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Heat, Kings in control…Ryu 6 outs from perfection…Duke takes NCAA Lax crown

‘X-Men’ atop holiday opener bests with $111M

Pope wraps up delicate Mideast pilgrimage

Springer powers Astros’ 9-2 win over Royals

Lowry tops qualifiers but Harrington misses cut

Update on the latest religion news

Arkansas AM station that launched legends returns

Oregon St. No. 1 seed for NCAA baseball tournament

Brewers call up INF Irving Falu from Triple-A

2 members of Japanese pop group AKB48 attacked

Lewis’ Game 3 stat line savored by Spoelstra

Testing times for Mercedes pair in F1

Update on the latest in sports:

Brazil begins World Cup preparations amid protests

Jimmie Johnson’s title defense is on after win

Update on the latest in sports:

Sharapova advances to 2nd round at French Open

Krakow withdraws 2022 Winter Olympics bid

Thunder whip Spurs…Rangers top Habs in OT…Beckett tosses a no-no…Hunder-Reay wins at Indy

Latest South Carolina sports

Ibaka lifts Thunder…St. Louis puts Rangers in command…Beckett tosses year’s first no-hitter

Minor leaguer’s 1st home run caught by dad

St. Louis’ OT goal lifts Rangers over Habs

Rapper Wiz Khalifa arrested on pot charge in Texas

Donovan breaks MLS goal record

Emma Watson graduates from Brown University

Brazil World Cup song fails to strike right tone

Update on the latest in sports:

Red Sox put Napoli on DL with finger injury

‘X-Men’ dominates holiday box office with $91M

Sweden takes bronze at ice hockey worlds

A couple dimes could bring millions at Gulfstream

PHOTO GALLERY: Cannes’ fashion highs

FIFA takes final look at Brazilian host cities

Double duty: Kurt Busch set for 1,100-mile bid

Federer reaches 2nd round at French Open

Update on the latest in sports:

Russia coach suspended for final vs Finland

Radwanska advances to 2nd round at French Open

Latest South Carolina sports

Cain scratched from next start with sore hamstring

Pacers, Kings go up 2-1 in playoffs…Logjam at Colonial…Monty leads US Senior Open

Double-Act: Dardenne siblings talk brotherhood

Springer hits 2 HRs in Astros’ 9-4 win over M’s

Wood, Valbuena lead Cubs to 3-2 victory vs Padres

Riposte wins Belmont’s Sheepshead Bay

Ibaka could help Thunder improve defense vs. Spurs

Turkish drama ‘Winter Sleep’ wins Palme d’Or

Pacers have George for tonight…Blackhawks hope to have Shaw…Rosberg wins Monaco pole

VIPs pour into Florence to fete Kardashian-Kanye

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