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“I am happy here but let's see what happens after the Champions League final.”

Cristiano Ronaldo has hinted he will consider his Manchester United future after the Champions League final and would be tempted by a move to Real Madrid. via Daily Express

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Family and friends are mourning the death of a Clay county high school football player after he died while fishing with some friends on top of a railroad tressel. via ClipSyndicate

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“This is how we feel, how are you going to help us?"”

Autopsy results reviewed by The Associated Press on Thursday confirm compound fractures of both front legs at the fetlock joints. via The Globe and Mail

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“He's over there tapping his fingers, waiting to get out”

In this March 29, 2008 file photo, Penn State coach Joe Paterno laughs during a news conference after coaching a football practice in State College, Pa. via Florida Times-Union

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One of five suspects charged in the slaying of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor has pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree murder and burglary.

Defense attorney Michael Hornung says that according to the plea agreement, Venjah Hunte will serve 29 years in prison and cooperate with prosecutors.

Hornung says Hunte pleaded guilty on Friday but prosecutors requested the plea agreement be sealed because investigators were pursuing the fifth suspect.

That suspect, 16-year-old Timothy Brown, was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder and armed burglary of an occupied dwelling. Read more

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“It hit my body and then hit the stick”

Detroit's goal with a guy barely in the crease, if at all, didn't count. Dallas' goal with a guy clearly in the crease did count. via Boston Globe

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“We held serve (in the first two games), they held serve (in the second two), now it's time for us to hold serve. That's what this is all about.”

So much for Kobe Bryant's sore lower back. Bryant scored 26 points, his teammates kept Utah at bay down the stretch, and Los Angeles Lakers extended the stunning home success by NBA teams in the second round of the playoffs, beating the Jazz 111-104 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.

The Lakers, who never trailed, can advance to the conference finals for the first time since 2004 with a victory Friday night in Utah. But if form prevails, the teams will be playing a seventh and deciding game Monday night at Staples Center, where Los Angeles has a 17-3 record against the Jazz since the arena opened before the 1999-2000 season. Read more

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Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Scott Kazmir delivers in the first inning to Los Angeles Angels' Erick Aybar during a baseball game Saturday night, May 10, 2008, in St. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

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“I'm excited to be able to assemble this strong coaching staff in Milwaukee”

MILWAUKEE : Kelvin Sampson is getting another shot at coaching. The former Indiana University coach was one of four assistants hired Wednesday by Milwaukee Bucks head coach Scott Skiles. via International Herald Tribune

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“This is the end of a child's dream”

Justine Henin retired from tennis Wednesday, an abrupt ending to a short and successful career in which she won seven Grand Slam singles titles and leaves while ranked No. via WHDH

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