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Suns Inflict Rare Home Defeat on Pacers

Phoenix handed Indiana only its second home loss of the season by beating the Pacers 102-94 on Friday, led by 28 points and seven assists from Goran Dragic.

In the day's other big game, Golden State dominated the boards and in the key to beat the Los Angeles Clippers.

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Sweden Loses Red Wings' Johan Franzen for Olympics

Johan Franzen will not play hockey for Sweden at the Sochi Olympics because of a concussion.

The Detroit Red Wings forward missed a month before returning for one game on Sunday.

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Senegal Must Pay Fine to play Basketball World Cup

Senegal must pay the international basketball association around $650,000 in unpaid dues and fines for age cheating in junior tournaments before it can compete in this year's World Cup in Spain.

Serigne Mboup, chairman of a temporary committee running Senegalese basketball, said its financial situation is "catastrophic" and it "would take a miracle" for Senegal to compete at the showcase.

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Ribery, Benzema Acquitted in Solicitation Trial

Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema have been acquitted on charges of soliciting an underage prostitute.

The French judge ruled there wasn't enough proof the men were aware that self-described escort Zahia Dehar, now 21, was a minor at the time.

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Doctors Trying to Bring Schumacher out of Coma

Michael Schumacher's doctors have started trying to wake up the former Formula Champion from the medically induced coma he's been in since a skiing accident last month, his manager said Thursday.

The 45-year-old Schumacher suffered serious head injuries when he fell and hit the right side of his head on a rock in the French resort of Meribel on December 29. The seven-time F1 champion has been in an induced coma in Grenoble University Hospital since then, although his condition stabilized following surgery after initially being described as critical.

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Atletico Ousts Bilbao to Reach Copa del Rey Semis

Atletico Madrid will play crosstown rival Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey semifinals after coming from behind for a 2-1 win at Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday, sending the visitors through 3-1 on aggregate.

Bilbao had yet to be beaten in 12 games at its new San Mames Stadium, and it appeared set to turn around its 1-0 first-leg loss after Aritz Aduriz scored in the 42nd minute.

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Thunder Erase Early 18-Point Hole, Top Heat 112-95

Kevin Durant scored 33 points and Serge Ibaka added 22 as the Oklahoma City Thunder came back from 18 points down to beat the Miami Heat 112-95 on Wednesday for their ninth straight win.

Jeremy Lamb and Derek Fisher came off the bench to score a combined 33 more for the Thunder. Durant scored at least 30 points for the 12th straight game, matching the league's longest such streak since Tracy McGrady did it in 14 consecutive outings in the 2002-03 season.

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S.Korean Gold Medalist Banned for Doping Violation

Olympic badminton gold medalist Lee Yong-dae and fellow-South Korean Kim Ki-jung have been handed one year suspensions by the sport's world governing body for missing doping tests.

In a statement this week, the Malaysian-based Badminton World Federation said as part of its testing program of international level players, "Kim and Lee were required to provide whereabouts information for the BWF to conduct out-of-competition testing. In 2013, both athletes accumulated three whereabouts failures in connection with this administrative process."

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Chelsea Held to 0-0 Draw by West Ham

A resilient West Ham side held Chelsea to a 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday as Jose Mourinho's team lost ground to new leader Manchester City in the Premier League title race.

Under a pouring rain, West Ham defended for most of the second half and managed to contain Chelsea's assaults to secure an important point in its fight to remain in the top flight next season.

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Mercedes Boss Says F1 Should Reconsider Double Points

Formula One may need to reconsider its decision to award double points for the final race of the season after a fan backlash, says Mercedes executive director Toto Wolff.

After Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel won the title for a fourth straight year and with three races to go, F1 tweaked the rules by doubling the points for the final race in a move aimed at keeping fans and TV viewers interested until the season's end.

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