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Heat Rip Pacers In NBA Playoffs

The Miami Heat are now one win away from the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals after ripping the Indiana Pacers 115-83 in Miami on Tuesday.   The Heat lead the series 3-2 and can wrap it up with a win at Indiana tomorrow. With LeBron James scoring 30 points and guard Dwayne …

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Thunder Eliminate Lakers; Celtics Win Too In NBA Playoffs

Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrooks combined to score 53 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 106-90 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.   The win moves the Thunder to the Western Conference Finals against San Antonio; that series starts on Sunday.   OKC beats the Lakers four games to …

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Gator Baseball Set To Begin Postseason Tuesday

The Gator baseball team begins postseason play on Tuesday when it plays Auburn in the SEC Tournament.   Country 103-7 The Gator will have live coverage starting at 5:30pm. It is ironic that Florida plays Auburn as the Gators ended the regular season with a three game series at Auburn where …

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Season Over For Gator Softball

The season is over…abruptly…for the University of Florida softball team. With three players kicked off the team to start the NCAA Regional the Gators hosted, it came down to a matchup Sunday with South Florida to stay alive in the tournament and the Gators fell short, losing 1-0 to the …

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Braves Beat Rays In MLB

Atlanta starter Tim Hudson pitched into the eighth inning to give the Braves a 2-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in interleague play.   The Florida Marlins also won, beating the Cleveland Indians 5-3. In other action, Milwaukee pounds Minnesota 16-4; the Chicago White Sox blank the Chicago Cubs 6-0; …

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Heat Beat Pacers; Spurs Sweep In NBA Playoffs

The Miami Heat used big games by Dwayne Wade and LeBron James to beat the Indiana Pacers 101-93 Sunday in Indianapolis to tie their Eastern Conference semifinal series at two games each. James scores 40 and Wade aded 30 to help the Heat get the win. In the Western Conference, …

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