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Eric Byrnes hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the seventh-inning off Hiroki Kuroda, and the Arizona Diamondbacks stretched their winning streak to six with a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on ... via Florida Times-Union

San Francisco authorities shortened the original six-mile route for the Olympic torch relay's only North American stop Wednesday as thousands of demonstrators gathered along the city's waterfront to praise and ... via Sacramento Bee

Former Minnesota Vikings great Carl Eller was arrested after he refused to give a breath test for drunken driving early Wednesday in north Minneapolis. via Minnesota Public Radio

“We needed to get through this day”

The Red Sox trotted out the champions of Boston's past to celebrate their latest World Series win, with Hall of Famers Bobby Orr and Bill Russell among those carrying their sports' trophies onto the Fenway ... via Journal Gazette

Baron Davis had 33 points and nine assists, Stephen Jackson added 20 points, and the Golden State Warriors stayed in the frantic Western Conference playoff race with their highest-scoring game of the season, a ... via Thestate.com

Carlos Delgado and the New York Mets botched the final home opener at Shea Stadium the same way they squandered a big lead in the NL East last year.

April or September, doesn't seem to matter. The Mets can't find a way to hold off Philadelphia.

Jamie Moyer pitched six effective innings, Jayson Werth hit a tiebreaking single and the Phillies rallied past New York 5-2 Tuesday with the help of Delgado's key error in the seventh.

It was another late comeback by Philadelphia, which took advantage of the Mets' epic collapse last September to win the division title. New York led by seven games with 17 to play, but went 5-12 down the stretch and missed the playoffs. Read more

The Jayhawks’ third national title was not an upset along the lines of Danny Manning and the Miracles in 1988. But it was a marvel of determination as Kansas came from six points down in the final 1 1/2 minutes of regulation.

Matt Holliday hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth, Aaron Cook pitched seven strong innings and the Colorado Rockies snapped a five-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on ... via The Boston Globe

Aubrey Huff homered to break an eighth-inning tie, and the Orioles completed their first four-game sweep of the Seattle Mariners since 1999 with a 5-4 victory today. via Baltimoresun.com

Patrick Ewing, and Hakeem Olajuwon head the class of 2008 who were elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame. via WABC

Kansas plays Memphis tonight for the NCAA men's college basketball championship. It's once-beaten Memphis against a Kansas team that was able to open a 28-point lead on top-ranked North Carolina Saturday in easily winning its national semifinal. Both teams are athletic, like to push the ball up the court and run at every opportunity.

Andy Murray has dropped outside the world's top 20 for the first time since August 2006 after his second-round exit at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. via Daily Express

The Associated Press Sunday, April 06, 2008 Nick Swisher homered on the game's second pitch, Carlos Quentin had four RBIs and the Chicago White Sox handed the Detroit Tigers their sixth straight loss, 13-2 ... via WQXI-AM Atlanta

Dirk Nowitzki scored 32 points and the Dallas Mavericks rallied from a 13-point fourth quarter deficit for a crucial 105-98 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. via Peninsula Clarion

“He's playing unbelievable tennis”

Nikolay Davydenko's grunts became a little louder in the last game Sunday, and the extra effort helped him finish off Rafael Nadal in the final of the Sony Ericsson Open. via Slam Sports

“We got up and did some big things.”

Brandon Rush had 25 points, and Kansas surged to a surprising huge first-half lead before beating North Carolina, 84-66 in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. via NewsRadio540.com

“You don't solve them on the football ground; you don't solve them in the swimming pool.”

Five-time Olympic gold medalist rower Steve Redgrave launched the Olympic torch relay across London on Sunday amid heavy security and attempts by Tibet protesters to disrupt the procession.

Three demonstrators tried to board a relay bus at Wembley, the stadium where the torch began its London leg, before being dragged away by police.

Activists demonstrating China's human rights record and a recent crackdown on Tibet have been protesting along the torch route since the start of the flame's 85,000-mile odyssey from Ancient Olympia in Greece to Beijing, host of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Read more

Jarome Iginla scored his 50th goal of the season and added two assists as the Calgary Flames finished the regular season with a 7-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night. via Boston Globe

All Derrick Rose and Memphis were missing was a trapeze.

The star freshman showed off his whole dazzling array of signature moves, and UCLA could do little but watch. Flying from all angles, the Tigers took their show to a new level Saturday, romping 78-63 to reach the NCAA championship game.

Rose wasn't content to merely make shots, he wanted to stamp this Final Four as his own with a series of show-stoppers. It became an NBA audition in likely his final college weekend as he helped Memphis (38-1) set the major college basketball record for wins in a season. Read more

Olympics 18:37 GMT, Saturday, 5 April 2008 19:37 UK Serena battles to fifth Miami win By Piers Newbery Defending champion Serena Williams overcame an attack of nerves to see off Serbia's Jelena Jankovic and win ... via BBC News