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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A point-after-touchdown kick will now be longer. The NFL has announced that the snap will now take place from the 15-yard line instead of the two. At his media conference at the end of owners meetings commissioner Roger Goodell (guh-DEHL') said he is looking forward to the Tom Brady hearing on "Deflategate" and that the shift of a franchise to Los Angeles is not inevitable.
ATLANTA (AP) — The first game of the Cleveland and Atlanta NBA Eastern Conference final is this evening on the Hawks' court. Each team advanced with a six-game series win in the semifinals which means each club is well rested. Game 2 in the best-of-seven series will be Friday night in Atlanta.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Game 3 of the New York-Tampa NHL Eastern Conference final is tonight in Tampa. The clubs split the opening two games in New York with Tampa winning Game 2 6-2. The fourth game will be played this Friday once again in Tampa.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Yankees have had to place center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury on the 15-day disabled list. He is suffering from a sprained right knee, which he sustained last night in New York's loss to Washington. Ellsbury is the team's leading hitter at .327.
NEW YORK (AP) — Bartolo Colon (bahr-TOH'-loh kuh-LOHN') would become baseball's first seven-game winner with a victory tonight over the Cardinals in New York. Colon, a former Cy Young Award winner, is enjoying a great start to the season with six wins against just two defeats.
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