SAN DIEGO (AP) — Adam Wainwright got a nice, loud ovation from the large contingent of St. Louis Cardinals fans behind the third-base dugout as he walked off the mound with an 8-run lead with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning. It …

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Pro football BOSTON (AP) — The NFL will celebrate its 50th Super Bowl in northern California, where its newest, most high-tech venue is being built. That makes South Florida, in the midst of a spat over expensive stadium renovations, a loser for the 2016 game. …

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Vanderbilt and LSU are the favorites to win this week’s Southeastern Conference tournament after mowing through regular-season play with uncommon ease. The real intrigue, however, is the new single-elimination format in the opening round of the tournament. Instead of the usual double-elimination format, the league’s …

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ASH FLAT — Cave City defeated Bald Knob 3-2 in a baseball tournament for junior high school teams here Thursday when Brady Smith’s ground out scored Rustin Wooldridge from third base in the final inning. The Junior Cavemen defeated the Viola Junior Longhorns 5-0 in …

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MELBOURNE — Melbourne High School is offering a youth football camp on May 29-30, announced Clayton McWilliams, an assistant coach for the Bearkatz. The camp is for students entering the third-grade through the seventh-grade and will run from 8-11 a.m. The entry fee is $35. …

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Lyon Sports Information Parents looking for athletic sports camps to keep their children busy and to help them fine-tune their skills for next season can find something for just about every interest at Lyon College this summer. Scot athletic teams will host boys and girls …

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Upcoming sporting events in Batesville and the surrounding area for Wednesday, May 22 – Sunday, May 26, 2013.

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Former University of Arkansas quarterback Brandon Mitchell says he is transferring to North Carolina State to play his final season. Mitchell was granted his release from the Razorbacks earlier this month, following a spring competition for the starting position that ended …

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Golf’s governing bodies approved a new rule today that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, going against two major golf organizations that argued long putters are not hurting the game. The Royal & Ancient Golf Club and U.S. …

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CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — It’s only fitting that Jimmie Johnson’s latest romp through the record books was shrouded in post-race controversy. What’s a Johnson win, after all, without a good conspiracy theory? The latest instance of black helicopters hovering over the Hendrick Motorsports team came …

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College sports HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge says she’ll decide in the next few weeks whether to dismiss Gov. Tom Corbett’s antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA over penalties against Penn State. U.S. Judge Yvette Kane had questions for both sides during a nearly …

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — With the St. Louis Cardinals leading the San Diego Padres 2-1 in the sixth inning, Manager Mike Matheny had seen enough of Shelby Miller. The rookie right-hander had just walked his second batter of the inning, with two outs, on his …

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