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• newNBA refs for Finals games picked by grades, rotation - USA TODAY

  

  ESPNNBA refs for Finals games picked by grades, rotationUSA TODAYMiami – NBA referee Joey Crawford is part of the league's 12-man pool for officiating Finals games, so it's not exactly a surprise Crawford got the call for Game 6 between the Miami H…
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• newDaytona International Speedway to get major overhaul - Shreveport Times

  

  Bay News 9Daytona International Speedway to get major overhaulShreveport TimesAn artist's rendering of what the renovated Daytona International Speedway grandstands could look like. / Daytona International Speedway. USA Today. by Jeff Gluck, USA TODA…
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• newMatt Harvey loses bid for no-hitter, Mets take first game of doubleheader from ... - New York Daily News

  

  New York Daily NewsMatt Harvey loses bid for no-hitter, Mets take first game of doubleheader from ...New York Daily NewsMETS 4, BRAVES 3. ATLANTA — Just in case there needed to be a last-minute reminder that Zack Wheeler's ascension to the major-le…
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• newClippers, Celtics end negotiations over Doc Rivers - Shreveport Times

  

  Boston GlobeClippers, Celtics end negotiations over Doc RiversShreveport TimesThe Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers are discussing a trade that would send Celtics head coach Doc Rivers and forward Kevin Garnett to the Clippers. / Debby Wong, US…
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• newBlackhawks Reserve Was Ready; His Mother Was Not - New York Times

  

  New York TimesBlackhawks Reserve Was Ready; His Mother Was NotNew York TimesBOSTON — Marguerita Smith had almost reached her house in Avon, Conn., Monday evening when the cellphone rang in her car. Her husband was on the line with the startling new…
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• newOptimism fading, Brazil protests put leaders on alert - Reuters

  

  CBC.caOptimism fading, Brazil protests put leaders on alertReutersBy Paulo Prada. RIO DE JANEIRO | Tue Jun 18, 2013 4:45pm EDT. RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - When more than 200,000 protesters took to the streets across Brazil on Monday night, they deman…
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• newRoyal Ascot 2013: the late race horse trainer Sir Henry Cecil afforded a minute's ... - Telegraph.co.uk

  

  Telegraph.co.ukRoyal Ascot 2013: the late race horse trainer Sir Henry Cecil afforded a minute's ...Telegraph.co.ukThe Queen, resplendent in signature first-day pink, stared into the distance as the aspiring Beau Brummels around her doffed top hats a…
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• newVenus Williams, 5-time Wimbledon champ, is out with an injury - Los Angeles Times

  

  CBC.caVenus Williams, 5-time Wimbledon champ, is out with an injuryLos Angeles TimesVenus Williams will not win her sixth Wimbledon singles title this year. The 33-year-old announced Tuesday via Facebook that a back injury will prevent her from takin…
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• newRed Wings thrilled to have Pavel Datsyuk locked up long-term, believe he'll ... - MLive.com
  Red Wings thrilled to have Pavel Datsyuk locked up long-term, believe he'll ...MLive.com“Given how hard Pav works, I'm comfortable his game will continue to hold where it's at for the term of the contract.'' -- Ken Holland. Pavel-Datsyuk-1-19-13.jp…
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• newFlo Rida's manager claims Gregg Popovich banned him from the Finals - USA TODAY

  

  USA TODAYFlo Rida's manager claims Gregg Popovich banned him from the FinalsUSA TODAYYou may remember courtside staple Freezy, manager of Miami rapper Flo Rida, from his Eastern Conference finals ejection. Freezy got involved with the Indiana Pacers'…
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