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LeBron, Heat dig deep to top Pacers in Game 1

MIAMI (AP) -- It could have been the perfect matchup to cap an unforgettable game. LeBron James driving to the rim to face Roy Hibbert, one play to decide Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals....

Ocean not all that separates US, European fans

Imagine Derek Jeter leading the New York Yankees off the field because opposing fans were yelling racial slurs and throwing bananas at his team. Or a game between the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls halted because of unrelenting race-baiting from the crowd....

Column: Garcia will pay dearly for Tiger remarks

Sergio Garcia could have stopped after he whined about fans of Tiger Woods making too much noise on the golf course. He should have stopped after saying Woods is not a nice person who has been lying to the media since the first time he stepped into an interview room....

Ex-US captain Reyna to direct NYC soccer team

NEW YORK (AP) -- A day after New York City FC was born, Claudio Reyna became the team's first employee....

Clark future uncertain if tour follows anchor ban

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Tim Clark considers his future in golf uncertain now that the game's two governing bodies have outlawed the anchored putting stroke....

Clark future uncertain if PGA follows anchor ban

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Tim Clark considers his future in golf uncertain now that the game's two governing bodies have outlawed the anchored putting stroke....

Twins' Plouffe has concussion, on 7-day DL

ATLANTA (AP) -- The Minnesota Twins placed third baseman Trevor Plouffe on the seven-day disabled list with a concussion Wednesday after he was struck in the head by Dan Uggla's shin while breaking up an attempted double play....

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West Bank and romance prominent in 'Omar'

CANNES, France (AP) -- One of the more buzzed-about films at the Cannes Film Festival, "Omar," is set in the West Bank, and the Palestinian conflict is a key part of the plot....

Brown hounded for calling Manila `gates of hell'

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital....

Review: Google music plan solid, serendipitous

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Google Inc.'s new music service offers a lot of eye candy to go with the tunes. The song selection of around 18 million tracks is comparable to popular services such as Spotify and Rhapsody, and a myriad of playlists curated along different genres provides a big playground for music lovers....

Photographer and forester Wayne Miller dies at 94

ORINDA, Calif. (AP) -- Photographer Wayne F. Miller, who created a ground-breaking series of portraits chronicling the lives of black Americans in Chicago after serving with an elite Navy unit that produced some of the most indelible combat images of World War II, died Wednesday. He was 94....

Jennifer Lopez to open cellphone stores

NEW YORK (AP) -- "Jenny from the Block" wants the block to buy Verizon phones from her....

Dallas exhibit reunites art JFK saw before death

DALLAS (AP) -- Artist Jack Zajac said learning earlier this year that his bronze sculpture was among the last works of art ever seen by President John F. Kennedy left him feeling "reverential."...

Publisher: Sen. Warren book coming out in 2014

NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a favorite among liberals for her forceful advocacy for consumers and criticisms of the financial industry, has a book deal....

Dallas exhibit reunites art JFK saw before death

DALLAS (AP) -- Artist Jack Zajac said learning earlier this year that his bronze sculpture was among the last works of art ever seen by President John F. Kennedy left him feeling "reverential."...

Cannes: Scott Thomas' glorious dip into darkness

CANNES, France (AP) -- To convince Kristin Scott Thomas to play the bloodthirsty matriarch of "Only God Forgives," director Nicolas Winding Refn appealed to Scott Thomas - how else? - with the flattery of his own mother....

'Idol' winner rolling out debut album in July

NEW YORK (AP) -- Candice Glover spent more time on season 12 of "American Idol" than she will on creating her debut album....
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