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Stars rally with 4-goal 3rd to take 2-0 lead over Sharks 27 Apr 08, 23:52 ET AP - Mike Modano and the Dallas Stars probably don't want to leave the Shark Tank. At least they're heading home with a two-game lead in a second-round series that's turning into a rout. more Ashley Force beats dad to become 1st female Funny Car winner 27 Apr 08, 23:09 ET AP - Ashley Force beat father John on Sunday in the NHRA Southern Nationals to become the first female driver to win a national Funny Car event. more Patrick's frustrating day ends with mechanical failure 27 Apr 08, 22:52 ET AP - Danica Patrick walked through the pits with quick, purposeful steps. Her head barely moved, eyes masked behind designer sunglasses as she worked her way toward the team trailer. more Prince, Wallace help Pistons even series against 76ers 2-2 27 Apr 08, 22:02 ET AP - The Pistons squashed all that chatter about heading home with a series deficit. Tayshaun Prince scored 23 points and made all but one shot from the field, and Detroit played with a purpose and dominated the second half to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 93-84 on Sunday night, tying the best-of-seven Eastern Conference playoff series at 2-2. more Busch wins wreck-plagued Talladega NASCAR race 27 Apr 08, 22:01 ET Reuters - Kyle Busch won his second NASCAR race of the season at Talladega on Sunday after a multi-car crash brought out the caution flag on the final lap. more D'Antoni gets brief reprieve as Suns avoid sweep 27 Apr 08, 21:34 ET The Sporting News - PHOENIX -- Maybe Mike D'Antoni isn't such a dunce after all. For the past few days, as the San Antonio Spurs have taken control of their first-round series, the Phoenix Suns coach has been subjected to the typical fans' babble and media speculation that his job is in jeopardy. D'Antoni admits the talk "more than ticks me off," but adds, "I'm a big boy and think I can handle it." more Suns step up pressure to crush Spurs 27 Apr 08, 21:19 ET Reuters - The Phoenix Suns turned up the defensive pressure and avoided elimination from the playoffs with a crushing 105-86 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday. more Adam Scott breaks title drought in Byron Nelson playoff 27 Apr 08, 21:07 ET Reuters - Australian Adam Scott sunk a mammoth 49-foot putt to birdie the third playoff hole and claim the Byron Nelson Championship on Sunday, his first PGA Tour title in more than a year. more Adam Scott blows lead before winning Byron Nelson in playoff 27 Apr 08, 20:49 ET AP - Adam Scott felt he needed to make a statement by winning Sunday. He did, though, not quite the way he wanted to do it. more Jets sign NCAA career rushing leader Danny Woodhead 27 Apr 08, 20:35 ET AP - Chadron State running back Danny Woodhead, the NCAA's career rushing leader, signed a free-agent deal with the New York Jets on Sunday night, according to the player and his agent. more Kyle Busch gets 2nd Sprint win under caution at Talladega 27 Apr 08, 20:30 ET AP - Kyle Busch fell a lap down midway through the race, and after racing his way back into contention, needed an awesome save to keep himself from triggering a massive crash. "Typical Talladega," he thought. more Australia's Adam Scott wins Byron Nelson Championship in playoff 27 Apr 08, 19:24 ET Reuters - Australian Adam Scott birdied the third playoff hole to claim the Byron Nelson Championship on Sunday, his first PGA Tour title in more than a year. more Sorenstam beats Creamer in playoff at Stanford International 27 Apr 08, 18:52 ET AP - Annika Sorenstam made a par on the first playoff hole Sunday, good enough to beat Paula Creamer in the Stanford International Pro-Am. more Wes Helms homers in 10th inning to lift Marlins over Brewers 27 Apr 08, 18:39 ET AP - Wes Helms came through in just his fourth start of the year, hitting a solo home run leading off the 10th inning to lift the Florida Marlins to a 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. more Diaw's near triple-double helps Suns rout Spurs, avoid sweep 27 Apr 08, 18:36 ET AP - There was no San Antonio sweep, not even close. Boris Diaw had 20 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in one of the best playoff performances of his career, and the Phoenix Suns stayed alive with a 105-86 rout of the Spurs on Sunday. more Snooker giant-killer Liang builds commanding lead over Swail 27 Apr 08, 18:11 ET AFP - China's Liang Wenbo is on course to emulate his shock win over former champion Ken Doherty as he built a commanding lead in his second round clash with Joe Swail at the World Championships on Sunday. more Raikkonen's win in Spanish GP hands Ferrari control in chase 27 Apr 08, 17:34 ET AP - Kimi Raikkonen drove Ferrari to its third straight Formula One victory, winning the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday to put the Italian team in control of the championship race. more Devil Rays sweep Red Sox with 3-0 win 27 Apr 08, 16:58 ET Reuters - James Shields pitched a two-hit shutout on Sunday as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays completed a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox with a 3-0 victory. more Wang outduels Sabathia, Cabrera homers as Yankees edge Tribe 27 Apr 08, 16:51 ET AP - Chien-Ming Wang shut down Cleveland for seven innings and outpitched C.C. Sabathia, whose lone mistake turned into a homer by Melky Cabrera, to help the New York Yankees end a three-game slide with a 1-0 win over the Indians on Sunday. more Maholm goes distance, McLouth homers twice to lift