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PARIS (AP) — Major champions Sam Stosur and Svetlana Kuznetsova quickly made their way into the second round of the French Open on Sunday, both winning in straight sets on the opening day of the clay-court tournament.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Junior Dos Santos flattened Frank Mir with a huge right hand and finished him on the ground at 3:04 of the second round Saturday night, emphatically defending his heavyweight title at UFC 146 on Saturday night.
BOSTON (AP) — To Doug Collins, Boston's Big Three is already a memory.
MIAMI (AP) — It's a rematch: Miami and Boston will meet in the playoffs again, this time with a spot in the NBA finals at stake.
MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James shook a few hands, slapped a few fives, gave a few hugs.
SEATTLE (AP) — Albert Pujols hit a home run in his third straight game and pinch hitter Alberto Callaspo came through with a grand slam in the sixth inning to give the Los Angeles Angels a 5-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday.
CHICAGO (AP) — Nastia Liukin sat in her hotel room and pulled out her competition leotard — hot pink, of course.
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Vanderbilt pulled off a triple steal in a five-run ninth inning that included six stolen bases as the Commodores ran their way to an 8-6 victory over Florida in the Southeastern Conference tournament Saturday.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Josh Hamilton hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 13th inning, lifting the Texas Rangers to an 8-7 victory over the Toronto Blue jays.
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Roger Chapman arrived at Harbor Shores this week a virtual unknown.
