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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins are within one victory of their fourth Stanley Cup and first in seven years after taking Game 4 of the final, 3-1 at San Jose. Evgeni Malkin scored the game-winner on a power play and had an assist after failing to collect a point in the first three games of the series. Ian Cole and Eric Fehr (fehr) also tallied, and Phil Kessel (KES'-ul) had two assists to help the Pens take a 3-1 series lead.
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Kurt Busch was the winner of yesterday's Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway, conserving fuel down over the final two laps before finishing ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Busch was urged by his team to save fuel and go hard for the win on the final lap. He led for 32 laps in winning his 28th career Cup race and becoming the ninth driver to earn a victory this season.
BATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (guh-DEHL') sees no possibility of a settlement with Tom Brady over the New England quarterback's four-game suspension in the "Deflategate" episode. Goodell says the league will move forward based on whether the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decides to grant Brady's request for the full court to re-hear the case. A three-judge panel from the appeals court in April reinstated Brady's suspension that was handed down and upheld on appeal by Goodell.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib (ah-KEEB tah-LEEB') has been released from a Dallas hospital and is expected to rejoin the team at minicamp this week. Talib missed the Super Bowl champs' trip to the White House today after getting shot in his lower right leg at a Dallas nightclub last weekend. Dallas police are investigating the shooting.
PHOENIX (AP) — The doctor who treated Muhammad Ali says the three-time heavweight champ and his family never seriously thought of donating his brain for research. Dr. Abe Lieberman said he didn't think boxing contributed to Ali contracting Parkinson's disease but he couldn't be "a hundred percent" certain. Lieberman was among those who diagnosed Ali with Parkinson's in 1984.
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