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NASCAR driver Kyle Busch celebrates on the finish line after winning a Sprint Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Saturday, May 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Kyle Busch Win Keeps JGR at NASCAR Forefront

by The Associated Press May 9, 2016

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) goes up for a basket over San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker (9) during the first half of Game 4 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series, Sunday, May 8, 2016, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)

Lightning Turns Out Light on Islanders; Thunder Evens Series

by The Associated Press May 9, 2016

Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz reacts at the plate after hitting the second of two solo home runs off New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino during the seventh inning of a baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, Sunday, May 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Wright Rights Red Sox

by The Associated Press May 9, 2016

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2014, file photo, Notre Dame running back Greg Bryant (1) runs with the ball against Northwestern during the first half of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind. Bryant was shot and killed Saturday, May 7, 2016, in South Florida, the school said. He was 21. Bryant, a former Notre Dame player, was the biggest name in UAB's first recruiting class since restarting the football program. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

UAB Player Shot, ‘Fighting for Life’

by The Associated Press May 7, 2016

Royals Place Third Baseman on DL

by The Associated Press May 7, 2016

FILE - In this July 29, 2011 file photo, U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps talks to his girlfriend Nicole Johnson, right, after the medal ceremony for the men's 4x200 Freestyle Relay, at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Shanghai, China. The 18-time Olympic gold medalist and fiancé Nicole Johnson welcomed Boomer Robert Phelps on Thursday night, May 5, 2016, in Arizona, where Phelps has been training in preparation for the upcoming Rio Olympics. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

In Brief: Kyle Busch Gets Elusive Kansas Win

by The Associated Press May 7, 2016

St. Louis Cardinals' Stephen Piscotty (55) runs home on a RBI by teammate Randal Grichuk against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a baseball game, Saturday, May 7, 2016, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Bill Boyce)

Baseball Roundup:Cubs Keep Cruising

by The Associated Press May 7, 2016

St. Louis Blues right wing Dmitrij Jaskin (23) scores a goal against Dallas Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen (32) and left wing Jamie Benn (14) during the second period of Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinals Saturday, May 7, 2016, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Ovechkin, Caps Still Standing

by The Associated Press May 7, 2016

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2005, file photo, Penn State head coach Joe Paterno, center, is congratulated by fans as he runs off the field after upseting Ohio State, 17-10, in State College, Pa. Joe Paterno's son said Friday, May 6, 2016, that an allegation made by insurers that a boy told the longtime Penn State University football coach in 1976 that he had been molested by former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky is "bunk." In a tweet , Scott Paterno wrote that "it would be great if everyone waited to see the substance of the allegation before they assume it's true. Because it's not." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

More Questions of What Paterno Knew

by The Associated Press May 6, 2016

In Brief: Dolphins, Top Pick Reach 4-Year Deal

by The Associated Press May 6, 2016