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Tina Maze Not Disappointed despite Missing out on Title
In other news related to the Laureus World Sports Awards:
Skiier Tina Maze, a nominee, says she is not angry at losing the World Cup overall title to Austrian racer Anna Fenninger.
"These loses are making you angry a little bit but if you know you did everything, you gave everything, you don't feel anger about it. You feel pride, you feel happy, you feel... I was battling for the, with great athletes and you know pushing yourself everyday out. It feels good, it doesn't feel bad".
Maze lost her overall World Cup lead to Fenninger last month.
The 2013 overall champion had led Fenninger by 18 points in the standings before the race.
However, she finished third and 0.46 seconds short of her second World Cup title.
The 32-year-old is also nominated for the Laureus Sportswoman of the year award, along with Serena Williams, Valerie Adams, Marit Bjorgen, Genzebe Dibaba and retired Chinese tennis player Li Na.
The winners are expected to be announced at the awards ceremony tonight in Shanghai at 8 p.m., Beijing time.
NBA: Clippers Past Suns 112-101
In NBA action from this morning,
The Clippers earned a 112-101 win over the injury-depleted Phoenix Suns in the Clippers' final regular-season game before the NBA playoffs.
With the victory, Los Angeles clinched the West's No. 3 seed.
But Los Angeles (56-26) can still finish with the No. 2 seed if the San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets lose their final games tomorrow morning.
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The Boston Celtics secured the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference, upsetting the Toronto Raptors 95-93.
Evan Turner and Avery Bradley each scored 14 points for Boston, which will face No. 2 seed Cleveland in the playoffs.
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In other action,
Indiana Pacers keep their playoff hopes alive with a critical come-from-behind 99-95 victory over Washington Wizards.
C.J. Miles scored 25 points and George Hill added 24 points for the Pacers.
Football: UEFA Quater-Finals Preview
Paris St-Germain and Barcelona prepare to do battle on the pitch tomorrow in Champions League quarter-finals action:
PSG's hopes of making the semi-finals have been hit by suspensions and injury, with Swedish star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Italian midfielder Marco Verratti banned and midfielder Thiago Motta out with a thigh injury.
But Barca coach Luis Enrique says the absence of such players doesn't guarantee on easier time on the field:
"It is obvious that they are missing players, it is not something you can hide but if we remember when they faced us without (Zlatan) Ibrahimovic they beat us. When Ibrahimovic played we managed to beat them. They are important players for them but they have a good squad and I am sure they will try to complicate our lives."
In tomorrow's other UEFA quarter-finals match:
Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich will take on Portugese powerhouse FC Porto;
The Bavarians are without Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery, among others, for the quarter-final first leg match in Portugal.
Porto remains undefeated in the Champions League this season.
Maria Sharapova will Skip Russia's Fed Cup Semifinal with Leg Injury
In off-court tennis news,
World number two Maria Sharapova has pulled out of Russia's Fed Cup semifinal against Germany this weekend because of a leg injury.
The five-time Grand Slam title winner said the injury prevented her from practicing in recent days.
Sharapova picked up the injury during last month's Miami Open, where she slipped to a surprise second-round loss to fellow Russian Daria Gavrilova.
A win for Russia against Germany in the semifinal will set up a final against either the Czech Republic or France.
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