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at 15:35 on May 21, 2013, EDT.

Street in front of former Jarry Park renamed for Expos start Gary Carter

MONTREAL - A stretch of road in front of the stadium where he began his Hall of Fame career has been renamed in honour of former Montreal Expos catcher Gary Carter.

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at 16:11 on May 21, 2013, EDT.

Anchors away! Golf adopts rule to outlaw putters anchored to the body

Golf's governing bodies approved a rule Tuesday that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, a move opposed by two major golf organizations that contend long putters are not hurting the game.

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at 16:09 on May 21, 2013, EDT.

Bold, unexpected shots: Woods, Garcia go another round, expressing dislike for each other

VIRGINIA WATER, England - Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia don't like each other, and they're making no effort to disguise their feelings.

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at 16:08 on May 21, 2013, EDT.

The 50th Super Bowl goes to the San Francisco Bay Area; 2017 title game to be in Houston

BOSTON - The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area and the NFL championship will go to Houston the following year.

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at 16:08 on May 21, 2013, EDT.

Broken shoulder healed, Lloyd on US women's roster for Olympic semifinal rematch with Canada

CHICAGO - Carli Lloyd is on the roster for next month's exhibition against Canada, the midfielder's first appearance with the U.S. women since breaking her left shoulder in mid-March.

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at 15:24 on May 21, 2013, EDT.

Renan Barao title defence axed for UFC 161 because of training injury

WINNIPEG - The main event on a June 15 UFC pay-per-view card in Winnipeg has been scrapped.

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at 13:58 on May 21, 2013, EDT.

Bryan Colangelo out as Raptors GM, will remain with team as president

TORONTO - Bryan Colangelo fought "like heck" to stay on as president and general manager of the Toronto Raptors.

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at 14:36 on May 21, 2013, EDT.

Roughriders add experience as they prepare to host the 2013 Grey Cup

The Saskatchewan Roughriders hope veterans like Geroy Simon and Ricky Foley will add the experience their young team needs.

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at 14:01 on May 21, 2013, EDT.

Benat Intxausti of Spain wins 16th Giro d'Italia stage, Vincenzo Nibali retains overall lead

IVREA, Italy - Benat Intxausti of Spain won the 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday, and favourite Vincenzo Nibali retained the overall lead as the race entered the final week.

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at 13:05 on May 21, 2013, EDT.

South Africa: Tears as court acquits Oscar Pistorius' brother in woman's death in accident

JOHANNESBURG - One Pistorius brother is free of charges — acquitted Tuesday of culpable homicide in the death of a woman in a road accident. The famous younger brother, Olympian double-amputee Oscar Pistorius, still must face his day in court for shooting and killing his girlfriend.

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at 10:43 on May 21, 2013, EDT.

Baby on the way for Olympic track athletes Nikkita Holder and Justyn Warner

TORONTO - Canada's track and field super couple is about to become a threesome.

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at 01:07 on May 21, 2013, EDT.

Pouliot and De Leo score 23 apart as Winterhawks down Knights at Memorial Cup

SASKATOON - After seeing their three-goal lead evaporate, the Portland Winterhawks' quick-strike offence ensured the race for the MasterCard Memorial Cup title is still wide open.

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