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PITTSBURGH - Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen is likely to miss the remainder of the playoffs after he was found to have a blood clot in his left ankle yesterday. It is devastating news for the Flyers as they open their series with the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight.
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The team that thrives on adversity got a fresh dose of it on the eve of its Eastern Conference finals series against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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The boy's feet were killing him. On a break from picking leaves on the nearby tobacco farm, he limped into the cottage that was the modest home to his parents and three older brothers in Turkey Point, Ontario.
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PHOENIX - Brett Myers could not really explain what happened yesterday at Chase Field. He walked a couple of batters here. He surrendered a few broken-bat hits there. He made some good pitches the Arizona Diamondbacks hit. He made some bad pitches they crushed.
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As she does nearly every day in good weather, Hilary Armstrong pushed off from a dock on the Schuylkill and used her powerful arms, legs and torso to begin rowing her four-person boat.
- BOSTON - Paul Pierce and Ray Allen found their shooting touch. LeBron James can only hope he left his in Cleveland.
- As the 76ers celebrate the 25th anniversary of their 1983 championship season, here is a weekly look back: After a four-game sweep of the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference semifinals - a series in which the largest margin of victory was 10 points - the Sixers didn't have it much easier to begin their next round.
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The "reverse pivot." It sounds like one of George Mikan's favorite low-post moves. Or maybe something you attach to a screen door.
- A federal judge Wednesday ordered imprisoned quarterback Michael Vick to repay more than $2.4 million to a Canadian bank for defaulting on a loan.
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Temple will begin seeking Dawn Staley's replacement early next week, athletic director Bill Bradshaw said yesterday. "We will conduct a national search for Dawn's successor," Bradshaw said. "What is most important is we go from the great work Dawn did at Temple and find the right bridge to take us to the future."
- DETROIT - Johan Franzen, Brian Rafalski and Tomas Holmstrom scored power-play goals for the Detroit Red Wings, who coasted to a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals last night.
- ]West Virginia University officials said basketball coach Bob Huggins was taken yesterday to a hospital in Charlotte, N.C., as a precaution after tripping on the airport tarmac and hitting his head on the pavement.
- Flyers Notes PITTSBURGH - Sidney Crosby has not forgotten losing three teeth, courtesy of defenseman Derian Hatcher's high stick, during his rookie year in the NHL.
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PITTSBURGH - Sergei Gonchar spent the entire lockout season of 2004-05 playing in Russia for Metallurg Magnitogorsk. That was where he came to know Evgeni Malkin, then an 18-year-old center.
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PITTSBURGH - The Flyers' ability to overcome adversity was put to its biggest test last night on the eve of their Eastern Conference finals showdown with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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John Pillar, head pro at the Country Club of Woodloch Springs in Hawley, Pa., shot a 4-under 67 yesterday to take medalist honors and lead a group of five golfers who advanced to sectional qualifying for the U.S. Open.
- PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Sergio Garcia put together his third straight impressive round at The Players Championship. The first two gave him a runner-up finish last year. The 6-under 66 yesterday was only a great start.
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