Author: Janie Mccauley
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Still in thick of wild-card race, Rockies lose third in row
SAN FRANCISCO — Jonathan Lucroy is confident the Colorado Rockies will find their swagger again, and fast. Their playoff hopes depend on it. If the rookies dressing up in Denver Broncos jerseys for a flight to Southern California does the trick to loosen up this group, the catcher is all for it. Tyler Chatwood dug…
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Contending Rockies fall to Giants in 9th, see wild-card lead shrink
SAN FRANCISCO — Carlos Gonzalez could have let the ball drop and watched Hunter Pence end the game with a hit. Instead, with the Rockies playing five infielders, Gonzalez ran down a difficult fly ball in center field and Pence had a sacrifice fly. Colorado is in contention, and Gonzalez is committed to going hard…
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Young Brewers having a blast while contending in NL Central
Earlier this month, the Milwaukee Brewers needed a players-only team meeting to get back on track. The simple message: Focus on fun. No question something is going right again for this loose, light-hearted bunch just a few weeks later — with a winning weekend series on the road against the practically unbeatable, baseball-leading Los Angeles…
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US wins Gold Cup on Jordan Morris’ late goal
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — As the victorious American players bounced so hard the podium shook, medals round their necks, a beaming Bruce Arena in the back raised his arms to the air right along with them as gold confetti began to fall. The U.S. resurgence is off to an impressive start since Arena returned late…
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Kevin Durant declines to opt into contract
OAKLAND, Calif. — Kevin Durant declined to opt in for the second year of his contract with Golden State and will become an unrestricted free agent, an expected move for the NBA Finals MVP who said he plans to do his part to keep the core of the champion Warriors intact to chase more titles.…
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Giants score plenty, extend Rockies’ season-high losing streak
SAN FRANCISCO — Buster Posey hit an RBI double in the first and a sacrifice fly two innings later, Jeff Samardzija struck out five pitching into the seventh and the San Francisco Giants snapped a five-game losing streak by beating the Colorado Rockies 9-2 on Monday night. Colorado’s loss extended its season-high six-game losing streak.…
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Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry lead Warriors to NBA title
OAKLAND, Calif. — As the gold confetti fell and a fresh gray NBA champion cap sat a tad off-kilter on his head, Kevin Durant embraced mother Wanda. Then he moved across the podium and hugged Stephen Curry before accepting his shiny MVP trophy and hoisting it for everyone to see. From the Bay all the…
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Curry, Durant lead Warriors to 2-0 lead
OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry dribbled every which way and beat LeBron James to the rim in a move reminiscent of his recent MVP magic, and the Golden State Warriors grabbed a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals by downing the Cleveland Cavaliers 132-113 Sunday night in coach Steve Kerr’s return to the sideline after…
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Curry, Durant power Warriors past Cavs in Game 1
OAKLAND, Calif. — Kevin Durant drove through the lane untouched for dazzling dunks time and again, finishing with 38 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in his first NBA Finals for Golden State and leading the Warriors past LeBron James and the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers, 113-91 on Thursday night in Game 1. Stephen Curry…