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Andrei Kirilenko blocked Kobe Bryant twice in overtime and converted a three-point play with 35 seconds remaining as the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Lakers 123-115 on Sunday, tying the Western Conference semifinals at 2-2. ... The Jazz went 9-for-9 from the foul line...
ROME, May 11 (UPI) -- Novak Djokovic needed three sets to beat unseeded Stanislas Wawrinka in Sunday's final at the Italian Masters tennis tournament in Rome. ... After dropping the first set 4-6, the tournament's No. 3 seed captured the second and third sets by...
Kevin Garnett stutter-stepped as he reached a potential right turn down a seemingly endless hallway early Sunday morning. After losing Game 3, he and Boston teammate Paul Pierce were on their way to a media interview room proving difficult to find. ... A perfect 6-0...
Sergio Garcia, the best player without a major, got the next best thing Sunday. ... Garcia ended the longest victory drought of his career by making a clutch par putt to force a playoff and hitting the island-green 17th on the first extra hole to defeat Paul Goydos in...
They didn't win in Pittsburgh, where no team except the Penguins has won in the playoffs, so the Philadelphia Flyers know what that means. They're effectively down to a one-game season. ... They didn't win in Pittsburgh, where no team except the Penguins has won in the...
Carl Crawford hit a three-run homer and Cliff Floyd added a pair of run-scoring singles, helping the Tampa Bay Rays stop Ervin Santana from becoming the first seven-game winner in Major League Baseball's American League with an 8-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.
Carlos Beltran and Ryan Church hit consecutive homers in the fifth inning to support Oliver Perez and lead the New York Mets to an 8-3 victory Sunday over the Cincinnati Reds. ... Once Mets manager Willie Randolph informed the umpires of the mistake, the out was charged...
Wayward in front of goal, defensively weak and suffering an injury to its inspirational captain. ... Chelsea's 1-1 Premier League draw with Bolton on Sunday wasn't the ideal preparation for a Champions League final against Manchester United. Maybe it will also give...
Birmingham City and Reading were both relegated from the English Premier League yesterday despite winning their final matches of the season. ... Fulham’s 1-0 win at FA Cup finalists Portsmouth meant they escaped the drop with 36 points. Former Liverpool midfielder Danny...
So much for small ball. ... Craig Monroe went 2-for-4 with two of light-hitting Minnesota's three home runs and four RBIs, and the Twins hung on for a 9-8 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night. Joe Nathan gave up two runs in the ninth, but won a showdown with...
