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FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan, 2, 2008 file photo Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, listens to the state-controlled natural gas monopoly Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller as they tour the newly opened alpine ski center that will be used in the 2014 Olympics at Krasnaya Polyana in the southern Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. The names of Russia’s business powerhouses have taken over the mountains of Sochi, now the home of Potanin’s slope, Gazprom’s gondola lift and Sberbank’s ski jump. These names, used by local residents and an army of construction workers, leave no doubt about who is paying for next year’s Winter Games. (AP Photo/ RIA Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service, File)

Russian oligarchs foot most of 2014 Sochi Olympics

The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin's slope, Gazprom's gondola lift and Sberbank's ski jump. The nicknames used by locals and an army of construction workers leave no doubt about who is paying for the 2014 Winter Games: Russia's business powerhouses. Other countries that have hosted the Olympics ...

In this photo taken Tuesday, May 14, 2013, Guan Tianlang, 14, from China, and signs autographs with Matt Bettencourt sign autographs on the 17th hole during a practice round at Byron Nelson Championship golf tournament in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Brad Loper)  MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT; TV OUT; INTERNET USE AP MEMBERS ONLY; NO SALES.

Chinese 14-year-old will tee it up in Memorial

Guan Tianlang, the 14-year-old Chinese amateur who made history at Augusta National, is bringing his game to Jack Nicklaus' backyard. Guan, who last month became the youngest player to make the cut in a major championship when he finished 58th at the Masters, has accepted an exemption to play at ...

In this artist drawing provided by the San Francisco 49ers,  the proposed 49ers stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. is shown. NFL owners will vote on the sites of the 50th and 51st Super Bowls on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at their spring meetings. The San Francisco area, where the new stadium is being built in Santa Clara, and South Florida are competing for the the 50th edition, to be held in February 2016. The loser in that bidding will go against Houston to host the 51st game the following year.(AP Photo/San Francisco 49ers) NO SALES

Super Bowl 50 site to be decided Tuesday

Where the Super Bowl will celebrate a half-century of existence will be decided this week by NFL owners. They have two choices for the 50th anniversary game in 2016: the San Francisco Bay Area and South Florida. The 49ers' new stadium is being built and is scheduled to open for ...

Bruins top Rangers 5-2 with all-out effort

The Bruins know a huge deficit can disappear quickly. They overcame one to reach the second round of the playoffs. So they weren't about to ease up when they had a big lead of their own on Sunday. Boston went ahead by two goals in the first minute of the ...

ADDS NAME OF GOLFER ON LEFT SEUNG-YUI NOH - Sang-Moon Bae of South Korea is congratulated by Seung-Yui Noh, also of South Korea, on the 18th green after Bae won the Byron Nelson golf tournament Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Bae wins Byron Nelson for 1st PGA Tour title

Sang-Moon Bae led by four strokes in the final round of the Byron Nelson Championship when his tee shot at the ninth hole went way left. After getting to his ball, Bae hit a high-arcing shot over the trees in front of him, clearing the green and apparently going into ...

San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan, left, drives around Memphis Grizzlies' Marc Gasol, of Spain, during the second half of Game 1 of the Western Conference final NBA basketball playoff series Sunday, May 19, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)

Spurs come out hot, Randolph cold in West finals

Mike Conley wouldn't let Zach Randolph take the blame for the Memphis Grizzlies' blowout loss in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. No one on either team expects him to play so poorly the rest of the series. Tony Parker had 20 points and nine assists, Kawhi Leonard scored ...

Detroit Tigers Miguel Cabrera  rounds the bases, after hitting his second home run of the game, in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Arlington.  (AP Photo/John F. Rhodes)

Cabrera hits 3 HRs, but Tigers fall 11-8 in Texas

Miguel Cabrera never had a night like this last season when he won baseball's first Triple Crown in 45 years. And it still wasn't enough to get the Detroit Tigers a win. David Murphy put Texas ahead for good with a three-run home run just over the wall in right ...

Who is building what in Sochi for 2014 Olympics

The cost of the 2014 Winter Games in the Russian city of Sochi now stands at $51 billion, making it the most expensive Olympics in history. More than half of the bill is being footed by Russian state-controlled companies and business tycoons. A look at what the major players are ...

Ottawa Senators from left: Erik Condra, Andre Benoit, Colin Greening, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, and Daniel Alfredsson celebrate after Greening scores the winning goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins during the second overtime period of game four of their Stanley Cup Eastern Conference semi-final NHL hockey game at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa on Sunday, May 19, 2013.  (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Patrick Doyle)

Greening's goal in 2nd OT lifts Sens over Pens

Colin Greening wore six stitches on his left cheek, and a wide smile, after Ottawa's double overtime playoff victory against Pittsburgh. Greening ended the longest game of this year's postseason with a backhander off a rebound 7:39 into the second OT, and the Senators' 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins ...

Texas Rangers  David Murphy, center, and teammates Leonys Martin, left, and Elvis Andrus, right,  are all smiles after Murphy hit a three-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Arlington.  (AP Photo/John F. Rhodes)

Rangers beat Tigers 11-8 despite 3 HRs for Cabrera

David Murphy's three-run shot was barely enough against Miguel Cabrera's three home runs. Murphy put Texas ahead for good with a drive just over the wall in right field in the sixth inning, and the Rangers spoiled the second three-homer game of Cabrera's career with an 11-8 victory on Sunday ...

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