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Spurs beat Clippers 96-86 to take 3-0 series lead

San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili, center, of Argentina, celebrates with center Tim Duncan, left, and guard Tony Parker of France right, during the second half in Game 3 of an NBA basketball playoffs Western Conference semifinal against the Los Angeles Clippers, Saturday, May 19, 2012, in Los Angeles. The Spurs won 96-86. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Nothing was going to rattle the calm, cool and collected Spurs. Not even a 24-point deficit. Sports News Headlines – Yahoo! News

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Thunder rally past Lakers, take 3-1 series lead

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, right, puts up a shot as Oklahoma City Thunder forward Serge Ibaka defends during the first half in Game 4 of an NBA basketball playoffs Western Conference semifinal, Saturday, May 19, 2012, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

With Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant engineering yet another late comeback, the Oklahoma City Thunder pushed Kobe Bryant to the brink. Sports News Headlines – Yahoo! News

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Johnson cruises to 3rd win in NASCAR All-Star race

Jimmie Johnson, right, celebrates his his crew after winning the NASCAR Sprint All-Star auto race in Concord, N.C., Saturday, May 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

It’s not often a race car driver intentionally cruises slowly at the back of the field. Sports News Headlines – Yahoo! News

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Chelsea beats Bayern Munich in penalty shootout

You can’t keep Didier Drogba down. Sports News Headlines – Yahoo! News

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Triple Crown dreams often dashed at Belmont

but fallen short in the Belmont Stakes. A look at how those thoroughbreds ran at Belmont: Sports News Headlines – Yahoo! News

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I’ll Have Another wins Preakness, Triple try next

I’ll Have Another waited a little longer to catch Bodemeister in the stretch this time, and now that he’s done it twice in a row it’s time for a Triple Crown try in the Belmont Stakes in three weeks. Sports News Headlines – Yahoo! News

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I’ll Have Another wins Preakness

I’ll Have Another overtook Bodemeister, blazing down the stretch to win the Preakness in the final strides Saturday and keep alive his hopes of winning the Triple Crown. Sports News Headlines – Yahoo! News

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Lundqvist, Rangers blank Devils, 3-0, lead 2-1

New York Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi, second from right, celebrates with teammates Artem Anisimov, left, Brad Richards, and Marc Staal, right, after scoring against the New Jersey devils during the third period of Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference final playoff series, Saturday, May 19, 2012, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 36 shots, and Dan Girardi, Chris Kreider and Ryan Callahan scored third-period goals to lead the New York Rangers to a 3-0 win over the New Jersey Devils in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday. Sports News Headlines – Yahoo! News

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Torch starts its 8,000 mile journey

British Olympic sailing hero and three time gold medalist Ben Ainslie walks past the media as he holds the Olympic torch at the official start of the London 2012 Olympic games torch relay at Land

British sailing hero Ben Ainslie kicked off the torch relay for the 2012 London Olympics on Saturday with a stroll through teary, flag-waving crowds who cheered the arrival of the flame. Sports News Headlines – Yahoo! News

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Rookie Clauson crashes during qualifying session

IndyCar driver Bryan Clauson slides through the first turn after crashing into the wall during his qualification run on the first day of qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Tom Hemmer)

Rookie Bryan Clauson has been cleared and released to driver after crashing during Indianapolis 500 qualifying Saturday. Sports News Headlines – Yahoo! News

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