us-hotdailynews: 2015-06-05 U.S. Sports

Warriors: For fans, NBA Finals a chance to relive fond memories, kindle new ones
San Jose Mercury News
OAKLAND -- Thursday was the moment every Golden State Warriors fan has waited for, but it's especially exciting when you've been a season ticket holder for 25 years. Henry Cortez, 48, has suffered through the Golden State Warriors' countless losing ...

JR Smith does JR Smith, nails 30-foot buzzer beater at the half   USA TODAY
J.R. Smith Gives Cavaliers 51-48 Lead with Deep 3 at End of 1st Half   Bleacher Report
Is the NBA Rigged? Claims the sport is fixed return as 2015 Finals begin   AL.com
OregonLive.com
FOXSports.com
Sacramento Bee
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Big Test for American Pharoah's Jockey, Too
New York Times
American Pharoah will be only part of the equation in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday as he attempts to become the 12th Triple Crown champion and the first since Affirmed in 1978. Much will depend on the split-second decisions made by the jockey Victor ...

Belmont Stakes gives American Pharoah a chance to become 12th horse to win ...   ABC Online
Belmont's just a race with a bunch of studs   Philly.com
Long wait for next Triple Crown winner makes for compelling Belmont Stakes   New York Daily News
Reuters
Tampabay.com
NOLA.com
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Silver Addresses Playoff Themes and a Dramatic Void
New York Times
OAKLAND, Calif. — Kicking off his second championship series since replacing David Stern as the N.B.A.'s commissioner last year, Adam Silver expressed excitement over the matchup of LeBron James's Cleveland Cavaliers and Stephen Curry's Golden ...

Silver and the wide, wide range of owners   ESPN (blog)
NBA commissioner Adam Silver says league's concussion protocol best in class   USA TODAY
Good news for Lakers: Salary cap leaping to $90 million for 2016-17   Los Angeles Times
CBSSports.com
Toronto Sun
Washington Post
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Special ties to Muirfield have Memorial leaders dreaming big
New York Post
DUBLIN, Ohio — Bo Van Pelt would love to have a dream come true. Hideki Matsuyama would love to relive a dream. And what better place for it to happen than Muirfield Village at the Memorial, where the two are tied for the lead after the first round?
Tiger Woods comments after Round 1of the Memorial Tournament   Yahoo Sports
UPDATE 1-Golf-Matsuyama in tie for Memorial lead, Tiger toils   Reuters
Matsuyama shares lead; Tiger struggles   SuperSport
Irish Independent
cleveland.com
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FIFA Paid Ireland Millions Not to Sue Over 2010 World Cup Loss
NBCNews.com
Scandal-ridden FIFA confirmed Thursday that it paid Irish soccer authorities more than $7 million in a secret agreement not to go to court over Ireland's elimination from the 2010 World Cup thanks to a missed call by one of its referees. The governing body of ...

FIFA Paid Ireland Over Botched Call   Wall Street Journal
FIFA and the $5m handball scandal (01:44)   Brisbane Times
Fifa made payment to FAI after Thierry Henry handball, claims John Delaney   The Guardian
Irish Independent
Reuters UK
The Globe and Mail
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French Open final: Serena Williams to take on Lucie Safarova
Sydney Morning Herald
There is no safe zone with Serena Williams. Not when she's sick, not when she's misfiring, not for linespeople and umpires, and certainly not for opponents. The latest to learn this harsh lesson is Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland, who had been the Cinderella ...

Sick with flu, Serena Williams pulls it together to make French Open final   USA TODAY
Serena bounces back to set up final against Safarova   DAWN.com
Ill Serena advances to French Open final   Tampabay.com
The Guardian
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Twins 8, Red Sox 4
Reuters
BOSTON -- Joe Mauer's bunt with runners on first and second and nobody out in the ninth inning wound up scoring the winning run after an error at third, giving the Minnesota Twins an 8-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox in the series finale on Thursday at ...

Minnesota Twins beat Boston Red Sox on Pablo Sandoval error   FOXSports.com
Sandoval's Error in 9th Sends Hunter, Twins Over Red Sox   ABC News
Messy Red Sox fall, Twins break tie in 9th on Sandoval error   Washington Times

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Redskins checking 'off-field situation' involving Crowder
USA TODAY
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The Washington Redskins say they are investigating what they called "an off-field situation" involving fourth-round draft pick Jamison Crowder. Crowder's Instagram feed Wednesday night briefly included photographs of a woman who ...

Agent says Redskins rookie Jamison Crowder didn't hit woman   ESPN
Jamison Crowder's Agent Denies Redskins Rookie WR Hit a Woman   Bleacher Report
NFL investigates Redskins' Crowder for domestic violence   Toronto Sun
SI.com
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UFC announces extensive doping tests, major punishments
The Denver Post
The UFC is partnering with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency for a landmark drug testing program in the mixed martial arts promotion. USADA will independently administer multiple year-round, unannounced tests to the UFC's fighters when the program begins ...

Woodley, Lamas, Johnson agree UFC's new drug policy 'long overdue'   SportingNews.com

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Houston Astros to renovate center field, remove Tal's Hill
Los Angeles Times
The Astros have announced plans for a proposed renovation of center field at Minute Maid Park that would remove Tal's Hill and shorten the distance in center field from 436 feet to 409 feet. lRelated Rays interrupt Angels' easy stroll in the park · Angels · Rays ...

Houston Astros to level playing field at Minute Maid Park   San Jose Mercury News
Astros to remove Tal's Hill in 2016, release renderings of new CF layout   FOXSports.com
Tal's Hill to be removed from Minute Maid Park   Sacramento Bee
Chicago Tribune
Chron.com (blog)
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