Friday, May 13, 2011

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Team Valor chief Barry Irwin, with jockey John Velazquez and Animal Kingdom after they won the Derby, has increased security for the colt.
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Team Valor chief Barry Irwin, with jockey John Velazquez and Animal Kingdom after they won the Derby, has increased security for the colt.

Barry Irwin, the loquacious chief of Team Valor, criticized trainers after Animal Kingdom’s victory and has since increased security for the colt.

Bulls 93, Hawks 73

Boozer and the Bulls’ Defense Are Too Much for the Hawks

Carlos Boozer, who had been averaging 11.4 points in the series, scored 23 and Chicago’s defense limited Atlanta to 36 percent shooting as the Bulls advanced to the Eastern Conference finals.

Woods Limps Off Course, His Future Uncertain

Tiger Woods shot a six-over-par 42 on the front nine before withdrawing from the Players Championship with a leg injury.

Millrose Games Expected to Leave Garden for Armory

The Armory Foundation is likely to formally announce next week that it is relocating the 104-year-old meet to the Armory Track and Field Center in Upper Manhattan next year.

Royals 11, Yankees 5

There’s Little Bright Side for Yankees in Ugly Loss

Ivan Nova allowed 8 runs and 10 hits while failing to record an out in the fourth inning as the Yankees fell out of first place.

Mets 9, Rockies 5

With 3 Homers, Beltran Fills Power Void Left by Davis

The right fielder filled the power void left when the slugging first baseman Ike Davis was put on the disabled list.

Multimedia

Video: On Par: A Cure for the Slice?

Bill Pennington, golf reporter for The New York Times, gets a few golfers to try out the new Polara golf ball, which claims to straighten out that nasty slice.

Video: A Band Program Apart

A high school where there are no band geeks? At DeMatha Catholic High School, many athletes also play music in the school's many competitive ensembles.

Photo Replay: May 12

A look at the day in sports, from the ocean to the pool to the ice.

On Baseball

Red Sox Put on Their Rally Caps for Jeter

Derek Jeter has his fans in the Boston clubhouse, where Red Sox hitters have firsthand knowledge about slow starts.

Keeping Score

It’s the Year of the Pitcher, Part II

The baseball season is only 40-some days old and already 2010's Year of the Pitcher is having quite an encore: two no-hitters and several near misses.

On Soccer

FIFA Develops a Salt Lake City Look, Without Doorknobs

Eight of the 24 members of FIFA’s executive committee have been accused of seeking or accepting bribes in return for World Cup votes.

Slap Shot

Answers About the Stanley Cup Playoffs

Jeff. Z. Klein, the Times’s hockey writer, answered readers’ questions about the Stanley Cup playoffs and more.

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