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Saturday Sports Roundup May 19

Another win for I'll Have Another...Spurs, Thunder win...Rangers blank Devils...Dufner on top...Gomez, Indians stifle Marlins...Rays top Braves...Briscoe has fastest car at the Brickyard...Italian Open tennis Finals Set

Update on the latest in sports:

HORSE RACING-PREAKNESS STAKES

Yankees' Hughes shuts down Mariners in best start of season

NEW YORK -- One week ago, Phil Hughes' record stood at 1-4, and his ERA was an ungodly 7.48. And with unretired starter Andy Pettitte getting ready to re-join the Yankees, there was talk that the right-hander might be demoted to the bullpen.

Analyzing Why Fenway Park Has Become a House of Horrors for Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox did not have a fun series in Kansas City against the lowly Royals . They won the first game easily enough, but they dropped the next two in frustrating fashion. It's all water under the bridge now. The Red Sox are starting a nice six-game homestand at Fenway Park on Thursday night. First up is a four-game series against the Cleveland Indians , and then the Seattle Mariners ...

American League notebook -- April 30, 2012

Baltimore: RH closer Jim Johnson said he was available to pitch. Johnson, who spent four days in a Baltimore hospital because of food poisoning last week, had thrown two bullpen sessions since returning to the Orioles on Friday. He hadn't appeared in a game since April 22. ... LHP Tsuyoshi Wada (elbow) was examined by Dr. Lewis Yocum in Los Angeles, and the Orioles were awaiting the diagnosis ...