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Pacers knock out Knicks

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:42:08 MDT

Pacers knock out Knicks

By Michael Marot The Associated Press

Updated May 18, 2013 11:42PM MDT

Indianapolis • Indiana spent the entire season perfecting its defense. On Saturday, it produced the biggest payoff for the Pacers in nearly a decade. Roy Hibbert’s block of Carmelo Anthony’s dunk attempt midway through the fourth quarter spurred an 11-2 run that rallied the Pacers to a 106-99 victory in Game 6 of their second-round series, sending them into their first Eastern Conference final since 2004. New York native Lance Stephenson scored nine points in the run, finishing with a playoff ca...

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After eliminating Warriors, Spurs look to Memphis

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:02:31 MDT

After eliminating Warriors, Spurs look to Memphis

The Associated Press

Updated May 18, 2013 12:02AM MDT

Oakland, Calif. • Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and the San Antonio Spurs are back in the Western Conference finals for the second straight season with the same style that has carried them to four NBA titles. Don’t call these guys old just yet. After wearing down the younger Golden State Warriors in a grueling six-game series, the Spurs look as spry as ever. And they already know what to expect when they open the conference finals at home against Memphis on Sunday. “It’s going to ...

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Spurs advance

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:52:10 MDT

Spurs advance

The Associated Press

Updated May 16, 2013 11:52PM MDT

Oakland, Calif. • The San Antonio Spurs held off a furious final rally to beat the Golden State Warriors 94-82 in Game 6 on Thursday night and advance to the Western Conference finals. Tim Duncan had 19 points and six rebounds, Kawhi Leonard scored 16 points and the Spurs won the series in six games. Tony Parker shook off a poor start to score 10 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter. Tiago Splitter added a career-playoff high 14 points for San Antonio, which led by 13 late in the third quarter...

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NBA playoffs: Knicks beat Pacers to stay alive

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:52:09 MDT

NBA playoffs: Knicks beat Pacers to stay alive

By Brian Mahoney The Associated Press

Updated May 16, 2013 11:52PM MDT

New York • Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks broke out just enough to stay in it. Anthony scored 28 points and the Knicks avoided elimination in the Eastern Conference semifinals with an 85-75 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 on Thursday night. Reserves J.R. Smith and Chris Copeland each had 13 points for the Knicks, who trail 3-2 and will need a victory Saturday in Indiana to force a seventh game back here Monday. They are trying to become the ninth NBA team to overcome a 3-1 d...

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NBA playoffs: Heat rally past Bulls to advance, 94-91

Thu, 16 May 2013 06:14:53 MDT

NBA playoffs: Heat rally past Bulls to advance, 94-91

By Tim Reynolds The Associated Press

Updated May 16, 2013 06:14AM MDT

Miami • Knowing his team needed him at his best, Dwyane Wade retreated to the Miami Heat locker room after the third quarter for some quick treatment on his aching right knee. When he came back, he was good as new. And now he can rest until the Eastern Conference finals. LeBron James scored 23 points, Wade added 18 and had a brilliant 45-second sequence that proved crucial, and the Heat clawed back from an 11-point second-half deficit to beat the Chicago Bulls 94-91 on Wednesday night and close ...

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Susan Rice not at fault in Benghazi attacks

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:01:05 MDT

Susan Rice not at fault in Benghazi attacks

By XXXXXX The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 16, 2013 01:01AM MDT

So it turns out that Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and, before a group of leading Senate Republicans decided that she was evil incarnate, a top contender to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, had nothing to do with formulating the White House’s response to the fatal attacks last year at the American diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. You could be forgiven for believing otherwise. In fact, you could be forgiven for believing that Rice had been personally as...

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Grizz top Thunder, reach West finals

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:58:25 MDT

Grizz top Thunder, reach West finals

By Jeff Latzke The Associated Press

Updated May 15, 2013 11:58PM MDT

Oklahoma City • The Memphis Grizzlies advanced to the Western Conference finals for the first time in franchise history by beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 88-84 on Wednesday night. Zach Randolph had 28 points and 14 rebounds, and Mike Conley added 13 points and 11 assists for Memphis, the fifth seed. Kevin Durant missed a 16-foot jumper from the left wing to tie it with 6 seconds left, finishing off a miserable shooting night for the three-time NBA scoring champion. Durant ended up with 21 poi...

