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AP's 5 things to watch in the Stanley Cup finals
AP's 5 things to watch in the Stanley Cup finals
Hockey fans who endured another lockout are in for a treat that'll cap a sprint of a season. The Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins are set to compete for the Stanley Cup for the first time in the NHL's first final featuring Original Six teams since 1979. There have been seven champions in the sal

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NHL conference finals' viewership doubles from '12
NHL conference finals' viewership doubles from '12
The NHL conference finals' television viewership more than doubled from last year. With three large-market teams and three clubs with recent histories of luring audiences, the Blackhawks-Kings and Bruins-Penguins series averaged 2.65 million viewers on NBC and NBC Sports Network despite lasting onl

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Santa Anita to host 2014 Breeders' Cup
Santa Anita to host 2014 Breeders' Cup
The Breeders' Cup will remain at Santa Anita in 2014, keeping the year-end world championships at the Arcadia, Calif., track for the third consecutive year. The event, consisting of 14 races highlighted by the $5 million Classic, will be held Oct. 31-Nov. 1 next year. Santa Anita is staging this ye

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LA Kings beat Chicago 3-1 in Game 3 of West finals
LA Kings beat Chicago 3-1 in Game 3 of West finals
Slava Voynov scored a goal and set up another as the Los Angeles Kings beat Chicago 3-1 in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday, trimming the Blackhawks' series lead to 2-1. Jonathan Quick made 19 saves, Justin Williams also scored and Dwight King added an empty-net goal in the defend

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Pick 6: NHL's final 4 feature last 4 Cup champions
Pick 6: NHL's final 4 feature last 4 Cup champions
The final four teams in the NHL playoffs feature the last four champions for the second time in league history and for the first time since 1945, when the league consisted of just the Original Six. Chicago hosts the defending champion Los Angeles Kings in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on S

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Myriad factors lead to Triple Crown drought
Myriad factors lead to Triple Crown drought
Thirty-five years. Thirty-six by the time the Belmont Stakes rolls around next June and there's a chance — maybe — of horse racing's first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed. It's the longest dry spell in history. Everyone who loves the sport has a theory on why a 3-year-old thoroughbred hasn't

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NBC Sports Network sets ratings mark for NHL game
NBC Sports Network sets ratings mark for NHL game
The NBC Sports Network set a record. It might not stand for very long. The cable channel had a 2.07 national rating, its highest for an NHL broadcast, with 3,354,000 viewers tuning in to watch Chicago beat Detroit 2-1 in overtime of Game 7 Wednesday night. Its previous record in seven-plus years of

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Quick's LA Kings put Sharks on brink with 3-0 win
Quick's LA Kings put Sharks on brink with 3-0 win
Jonathan Quick saved his best save for the final minute, sliding deftly across his crease and snagging Joe Pavelski's shot from point-blank range to the grateful gasps of the Los Angeles Kings' sellout crowd. Quick's imposing postseason presence only appears to be growing, and the San Jose Sharks a

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Stevens rides Oxbow to 3rd Preakness win
Stevens rides Oxbow to 3rd Preakness win
Although no one really keeps track of such things, Gary Stevens had no problem making the assessment with complete conviction. "I guarantee I'm the first grandfather winner of a Triple Crown race," said the 50-year-old Stevens, who guided Oxbow to a stunning upset victory Saturday in the Preakness.

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Oxbow has won the Preakness Stakes
Oxbow has won the Preakness Stakes
Oxbow has won the Preakness Stakes.

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What to watch for at the Preakness
What to watch for at the Preakness
All eyes will be on Kentucky Derby winner Orb in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday. The 3-year-old colt will take on eight challengers in the second leg of the Triple Crown. If he wins, Orb will attempt to become the first Triple Crown champion since Affirmed in 1978 at the Belmont Stakes on June 8.

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LA Kings shock Sharks with 2 late goals
LA Kings shock Sharks with 2 late goals
Dustin Brown slumped in front of his locker and contemplated the final minutes of Game 2 with the same bewildered wonder felt by all those joyous Kings fans streaming out of Staples Center. With three minutes left, the San Jose Sharks appeared to be cruising toward a well-deserved win over Los Ange

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Belmont Stakes: Oxbow vs. Orb in the cards
Belmont Stakes: Oxbow vs. Orb in the cards
Another year, another Triple Crown hopeful unable to come through. After Oxbow upset Kentucky Derby winner Orb in Saturday's Preakness to extend racing's Triple Crown drought to 36 years, the next best alternative for the Belmont Stakes is a rematch. And, it appears one is in the making. Both train

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Orb to have an inside view of Preakness from rail
Orb to have an inside view of Preakness from rail
For a while there, it looked as if the Preakness was shaping up to be a runaway victory for Kentucky Derby winner Orb. Then came the post-position draw. Suddenly things got very interesting. Orb's pursuit of the Triple Crown received an unexpected jolt Wednesday when trainer Shug McGaughey's horse

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Orb draws rail as 1-1 favorite in Preakness
Orb draws rail as 1-1 favorite in Preakness
The Preakness draw was over, and trainer Shug McGaughey listed a variety of reasons why he was OK with having Kentucky Derby winner Orb starting Saturday's race from the rail. Then someone asked him, "If you had your choice, where would you want to be?" Without hesitation, McGaughey responded, "The

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Kentucky Derby winner Orb has 1st jog since win
Kentucky Derby winner Orb has 1st jog since win
Orb is becoming quite comfortable in the rain. The Kentucky Derby winner returned to the track for the first time since splashing his way to victory at Churchill Downs, taking a one-mile jog over a muddy surface at Belmont Park on Wednesday. With exercise rider Jennifer Patterson aboard, Orb wasn't

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Kings rally for 4-3 win to even series with Blues
Kings rally for 4-3 win to even series with Blues
The St. Louis Blues were confident they could push the Los Angeles Kings to the brink of elimination when they took a one-goal lead into the third period. Then the defending Stanley Cup champions pushed back and this highly entertaining first-round series became all even again. Anze Kopitar tied it

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Kings beat Blues in OT, take series lead
Kings beat Blues in OT, take series lead
Los Angeles' Slava Voynov scored in overtime to give the Kings a 3-2 win over St. Louis on Wednesday, completing their third straight win over the Blues to turn the series around and put the defending champions within one win of a first-round playoffs victory. The circumstances were mirrored in Ana

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AP PHOTOS: Big, bold Kentucky Derby hats
AP PHOTOS: Big, bold Kentucky Derby hats
The Kentucky Derby is known as much for hats and high fashion as it is for fast horses. This year, rains are swamping Churchill Downs, but fans on the infield are still holding their heads — and their hats — high. Bigger and bolder is the rule for hats that often dwarf their owners. April Pauley

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Kentucky Derby Results
Kentucky Derby Results
1. Orb 2. Golden Soul 3. Revolutionary 4. Normandy Invasion 5. Mylute 6. Oxbow 7. Lines of Battle 8. Will Take Charge 9. Charming Kitten 10. Giant Finish 11. Overanalyze 12. Palace Malice 13. Java's War 14. Verrazano 15. Itsmyluckyday 16. Frac Daddy 17. Goldencents 18. Vyjack 19. Falling Sky

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