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Still unbeaten: Heat move to 5-0 in playoffs, top Nets 107-86 in Game 1 of East semis

MIAMI – Once the Miami Heat finally figured out how to get rolling against Brooklyn, they never ceded control. And after a regular-season series against the Nets in which nothing went right, nothing seemed to go wrong for the Heat in this one. The 0-4 record against the Nets in …

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Canada beats Sweden 3-0 for Olympic hockey gold

SOCHI, Russia – Jonathan Toews scored in the first period, captain Sidney Crosby scored his first goal of the tournament and Canada defended its Olympic men’s hockey title Sunday with a 3-0 victory over Sweden in the gold-medal game. Chris Kunitz also scored and Carey Price made 24 saves for …

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IRA supporters force Olympic torch to alter course

LONDONDERRY, Northern Ireland – Irish Republican Army supporters clashed with police Monday and forced Olympic torch organizers to divert the route of their relay, marring what had been a jubilant day’s procession through a sun-soaked Northern Ireland. Police said at least one protester was arrested after members of a 200-strong …

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