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Sergio Garcia said Tiger Woods fried chicken remark not racist

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:49:28 -0400

LONDON, May 22 (UPI) -- Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia said he was not being racist when suggesting he would serve U.S. golfer Tiger Woods fried chicken if he came over for dinner.

NHL playoff schedule and results

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:54:41 -0400

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NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs

NBA playoff schedule and scores

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:51:05 -0400

By United Press International
NBA Playoffs

The almanac

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:30:00 -0400

By United Press International
UPI Almanac for Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

Bernanke testimony follows charge he withheld information

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:00:00 -0400

WASHINGTON, May 22 (UPI) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's Capitol Hill testimony Wednesday follows lawmakers charging he purposely withheld strategic information from them.

MLB: San Francisco 4, Washington 2 (10 innings)

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:52:00 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO, May 22 (UPI) -- A walk-off home run by Pablo Sandoval in the 10th inning Tuesday gave the San Francisco Giants a 4-2 win over the visiting Washington Nationals.

MLB: Colorado 5, Arizona 4 (10 innings)

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:48:59 -0400

DENVER, May 22 (UPI) -- Wilin Rosario's walk-off single in the 10th inning lifted the Colorado Rockies to a 5-4 win over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks Tuesday.

MLB: Los Angeles Angels 12, Seattle 0

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:28:57 -0400

ANAHEIM, Calif., May 22 (UPI) -- Mike Trout hit for the cycle and chalked up five RBI in the process in the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim's 12-0 rout of Seattle Tuesday.

MLB: St. Louis 10, San Diego 2

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:16:57 -0400

SAN DIEGO, May 22 (UPI) -- Daniel Descalso hit a grand slam Tuesday that helped lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 10-2 win over the San Diego Padres.

NHL: San Jose 2, Los Angeles 1

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:13:04 -0400

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 22 (UPI) -- Antti Niemi was solid in goal for the San Jose Sharks, who evened their Western Conference semifinals series with Los Angeles with a 2-1 win in Game 4 Tuesday.

NBA: San Antonio 93, Memphis 89 (OT)

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:55:22 -0400

SAN ANTONIO, May 22 (UPI) -- Tim Duncan scored 17 points and Tony Parker had 15 to lead the San Antonio Spurs past Memphis 93-89 in overtime in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals.

U.S., Myanmar sign trade framework agreement

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:51:06 -0400

WASHINGTON, May 22 (UPI) -- The United States and Myanmar signed a trade and investment framework agreement, coinciding with the visit of Myanmar President Thein Sein.

MLB: Kansas City 7, Houston 3

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:45:38 -0400

HOUSTON, May 22 (UPI) -- The Kansas City Royals scored all of their runs in the final two innings of their 7-3 victory over the Houston Astros Tuesday.

MLB: Milwaukee 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:39:15 -0400

MILWAUKEE, May 22 (UPI) -- The Milwaukee Brewers scored four runs in the fifth inning and held on to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 Tuesday.

British man has healthy prostate removed to reduce cancer risk

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:32:53 -0400

LONDON, May 22 (UPI) -- A British man made a similar decision as Angelina Jolie, once he found he a high risk of prostate cancer he had surgery to have it removed, doctors say.

MLB: Atlanta 5, Minnesota 4 (10 innings)

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:28:40 -0400

ATLANTA, May 22 (UPI) -- Freddie Freeman singled home Jason Heyward in the 10th inning Tuesday, completing a rally that carried the Atlanta Braves over Minnesota 5-4.

MLB: Oakland 1, Texas 0

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:19:43 -0400

ARLINGTON, Texas, May 22 (UPI) -- Rookie Daniel Straily and two Oakland relievers teamed up for a three-hit shutout Tuesday and the Athletics edged Texas 1-0.

MLB: Chicago White Sox 3, Boston 1

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:08:33 -0400

CHICAGO, May 22 (UPI) -- Jose Quintana took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Jeff Keppinger socked a two-run homer for the Chicago White Sox Tuesday in their 3-1 win over Boston.

UPI Sports Calendar for Wednesday, May 22

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:01:00 -0400

Wednesday sports calendar

MLB: Philadelphia 7, Miami 3

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:57:55 -0400

MIAMI, May 21 (UPI) -- Tyler Cloyd hurled seven solid innings and Ryan Howard backed him with three RBI Tuesday in the Philadelphia Phillies' 7-3 win over Miami.

Japan April trade deficit hit record $8.57B

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:54:48 -0400

TOKYO, May 21 (UPI) -- Japan posted a record trade deficit of 879.93 billion yen ($8.576 billion) for April as a lower yen pushed import costs higher, the government said Wednesday.

MLB: Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 3

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:38:16 -0400

TORONTO, May 21 (UPI) -- Alex Cobb hurled 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball and the Tampa Bay Rays used a pair of early homers Tuesday to get past Toronto 4-3.

MLB: Pittsburgh 5, Chicago Cubs 4

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:34:37 -0400

PITTSBURGH, May 21 (UPI) -- Travis Snider socked a pinch-hit grand slam in the sixth inning Tuesday and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for a 5-4 win over the Chicago Cubs.

MLB: Detroit 5, Cleveland 1

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:12:53 -0400

CLEVELAND, May 21 (UPI) -- Miguel Cabrera launched his fourth homer in two games Tuesday, belting a two-run shot in the sixth inning that lifted the Detroit Tigers over Cleveland 5-1.

NHL: Boston 2, New York Rangers 1

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:00:51 -0400

NEW YORK, May 21 (UPI) -- Johnny Boychuk and Daniel Paille each scored a third-period goal Tuesday, rallying Boston over New York 2-1 for a 3-0 conference semifinal series lead.