McMurray win ends lengthy skid
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Jamie McMurray vowed the next time he won a Nextel Cup race he was going to savor it longer than he did his first career victory, Oct. 13, 2002, at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C.
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LONGMEADOW -- Medfield senior goaltender Jake McCampbell trotted off the field to a standing ovation with 39 seconds remaining after being penalized for slashing in yesterday's MIAA Division 2 boys' lacrosse state championship game. It was a rare sight, a star player embraced and cheered after committing a penalty.
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The memory isn't so much one game, a victory or a loss, or a moment in time marked by the game clock or the scoreboard. After a while, especially after 22 seasons, the games had a way of blending together in a career continuum that delivered Ray Bourque to his Hockey Hall of Fame induction last night.
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OXFORD regained the MMC Trophy with a narrow victory over Cambridge in the 123rd Varsity Match at Twickenham yesterday. Replacement winger Ross Lavery scored the decisive try just two minutes from time as
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. (Sports Network) - Kevin Harvick held off  fellow Nextel Cup driver Jamie McMurray on three restarts over  the final 20 laps to capture the Ford 300. The No.29 Chevrolet  crossed the finish line 0.218 seconds ahead of runner-up  McMurray.
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The only putt Mike Weir made yesterday in the Canadian Open came at a good time, a 6-footer for birdie on the 18th hole for a 1-under-par 70 that gave him a three-shot lead and left him in great shape to become the first Canadian in 50 years to win his national championship.
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For 45 minutes, Boston Latin's Siobhan Elvin stopped every puck that came her way. Forty-seven found their way to the sophomore. More than one a minute.
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DARLINGTON, SC (SportsTicker) - Jamie McMurray won his second straight NASCAR Busch Series race Saturday and Martin Truex Jr. celebrated the 2004 series title with a fourth-place finish in the Bi-Lo 200 at Darlington Raceway.
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Whenever St. Sebastian's and Tabor meet for the annual Travis Roy Cup, it's usually a close and hard-fought hockey game. So it was no surprise when Tabor toughed out a 5-2 victory in front of an enthusiastic home crowd yesterday.
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Peter Lonard pipped third-round leader and fellow Australian James Nitties to win the Australian PGA in Melbourne. Lonard, winner of the Australian Open last week, carded a seven-under par round of 65 to finish
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School roundup Whenever St. Sebastian's and Tabor meet for the annual Travis Roy Cup, it's usually a close and hard-fought hockey game. So it was no surprise when Tabor toughed out a 5-2 victory in front of an enthusiastic home crowd yesterday.
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The American Joe Ogilvie won the $4 million U.S. Bank Championship yesterday after shooting a three-under-par 67 in the final round to finish at 14-under 266.It was Ogilvieâs first PGA Tour victory and his 230th event.Ogilvie was tied for the lead at 11 under with Tim Clark through 15 holes in the final round. But a long-distance eagle on the par-4 No. 16 and a birdie on No. 18 allowed him to secure the win at the Brown Deer Park Golf Course in Milwaukee.Ogilvie finished with four birdies and overcame three bogeys en route to capturing the $720,000 first-place purse.
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They waited for almost eight hours to finally start playing and then they rushed to finish with more sprinkles falling, but Carlos Moya wasn&#39;t complaining in the end.
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Bentley's record is still perfect. But it took a few minutes longer than usual to keep it that way.
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Four years ago, Osbourn celebrated the end of a 32-game losing streak. On Saturday, the Eagles celebrated a state title after a 42-20 win over Chantilly.
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Canada&#39;s batting order collapsed Monday as Scotland eased to victory at the ICC Intercontinental Cup cricket final. Scotland won by an innings and 84 runs with more than
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., July 7 â Jamie McMurray was a minor league Busch Series driver in 2002 when he was tabbed to replace the injured Sterling Marlin and wheeled his way to victory lane in the second race of his Cup career. Maybe McMurray thought it would be that easy all the time.