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  • Heat's on now

    SAN ANTONIO — Manu Ginobili had 24 points and 10 assists in a surprise start to spark the San Antonio Spurs to a 114-104 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night, pushing the Spurs one victory away from their fifth championship.

    Danny Green scored 24 points and broke Ray Allen’s finals record for 3s in a series with 25. Tony Parker had 26 points for San Antonio.

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  • Flanagan rockets to sixth win at slippery Speedway

    INVERNESS — Four drivers picked up their second feature wins of the season, while Curtis Flanagan sped to his sixth triumph in rain-

    delayed action at the Citrus County Speedway on Saturday.

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  • Mistakes doom Mickelson as Rose takes Open

    ARDMORE, Pa. — Fly the Cross of St. George next to those red wicker baskets. The U.S. Open has an English champion for the first time in 43 years.

    Justin Rose shot a closing 70 Sunday at Merion Golf Club for a 1-over 281 total and his first major championship. He finished two shots ahead of Phil Mickelson and Jason Day.

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  • After another loss, Rays call up much-touted Myers

    ST. PETERSBURG — Help is on the way, or at least the Tampa Bay Rays hope so following Sunday’s 5-3 loss to the Kansas City Royals.

    The Rays called up outfielder Wil Myers, rated by Baseball America before the season as its No. 1 overall prospect, best power hitter and best hitter for average.

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  • Overtime yet again

    CHICAGO — These Boston Bruins are one resilient bunch.

    Daniel Paille scored at 13:48 in overtime and the Bruins beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on Saturday night to even the Stanley Cup finals at a game apiece.

    Three days after a three-overtime thriller in the series opener, Boston and Chicago once again were tied after regulation. The Bruins then stepped up the pressure and finally cashed in after goaltender Corey Crawford singlehandedly kept the Blackhawks in the game.

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  • Racing is her business

    Being a racecar driver’s spouse can be a tough gig. The travel, financial costs, long hours at the shop and inconvenient weekend schedules — not to mention the nervous spectating — are just a few of the sacrifices demanded of a racing family. But for the wife of the area’s top stock driver, those sacrifices are just part of the family business, and it’s a business that she functions at the center of as she performs everything from tire pressure checks to spotting during races.

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  • Local racing divisions make return to track

    A week after rain thwarted last Saturday’s scheduled Powell Family Memorial — now slated for July 27 — the Citrus County Speedway welcomes back local season action from five divisions: Open Wheel Modified, Sportsman, Street Stock, Mini Stock and Pro Figure 8.

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  • All even once again

    SAN ANTONIO — LeBron James scored 33 points while playing with the aggression and ferocity that everyone expects of the four-time MVP, leading the Miami Heat to a 109-93 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night that evened the NBA Finals at two games apiece.

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  • Martin wants more

    TAMPA — Doug Martin doesn’t believe in the so-called sophomore jinx.

    Tampa Bay’s second-year running back rushed for 1,454 yards and scored 12 touchdowns as a rookie, and the Buccaneers believe he’s capable of performing even better in 2013.

    Especially with two of the team’s best players — guards Carl Nicks and Davin Joseph — returning from injuries to strengthen the offensive line.

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  • Weeki Wachee Springs a cool summer spot

    Kevin Mims

    For the Chronicle

    As Floridians, cooling off during the summer months in a cool, clear freshwater spring is a time-honored tradition. If your family has been here for any length of time, you’ve probably heard stories of summer days spent at places like the Ichetucknee, Rainbow Springs, Juniper Springs and plenty of other places where the water bubbles up from far below. 

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