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Goldschmidt homers in 9th, Arizona beats Marlins

Arizona Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt watches his walk off home run take flight against the Miami Marlins during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks won 3-2. (AP Photo/Matt York)

PHOENIX (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks ended a four-game losing streak, beating the Miami Marlins 3-2 Tuesday night.

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Thompson helps Storm beat Mystics 96-86 in OT

SEATTLE (AP) — Tina Thompson scored 30 points, including five 3-pointers, to lead the Seattle Storm to a 96-86 overtime win over the Washington Mystics on Tuesday night.

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Braves comeback falls short, Mets win opener 4-3

Atlanta Braves outfielder B.J. Upton, right, pushes brother outfielder Justin Upton after they collided on a pop fly in the fifth inning of the second baseball game in a doubleheader against the New York Mets at Turner Field on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jason Getz)

ATLANTA (AP) — Beaten twice in one day and just plain beat, the first-place Atlanta Braves were ready for some rest.

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NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled

From left, Deputy Attorney General James Cole; National Security Agency (NSA) Deputy Director Chris Inglis; NSA Director Gen. Keith B. Alexander; Deputy FBI Director Sean Joyce; and Robert Litt, general counsel to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, before the House Intelligence Committee hearing regarding NSA surveillance. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on intelligence led by lawmakers sympathetic to the spying.

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Chivas USA youth player Chaves dies

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Julio Chavez, a defender and captain of Chivas USA’s Under-18 team, has died in an auto accident. He was 19.

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