Giants place Hunter Pence on 15-day list, but bracing for worse and other top stories.

• Giants place Hunter Pence on 15-day list, but bracing for worse

  

  ATLANTA -- The Giants didn't have all the information on Hunter Pence's strained right hamstring. But the information they had wasn't encouraging. "Unfortunately, he did a pretty good job on it," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Thursday. "And it's a shame." The Giants recalled outfielder Mac Williamson from Triple-A Sacramento and placed Pence on the 15-day disabled list, but are bracing to be without their starting right fielder and top RBI man for much longer than that. Pence was hitting ...

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• Tyronn Lue wants faster pace on offense after Game 1 struggles

  

  OAKLAND, Calif. -- Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue is pushing LeBron James to pick up the pace in Game 2 of the NBA Finals in hopes it can jump-start an offense that struggled in a Game 1 loss to the Warriors."I just told LeBron I need him to play faster," Lue said Friday. "I need him to pick up the pace for us offensively, getting the ball out and just beginning to play faster."Editor's PicksLeBron James has been sending messages all spring. He won't concede that Steph Curry has taken over the NBA. ..

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• The importance of Muhammad Ali

  

  Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., as Muhammad Ali was once known, was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on Jan. 17, 1942. Louisville was a city with segregated public facilities, noted for the Kentucky Derby, mint juleps and other reminders of Southern aristocracy.

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• Sharks C Logan Couture: 'Everyone cheats on faceoffs'

  

  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) San Jose center Logan Couture says Sidney Crosby isn't the only player cheating in faceoffs in the Stanley Cup Final. Couture said that he, teammate Joe Thornton and just about every other player who gets in the faceoff circle tries for any sort of edge they can get, legal or otherwise. ''Everyone cheats on faceoffs,'' Couture said Friday. ''I cheat, Jumbo cheats. That's how you try to win draws. He's one of the best at it. He wins a lot of faceoffs.'' Couture caused a bit ..

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• Two defensive lapses cost US national team dearly in Copa America loss

  

  SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- All it took was one aberrational moment to undo one of right back DeAndre Yedlin’s better performances in a US national team jersey. Down a goal to a powerful Colombian side, Yedlin couldn’t stop himself from instinctively turning his back on Farid Diaz’s cross in the 40th minute. The ball whipped around Yedlin’s left shoulder and caught his right hand, which had not been pulled tight against his chest. Referee Roberto Garcia whistled immediately for a spot kick, which Jam..

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• Yankees-Orioles Preview

  

  That 10-game offensive slump the Baltimore Orioles endured late last month has been quickly forgotten.No player is more responsible for that than Mark Trumbo, who looks to continue his hot hitting and lead the Orioles to a fourth straight win Saturday night against the New York Yankees.Baltimore's potent offense was held to 3.2 runs per game and a .216 average during a 3-7 stretch that closed May. Those struggles ended in emphatic fashion with a 13-9 victory over Boston on Wednesday before Trumb..

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• Jim Grobe retaining Baylor assistants, hoping to keep signees

  

  WACO, Texas -- New Baylor coach Jim Grobe is retaining all of Art Briles' assistant coaches and hopes to keep all of his recruits, too.Grobe had to address those two issues frequently during his introductory news conference Friday at BU's McLane Stadium. The interim head coach was hired Monday and said that keeping Briles' staff intact was his best way to try to maintain some consistency as the program recovers from the sexual assault crisis that cost Briles his job."Our goal right now is to ste..

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• Investigators: Top FIFA officials split $80 million in bonuses

  

  Your teams on the go or at home. Personalize SI with our new App. Install on iOS or Android.​ Three top FIFA officials allegedly awarded themselves salary increases and bonuses totaling nearly $80 million over five years, according to contracts released by FIFA on Friday. Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, former secretary general Jerome Valcke and former finance director Markus Kattner appear to have paid each other bonuses tied to the World Cup along with other incentives in the last five yea..

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• Blue Jays-Red Sox Preview

  

  Steven Wright is displaying an unusual amount of stamina for a guy in his first full season as a starter for the Boston Red Sox.Most importantly, he's been efficient during those long outings.The Toronto Blue Jays have come away with a victory in each of the first two times they've seen the knuckleballer, and they'll look to deal the Red Sox a season-high fourth consecutive defeat Saturday at Fenway Park.Wright (5-4, 2.45 ERA) will be making his 11th start, matching the amount he made during bri..

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• Adding a championship game offers few guarantees for Big 12

  

  There is money to be made in a Big 12 title game -- roughly $30 million -- but that's the only benefit the conference can bank on from its most recent decision to add a championship game in 2017.A title game doesn't guarantee a spot in the College Football Playoff (See: Pac-12 2015).A title game doesn't mean it won't eliminate a team from the top four (See: Iowa 2015).It means the Big 12's best team now has one more chance to impress the selection committee against a ranked opponent on the fina..

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