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  • new york sports news
  • The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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  • Early Saturday morning, Shug McGaughey was walking back and forth in front of the stakes barn at Pimlico.
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  • david beckham announces retirement
  • David Beckham is retiring from soccer after the season, ending a career in which he become a global superstar since starting his career at Manchester United.
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  • new york sports news
  • Yankee Stadium will host a pair of NHL games next season, with the New York Rangers playing the New Jersey Devils on Jan. 26 and the Rangers meeting the Islanders three days later.
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  • julie hermann
  • A person familiar with the decision says Rutgers has hired Julie Hermann from the University of Louisville to be its new athletic director.
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  • chuck muncie
  • Former NFL running back Chuck Muncie has died of a heart attack at the age of 60, the New Orleans Saints announced Tuesday.
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  • new york sports news
  • Tiger Woods had the last word against Sergio Garcia by winning The Players Championship on Sunday.
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  • eddie jordan a finalist for rutgers basketball coach?
  • New Rutgers basketball coach Eddie Jordan is not a graduate of the university as the school had claimed, another embarrassment for an athletic program still smarting from the firing of previous coach Mike Rice.
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  • Orb splashed through the slop to win the Kentucky Derby, giving Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey his first victory in the 3-year-old classic.
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  • eyewitness news new york
  • We've put together 7 things to know about the Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs.
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  • jason collins gay sports illustrated
  • Collins is the first male professional athlete in the major four American sports leagues to come out as gay.
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  • jason collins gay sports illustrated
  • Collins is the first male professional athlete in the major four American sports leagues to come out as gay.
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  • manti teo draft
  • Manti Te'o and Geno Smith provided the sizzle previously missing from the NFL draft.
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  • nfl charity
  • The National Football League kicked off a charitable giving program Friday ahead of next year's Super Bowl.
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  • rick pitino tattoo
  • When Louisville coach Rick Pitino walked into the city's Tattoo Salvation on Friday morning, he was out to show his players that he would follow through on this midseason promise -- you win the national title, I will get inked.
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  • draft pick
  • The Kansas City Chiefs have taken offensive tackle Eric Fisher of Central Michigan to begin the NFL draft Thursday night.
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  • The NFL is increasing security for this week's draft at Radio City Music Hall, with everyone subject to screenings, including use of metal detectors and pat-downs, and searches of personal property.
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  • Lance Armstrong
  • The Justice Department unveiled its formal complaint against Armstrong on Tuesday, saying the cyclist violated his contract with the U.S. Postal Service and was "unjustly enriched" while cheating to win the Tour de France.
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  • eddie jordan a finalist for rutgers basketball coach?
  • The school is turning to one of its former players, after the scandal that forced the resignation of former coach Mike Rice.
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  • liverpool soccer bite luis suarez
  • The Uruguayan bit the arm of Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic during Sunday's 2-2 draw in the Premier League and apologized a few hours later.
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  • Neil Diamond came out in a Red Sox cap in the eighth inning to give a live performance of "Sweet Caroline," the Fenway staple that has been adopted on the road as opposing ballclubs show their support for the city of Boston. Fans followed it up with a chant of "U.S.A.!"
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  • boston marathon bombings jason holder
  • Eyewitness News producer Jason Holder, who ran the Boston Marathon, reflects upon the events of this week.
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  • NATIONAL ANTHEM
  • Fans at the Bruins game paid tribute to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing with a stirring national anthem.
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  • yankee stadium
  • From London to Sochi to Rio de Janeiro, the deadly bomb attacks on the Boston Marathon raised new concerns Tuesday over safety at major sports events around the world, including the Olympics and World Cup.
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  • boston marathon
  • Desisa outsprinted two other East Africans down Boylston Street to win in 2 hours, 10 minutes, 23 seconds.
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  • adam scott beats angel cabrera to win masters
  • Adam Scott has become the first Australian to win the Masters, beating Angel Cabrera on the second hole of a playoff on a rainy day at Augusta National.
