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Hockey

• Fight over but not forgotten for Stars, Red Wings
  DALLAS - Really, it's hard to imagine that Chris Osgood is completely correct in his assessment. "Just a litt...
• BRIEF: Steenhuis Named NLL Transition Player of Year
  May 12--The Buffalo Bandits' Mark Steenhuis, who tied the franchise record with seven goals in last Saturday's...
• NHL and Philadelphia Flyers Issue Warning to Fans: Beware of Counterfeit Merchandise
  As the Philadelphia Flyers head to the NHL Eastern Conference Finals, unsuspecting hockey fans -- eager to sh...
• New Public Enemy No. 1: Malkin ; Pittsburgh Standout Subdues Rangers
  NEW YORK His Americanized nickname is "Gino," and the rest of the NHL now knows him as a finalist for the Har...
• Stunned Rangers Have Backs to Wall ; Blueshirts on Verge of Being Swept
  NEW YORK Jaromir Jagr still believes. There wasn't much reason for optimism in the Blueshirts' locker room fo...

YellowBrix Top Entertainment

• Judge Approves Mills's Divorce Petition
  A London judge has taken the first step in finalizing the divorce of British rock 'n' roll icon Paul McCartney...
• CW Confirms Garth's '90210' Return
  The CW network has confirmed that U.S. television actress Jennie Garth will have a recurring role on the new v...
• "Iron Man" Retains Top at Box Office in N. America
  "Iron Man" retains top at box office in N. America LOS ANGELES, May 11 (Xinhua) -- "Iron Man" clobbered two n...
• Nuala O'Faolain
  The Irish journalist, writer and commentator Nuala O'Faolain last month caused something close to a sensation ...
• Fallon to Be Announced As New 'Late Night' Host
  Jimmy Fallon will officially be given the keys to NBC's "Late Night" franchise after Conan O'Brien's exit. All...

YellowBrix Top Headlines

• Clinton, Obama Court West Virginians Before Tuesday's Vote
  _ Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama made their closing arguments in West Virginia Monday on the eve of the stat...
• Jimmy Fallon Takes 'Late Night' Reins: Former 'SNL' Star Will Replace Conan O'Brien in '09
  May 12--NEW YORK -- The poorly kept secret that Jimmy Fallon will be the next host of NBC's "Late Night" becam...
• Pupils Buried Alive in Quake ; HORROR: Nearly 1,000 Chinese Kids Trapped in School Buildings
  AROUND 900 children were buried alive in their school buildings by a massive earthquake that struck China's so...
• Primary Belongs to Clinton
  May 12--U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton enters the final week before Kentucky's May 20 Democratic presidentia...
• Thousands Dead As Quake Collapses Schools in China
  BEIJING _ A powerful earthquake rocked a region of southwest China Monday, killing more than 8,500 people, bur...

Basketball

• NBA - Playoffs at a Glance
  Wednesday: at Los Angeles, TBA (c) 2008 Commercial Appeal, The. All rights Reserved...
• Veteran Pistons Outmuscle Magic -- Hamilton Scores 32 As Billups Watches From Bench
  ORLANDO, Fla. - There is a reason the Detroit Pistons have been to five consecutive Eastern Conference finals....
• Lakers Confident Despite 'Slippage' in Game 3
  SALT LAKE CITY - After opening the playoffs with six straight wins, the Lakers aren't about to get discouraged...
• Magic Point Guard Jameer Nelson Sticks By Guarantee Versus Pistons
  AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Jameer Nelson is sticking to his guarantee. Shortly after going down 3-1 in the second r...
• Celtics still searching for 1st playoff road win
  CLEVELAND - Kevin Garnett stutter-stepped as he reached a potential right turn down a seemingly endless hallwa...

Golf

• Tiger's rehab going well; hopes to play in 2 weeks
  ST. LOUIS - Tiger Woods is chipping and putting again, and he hopes to play in the Memorial in two weeks. But...
• Wie won't take part in Sorenstam's Ginn Tribute
  MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. - Don't look for Michelle Wie at this year's Ginn Tribute hosted by Annika Sorenstam. Wi...
• Take a Peek at Boo, the Panhandle Prankster
  With golf's biggest star missing from The Players Championship, galleries will need someone to turn to this we...
• Hall of Fame Welcomes The Players Championship
  Northwest St. Johns County is playing a role at The Players Championship again this year, by lending a sense o...
• NOTEBOOK Kim Handles Bad Round With Maturity
  Anthony Kim was asked if he would have responded differently to a round of 79 last year, as opposed to Saturda...

