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Orb is at top of the class at the Preakness

BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas offered an ominous assessment for those hoping Kentucky Derby champion Orb will have his Triple Crown aspirations trampled at the Preakness Stakes on Saturday.

Rays' Price on disabled list with triceps strain

(Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Rays have placed ace pitcher David Price on the 15-day disabled list with a strained triceps muscle, the Major League Baseball team said on Thursday.

Retired race car driver Trickle dead in apparent suicide: police

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - Retired race car driver Richard "Dick" Trickle died on Thursday from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at a North Carolina cemetery, sheriff's officials said.

U.S. crush Russia, Swedes oust Canada on penalties

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Team captain Paul Stastny scored two goals and assisted on two more as the United States hammered Russia 8-3 to dump the defending champions out of the ice hockey world championships in Helsinki on Thursday.

Beckham gave major boost to American game

MIAMI (Reuters) - David Beckham's impact on soccer always went well beyond his performances on the field and nowhere was that more evident than in the United States where he became the sport's first household name since Pele.

Bradley sets record pace with 60 at the Nelson

(Reuters) - Former champion Keegan Bradley shrugged off two bogeys around the turn to set a course record with a blistering 10-under-par 60 in Thursday's opening round of the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas.

Pacers' Hill to miss playoff game versus New York with concussion

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Indiana Pacers point guard George Hill will miss Thursday's Game Five of the NBA Eastern Conference semi-finals against the New York Knicks because of a concussion, the team said.

Sharks' Torres banned for second round for illegal hit

(Reuters) - San Jose Sharks winger Raffi Torres has been suspended for the rest of the Western Conference semi-finals for a hit to the head of Los Angeles Kings forward Jarret Stoll, the National Hockey League (NHL) said on Thursday.

Boston Marathon runners to be given another chance to finish

BOSTON (Reuters) - Thousands of runners whose Boston Marathon was cut short by the deadly bombings at the finish line will be invited back next year, the organizer of the world-famous race said on Thursday.

Beckham bows out on a high

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - England's best known footballer David Beckham announced his retirement on Thursday after a career laden with trophies and glamour that had a worldwide impact that went way beyond soccer.