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Bayern Loses to Dortmund in German Cup

Bayern Munich's bid for a trophy treble ended on Tuesday when the holders lost 2-0 on penalties to 10-man Borussia Dortmund in the German Cup semifinals, after missing four spot-kicks in the shootout.

The match went into extra time after Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and canceled out Robert Lewandowski first-half goal and the two teams were deadlocked 1-1 at the end of 90 minutes.

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Hull Boosts Survival Hopes with 1-0 Win over Liverpool

Michael Dawson's first-half header gave Hull a 1-0 victory over Liverpool on Tuesday that pushed the northeast England club closer to Premier League survival.

The Hull captain timed his move to perfection to power home a cross from Ahmed Elmohamady in the 37th minute.

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Yankees Pitcher Tanaka out at Least a Month with Tendinitis

Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka is going to be out at least a month because of tendinitis in his right wrist and a mild right forearm strain.

General manager Brian Cashman said Tuesday night during New York's 4-2 win over Tampa Bay that tests showed no change in Tanaka's partially torn elbow ligament. The Japanese star last year chose not to have Tommy John surgery and missed 2 1/2 months rehabbing the injury.

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State of the News Media in 2015: Facebook and Mobile Rule

A new report on the state of the media has some simple terms for how we learn about the world: mobile and social media.

More visitors to Yahoo, NBC and other top Internet sites are getting their news from mobile devices than from desktop computers, according to "State of the News Media 2015," published Wednesday by the Pew Research Center's Journalism Project. Pew also found that nearly half of Web users learn about politics and government from Facebook, roughly the same percentage as those who seek the news through local television and double those who visit Yahoo or Google News.

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Pop Star Mariah Carey Makes Grand Entrance for Vegas Show

For anyone wondering what to expect from Mariah Carey's upcoming string of Las Vegas shows at Caesars Palace beyond her 18 number one hit singles, a grand entrance on Monday might provide a hint of what's to come.

"No matter what, we're going to make it into a festive moment darling. It's an extravaganza," she said Monday evening, backstage at The Colosseum.

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Bucks Avoid Elimination again, Beat Bulls 94-88 in Game 5

Michael Carter-Williams made 22 points and eight assists, and Khris Middleton scored 21 points as the Milwaukee Bucks avoided elimination again with a 94-88 victory over the Chicago Bulls in Game 5 of their first-round NBA playoff series Monday.

With a 3-2 lead, the Bulls will try to close it out again Thursday at Milwaukee. No team has ever rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win an NBA postseason series.

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Nowitzki still Working with Mavs in Trouble against Rockets

As usual, Dirk Nowitzki stayed on the practice court long after the rest of the Dallas players, shooting jumper after jumper on a day between first-round playoff games against Houston.

Never mind that the Mavericks trailed 3-0 in the series.

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Valencia Beats Lowly Granada 4-0 in Spanish League

Two goals in each half gave Valencia a 4-0 win over relegation-threatened Granada in the Spanish league on Monday.

Granada had managed to slow the host's pace in the first half until Javier Fuego rose to head in from a corner in the 26th minute.

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Vegas Sets up 'Concentric' Security for Upcoming Megafight

Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather hadn't even decided how much it would cost home viewers to watch their fight when the head of the Nevada Athletic Commission started planning security for their big bout.

Five times in the 10 weeks since the two welterweights set a date for their long-awaited fight, commission chief Francisco Aguilar has convened state, federal and local police, fire, tourism and fight officials for one thing: to keep hundreds of thousands of people outside the ring safe.

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Burnt Macaroni and Cheese Forces Evacuation at Iowa Capitol

A burnt bowl of macaroni and cheese forced a brief evacuation at the Iowa Capitol.

Iowa Department of Administrative Services spokesman Caleb Hunter says somebody's lunch burned in a microwave Monday behind the Senate Chambers on the second floor of the Capitol. He says the smoke prompted a short evacuation of the entire building during the morning.

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