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  • new york sports news
  • Kobe Bryant's 17th NBA season likely ended on an innocent move past a defender toward the hoop.
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  • tiger woods
  • Tiger Woods got a reprieve Saturday in the Masters when he was given a two-shot penalty for a bad drop but allowed to stay in the tournament.
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  • zack greinke carlos quentin dodgers padres brawl
  • Zack Greinke broke his left collarbone in a bench-clearing brawl during Los Angeles' 3-2 victory Thursday night, leaving the Dodgers so furious that Matt Kemp confronted Padres slugger Carlos Quentin nose-to-nose as the two were leaving Petco Park.
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  • jackie robinson brooklyn
  • With the movie "42" bringing the Jackie Robinson story to a new generation, fans young and old may be inspired to visit some of the places in Brooklyn connected to the African-American athlete who integrated Major League Baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
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  • jackie robinson east flatbush house tilden avenue
  • Council member Jumaane Williams is leading the effort to get the city to recognize 5224 Tilden Avenue as a landmark and perhaps open it as a museum one day.
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  • rutgers town hall meeting
  • A Rutgers University lawyer who approved a decision to suspend the men's basketball coach rather than fire him last year has resigned.
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  • His eighth national championship in hand, Geno Auriemma wanted to savor the moment and not talk about a dynasty just yet.
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  • With their injured teammate cheering them on from the bench, Louisville capped its run through the NCAA tournament, rallying from a 12-point deficit to beat Michigan in the championship game Monday night.
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  • rutgers town hall meeting
  • University President Robert Barchi, speaking Monday during a town hall meeting on the school's Newark campus, said that he wants any instances of bullying or homophobic language to be reported immediately.
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  • new york sports news
  • Rick Pitino, who will coach Louisville in the NCAA championship game Monday night, and former New York Knick and New Jersey Net Bernard King are among seven people elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
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  • tim pernetti rutgers
  • Former Rutgers Athletic Director Tim Pernetti is getting $1.2 million in salary, plus an iPad, car allowance and more than two years of health insurance coverage under a settlement agreement.
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  • new york sports news
  • Michigan defeated Syracuse 61-56, while Louisville knocked off Wichita State 72-68 in the Final Four, setting up a showdown for the national championship.
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  • hulk hogan
  • Hulk Hogan's in town, the 12-time world heavyweight wrestling champion, is pretty much everybody's all-time favorite.
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  • new york sports news
  • As the final buzzer sounded, a Louisville player tossed the ball high into the air and injured Kevin Ware stood up, thrusting his arms above his head.
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  • 1909 honus wagner baseball card sells for $2.1M
  • A 1909 Honus Wagner baseball card has been sold for more than $2.1 million at auction.
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  • tim pernetti rutgers
  • The Rutgers basketball scandal claimed two more university officials on Friday, including the athletic director and an interim senior vice president, who were involved in a decision to "rehabilitate" rather than fire the coach whose abusive behavior was captured on a video.
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  • tim pernetti and mike rice
  • In a letter to University President, Rutgers Athletic Director Tim Pernettii resigns and says he originally wanted to fire coach Mike Rice over the video that was released.
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  • tim pernetti rutgers
  • Rutgers University Athletic Director Tim Pernettii has resigned in fallout over the Mike Rice basketball video case.
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  • tim pernetti rutgers
  • Rutgers University is expected to remove Athletic Director Tim Pernettii over the Mike Rice case today, sources tell Eyewitness News.
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  • mike rice speaks
  • The call from faculty members and politicians to oust top Rutgers University administrators grew louder Thursday, a day after men's basketball coach Mike Rice was fired for mistreating players, including shoving them and berating them with gay slurs.
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  • mike rice speaks
  • The videotape, aired by ESPN, showed Rice shoving, throwing balls at and hurling homophobic slurs at his players.
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  • Lance Armstrong
  • Lance Armstrong is looking to make a splash with a return to competition.
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  • louisvilles kevin ware injured
  • Injured Louisville guard Kevin Ware will travel to the Final Four on his crutches and expects to be a big presence for the Cardinals.
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