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About Last Night ...
What you missed while telling everyone you meet "you're no Jack Kennedy." ... • NBA Playoffs: Introducing Antoine Walker, Gary Payton and Jason Williams; remember them? Heat beat Pistons to take Game 1. • Soccer: Well, this can't bode well. U.S. loses to Morocco 1-0, plus Claudio Reyna strains hamst...

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What you missed while kissing Lilly, sending Eddie off to school and getting into another hair-brained scheme with Grandpa ... • NHL Playoffs: 'Canes Mutiny: Rampant Tropical Weather Systems even series with Sabres. • MLB: Richie Sexson and grand slam just kind of go together, don' they? Mariners be...

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What you missed while consoling a sad Johnny Cakes ... • NBA Playoffs: Well, that took longer than it should have. Pistons pull plug on LeBron, Cavs 79-61. • MLB: Our long national nightmare is over. Abreu's five RBI help sink Red Sox, end Phils' five-game loss streak. • NHL Playoffs: Edmonton Fossi...

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• MLB: Marlins 3, Devil Rays 4. And the Marlins tie the MLB record for consecutive games blown after leading in the 9th. The previous record holder? Tampa Bay. So much at stake at 1:15 today....

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• MLB: San Francisco 0, Oakland 1. As you may have been able to figure out from the score, Barry Bonds did not homer. Yet, even after that night of baseball, it still led SportsCenter. If only there was a "Diop on Diop" series....

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What you missed while taking 28 action photos of Bigfoot, all with the lens cap on ... • NBA Playoffs: Suns Branded — Elton scores 30 as Clippers force Game 7. Haven't we done this already? • MLB: Pujols has two hits and two RBIs to lead Cardin ... no wait, sorry, do-over. University of Illinois gra...

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What you missed while rockin' in the free world ... • MLB: Posada decides to carry Yankees for awhile longer, gets key hit in 4-3 win over Rangers. • NBA Playoffs: Attention Mr. and Mrs. America and all the ships at sea. The Cavs have won in Detroit. We repeat, the Cavs have won! Please hold all bet...

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What you missed while braiding your sister's hair ... • NBA Playoffs: Here Come The Suns, And I Say, It's Alright. Marion's 36x20 lead Phoenix in 2OT, put Clippers on the brink. • MLB: Kazmir, 22, youngest AL pitcher to six wins since Vida Blue in '71; Devil Rays beat White Sox 10-7. • Tennis: Marti...

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What you missed while building a Lego city, where you are undisputed king ... • NBA Playoffs: Never before have we heard so much about offensive rebounding in the playoffs — Mavericks take 3-1 series lead over Spurs. Oh, and LeBron ... • MLB: Rangers, Millwood make silence hobbling Yankees, 4-2. It'...

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What you missed after performing acts of Janice ... • NBA Playoffs: We're having a heat wave, a tropical heat wave. Wade's 31 points help Miami to 102-92 win and 3-1 series lead over Nets. • NHL Playoffs: If the Heat doesn't get you, the Hurricanes will. Another New Jersey team goes down, and FEMA d...

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• NBA Playoffs: Spurs 103, Mavericks 104. Writes a tipster, "...everytime they swing by Greg Poppovich in the background it looks like 'Cougar Row.' " Yeah, I noticed the same thing. But you know, I think there's always a lot of peroxide, push-up bras, and caked-on makeup following Gregg Popovich ar...

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• NHL Playoffs: Sharks 3, Oilers 6. It was probably a strange morning for you if you fell asleep in the 2nd period while the Sharks were kicking back with a comfortable 3-1 lead....

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What you missed while keeping it real ... • NHL Playoffs: It's a team named after a crappy movie, whose mascot is better known for selling auto health insurance. But it is also a team in the Western Conference Finals after a 4-1 win over Colorado. Well played, Anaheim. • MLB: Braves treat Willis lik...

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What you missed while starting an hour late ... • MLB: I'm stuck on you, sweetie pie ... Bonds still at 713 as Cubs beat Giants 8-1. • NBA Playoffs: Oh right, we're bigger than them. Clippers finally get rough, even series with Suns after 122-97 win. • NHL Playoffs: It took three overtimes, but Oile...

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What you missed while trying to guess the plot of The Simpsons movie ... • NHL: Red Wings beat Oilers 2-0 to clinch home-ice advantage, as Detroit is all of a sudden king of the professional sports world. • MLB: Mets beat Nationals 7-1 in boring, no-beanball affair. • Soccer: Donovan, Meola have rec...

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What you missed during your rampaging crime spree ... • NBA: Anthony scores 28 as Nuggets clinch first division title since Chia Pets, Doogie Howser and Richard Marx were popular. • NHL: Ovechkin does it! Sixth rookie to score 100 points, as Caps beat Bruins 2-1. Hey wake up eh, I'm givin' hockey hi...

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What you missed while realizing it's unlikely your fellow mobsters will keep your little leather secret quiet ... • Masters: Mickelson wins second green jacket in three years, but what's the deal with that mullet? • NHL: Hey kids, it's that other New Jersey winning streak — Devils beat Rangers for s...

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• Boxing: Floyd Mayweather Jr. wins unanimous decision over Zab Judah. Someone gets hit in the balls on America's Funniest Home Videos, and everyone laughs. It happens in a boxing match, and people flip out. Go figure....

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• MLB: Red Sox 14, Orioles 8. Daniel Cabrera's line for the Orioles: 1.1 IP, 3 hits, 7 runs, 7 walks, 1 strikeout, and an ERA higher than Kobe Bryant's points per game....

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What you missed as your approval rating at home dipped below 35 percent ... • NBA: Nets, who may never lose again, win 14trh straight behind Kidd, Jefferson. • MLB: Now this is what we're talkin' about — threats, beanballs, Pedro Martinez wins first start ... it's what Mets vs. Nationals should be. ...