ARTICLES BY ALAN ROBINSON<BR>AP SPORTS WRITER

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Shoes on the mat, bronze around his neck, Gardner not saddened by loss of gold

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Shed no tears for Rulon Gardner.

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Mariners 5, Pirates 4

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Maybe facing an NL team was what Seattle's Freddy Garcia needed to enjoy something he rarely gets in the American League: some run support.

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Lightning 2, Flames 1

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — No, Canada. The Stanley Cup not only isn't headed north, the Tampa Bay Lightning are taking it south.

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Flames 3, Lightning 2, OT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — OK, maybe the Calgary Flames aren't America's Team — coach Darryl Sutter certainly doesn't think they are. That doesn't mean they can't be Stanley Cup champions.

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