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Clippers 99, Grizzlies 98
MEMPHIS -- The Memphis Grizzlies blew a 27-point lead in the game's final 14 minutes, seeing the Los Angeles Clippers battle back for a 99-98 victory Sunday in the opening game of their Western Conference first-round playoff series. Rudy Gay missed a potential game-winning 10-foot jumper at the buzzer. The Clippers practically conceded home-court advantage to the Grizzlies...
Coyotes take 2-0 series lead over Nashville
GLENDALE, Ariz. - To the rest of the National Hockey League, Pekka Rinne is aVezina Trophy candidate. To the Phoenix Coyotes, he's a minor league call-up. Proving once again that Phoenix is Rinne's personal Waterloo, the Coyotes victimized the Nashville Predators goalie early and often in a 5-3 victory Sunday at Jobing.com Arena that gave Phoenix a 2-0 lead in this Western...
Report: Bills' Johnson to have groin surgery
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson is scheduled to have groin surgery this week in Philadelphia, according to a television report. Johnson's agent, CJ Laboy, told WKBW-TV in Buffalo that the operation is an "extremely minor surgery that won't keep him out long at all. He will be at [the Bills'] facility for all activities." Johnson was bothered...
Rondo ejected in Celtics' Game 1 loss to Hawks
ATLANTA - Atlanta Hawks coach Larry Drew always sets the goal of making the opponent call the first time out in a game. The Hawks succeeded in that regard and their hot start was the catalyst to their 83-74 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game One of the first round of the playoffs on Sunday. "We got off to a very fast start," Drew said. "I thought we...
Coyotes 5, Predators 3
. GLENDALE, Ariz. - To the rest of the National Hockey League, Pekka Rinne is a Vezina Trophy candidate. To the Phoenix Coyotes, he's Murray Bannerman. Proving once again that Phoenix is Rinne's personal Waterloo, the Coyotes victimized the Nashville Predators goalie early and often in a 5-3 win Sunday at Jobing.com Arena that gave Phoenix a 2-0 lead in this Western Conference...
Celtics' Rondo ejected after bumping referee
Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo was hit with two technical fouls and bumped an official in the closing seconds of the Celtics' loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday, causing him to be ejected from the game and leaving open the possibility that he will be suspended for Game 2 of the series. Rondo was upset when teammate Brandon Bass was called for a loose-ball foul with 41 seconds...
Rangers' Hamilton leaves game with back stiffness
Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton left Sunday's game against Tampa Bay after two innings because of lower-back stiffness. The Rangers listed Hamilton's status as day-to-day on Sunday. Hamilton had an RBI single in the first inning, and he is hitting .395 with nine home runs and 25 RBIs this season. Hamilton was replaced in left field by David Murphy.
Hawks 83, Celtics 74
ATLANTA - Atlanta Hawks coach Larry Drew always sets the goal of making the opponent call the first time out in a game. The Hawks succeeded in that regard and their hot start was the catalyst to their 83-74 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game One of the first round of the playoffs on Sunday. The Celtics did not go down without a fight. They got it within 10 points in...
Mets beat Rockies in 11 innings
DENVER -- Two dramatic, game-tying home runs weren't enough Sunday for the Rockies. They lost the rubber game of their series with the Mets, falling 6-5 in 11 innings when Ike Davis, emerging from a deep slump, drove in the winning run with an opposite-field single, his third hit of the game. The Mets outhit the Rockies 18-6 and got six scoreless innings from Johan Santana...
Knicks' Lin wants to return during first-round series
New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin went through some light drills on Sunday and said he hopes to return to action before the end of New York's first-round series against the Miami Heat. Lin, who had surgery on April 2 to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, had a bit of a setback Sunday when he experienced soreness in his knee, but he still would like to participate...
D-backs GM will take a look at Guerrero
Vladimir Guerrero, who is now a free agent, will work out for Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers in the Dominican Republic some time this week, MLB.com reported Sunday. Guerrero, 37, hit .290 with 13 home runs for the Baltimore Orioles in 2011, but became a free agent after the season. He wants to continue to play and had said he would consider playing in Japan...
Bynum's triple-double leads Lakers to victory in Game 1
LOS ANGELES -- Andrew Bynum said after finishing the Lakers' final pre-playoff practice Saturday: "We're well aware we need to come out and make a statement in the first game." Bynum wanted the Lakers to re-establish themselves as a threat to win what would be a third NBA championship in four years by dominating the Denver Nuggets, and that's just what happened...
Bumgarner pitches Giants past Padres
SAN FRANCISCO -- Looking for 2012 to end better than 2011, the Giants need only to look at Madison Bumgarner for a big reason for optimism. The Giants left-hander started last season by losing his first five decisions, but this year he completed April pitching as well as anyone in the Giants' vaunted rotation. By working into the eighth inning in the Giants' 4-1 victory...
