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I’ll Have Another wins Kentucky Derby

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Follows up 2 impressive wins this year with successful Run for the Roses.

‘The kids can still call me Shaq’, but it’s Dr. Shaq to everyone else

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Kentucky Derby winner spies Triple Crown

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Australian field hockey star Lizzie Watkins dies in freak on-field incident

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Sports chatter: Them’s the breaks for Werth, Nationals

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Michael Phelps retiring after London Olympics

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Michael Phelps will be swimming his last lap at the London Olympics.

Newspaper sneaks fake bomb into Olympic village

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Olympic security questions after a construction worker snuck a fake bomb into the Olympic park.

Olympics: Argentina ad takes a stab at Britain over Falkland Islands controversy (VIDEO)

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Argentina state-run television has broadcast an Olympics ad taking a stab at Britain over the Falkland Islands, saying: “To compete on English soil, we train on Argentine soil.”

Sports chatter: Vikings stadium closer to reality

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State legislators vote to advance $975-million project to next phase.

Claire Lomas finishes London Marathon 16 days after it ended (VIDEO)

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Claire Lomas becomes the first person to complete a marathon in a bionic suit.

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