Brady: Time to put Super Bowl behind, think 2012 (Yahoo! Sports)

31 May
2012

New England Patriots wide receivers Brandon Lloyd, left, and Jabar Gaffney stretch during NFL football practice at the team's training facility in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, May 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) Tom Brady's last attempt at Super Bowl redemption lasted less than 15 minutes.


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Gonzalez homers again as Rockies beat Astros 11-5 (Yahoo! Sports)

31 May
2012

Colorado Rockies' Carlos Gonzalez hits a double against the Houston Astros in the fourth inning of a baseball game on Thursday, May 31, 2012, in Denver. (AP Photo/Joe Mahoney)

DENVER (AP) Carlos Gonzalez is heating up right when the Colorado Rockies need him the most.


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Spurs’ 20-game win streak snapped in 102-82 loss (Yahoo! Sports)

31 May
2012
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - After a month and a half of dominance, San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich suddenly had a reason to question his team's passion and desire.
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Thunder wallop Spurs 102-82, pull within 2-1 (Yahoo! Sports)

31 May
2012

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - MAY 31: Serge Ibaka #9 of the Oklahoma City Thunder goes up for a shot against James Anderson #25 of the San Antonio Spurs in Game Five of the Western Conference Finals of the 2012 NBA Playoffs at Chesapeake Energy Arena on May 31, 2012 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The streak is over. The series may only be beginning.


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Scherzer helps Tigers beat Red Sox 7-3 (Yahoo! Sports)

31 May
2012

Detroit Tigers designated hitter Delmon Young, left, is congratulated by Miguel Cabrera after his solo home run against the Boston Red Sox during the eighth inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Thursday, May 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

BOSTON (AP) Max Scherzer and Delmon Young helped the Detroit Tigers head home on a positive note.


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Illinois’ Thomas Pieters wins NCAA golf title (The Associated Press)

31 May
2012
LOS ANGELES (AP) Illinois sophomore Thomas Pieters shot a final-round 71 to win the men's NCAA Division I golf championship Thursday at Riviera Country Club.
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Thunder: Lil Wayne welcome but needs ticket (Yahoo! Sports)

31 May
2012

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2012 file photo, Rapper Lil Wayne sits courtside during an NBA basketball game between the Miami Heat and New York Knicks, in Miami. The Thunder say Lil Wayne is welcome to attend a playoff game in Oklahoma City, but needs to buy a ticket just like everyone else. The rapper created a stir Thursday, May 31, 2012 by posting on Twitter that he was

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The Thunder say Lil Wayne is welcome to attend a playoff game in Oklahoma City, but needs to buy a ticket just like everyone else.


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Interview transcripts: the Memorial (PGA Tour)

31 May
2012
Interview transcripts: the Memorial
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Tour Report: Stallings surges on last four holes (PGA Tour)

31 May
2012
Halleran/Getty Images Scott Stallings made a late move to take the overnight lead at Murifield Village. By Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM DUBLIN, Ohio — So far, the 2012 season has been a "lackluster" one for Scott Stallings. His words, not ours. He even went so far as to say that lackluster "would be an understatement." Stallings, [...]
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Tim Thomas considering year off from Boston Bruins, NHL?

31 May
2012

Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas ended his 2012 Stanley Cup Playoff run on an extremely bittersweet note: Giving up a Game 7 overtime goal to Joel Ward of the Washington Capitals, telling one of his children to smile after the crushing defeat (in a misty-eyed moment) and then facing the reality that it could have been his last game as a Bruin.

Combine that with Thomas' self-inflicted drama after the White House snub, and it's been the exact opposite of the hockey fable he penned in 2010.

So it's understandable that Thomas might need some time for reflection and self-evaluation. It's just that no one figured it'd be for an entire season.

Pierre LeBrun of ESPN drops this bombshell on Thursday night:

A source told ESPN.com Thursday that the 38-year-old Boston Bruins netminder was contemplating taking next season off. Which doesn't mean he will, but it's something he's apparently raised.

Thomas has one year left on his contract which pays him $3 million, although his cap hit is $5 million. His no-trade clause lifts July 1.

The Bruins have a No. 1 goalie in waiting in Tuukka Rask, so they'd be open to trade offers, especially after a controversy-filled season sparked by Thomas' decision not to attend the Cup champions' visit to the White House.

Fluto Shinzawa, Master of Understatement, writes on Boston.com that it would be a "bizarre decision."

Also coming to light on Thursday was something we had heard last month: Thomas moved his family to Colorado in the middle of the season, according to Joe Haggerty of CSNNE.com, who writes:

His move to the more politically conservative state of Colorado might explain why Thomas has been so noncommittal when asked about retiring as a Bruin.

Conversely, that the relocation of his family has become a topic of public discourse might explain why the dude wants to take a year off. Unless, of course, this is the sort of thing one floats when one loses his ability to block a trade come July 1 …

(For the record, Thomas could have moved his family to roughly 48 states that are more politically conservative than Massachusetts.)

Like we said: Much of it is self-inflicted. But it is rather sickening to consider how a hockey folk hero's stock has fallen this badly in the span of a year, to the point at which a one-year break from hockey for a guy who raised the Conn Smythe last June seems almost understandable.

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