NBA: Cavaliers win draft lottery, get No.1 pick

NEW YORK — Nick Gilbert did it again. For the second time in three years, the Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA draft lottery, earning the No. 1 pick in the 2013 draft with Gilbert, the 16-year-old son of owner Dan Gilbert, representing the team on stage last night at ABC’s Disney Studios in Times Square.

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NFL: Bears' Urlacher to retire

CHICAGO -- Linebacker Brian Urlacher says he's retiring after spending 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears.

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Reds 4, Mets 0: Early error gives Leake all he needs

NEW YORK — Any time a starting pitcher steps into the batter’s box before he stands on the mound, he’s in pretty good shape. Mike Leake enjoyed that luxury last night.

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Tigers 5, Indians 1: Cabrera does damage

Tony Dejak | Associated Press

Indians first baseman Mark Reynolds, lower left, can’t come up with a foul ball.

CLEVELAND — The Indians, who have been doing extraordinary things of late, did something ordinary last night. They lost.

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Rob Oller commentary: Fans wary, but Tribe not loaded with fool’s gold

CLEVELAND — There’s a new vibe on the shores of Lake Erie. The familiar Cleveland Indians refrain — “Wait ’til next year” — has given way to “Enjoy it while you can.” As feel-good phrases go, it needs a lot of work. Heavy on skepticism and light on faith, especially given the Tribe’s hot streak. Still, it beats “We’re not terrible — yet.”

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Around baseball: Tribe closer shuts down Twitter account

Cleveland Indians closer Chris Perez deactivated his Twitter account following two rough outings and after receiving a slew of negative comments.

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Golf: Sergio apologizes again; Tiger says it's time to move on

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Sergio Garcia, left, and Tiger Woods

VIRGINIA WATER, England -- Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods today for saying he would have "fried chicken" at dinner with his rival, a comment that Woods described as hurtful and inappropriate.

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NBA: Spurs hold serve at home, lead 2-0

ERIC GAY | ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mike Conley of the Grizzlies blocks a shot by Danny Green of the Spurs during Game 2 of the Western Conference finals.

SAN ANTONIO — Tony Parker had 15 points and a career playoff-high 18 assists, Tim Duncan scored San Antonio’s first six points of overtime and the Spurs bounced back after squandering a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 93-89 last night.

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Major League Soccer: Yankees part of expansion team

NEW YORK — Hoping their baseball success will translate to titles in another sport, the Yankees are combining with English power Manchester City to own a Major League Soccer expansion team in New York that will start play in 2015.

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Clippers 5, RailRiders 1: Defense keys four-game sweep

Neal C. Lauron | DISPATCH

Clippers first baseman Chun-Hsiu Chen tags out Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s Thomas Neal.

Baseball as chess played out in a checkmate move yesterday that involved Clippers center fielder Matt Carson and second baseman Matt Lawson during the sixth inning at Huntington Park.

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Women's basketball: Ohio State hires assistants

Ohio State women’s basketball coach Kevin McGuff announced the hiring of Joy Cheek and Patrick Klein as assistant coaches yesterday.

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Bob Hunter commentary: Sports artifacts have their place in history

I called Dave Hetzler yesterday morning. You remember, Hetzler, right? The former general manager of the Columbus Magic. What, you don’t remember the Magic? The city’s first major-league soccer team. OK, if you don’t remember the team, then you probably don’t remember the general manager.

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