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Florida Gators swallow up Bruins in the NCAA women’s tennis championship finals Living up to their apex predator namesake, the Florida Gators victimized the UCLA women’s tennis team with their deadly prowess at depth and on the surface, terrorizing the Bruins 4-0 en route to their second consecutive national championship. www.dailybruin.com
Season review: Scotland Neil Lennon won his first Scottish title as Celtic FC manager, ending three years of Rangers FC dominance, while Heart of Midlothian FC and Kilmarnock FC also picked up silverware. www.uefa.com
Bird-flu research: The biosecurity oversight The fight over mutant flu has thrown the spotlight on a little-known government body that oversees dual-use research. Some are asking if it was up to the task. www.nature.com
2012 NBA playoff semifinals: Can the veterans turn back the upstarts? The 2012 NBA semifinal playoff series involves many contrasts – in strategy, team compatibility and outright athletic ability. But probably the most important contrast is cumulative league experience versus relative youth and inexperience. Having “been there before” is a powerful addition to the plus column for judging how a team will perform under playoff pressure. Like other generalizations ... ca.news.yahoo.com
Libyans want answers over deadly NATO airstrikes Mohammed al-Gherari lost five family members, including a young niece and nephew, when NATO accidentally struck their compound in the Libyan capital as they slept. www.cbs8.com
Catania 0-2 Udinese: Deadly Di Natale and another from Fabbrini clinches Champions League football for Guidolin's men Eventful contest settled by goals from Italian strike duo to earn Friuli another crack at Europe's premier cup competition next season my.news.yahoo.com
4 arrested after man's beating at Dodger Stadium A driver was beaten in the Dodger Stadium parking lot after a weekend game and four people were arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, police said Monday. www.wset.com
Pressure mounting to keep FAMU band suspended Florida A&M University's famed marching band - tarnished by the beating death of one of its drum majors - appears unlikely to take the field once again anytime soon. www.wxow.com
Deadly Doug: Don't axe 'Eck ASTON VILLA would be "foolish" to sack boss Alex McLeish, according to former chairman Doug Ellis www.thesun.co.uk
A danger of being becalmed after the storm MAKING WAVES:THAT’S BETTER. After our rather lacklustre, back-of-the-pack start from Itajai one month ago on leg six, the latest stage of the Volvo Ocean Race was far more promising for us on Groupama 4 after we said goodbye to Miami on Sunday afternoon. rss.feedsportal.com
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