All articles from Pat Murphy
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Preakness 2013 preview: Orb hopes inside track will lead to victory
Eight other horses will try to take down Kentucky Derby winner Orb Saturday at the Preakness in Maryland.
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NHL playoffs: Bruins, Rangers advance in very different Game 7 victories
The Boston Bruins and New York Rangers will continue the Stanley Cup quest after both teams won Monday night. One game featured a comeback for the ages, while the other was surprising for another reason.
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Kentucky Derby 2013: 'Run for the Roses' a wide-open affair (+video)
A number of three-year-old horses entered in this year's Kentucky Derby will have an opportunity Saturday to capture the garland of roses given to the winner.
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Triple Crown quiz: Test your knowledge of thoroughbred horse racing's 'Big Three'
The first Saturday in May begins a five-week stretch where a select group of thoroughbred owners and trainers try to grab that elusive trophy, signifying victories in three straight races at three different race tracks.
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NFL Draft 2013: The next generation of NFL stars takes the stage
The 2013 NFL Draft kicks off Thursday night at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
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Masters 2013: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson looking for another green jacket
The Masters golf tournament, the season's first major event, gets started Thursday morning. Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, and defending champ Bubba Watson are part of another impressive field that includes Chinese teenager Tianlang Guan.
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Louisville vs. Michigan: Defense is key in NCAA championship game
Louisville and Michigan are two college teams that like to run the basketball floor. They will do just that in the NCAA men's national championship game in Atlanta. But the team that plays better defense will take the title.
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NCAA Final Four preview: Louisville, WSU, Mich., and Syracuse will keep things lively
The Cardinals, Shockers, Wolverines, and Orange all average right around 70 points per game this season. Depending on your team or the style of play, college basketball fans should be entertained this weekend at the Final Four.
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NCAA Final Four: How much do you know?
It happens every April – the last four teams still alive in the NCAA men's basketball tournament gather in a domed stadium to determine a collegiate champion. Test your knowledge of the NCAA Final Four.
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Baseball Opening Day 2013: New faces in new places
Baseball Opening Day 2013: After an opening night game, Major League Baseball opens the 2013 season with 12 games Monday across the country.
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NCAA Sweet 16: South, Midwest regions feature top-flight teams
There's NCAA royalty: Duke and Kansas. There are NCAA perennials: Florida, Michigan State, and Louisville. Michigan and Oregon have worked hard to get here. And then there's Cinderella, otherwise known as Florida Gulf Coast University, taking part in Friday night's Sweet 16 action.
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NCAA Sweet 16: Big 10 teams lead the way in East and West regions
Thursday night, there are two games each in the East and West regions of the NCAA tournament. In the East: Miami vs. Marquette and Indiana vs. Syracuse. In the West: Ohio State vs. Arizona and Wichita State vs. La Salle.
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NCAA tournament 2013: Harvard beat New Mexico? What 'Madness' might Friday bring?
The West region's 14th seeded Crimson shocked the third seeded Lobos late Thursday night. Another 16 games are scheduled to tip off Friday as the tournament field gets pared down 32 teams by the end of the day.
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Obama NCAA bracket 2013: Why the president likes Indiana
Obama NCAA bracket 2013: The president loves basketball, so he carefully considers which school should win the NCAA men's championship. If the Obama NCAA bracket for 2013 comes to pass, the president should get a warm welcome in the Hoosier state.
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NCAA tournament bracket info: Who are the top March Madness seeds?
The NCAA men's basketball tournament field of 68 schools is now set. We look at the top four teams in each of the four regional brackets.
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Notre Dame in BCS national championship game: Take our Fighting Irish football quiz
Test your knowledge of Notre Dame football history with our quiz.
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Army-Navy: Honoring tradition, football and otherwise
The annual Army vs. Navy game is one of the nation's oldest football rivalries, dating back to 1890. The football teams from the US Military and US Naval Academies honor all those who came before them.
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Baseball playoffs: Win and you're in on Wild Card Friday
The Braves, Cardinals, Orioles and Rangers all have a one-game shot to continue playing meaningful baseball games this weekend.
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Ryder Cup recap: Europe storms back Sunday to keep the cup
Ryder Cup: Reversing an outcome 13 years ago in Brookline, Mass., Europe won the bulk of Sunday's singles matches to capture golf's most prestigious team competition.
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PGA Tour Championship: Who's in contention for $10 million FedEx Cup? (+video)
FedEx Cup finale: Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy has enjoyed a terrific run at the end of the 2012 PGA Tour season, winning the last two events. But Tiger Woods and others have themselves in position to capture the FedEx Cup.
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