Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.
Celtics and 76ers advance, Nuggets stay alive
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NBA’s ”Birdman” Andersen’s home raided by Denver-area
police
DENVER (Reuters) – Sheriff’s deputies raided the Colorado
home of Denver Nuggets center Chris ”Birdman” Andersen on
Thursday as part of an Internet child crimes investigation but
the NBA player has not been charged or arrested, police said.
Investigators from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office seized
some unspecified property during the search of Andersen’s home
in Larkspur, 40 miles south of Denver, police spokesman Ron
Hanavan said in a statement.
Oakland Raider Heyward-Bey charged with drunken driving
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Oakland Raiders wide receiver
Darrius Heyward-Bey, the seventh pick in the 2009 NFL draft,
was charged on Thursday with driving under the influence of
alcohol following a traffic stop last month, an official said.
Heyward-Bey, who was stopped on April 7 at 2:40 a.m., faces up
to six months in jail if convicted, said Stephanie Ong, a
representative for the San Francisco district attorney’s
office.
Strasburg strikes out 13 for Nats win
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Yankees GM balked at hiring trainer in Clemens case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The New York Yankees’ general
manager testified at ex-pitching ace Roger Clemens perjury
trial on Thursday that he opposed hiring the trainer who later
alleged he injected Clemens with performance-enhancing drugs.
General Manager Brian Cashman said a ”frustrated” Clemens, his
injured right leg iced up, asked that the Yankees sign trainer
Brian McNamee after he had bombed out of a 1999 American League
playoff game.
Italy vies for fashion medal with Armani suits
MILAN (Reuters) – Will Italians be the best-dressed squad
of the London 2012 Olympic Games? The Italy team is pinning its
hopes of striking gold in the style stakes on fashion guru
Giorgio Armani, and his 50-piece Olympic collection.
Argentine hunger feeds Brazil basketball ambition
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Overcome adversity, play as a
team, never think of defeat, hunger for medals. Coach Ruben
Magnano’s tenets for success have guided Brazil’s basketball
team to their first Olympics in 16 years and given them genuine
hope of a podium place in London. While they may sound like
sporting clich ?s, Argentine Magnano used those same
ingredients to steer his own country to the gold medal at the
2004 Athens Games.
Ding replaces injured Guo in China’s Olympics table tennis
team
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Arizona school won’t play ballgame against team with girl
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona high school forfeited a shot
at a state baseball championship on Thursday rather than
compete against an opponent that had a 15-year-old girl on its
team, an official from the rival school said. Our Lady of
Sorrows Academy in Phoenix had been due to play Mesa
Preparatory Academy in the Arizona Charter Athletic Association
state championship.
Blue Jays sign Guerrero to minor league deal
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