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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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  • Bucs banking on better pass rush

    TAMPA — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers nearly set an NFL record for yards allowed through the air, and a porous secondary was only part of the reason.

    The Bucs also had one of the league’s least menacing pass rushes last season, so second-year coach Greg Schiano knows it’s going to take more than acquiring Darrelle Revis to fix the team’s problems.

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  • Home sweet home

    SAN ANTONIO — Danny Green scored 27 points, Gary Neal added 24 and the San Antonio Spurs set an NBA Finals record with 16 3-pointers in a 113-77 victory over the Miami Heat on Tuesday night that gave them a 2-1 series lead.

    Green hit seven of nine 3s, Neal was six for 10 from deep and Tim Duncan chipped in 12 points and 14 rebounds for the Spurs, who responded to a 19-point drubbing in Game 2 with a blowout of their own.

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  • Nava's 14th-inning single lifts Red Sox over Rays

    ST. PETERSBURG — Daniel Nava hit a tiebreaking single in the 14th inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 10-8 on Monday night after squandering two late leads in a testy game that included a bench-clearing scrum.

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  • Source: Tebow to sign with Patriots

    Tim Tebow may still have a future in the NFL after all.

    The New England Patriots seem to think so and plan to sign him on Tuesday if he passes a physical.

    He won’t be a starting quarterback, of course, with Tom Brady on hand in Foxborough. But certainly he’s an intriguing reclamation project — yet another chance for coach Bill Belichick to torture the New York Jets, who failed to find a role for Tebow last season.

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  • Rain causing problems ahead of U.S. Open

    ARDMORE, Pa. — The most popular equipment Merion was not a golf club but a squeegee.

    More heavy rain at the U.S. Open flooded a bunker by the 11th green and filled fairways with large puddles and tiny stream. The course was closed for four hours during the first full day of practice, and then shut down for good later in the afternoon.

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  • Heat's 30-5 run too much for Spurs to overcome

    MIAMI — LeBron James overcame a terrible start to finish with 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists and the Miami Heat rolled to a 103-84 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night to even the series at a game apiece.

    Mario Chalmers scored 19 points for the defending champion Heat, who trailed late in the third quarter before going on a 30-5 run to take control. Chris Bosh added 12 points, 10 rebounds and four assists.

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  • Nadal masterful in record eighth French Open win

    PARIS — If Rafael Nadal truly was going to be challenged, if his bid for an unprecedented eighth French Open championship would be slowed even a bit, this might have been the moment.

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  • Johnson cruises to victory at Pocono

    LONG POND, Pa. — Jimmie Johnson absolutely dominated Sunday at Pocono Raceway for his third victory of the season.

    The Sprint Cup points leader, Johnson pulled away on both of the last two restarts over the final 10 laps to pull into Victory Lane at Pocono for the first time since he swept both races in 2004.

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  • Orioles hammer Moore to avoid sweep

    ST. PETERSBURG — J.J. Hardy, Adam Jones, Alexi Casilla and Nick Markakis had two RBIs apiece and the Baltimore Orioles hammered eight-game winner Matt Moore in beating the Tampa Bay Rays 10-7 on Sunday.

    Baltimore, held to one run and six hits in losing the first two games of the series, had 16 hits Sunday.

    Moore (8-2) allowed career highs of nine runs and 12 hits over five innings in his second consecutive loss.

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