Mets 6, Rockies 5 (11 innings)
DENVER -- Ike Davis has slowly been climbing out of a season-long slump. And he made further progress Sunday with a three-hit game, the last a single in the 11th that gave the Mets a 6-5 win over the Rockies and erased the damage of dramatic, game-tying homers by Carlos Gonzalez and Todd Helton. Davis entered the game hitting .141 (10-for-71), but he had a single and double in...
Flyers beat Devils on Briere's overtime goal
PHILADELPHIA -- Danny Briere is Mr. Playoffs. Briere scored his second goal of the game 4:36 into overtime to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series Sunday. Claude Giroux and James van Riemsdyk also scored for Philadelphia. Petr Sykora, Zach Parise and Travis Zajac had New Jersey'...
Giants 4, Padres 1
SAN FRANCISCO - Madison Bumgarner pitched brilliantly into the eighth inning, and utilityman Joaquin Arias provided the game's biggest hit, a two-run triple, leading the Giants to a 4-1 victory over the Padres on Sunday. Bumgarner gave up one run in 7 2/3 innings, his fourth consecutive victory. Since losing his first start of the year, Bumgarner is 4-0 with a 1.61 ERA. Bumgarner...
Flyers 4, Devils 3 (OT)
PHILADELPHIA -- Danny Briere scored his second goal of the game 4:36 into overtime to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series Sunday. Claude Giroux and James van Riemsdyk also scored for Philadelphia. Petr Sykora, Zach Parise and Travis Zajac had New Jersey's goals. Minutes after...
Floyd, White Sox stop Red Sox's bid for sweep
CHICAGO -- Gavin Floyd made sure the Boston Red Sox's season-best winning streak ended at six games. The right-hander helped the Chicago White Sox prevent a four-game Boston sweep with a 4-1 win Sunday at U.S. Cellular Field. After winning 10-3, 10-3 and 1-0 in the first three games of the series, the Red Sox were held hitless through the first six innings by Floyd (2-3)...
Betemit's three-run blast caps Orioles' ninth-inning rally vs. A's
BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Orioles couldn't do much on offense in the first eight innings Sunday. Things changed in the ninth. Wilson Betemit hit the first walk-off homer of his career, a three-run shot with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, capping a five-run inning that gave the Orioles a 5-2 victory over the Oakland A's before 31,793 at Oriole Park. The Orioles...
Lakers 103, Nuggets 88
LOS ANGELES -- Andrew Bynum said after finishing the Lakers' final pre-playoff practice Saturday: "We're well aware we need to come out and make a statement in the first game." Bynum wanted the Lakers to re-establish themselves as a threat to win what would be a third NBA championship in four years by dominating the Denver Nuggets, and that's just what happened...
Sabathia helps Yankees beat Tigers
NEW YORK -- The rookie making his major-league debut battled the superstar who had tied a Hall of Famer on the all-time RBI list earlier in the game. It was the bottom of the seventh inning at Yankee Stadium on Sunday, and Detroit Tigers reliever Luke Putkonen endured an intimidating initiation in his major-league debut. He had pitched into and out of trouble in his first full...
Jaguars release 2 punters
The Jacksonville Jaguars, who drafted punter Bryan Anger in the third round of the NFL Draft on Friday, have released two punters who were on their roster, Nick Harris and Spencer Lanning, according to the Florida Times-Union. The Jaguars drafted Anger, who played at Cal, with the 70th pick of the draft. That is the earliest a punter has been drafted since 1995. Harris, an...
White Sox 4, Red Sox 1
CHICAGO - All good things must come to an end, and so it was with the Red Sox' six-game winning streak, as the White Sox prevented a four-game Boston sweep with a 4-1 victory Sunday at U.S. Cellular Field. After wins of 10-3, 10-3 and 1-0 in the first three games of the series, the Red Sox were stymied for six innings of no-hit ball by winning White Sox starter Gavin Floyd...
Parker sparks Spurs to Game 1 victory over Jazz
SAN ANTONIO -- San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich wasn't shy about criticizing point guard Tony Parker after last year's playoff loss to Memphis. "Pop was mad at me when he saw me with the (French) national team in London," Parker said. "He said I played harder for the national team. I told him I'd have a good year and play with a different attitude. He...
Yankees 6, Tigers 2
By Dave BuscemaThe Sports Xchange NEW YORK -- The rookie making his major league debut battled the superstar who had tied a Hall of Famer on the all-time RBI list earlier in the game. It was the bottom of the seventh inning at Yankee Stadium on Sunday and Detroit Tigers reliever Luke Putkonen endured an intimidating initiation in his major league debut. He had pitched into and...
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