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Crash victim sues Lawrence Taylor
MIAMI, May 20 (UPI) -- A Florida man has sued football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor seeking damages for his injuries in a 2009 car crash.

Lawyers for Manuel Villari Castillo, 51, of Hialeah Gardens said the crash last November caused him permanent physical injury and mental impairment, WFOR-TV, Miami, reported. Castillo, an air conditioning technician, no longer has the ability to earn as much money as he did in the past, they said in a complaint filed Wednesday.

PHOENIX, May 21 (UPI) -- Conor Jackson scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the eighth inning Thursday and the Arizona Diamondbacks held on to beat San Francisco 8-7.
LOS ANGELES, May 21 (UPI) -- Jamey Carroll had two hits and two RBI Thursday, Clayton Kershaw held San Diego to one run over 7 1/3 innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat San Diego 4-1.
CHICAGO, May 21 (UPI) -- Ervin Santana allowed a lone unearned run through seven innings Thursday and the Los Angeles Angels survived a late rush to defeat the Chicago White Sox 6-5.
ARLINGTON, Texas, May 21 (UPI) -- Nelson Cruz had four of the 20 Texas hits Thursday, including a three-run homer, leading the Rangers to a 13-7 whipping of Baltimore.
FRISCO, Texas, May 20 (UPI) -- Mike Magee scored in the 17th minute Thursday, his first goal of the season, giving the Los Angeles Galaxy a 1-0 victory over Dallas.
HOUSTON, May 20 (UPI) -- Troy Tulowitzki hit a three-run homer in the first Thursday and Ubaldo Jimenez teamed with two relievers on a three-hitter, carrying Colorado past Houston 4-0.
WASHINGTON, May 20 (UPI) -- David Wright had three of his four RBI in the first inning Thursday and the New York Mets fought off a late charge to defeat Washington 10-7.
HARRISON, N.J., May 20 (UPI) -- Eddie Gaven had a goal and an assist during the first half Thursday in leading the unbeaten Columbus Crew to a 3-1 victory over New York.
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SURREY, England, May 20 (UPI) -- Danny Willett shot a 6-under 65 Thursday to take a one-shot lead over Richard Green on the opening day of the BMW PGA Championship.
NICE, France, May 20 (UPI) -- Second-seeded Fernando Verdasco continued his hot run on the clay-court circuit Wednesday with a quarterfinal victory at the Nice Open.
WARSAW, Poland, May 20 (UPI) -- No. 1 seed Caroline Wozniacki withdrew from her quarterfinal match Thursday at the Warsaw Open, citing an ankle injury.
PITTSBURGH, May 20 (UPI) -- John Axford and Carlos Villanueva combined for three innings of hitless relief Thursday, preserving the Milwaukee Brewers' 4-3 victory over Pittsburgh.
NEW YORK, May 20 (UPI) -- Carlos Pena hit two of Tampa Bay's four homers Thursday and the Rays held on in the ninth to defeat the New York Yankees 8-6.
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