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June 17th, 2010

Parents of Celtics fan settle with Boston for $3M (AP)

AP - The parents of a Celtics fan who stopped breathing and later died after Boston police took him into custody during 2008 NBA championship celebrations have settled with the city for $3 million.

June 17th, 2010

Henin flexes her muscles on grass (AFP)

Top seed Justine Henin of Belgium, seen here in May 2010, continued to flex her muscles on grass ahead of Wimbledon as she advanced to the semi-finals of the ATP-WTA tournament here on Thursday.(AFP/File/Patrick Kovarik)AFP - Top seed Justine Henin continued to flex her muscles on grass ahead of Wimbledon as she advanced to the semi-finals of the ATP-WTA tournament here on Thursday.


June 17th, 2010

Kaita kick opens door for Greece victory (Reuters)

Greece's Alexandros Tziolis (rear) fights for the ball with Nigeria's Yakubu Aiyegbeni during a 2010 World Cup Group B soccer match at Free State stadium in Bloemfontein June 17, 2010. REUTERS/Jorge SilvaReuters - A moment of schoolyard silliness by Nigeria's Sani Kaita reversed the match dynamic and opened the door for Greece to seal their first ever World Cup finals victory with a 2-1 win in Group B on Thursday.


June 17th, 2010

Kjeldsen has 3 birdies to take early US Open lead (AP)

Soren Kjeldsen of Denmark hits a drive on the second hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament Thursday, June 17, 2010, at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)AP - Soren Kjeldsen of Denmark made the early birdies, Phil Mickelson got into early trouble and the problems and possibilities of Pebble shone through Thursday on a sunny start to the U.S. Open.


June 17th, 2010

Embarrassing early exit looms for World Cup host (AP)

Fans rug up to watch the World Cup group A soccer match of South Africa's national soccer team Bafana Bafana against Uruguay at a fan zone  at St Stithians College in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, June 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)AP - It's come to this. With the home team at risk of an embarrassing early exit, South African officials are asking local fans to find other World Cup teams to root for. Even the vuvuzelas, those din-creating plastic horns, are quieting down.



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