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AP - Craig Leipold patiently worked to build an NHL franchise and turned the Nashville Predators into one of the league's best teams. If they win a Stanley Cup, it won't be with him.

AP - Argentina's Eduardo Romero never minded playing in strong wind in his home country. So the Atlantic gusts Thursday in the Senior PGA Championship were little problem.

AP - Whatever Anthony Kim said to himself made quite an impact. After walking off the 12th green with a bogey, Kim birdied the last six holes — the PGA Tour's longest birdie streak this season — for a 7-under 63 and a one-stroke lead Thursday in the suspended first round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.

AP - Alex Rios homered off struggling Danys Baez in the 10th inning, and Frank Thomas hit a milestone shot to help the Toronto Blue Jays rally for a 5-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night.

AP - Juan Pablo Angel had two goals and an assist to lead the undermanned New York Red Bulls to a record-setting 3-0 win over the Chicago Fire on Thursday night.

AP - Ryan Newman and Kurt Busch gave Penske Racing a grip on the front row for the Coca-Cola 600. Now they hope to end Penske's drought at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

CINCINNATI (AP) - Red-hot Dmitri Young went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, Mike Bacsik got his first win in almost three years and the Washington Nationals beat the reeling Cincinnati Reds 4-3 on Thursday night.
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By Ted Montgomery, special to USA TODAY. Ah, the Ducks versus the Senators. Sorry ... I probably shouldn't have used the word "versus" in that sentence.
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AP - Kurt Busch had a talk with his kid brother after the two crashed into each other during NASCAR's All-Star race. At issue was who was to blame for the accident that took both out of contention for the $1 million prize. They agreed to disagree on that point.

AP - Bryan Murray has vivid memories of the Anaheim Ducks' run to the Stanley Cup finals in 2003. They're back in the NHL championship series, and so is Murray — this time as coach of the Ottawa Senators.

AP - Carl Crawford acknowledged the thought crossed his mind that the Devil Rays could blow another big lead. They didn't, but only by the slimmest of margins. Crawford had three RBIs and triggered a seven-run third inning, leading Tampa Bay past the Seattle Mariners 13-12 on Thursday.

AUSTRALIANS Peter Lonard and Nathan Green are poised two strokes off the lead after a rain-interrupted opening round to the Colonial Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas today.
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By KEN PETERS, AP Sports Writer. Bryan Murray has vivid memories of the Anaheim Ducks' run to the Stanley Cup finals in 2003. They're back in the NHL championship series, and so is Murray - this time as coach of the Ottawa Senators.
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AP. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - When Tim Duncan jumped to catch a lob pass, then realized the ball wasn't going to make it to him, he knew right away that he was in trouble.
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And by then, his tenant, Ottawa Senators forward Dany Heatley, should be out as well. York, an Ottawa native, has a lot of rooting interest in the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals - and most of them are on the side of Ottawa, even though he also played briefly ...
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AP - Argentina's Eduardo Romero never minded playing in strong wind in his home country. So the Atlantic gusts Thursday in the Senior PGA Championship were little problem. Romero shot a 4-under 68 to take a one-stroke lead over Naomichi "Joe" Ozaki at The Ocean Course, which is hosting its highest profile event since the 1991 Ryder Cup.

By Ronald Blum, AP Baseball Writer. NEW YORK - Commissioner Bud Selig likely will decide within a week or two exactly what to do, if anything, with Jason Giambi.
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AP - Whatever Anthony Kim said to himself made quite an impact. After walking off the 12th green with a bogey, Kim birdied the last six holes — the PGA Tour's longest birdie streak this season — for a 7-under 63 and a one-stroke lead Thursday in the suspended first round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.

AP - Commissioner Bud Selig likely will decide within a week or two exactly what to do, if anything, with Jason Giambi.

AP - Kurt Busch had a talk with his kid brother after the two crashed into each other during NASCAR's All-Star race. At issue was who was to blame for the accident that took both out of contention for the $1 million prize. They agreed to disagree on that point.