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USA TODAY Olympics-London flame bound for Britain Reuters By Alan Baldwin | ATHENS May 18 (Reuters) - The Olympic flame was heading to Britain from a rainswept Athens on Friday to light a 70-day torch relay leading to the opening of the Games in London on July 27. Former England soccer captain David Beckham, ... Beckham wants to be picked for football team on meritChicago Tribune Torch relay puts pressure on Olympic organizersUSA TODAY Beckham thrilled about carrying Olympic torchFox News The Associated Press all 2,644 news articles »

Phillies over .500 for 1st time since Opening Day Fox News So don't expect a new slogan on the cover of the game program: "The Phillies: Best Last-Place Team in Baseball!" Slowly, the Phillies are finding their winning ways in the most competitive division in baseball. Roy Halladay pitched the Phillies past ... and more »

Boston.com High-risk video game venture has Rhode Island, Curt Schilling reeling Boston.com In the final months of two mostly unmemorable terms in office, Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri boasted about his little state's big splash - stealing former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling and his nascent video game company from Massachusetts. Schilling asks RI for more money for video-game companyChicago Tribune all 412 news articles »

USA TODAY The day the Sixers exorcised the ghosts of Boston Garden Philadelphia Inquirer The Sixers had just let a 3-1 series lead slip away in the 1982 NBA Eastern Conference Finals and now they faced Game 7 against the Celtics in Boston Garden, where the percentages said no one goes in and prevails. On top of that, history appeared to be ... Paul Pierce dunks early, attacks often to set pace in Celtics' Game 3 win (VIDEOS)Yahoo! Sports (blog) Rejuvenated Celtics looking for knockout punch in Game FourThe Providence Journal Doug Collins: 'We have to meet the challenge of [Rondo]'WEEI.com The Patriot Ledger -Boston.com (blog) -Delaware County Daily Times all 1,428 news articles »