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Petraeus email objected to Benghazi talking points

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:49:34 MDT

Petraeus email objected to Benghazi talking points

By NEDRA PICKLER The Associated Press

Updated May 15, 2013 09:49PM MDT

Washington • Then CIA-Director David Petraeus objected to the final talking points the Obama administration used after the deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, because he wanted to see more details revealed to the public, according to emails released Wednesday by the White House. Under pressure in the investigation that continues eight months after the attacks, the White House on Wednesday released 99 pages of emails and a single page of hand-written notes made by Petrae...

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Petraeus email objected to Benghazi talking points

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:26:13 MDT

Petraeus email objected to Benghazi talking points

By NEDRA PICKLER The Associated Press

Updated May 15, 2013 05:26PM MDT

Washington • Then CIA-Director David Petraeus objected to the final talking points that U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice used five days after the deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, because he wanted to see more detail publicly released, including a warning issued from the CIA about plans for a break-in at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, a newly released email shows. Under pressure in the investigation that continues eight months after the attacks, the White House on Wednesday rele...

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Dow, S&P 500 close at record highs, again

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:25:02 MDT

Dow, S&P 500 close at record highs, again

the associated press

Updated May 14, 2013 02:25PM MDT

New York • The stock market is back in record territory after an upturn in small-company stocks. A survey released Tuesday by the National Federation of Independent Business found that small business owners were slightly more optimistic in April. That helped send the Russell 2000 index of small company stocks up 1.3 percent, more than other market indexes. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 123 points to close at a record 15,215 Tuesday, a gain of 0.8 percent. It was the 18th straight Tuesday...

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Stock prices trade flat as manufacturing softens

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:25:02 MDT

Stock prices trade flat as manufacturing softens

By MATTHEW CRAFT The Associated Press

Updated May 15, 2013 08:25AM MDT

New York • A report of slowing manufacturing is getting the stock market off to weak start Wednesday. News that Europe’s economic slump dragged France into a recession also weighed on markets. A half-hour after the opening bell, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 30 points at 15,186, down 0.1 percent. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell two points to 1,648, also down 0.1 percent. Both the Dow and the S&P 500 closed at all-time highs on Tuesday. The Nasdaq composite rose three points to 3...

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NBA playoffs: Pacers rout Knicks 93-82 to take 3-1 series lead

Wed, 15 May 2013 06:20:29 MDT

NBA playoffs: Pacers rout Knicks 93-82 to take 3-1 series lead

By MICHAEL MAROT The Associated Press

Updated May 15, 2013 06:20AM MDT

Indianapolis • George Hill scored 26 points and Paul George added 18 points and 14 rebounds Tuesday night, leading the Indiana Pacers to a 93-82 victory over the New York Knicks and a 3-1 lead in the second-round series. Indiana needs one more win to reach the conference finals for the first time since 2004. Game 5 will be Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. NBA scoring champ Carmelo Anthony fouled out with 24 points. J.R. Smith had 19 on another dreadful night for the Knicks. The game foll...

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Spurs ‘D’ keys huge win over Warriors

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:59:10 MDT

Spurs ‘D’ keys huge win over Warriors

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ The Associated Press

Updated May 15, 2013 04:59PM MDT

San Antonio • Gregg Popovich urged his San Antonio Spurs to raise their energy to almost maniacal levels, because winning the battle on the boards and for loose balls was critical against the athletic Golden State Warriors. The Spurs responded to their coach’s message, outworking and outmuscling Golden State to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinals. Tony Parker had 25 points and 10 assists, and the Spurs held the Warriors’ starting backcourt to 13 points for a 109-91 victory Tuesd...

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Brooks: The next scapegoat

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:08:02 MDT

Brooks: The next scapegoat

By DAVID BROOKS The New York Times

Updated May 14, 2013 06:08PM MDT

Twenty years ago, when she was a young Foreign Service officer in Moscow, Victoria Nuland gave me a dazzling briefing on the diverse factions inside the Russian parliament. Now she is a friend I typically see a couple times a year, at various functions, and I have watched her rise, working with everybody from Dick Cheney to Hillary Clinton, serving as ambassador to NATO, and now as the spokeswoman at the State Department. Over the past few weeks, the spotlight has turned on Nuland. The charge is...