Pirates 27 Apr 08, 16:18 ET AP - Paul Maholm tossed a two-hitter, Nate McLouth hit two home runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. more West's 3-pointer with 5.4 seconds left hands Cavs 3-1 lead 27 Apr 08, 16:08 ET AP - King James got his crown knocked off, was booed every time he touched the ball, went 0-for-3 in the fourth quarter and passed up a chance to take the winning shot. And his Cleveland Cavaliers still beat the Washington Wizards. more UConn center Hasheem Thabeet will return for junior year 27 Apr 08, 15:59 ET AP - Connecticut center Hasheem Thabeet plans to return to school for his junior season instead of entering the NBA draft. The 7-foot-3 native of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, was projected as a first-round pick in the draft. more US loses to defending champ Russia in semifinal at Fed Cup 27 Apr 08, 15:49 ET AP - No Serena. No Venus. No Lindsay. And no spot in the Fed Cup final for the United States. more Pirates release struggling Matt Morris, shuffle rotation 27 Apr 08, 15:41 ET AP - Matt Morris, the veteran right-hander added by the Pittsburgh Pirates late last season to stabilize a young rotation, was released Sunday after failing to pitch past the second inning in his latest start. more Nadal defeats Federer on clay in Monte Carlo 27 Apr 08, 14:37 ET AP - Rafael Nadal won his first title of the season, defeating top-ranked Roger Federer yet again on clay to claim his fourth consecutive Monte Carlo Masters. more Nadal wins fourth Monte Carlo title in a row 27 Apr 08, 12:46 ET Reuters - Rafael Nadal became the first player in the Open era to win four consecutive Monte Carlo Masters titles when he beat world number one Roger Federer in the final for the third year in a row on Sunday. more Umpire released from hospital after taking fastball to jaw 27 Apr 08, 12:34 ET AP - An umpire who took a 96 mph fastball to the right side of his jaw was released from a hospital, hours after briefly losing consciousness when the pitch slammed into his face mask. more McLaren upbeat on 240kph crash victim Kovalainen 27 Apr 08, 12:22 ET AFP - McLaren team chief Martin Whitmarsh said Sunday that he expected Finnish driver Heikki Kovalainen to be released from hospital in Barcelona following his 240 kph crash during the Spanish Grand Prix. more Spain beat China to reach Fed Cup tennis final 27 Apr 08, 09:19 ET AFP - Five-time winners Spain reached the Fed Cup final Sunday, thumping China 4-1 to set up a title decider with defending champions Russia. more Bedard returns with strong outing to lead Mariners past A's 27 Apr 08, 06:20 ET AP - This was the Erik Bedard the Seattle Mariners believed they were getting to be the ace of their staff. Making his first start in three weeks, Bedard gave up just two hits in 6 2-3 scoreless innings in his return from the disabled list, and the Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3 on Saturday night. more 'Front Row' Joe steals pole from Tony Stewart at Talladega 27 Apr 08, 06:13 ET AP - It's been all about Tony Stewart at Talladega Superspeedway, where he's planted himself inside the spotlight by entering free agency. He's backed up the high level of interest being shown in NASCAR's two-time champion with strong runs on the race track, including a stout qualifying lap Saturday that seemed to lock down the pole position. more Stanford hires Duke assistant Dawkins as basketball coach 27 Apr 08, 06:09 ET AP - Johnny Dawkins, a longtime assistant coach at Duke, has been hired as Stanford's new basketball coach. more Williams sparks Jazz past Rockets; take 3-1 series lead 27 Apr 08, 06:03 ET AP - Deron Williams scored eight of his 17 points in the fourth quarter and the Utah Jazz beat the Houston Rockets 86-82 on Saturday night for a 3-1 series lead. more Gaffney lays down Euro rugby gauntlet to Saracens 27 Apr 08, 04:37 ET AFP - Saracens director of rugby Alan Gaffney believes Sunday's European Cup semi-final against one of his former clubs Irish giants Munster offers his side the ideal opportunity to claim the "respect" they feel they've been unjustly denied. more Mauresmo leads France to 4-1 Fed Cup win over Japan 27 Apr 08, 04:22 ET AFP - Former world number one Amelie Mauresmo outclassed Ai Sugiyama to lead France to a easy win over Japan and secure a return to the Fed Cup World Group on Sunday. more USA basketball team first up for China at Olympics 27 Apr 08, 02:49 ET AFP - Yao Ming's China will take on the mighty United States in the opening round of the Beijing Olympic basketball tournament, organisers said. more Lakers crush Nuggets, take 3-0 series lead 27 Apr 08, 02:05 ET Reuters - The Los Angeles Lakers crushed the Denver Nuggets 102-84 on Saturday to move within a game of sweeping their Western Conference series. more Smith soars over Celtics as Hawks trim series deficit to 2-1 27 Apr 08, 00:14 ET AP - Led by high-flying Josh Smith, the Atlanta Hawks finally showed they can beat the Boston Celtics. Good timing. Smith scored 27 points - and give him a perfect 10 in his own personal dunking contest - to lead the Hawks to a 102-93 victory Saturday night that breathed life into their long-shot playoff hopes, cutting Boston's lead in the opening-round series to 2-1. more Indians hold off Yankees to maintain winning run 27 Apr 08, 00:01 ET Reuters - Victor Martinez's bases-loaded single in the ninth inning led the Cleveland Indians to their fifth consecutive win, a 4-3 home victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday. more

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