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Rose powers Bulls past Hawks for 3-2 series lead

Derrick Rose scored 11 of his 33 points in a lopsided fourth quarter that allowed the Chicago Bulls to tip their playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks in their favor with a 95-83 Game 5 win.

 
 
 

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Glass-half-empty outlook: The Vancouver Whitecaps haven’t won a Major League Soccer game since the last day of winter and are already four points removed from a playoff spot.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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FC Edmonton looks to build momentum on the road

After a tumultuous four-game losing streak, FC Edmonton is starting to feel like itself once again.


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Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (R).

Ronaldo hat-trick delays Barca title party

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick to make it an incredible 36 league goals in the current campaign as Real Madrid defeated local rivals Getafe 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday to prevent Barcelona from winning the league title for at least one more day.


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Man City earn Champions League tilt for first time

Manchester City clinched a top-four finish in the Premier League with a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday and secured at least a place in the Champions League qualifiers next season.


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Patrick Braouezec (L), who headed the French Football Federation (FFF) investigation into the racism row that has shaken French football, and Laurent Davenas attend a news conference at the (FFF) headquarters in Paris May 10, 2011.

France coach Laurent Blanc cleared by Sports Ministry

France boss Laurent Blanc was cleared of wrongdoing on Tuesday by a Sports Ministry probe into the racism row that has shaken French football but a separate investigation said the coach was "angry at himself."


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Wayne Rooney of England is tackled by Jay Demerit of the United States during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group C match between England and USA at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium on June 12, 2010 in Rustenburg, South Africa.

FIFA earmarked $28 million to tackle soccer betting gangs

FIFA pledged $28 million Cdn to Interpol to help fight match-fixing on Monday after a chilling warning about the extent of the problem.


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Former Impact goalie Greg Sutton, who plays for the MLS New York Red Bulls, returns to Montreal in a friendly on Wednesday night at Saputo Stadium.

Former Impact 'keeper Greg Sutton credits his confidence with Red Bulls to Montreal stint

One thing Greg Sutton remembers fondly about his time with the Montreal Impact was the organization's desire to win.


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French President Nicolas Sarkozy

French president shares blame for race controversy: expert

President Nicolas Sarkozy must share some of the blame for the explosive controversy over racial quotas that has rocked the French soccer world, a prominent historian suggested Monday.


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Former Impact keeper Sutton in New York groove

One thing Greg Sutton remembers fondly about his time with the Montreal Impact was the organization’s desire to win.


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France's s coach Laurent Blanc watches the Euro 2012 qualifying soccer match between France and Romania at the stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris October 9, 2010.

France's Laurent Blanc heard by investigators

France coach Laurent Blanc was interviewed on Monday by the French football federation (FFF) and the Sports Ministry as part of an investigation into a racism row that has plunged the game into turmoil.


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