Milbank: Obama’s second-term blues

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:54:06 MDT

Milbank: Obama’s second-term blues

By Dana Milbank The Washington Post

Updated May 14, 2013 09:54AM MDT

WASHINGTON -- Well, that didn’t take long. Four months into a fresh four years, President Obama is already assuming the familiar crouch of a scandal-struck second-termer. British Prime Minister David Cameron was visiting the White House Monday morning and the two leaders were scheduled to hold a news conference. By custom, the leaders field two questions per side from the British and American media, and sometimes many more, if the leaders are feeling expansive. This time, White Ho...

Memphis pushes Thunder to brink

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:49:52 MDT

Memphis pushes Thunder to brink

By Teresa m. walker The Associated Press

Updated May 14, 2013 01:49PM MDT

Memphis, Tenn. • The Grizzlies are proving they know how to grab an advantage and hold onto it this postseason. Tony Allen scored on a driving layup to open overtime and the Grizzlies held off the Oklahoma City Thunder 103-97 Monday night to push the defending Western Conference champions to the edge of elimination. The Grizzlies shook off a first half in which they couldn’t hit shots and the Thunder seemingly couldn’t miss in building their largest lead in this series at 17 points. But the Griz...

NBA: Warriors beat Spurs 97-87 in overtime

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:54:36 MDT

NBA: Warriors beat Spurs 97-87 in overtime

By ANTONIO GONZALEZ The Associated Press

Updated May 13, 2013 08:54PM MDT

Oakland, Calif. • His spirits down, his left ankle limp and his team’s season hanging in the balance, Stephen Curry wondered whether he could recover for the biggest game of his career until a text message popped up on his phone around 2 a.m. Saturday. Curry called back his mother, Sonya, and vented his frustrations about his latest — and most inopportune — injury setback. Finally, she spoke up to calm his concerns. “She just reminded me and battle-tested me to rely on my teammates and support,”...

NBA playoffs: Pacers shut down Knicks, go up 2-1

Sun, 12 May 2013 18:08:36 MDT

NBA playoffs: Pacers shut down Knicks, go up 2-1

By Michael Marot The Associated Press

Updated May 12, 2013 06:08PM MDT

Indianapolis • Roy Hibbert had 24 points and 12 rebounds and Paul George had 14 points, eight rebounds and eight assists to lead the Pacers past New York 82-71 Saturday night in Game of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Pacers are up 2-1, with Game 4 of the best-of-seven series Tuesday in Indy. Carmelo Anthony scored 21 points to lead the Knicks, who led only once in the game for a total of 76 seconds. New York spent the final 45 minutes trying to play catch-up. Amare Stoudemire looked rust...

Heat shove back vs. Bulls in Game 3

Sat, 11 May 2013 11:08:42 MDT

Heat shove back vs. Bulls in Game 3

By Andrew Seligman The Associated Press

Updated May 11, 2013 11:08AM MDT

Chicago • So much for South Beach style. The Miami Heat showed again they can get down and dirty. LeBron James came on strong down the stretch to finish with 25 points, Chris Bosh added 20 points and 19 rebounds, and the Heat followed up the most lopsided playoff win in franchise history with a 104-94 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Shaking off a shove to the court that earned Nazr Mohammed an ejection and James an accusati...

Spurs edge Warriors

Sat, 11 May 2013 11:08:42 MDT

Spurs edge Warriors

The Associated Press

Updated May 11, 2013 11:08AM MDT

Oakland, Calif. • Tony Parker scored 25 of his 32 points in a sizzling first half, Tim Duncan added 23 points and 10 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs quieted the hot-shooting Golden State Warriors in a 102-92 victory Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinals. Kawhi Leonard finished with 15 points and nine rebounds, and Parker added five assists and five boards to help the Spurs wrestle back home-court advantage from the Warriors after withstanding a brief fourth-quar...