Coyotes beat LA Kings 2-0, avoid West final sweep
2012-05-20T22:08:06Z
Cancel the coronation, or at least postpone it. The Phoenix Coyotes are still hanging around.

Dutchman Gesink claims Tour of California crown
2012-05-20T22:06:51Z
Dutchman Robert Gesink won the Tour of California on Sunday after Slovakian Peter Sagan captured his fifth stage victory to close out the eight-day event.

Dufner's 25-foot birdie putt on 18 wins Nelson
2012-05-20T22:05:26Z
Jason Dufner made a 25-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday for a one-stroke victory in the Byron Nelson Championship, his second win in four weeks.

Montpellier win maiden title on chaotic final day
2012-05-20T21:59:32Z
Montpellier claimed the first French league title in their history after winning 2-1 at Auxerre on an extraordinary final day of the season on Sunday, after a game twice delayed due to protests by the home fans.

NATO shifts to help an elusive Afghanistan peace
2012-05-20T21:56:03Z
President Barack Obama and NATO allies declared Sunday that the end of the long and unpopular Afghanistan war is in sight even as they struggled to hold their fighting force together in the face of dwindling patience and shaky unity.

Italy quake kills at least six, damages historic buildings
2012-05-20T21:55:10Z
SANT' AGOSTINO, Italy (Reuters) - A strong earthquake in northern Italy killed at least six people, injured dozens and damaged historic buildings including a famed mediaeval castle early on Sunday, waking terrified citizens and sending thousands running into the streets. The quake, which the U.S. Geological Survey recorded at magnitude 6.0, struck at 4:04 a.m. (0204 GMT) and was followed by a series of jolting aftershocks. At least two of them reached magnitude 5.1, sowing fresh panic, further damaging already weakened buildings and causing more structures to collapse. ...

Europe faces difficult search for growth
2012-05-20T21:53:48Z
On paper at least, European leaders agree: They need stronger growth measures to help their economies expand out of their 2½-year-old government debt crisis. Figuring out exactly what those new steps might be will be the hard part.

Apple, Samsung CEOs set for court talks
2012-05-20T21:53:37Z
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The chief executives of Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd are used to running the show at their global tech empires, but they will be in for a different experience when they arrive at a San Francisco federal courthouse on Monday. Apple's Tim Cook and Samsung's Choi Gee-sung, whose companies are embroiled in bitter patent litigation, have been instructed by a federal judge to appear for court-supervised mediation. A joint court filing in April said that "as directed by the Court, Apple and Samsung are both willing to participate" in the discussions. ...

Convicted Lockerbie bomber dies of cancer in Libya
2012-05-20T21:53:21Z
He was the embodiment of one of modern Libya's darkest chapters — a man synonymous with horrifying scenes of wreckage, broken families and a plane that fell out of the sky a generation ago. His name, Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, was little known compared to the single word that his deeds represented: Lockerbie.

Ex-NBA star, Olympian Bob Boozer dies at 75
2012-05-20T21:49:42Z
Bob Boozer, a member of the dominating 1960 Olympic basketball team who went on to star in the NBA, has died of a brain aneurysm. He was 75.