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Serena Steubenville rape victim was 'lucky,' 'shouldn't have put herself in 'that position'

AFP/Getty ImagesSerena Williams at the French Open. Serena Williams is no stranger to controversy, and has caused a stir yet again with a jaw-dropping indictment of the Steubenville rape victim whose story transfixed the nation. In a Rolling Stone story which Deadspin posted on Tuesday, the world's No...
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Venus Williams pulls out of Wimbledon with back issues

After 16 consecutive years of always showing up at Wimbledon, winning five titles along the way, Venus Williams pulled out of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament Tuesday, citing a lower back injury. Williams, who turned 33 on Monday, never had missed Wimbledon since making her debut there in 1997, although...
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Mets survive against Braves after Harvey throws another gem

APMatt Harvey. ATLANTA -- On the day of Zack Wheeler's anticipated major league debut, Matt Harvey was a pitbull marking his territory. If Harvey is going to be supplanted as the Mets' top dog, it will have to be earned. That point resonated as Harvey was taking a no-hitter...
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LoLo upsets bobsledders after complaining about lack of pay

Lolo Jones was with the U.S. Bobsledding team for seven months and all she has to show for it is a lousy check for $741.84. The track star, who recently took up bobsledding in 2012 and was named to the U.S. national team posted a video on...
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Celtics-Clippers trade talks 'dead;' Rivers' future up in the air

EPADoc Rivers. Kevin Garnett and Doc Rivers apparently won't have Hollywood endings to their careers. After days of trade talks in which the Clippers tried to acquire the Celtics head coach and power forward in a mega-deal, trade talks broke down on Tuesday, with Celtics President Danny Ainge telling...
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NFL agent Cruz’s only option to sign Giants' long-term offer

Victor Cruz has no choice between now and training camp but to sign the multi-year offer the Giants weeks ago put on the table, because playing for less than $3 million for this season makes absolutely no sense. So says a prominent NFL player agent who has done many lucrative...
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Yankees' A-Rod to face live pitching today

There is no way of knowing if Alex Rodriguez will play for the Yankees this season, but in the past several days the reports have suggested the third baseman is making minimal progress returning from hip surgery in Tampa. “Alex is doing a lot more stuff,’’ general manager Brian Cashman...
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Costas meant no harm by mocking Mets celebration

ATLANTA — After scoring a triple-bogey on his assessment of the Mets’ postgame celebration Sunday, NBC’s Bob Costas called a team official yesterday to say he meant no harm by the comments. During the network’s U.S. Open coverage, Costas provided a baseball update and lambasted the Mets for...
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Yankees' Teixeira likely DL-bound, surgery possible

Mark Teixeira seems bound for the disabled list again, and surgery on his right wrist is possible. Don’t expect Kevin Youkilis back anytime soon. And Brian Cashman would have preferred to hear from hitting coach Kevin Long that Teixeira wasn’t right from the time he came off the...
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Yankees GM remembers 'tough call' going with Girardi over Mattingly as manager

When the Dodgers return to The Bronx tonight for the first time since winning the World Series in 1981, they will bring along a familiar face. More than five years after interviewing to take over for Joe Torre as Yankees manager, Don Mattingly will be in the visitors’ dugout, guiding...
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Mazzilli's son debuts for Brooklyn with a 2-for-4 night

L.J. Mazzilli gave his dad, Lee, the best belated Father’s Day gift imaginable last night The chance to watch him make his pro debut. Forty years after the elder Mazzilli was drafted by the Mets, with whom he played 10 of his 14 big league seasons, the younger...
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Mets' Duda 'excited' to get shot at first

ATLANTA — Lucas Duda has added cartwheels to his pregame routine. Not literal cartwheels, but after Mets manager Terry Collins informed Duda he is moving to first base for the foreseeable future, it was clear the misplaced left fielder had found his happy place. “I’m excited to play there and...
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Parker, Spurs on cusp of NBA title

Lost in the midst of Manu Ginobili’s stunning resurgence in the Spurs’ 114-104 victory over Miami in Game 5 of the NBA Finals Sunday night was Tony Parker showing no ill effects of the right hamstring strain he suffered in Game 3, which slowed him down in the second...
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Celtics-Clippers trade talks for Doc, Garnett back on report

The Celtics and Clippers renewed trade talks yesterday concerning a monster deal that could transport future Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett and coach Doc Rivers to Los Angeles. And that was about where the agreements ended. Essentially, both sides adopted something of a policy that indicated if you can’t...
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Rask blanks Blackhawks to give Bruins Stanley Cup lead

BOSTON — Tuukka Rask shut out the Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals last night and got enough help from the Bruins’ offense to do it without another exhausting overtime. After playing four extra periods in the first two games, the Bruins made an early night of it...
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Yankees' decaying & pricey roster has same darn problems as ’12 Red Sox

It has become an annual baseball rite to wonder whether the current version of the Yankees has devolved into their 1965 forefathers. Or should that be grandfathers, because a dynasty crumbled as stars grew moldy with age? But what I have begun to wonder is whether the 2013 Yankees are...
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Mets great Seaver Don’t judge Wheeler on one start

Zack Wheeler shouldn’t try to be Tom Seaver tonight when he makes his much ballyhooed major-league debut in Atlanta. That’s straight from the horse of The Franchise’s mouth. “These guys are major-leaguers but they’re wearing a uniform just like you do,” Seaver told The Post. “You...
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Mets' Wheeler will learn that pitchers never forget their 1st time

ATLANTA — If he’s lucky, the innings will speed past in a blur across the next 12 or 15 years, starts and seasons blending into one another except for the important games, the unforgettable outings, the forever milestones. If he’s lucky, and blessed with good health, Zack Wheeler will...
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