Penguins pip Caps to level series

WASHINGTON (The Sports Xchange) - Eric Fehr scored the game-winning goal against his former team with 4:28 left to play and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Washington Capitals 2-1 on Saturday night, evening their best-of-seven series at one game apiece.

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Piller hits every green en route to two-shot LPGA lead

(Reuters) - American Gerina Piller produced another ball-striking clinic in the third round at the Texas Shootout on Saturday to earn a two-shot lead and put herself in position for her first LPGA title. The world number 20, in her sixth LPGA season, hit 18 greens in regulation for the second straight day, en route to a bogey-free four-under-par 67 at Las Colinas Country Club in Irving.

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Draft ends with Titans naming 253rd pick

(The Sports Xchange) - One of the most dramatic drafts in NFL history wrapped up in Chicago on Saturday with the team that started the spectacle ahead of schedule by trading the No. 1 overall pick to the Los Angeles Rams two weeks earlier.

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Monday finish on the cards in weather-hit New Orleans

(Reuters) - Third-round play at the weather-disrupted Zurich Classic of New Orleans was suspended for the day after just 75 minutes of action on Saturday, setting up the possibility of a Monday finish at the TPC Louisiana.

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Toronto Maple Leafs win draft lottery, get first overall pick

(Reuters) - The Toronto Maple Leafs landed the first overall selection for the National Hockey League draft on June 24 when they won the weighted draft lottery on Saturday.

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China's Ding becomes first Asian to reach world final

(Reuters) - China's Ding Junhui became the first Asian player to reach the world snooker championship final after beating Scotland's Alan McManus 17-11 in Sheffield, England on Saturday.

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Lightning beat Islanders 4-1 to even series after two games

(The Sports Xchange) - Tyler Johnson scored two goals as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Islanders 4-1 in Game 2 of an Eastern Conference second-round series on Saturday at Amalie Arena in Florida.

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Woods books accommodation for Memorial, say sources

(Reuters) - Tiger Woods has made accommodation plans for the Memorial tournament in Ohio, sources have told Reuters, suggesting the Jack Nicklaus-hosted event could mark the former world number one's PGA Tour return from back surgery.

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Jamaican McLeod runs fastest 110 meters hurdles time of 2016

(Reuters) - Jamaican Omar McLeod clocked the fastest time of the year to win the 110 meters hurdles at the Drake Relays in Iowa on Saturday as Olympic champion Aries Merritt finished fifth on his return from a kidney transplant.

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Stuard leads in New Orleans at halfway point

(Reuters) - American journeyman Brian Stuard birdied four of his last nine holes to seize a one-shot lead when the weather-delayed second round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans was completed on Saturday.

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Mavunga scores 40 in Shiga’s playoff-opening OT triumph over Hamamatsu

The Shiga Lakestars, vying to return to the Final Four for the second straight season, held off the defending champion Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix on Saturday, winning 96-94 in overtime. Julian Mavunga, a Miami (Ohio) University alum, paced Shiga with 40 points on 12-for-21 shooting. He canned six 3-pointers in the Western Conference first-round playoff series […]

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More misery for Hamilton as Rosberg takes pole in Russia

SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg seized pole position for the Russian Grand Prix on Saturday after a power unit failure piled more misery on Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton.

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Ishikawa pleased with progress in recovery from back injury

Ryo Ishikawa, out since mid-February with a lower-back injury, told Kyodo News Saturday he is recovered to the extent he can take full swings with irons but is still uncertain when he can make a comeback. The 24-year-old was diagnosed with lumber discopathy after pulling out of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am and has been absent […]

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Maru blasts two homers as Carp maul Dragons

Yoshihiro Maru hit a pair of three-run homers and Hiroki Kuroda threw seven innings as the Hiroshima Carp whipped the Chunichi Dragons 12-2 in the Central League on Saturday afternoon. Before Kuroda (4-1) did not walk a batter, nor did he allow two runners to reach in an inning until the fifth, when the Dragons […]

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Antlers fall further back in pursuit of first-stage title

Kashima Antlers lost further ground in the race for the J. League first-stage title after a 0-0 draw with Omiya Ardija on Saturday. Antlers went into the game at Nack 5 Stadium in third place in the table, trailing leaders Urawa Reds by six points after suffering their second defeat of the season at home […]

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Gymnast Kato, judoka Nomura included on top 100 all-time Olympians list

Distinguished journalist Joe Posnanski, a columnist for the NBC SportsWorld website, recently compiled a list of top 100 all-time Olympians. He begins with these words: “Can you definitely rank over a century’s worth of Olympians from a wide array of sports and disciplines? No, but let’s try anyway.” Posnanski’s ambitious project includes two legendary athletes […]

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Hamilton faster than ever in final Sochi practice

SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton prepared for Russian Grand Prix qualifying with the fastest lap yet of the Sochi circuit in Saturday's final practice.

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Toro Rosso role too good to turn down, says Booth

SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Toro Rosso offered him a role he could not refuse and former Manor Marussia principal John Booth is back in Formula One as the Red Bull-owned team's director of racing.

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