Baseball

• Marathon Games Rattle Managers -- Is There Correlation to Rockies, Padres?
  Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle is looking for reasons - not excuses - for the team's recent slide. He a...
• Auburn Capitalizes on Ole Miss Errors -- Sickly, Shaky Pomeranz Not Helped By Teammates
  Auburn 11, Ole Miss 1 OXFORD, Miss. - Ole Miss has thrown the baseball well on occasion the season, most often...
• It's Time to Pitch the DH
  The most astonishing occurrence in the first six weeks of the baseball season _ other than the decline of my W...
• Hudon, Braves earn doubleheader split with Pirates
  PITTSBURGH - Tim Hudson limited Pittsburgh to two hits and an unearned run over seven innings and the Atlanta ...
• Braves beat Pirates 8-1 to split DH
  PITTSBURGH - Tim Hudson limited Pittsburgh to two hits and an unearned run over seven innings and the Atlanta ...

NCAA Football

• Perfect Post for Scott
  OUR loss is the California community colleges' gain. We're talking about losing one of the best legislators t...
• Football Follows the Hiring of New President: TOMEY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT PROGRAM's FUTURE
  May 12--The San Jose State football community is monitoring the school's search for a new president for clues ...
• Doormats No More, Coughlin Psyched to Play Mighty N. Pocono GAME OF THE WEEK VOLLEYBALL
  May 12--Coughlin Coach Dave Lapinski and his seniors have waited for this opportunity for four seasons. When ...
• Three Local Athletes Earn Accolade: They Were Honored for Their All-Around Excellence
  May 12--Belleville East football offensive linemen Ben Bergt and Joe Rhein and Triad High linebacker Kyle Zieg...
• Dolezel Turns on Touchdown Machine As Desperados Win, 65-54
  May 11--Clint Dolezel can be impatient. As the Desperados' quarterback and playcaller, he was bothered his of...

YellowBrix Top US News

• 10 PLUS With Jeff Sovich
  Jeff Sovich is the president of Bicycling in Greensboro, a nonprofit that aims to make the area safer and easi...
• Med Flight Helicopter Crash Kills All 3 on Board; Weather Was Bad Over Wooded, Hilly Terrain Near La
  A Med Flight helicopter from the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics in Madison had taken off from La...
• Bush Nuptials Differ From Past First Family Events
  President Bush and first lady Laura Bush didn't share their daughter's wedding with the nation, but the presid...
• Court to Hear Arguments for Link Between Vaccines, Autism
  Families claiming that a mercury-based preservative in vaccines triggers autism will challenge mainstream medi...
• Number of Disabled U.S. Veterans on the Rise
  By Jennifer C. Kerr Increasing numbers of U.S. troops have left the military with damaged bodies and minds, an...

Football

• Wallace Doubtful for Game 3
  Starting forward Ben Wallace is doubtful for Game 3 of the Cleveland Cavaliers' NBA playoff series against the...
• ARENA FOOTBALL... [Derived Headline]
  ESPN2 --" Philadelphia at Georgia (c) 2008 Bismarck Tribune. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning....
• Newest Dolphin Kelly Poppinga Follows Brother's Lead
  May 12--DAVIE -- Before last month's NFL draft, Brigham Young University linebacker Kelly Poppinga got calls f...
• UPI NewsTrack Sports
  Garcia's win moves him to No. VIRGINIA WATER, England, May 12 (UPI) -- Sergio Garcia's win in the Players Cha...
• Henry Wants to Land in New City ; Former Bengals Receiver Feels a Fresh Start Would Be Better for Hi
  Troubled former Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry said Wednesday, May 7, he "wouldn't mind" going back t...

NCAA Basketball

• NCAA Panel Recommends Change in Goaltending Rule for Basketball
  INDIANAPOLIS - An NCAA committee has recommended changing the goaltending rule so that a ball that is complete...
• No. 5 Questa Looks To Go Big at State ; 4 Small Schools Have Lower Seeds
  If any of the small-school baseball teams from northern New Mexico are going to make any noise in the Class A ...
• Garnett Leads NBA's All-Defensive Team
  Boston's Kevin Garnett, the NBA's defensive player of the year, was selected to the all-defensive first team,...