Ovechkin helps Capitals take Game 1 from Rangers
<p>WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin’s franchise-record 31st career playoff goal got the Capitals started before less-heralded teammates Marcus Johansson and Jason Chimera scored 46 seconds apart, a
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McIlroy takes early lead with a 67
<p>CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For all the talk about the greens, Rory McIlroy’s most important club was his driver Thursday in the Wells Fargo Championship.
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Woodson: Focus on court, not closets
<p>GREENBURGH, N.Y. —Call it bad fashion sense or poor playoff etiquette.
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TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
<p>May 3, 1983
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<p> Maroon and Gold...................... 7 p.m.
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<p> ESPN2 — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, pole qualifying for Aaron's 312, at Talladega, Ala.
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BU softball alive at PSACs
<p>QUAKERTOWN —Bloomsburg University’s <strong>Leann Bell </strong> belted her second home run of the season with two outs in the bottom of the fourth inning to lift the Huskies
Padres 4, Cubs 2
<p>CHICAGO — Yonder Alonso’s two-out fly ball to right field dropped in front of Julio Borbon for an RBI single that led to a four-run eighth inning and boosted San Diego over Chicago for a f
Nationals 3, Braves 1
<p>ATLANTA — Dan Haren pitched eight sharp innings, Denard Span hit a two-run double and Washington beat Atlanta.
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