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Controversial Colombia striker Teo Gutierrez, who allegedly threatened his team mates with a paintball gun after being sent off in Saturday's 4-1 defeat at Independiente, will not play for Racing Club again. "Teo will no longer be part of the professional squad," club president Gaston Cogorno told reporters. Trainer Alfio Basile, who has had two spells as Argentina coach, resigned after the derby defeat which left Racing five from bottom of the Clausura championship with nine points from 10 games. ... Full Story Top Chelsea warriors digging in for Barca assault Mon,16 Apr 2012 11:36 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Written off as too old and accused of hastening the downfall of Andre Villas-Boas, Chelsea's old guard have flourished under stand-in manager Roberto Di Matteo and will relish trying to halt Barcelona's bandwagon on Wednesday. Chelsea reached the semi-finals of the Champions League for a sixth time after a thrilling second leg comeback to knock out Napoli, playing with more freedom and confidence since Italian Di Matteo replaced the sacked Villas-Boas in early March. ... Full Story Top Coe has another finishing line in sight Mon,16 Apr 2012 11:35 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Grace and grit in the face of adversity were the defining features of a memorable running career which took Sebastian Coe to Olympic 1,500 metres titles in Moscow in 1980 and Los Angeles four years later. Now, after twice summoning the perfect blend of speed, stamina and strategy in the classic Olympic track race, Coe has another finishing line in sight. On Wednesday the chairman of the London Olympics organising committee embarks on the final lap to the Games opening on July 27 with celebrations to mark the 100-day countdown. ... Full Story Top Boston marathoners cope with high temperatures Mon,16 Apr 2012 11:07 PM PDT Reuters - BOSTON (Reuters) - Boston marathoners coped on Monday with unusually hot temperatures that approached 90 degrees (32 degrees Celsius) in a variety of ways - from pouring water over themselves to singing and praying - but few took up organizers' offer to sit out the 116th running of the famous footrace. The hot weather was enough of a concern that even the victor, Wesley Korir of Kenya, said that for much of the race he paid more attention to how much water he drank than to where he stacked up among his rivals. "I knew it was going to he hot ... ... Full Story Top Getafe rout Sevilla to dent European ambitions Mon,16 Apr 2012 11:04 PM PDT Reuters - MADRID (Reuters) - Sevilla's hopes of a place in European competition next season suffered a big blow when they let slip a one-goal lead to lose 5-1 at Getafe in La Liga on Monday. Michel's Sevilla, who had won four of their last five matches to close to within a point of sixth place and the Europa League slots, took the lead at the Coliseum with a stunning strike from Alvaro Negredo in the 19th minute. Pedros Rios engineered the turnaround, however, having a hand in four of Getafe's five goals, scoring one himself and laying on two for Miku and one for Miguel Torres. ... Full Story Top Verlander survives ninth as Tigers beat Royals Mon,16 Apr 2012 10:49 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Justin Verlander fought his way out of a hole in the ninth inning to finish off a complete-game gem in Detroit's 3-2 road win over Kansas City on Monday. Full Story Top Road teams all win to regain control in playoffs Mon,16 Apr 2012 10:32 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - The New York Rangers and Boston Bruins posted tight Game Three away victories to regain control of their Stanley Cup Eastern Conference quarter-finals on Monday. In the late game over in the Western Conference, the St Louis Blues maintained the theme of narrow wins for road teams with a 4-3 triumph in San Jose. Rangers netminder Henrik Lundqvist came out on top in a goaltending duel with Craig Anderson in the Canadian capital, stopping 39 shots as the Rangers edged the Ottawa Senators 1-0 to move 2-1 ahead in their best-of-seven series. In the U.S. ... Full Story Top Penguins' Adams suspended one game; Bylsma fined Mon,16 Apr 2012 08:37 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins forward Craig Adams was suspended one game and head coach Dan Bylsma fined $10,000 on Monday for incidents that occurred during Game Three of their Eastern Conference quarter-final with the Philadelphia Flyers. Full Story Top Sailing community reeling after California race accident Mon,16 Apr 2012 07:22 PM PDT Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - One day after rescuers halted a search for four sailors swept overboard during a yacht race off San Francisco, stunned members of the close-knit sailing community struggled on Monday to come to grips with a loss they called "devastating." The body of 46-year-old Marc Kasanin was recovered by the U.S. Coast Guard before rescuers suspended their search for the four people still missing on Sunday, saying that more than 12 hours had elapsed past a so-called "survivability window. ... Full Story Top Penguins' Adams suspended one game; Bylsma fined Mon,16 Apr 2012 04:07 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Pittsburgh Penguins forward Craig Adams was suspended one game and head coach Dan Bylsma fined $10,000 on Monday for incidents that occurred during Game Three of their Eastern Conference quarter-final with the Philadelphia Flyers. Adams was banned for instigating a fight late in the third period of Sunday's 8-4 loss. He was assessed a minor penalty, a fighting major and a game misconduct. Adams will miss Game Four of the best-of-seven series on Tuesday in Philadelphia. The Flyers lead the best-of-seven series 3-0. (Reporting by Steve Keating in Toronto; Editing by Frank Pingue) Full Story Top Korir leads Kenyan sweep at Boston Marathon Mon,16 Apr 2012 02:14 PM PDT Reuters - BOSTON (Reuters) - Kenyan runners swept both Boston Marathon podiums on Monday as Wesley Korir won the men's race and Sharon Cherop triumphed in the women's edition in steamy temperatures that slowed the defending champions. Full Story Top New Orleans to host 2014 NBA All-Star Game Mon,16 Apr 2012 02:07 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - New Orleans will host the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2014 All-Star Game, the league said on Monday, which will mark the second time in six years the city will enjoy the economic boost the event provides. The mid-season event will be played at the home of the NBA's New Orleans Hornets on February 16 pending the completion of arena and hotel agreements, the league said in a statement. ... Full Story Top Beard recounts personal torment in revealing book Mon,16 Apr 2012 01:33 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Amanda Beard climbed the podium at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, clutching her teddy bear as she collected her first gold medal, no one could see the torment that was starting to brew inside of her. Whenever she smiled, cameras clicked and crowds roared with approval. She was just 14 at the time and apparently living the ultimate American dream. Or so it seemed. The medals, the cheesy grin, even the bear, were all just a mask for the demons she was battling. Privately, her life was starting to unravel. Her parents had just divorced and she did not know how to cope. ... Full Story Top Boston marathoners cope with high temperatures Mon,16 Apr 2012 12:48 PM PDT Reuters - BOSTON (Reuters) - Boston marathoners coped on Monday with unusually hot temperatures that approached 90 degrees (32 degrees Celsius) in a variety of ways - from pouring water over themselves to singing and praying - but few took up organizers' offer to sit out the 116th running of the famous footrace. Full Story Top

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