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LONDON – Britain’s Home Secretary says the government was warned last month about Olympic security manpower issues — far earlier than has previously been admitted. Olympic security has been in crisis after contractor G4S made the last-minute admission that it hadn’t recruited enough people to guard London’s sensitive games sites. …

WASHINGTON – To prepare for the playoffs, Denver coach Brian Shaw said he wants his high-scoring team to learn to win tough games. There was no better training ground for bump-and-grind basketball than Monday’s 75-74 victory over the Washington Wizards. Wilson Chandler scored 17 points, Nate Robinson added 16, and …

Brad Keselowski and Roger Penske make an odd couple, no question about it. But in NASCAR, they are the Power Couple of 2012. Keselowski, 28, is a brash, cocky, blue-collar Michigan racer with a penchant for pissing off other drivers and a thumb on the pulse of social media. Penske, …