Monarchs on brink of title
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SACRAMENTO -- Everything was going the Monarchs' way again in the WNBA finals, and they got to the brink of their second straight championship with an 89-69 victory over the Detroit Shock in Game 3 yesterday. Sacramento leads to the best-of-five series, 2-1.
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The San Antonio Spurs are halfway to a fourth NBA title. In their two victories over the Cleveland Cavaliers, they've looked dominant and composed. They haven't, however, forgotten 2005 &#151; that's when they led the Detroit Pistons 2-0 and looked well on their way to the title, but wound up needing seven games to win.
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LONDON - Uproar between government and royalty broke out throughout the corridors of power yesterday in reaction to Prince Charles&#39; apparent belief that people should not rise above their station.
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ROME, Nov 6 (IPS) - Some ageing rulers seem destined to die among  rumours of ill health and the nervous murmur of behind-the-scenes  negotiations. From Portugal's Antonio de Oliveira Salazar to  former U.S. president Woodrow Wilson, history is full of them.
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A meeting between the monarchy and multicultural Britain has ended in a mess.
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It is almost the end of term and the report cards are due. With only a couple of weeks to go before the season&#39;s end, some (Tim Henman) are still busting their buttons to earn their gold star
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A tournament of heavyweight title fights would satisfy the public&#39;s hunger to see a unified championship -- but only if it includes WBC champion Vitali Klitschko, flamboyant promoter Don King believes.
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The San Antonio Spurs are closing in on their fourth title in the past nine years with a surge that has impressed even LeBron James.
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BANGALORE, India: World champions Australia were on the brink of a massive victory in the first cricket Test against India after destroying the hosts&#39; batting again yesterday.
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ONCE again Prince William has come riding to the rescue of the royals, this time on the crest of a wave. At the end of a week that saw his father accused of not wanting people to rise âabove their station
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Bee Staff Writer. SEATTLE - Monarchs head coach and general manager John Whisenant got a double dose of positive news before Game 3 of the Western Conference finals Tuesday night.
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The European Commission faces a battle with sport's governing bodies over its ability to regulate sport.
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There are a lot of things at stake for the two teams playing in Saturday's Big 12 title game. A national championship isn't one of them.
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The king is dead; long live the king. That monarchist continuum has found an echo in contemporary China. In a process of seamless succession, Hu Jin Tao, till now the head of state of China and secretary-general
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The defending champion Sacramento Monarchs got off to a record-breaking start in the WNBA finals.
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The suspense surrounding Alonzo Mourning's playing status for next season is nearing an end.
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abdication have cleared a last legal hurdle after the country&#39;s top constitutional body ruled the process valid. law did not breach the constitution, which states that the monarch rules for life.