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Pierce, Celtics top Hawks 110-85 and take 3-2 lead in series 30 Apr 08, 23:45 ET AP - Takedowns and menacing gestures. Double technicals and flagrant fouls. And the Boston Celtics are heading to Atlanta to try to deliver the knockout punch. Paul Pierce scored a playoff-high 22 points and Ray Allen hit three 3-pointers in the middle of the third quarter Wednesday night to turn back the Hawks' last charge, leading Boston to a hard-fought 110-85 victory over Atlanta and giving the Celtics a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. more Bush lauds Super Bowl champion New York Giants 30 Apr 08, 23:41 ET AP - Add this to the lore of championship ceremonies at the White House: President Bush believes in the Jessica Simpson jinx. more Knee injury ends season for Wizards star Arenas 30 Apr 08, 23:39 ET AP - Gilbert Arenas' season is over. The Washington Wizards' season isn't. Arenas, who missed most of the regular season following knee surgery, decided he was done shortly before the Wizards faced an elimination game Wednesday night in their first-round playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. more Briere's goal gives Flyers 3-1 series lead over Montreal 30 Apr 08, 23:38 ET AP - Benching goalie Carey Price couldn't spark Montreal. Now Danny Briere and the Flyers are one win from ending the Canadiens' season. Briere scored the winner on a rebound with 3:38 left to lift Philadelphia to a 4-2 win over the Canadiens on Wednesday night and a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. more Source: Durant to be selected NBA rookie of the year 30 Apr 08, 23:16 ET AP - The expectations were there for Kevin Durant the day he first arrived in Seattle: anything less than being the best rookie in the NBA would be a disappointment. The 19-year-old didn't disappoint. Durant, the Sonics' dynamic young star, has been chosen as the NBA Rookie of the Year, The Associated Press has learned from a person with knowledge of the vote. more Butler's basket helps Wizards win Game 5 in Cleveland 30 Apr 08, 22:39 ET AP - Caron Butler saved Washington's season. Butler made a layup with 3.9 seconds left and the Wizards held their breath as LeBron James missed a potential series-ending layup at the horn, giving Washington an 88-87 victory Wednesday night and adding at least one more game to this overheated NBA playoff series. more Gonzalez's homer lifts Young, Padres over Phillies 30 Apr 08, 22:30 ET AP - Adrian Gonzalez hit a two-run homer and Chris Young pitched six effective innings to help the San Diego Padres beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 Wednesday night. more Unbeaten Big Brown the 3-1 Derby favorite in 20-horse field 30 Apr 08, 19:45 ET AP - Big Brown's all in and so is the filly Eight Belles, a perfect combination for an intriguing 134th Kentucky Derby. more Big Brown starts outside in Kentucky Derby 30 Apr 08, 19:31 ET Reuters - Favorite Big Brown, unbeaten in three career starts, faces a tough test in the Kentucky Derby after drawing the 20th post position on Wednesday for Saturday's opening Triple Crown race for three-year-olds. more De La Hoya seeks spectacular ending against Forbes 30 Apr 08, 19:30 ET Reuters - Oscar De La Hoya wants to be the first man to knock out Steve Forbes when the two men meet in Los Angeles on Saturday. more Kentucky Derby favorite Big Brown draws outside post 30 Apr 08, 19:25 ET AFP - Big Brown drew the outside post and was installed as he early favorite on Wednesday for the Kentucky Derby, first jewel in US flat racing's Triple Crown. more Mott seeks first Kentucky Derby win 30 Apr 08, 19:18 ET AP - At least two trainers with a chance to win the Kentucky Derby on Saturday have been wearing New York Yankees caps this week - Eoin Harty and Bill Mott. more Wizards' Gilbert Arenas out for rest of playoffs 30 Apr 08, 18:22 ET AP - Gilbert Arenas' lost season is over. Arenas, who missed most of the regular season following knee surgery, decided to end his season moments before the Wizards faced an elimination game in their first-round playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavaliers lead 3-1. more Pirates crush sloppy Mets 13-1 30 Apr 08, 17:49 ET AP - Oliver Perez couldn't find the plate, Luis Castillo couldn't find the ball and Jose Reyes couldn't find second base. more Gas prices have race fans rethinking trip to the track 30 Apr 08, 17:30 ET AP - Auto racing is the ultimate in gas-guzzling entertainment. But the prospect of paying $4 a gallon to get to the track has some fans reluctant to start their engines. more Giants pitcher gets 50-game ban for drug test failure 30 Apr 08, 16:37 ET Reuters - San Francisco Giants catcher Eliezer Alfonzo has been suspended for 50 games for testing positive for a performance enhancing drug, Major League Baseball said on Wednesday. more Mavericks fire coach Avery Johnson after playoff exit 30 Apr 08, 16:25 ET Reuters - The Dallas Mavericks have fired coach Avery Johnson following their first-round playoff exit, the team said on Wednesday. more Alfonzo suspended 50 games for positive drug test 30 Apr 08, 15:53 ET AP - San Francisco Giants minor league catcher Eliezer Alfonzo was suspended 50 games Wednesday for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance, the first player penalized this year under Major League Baseball's drug program. more Mavericks fire Avery Johnson after another playoff flop 30 Apr 08, 15:24 ET AP - The Dallas Mavericks fired coach Avery Johnson on Wednesday, the first of what's likely to be many offseason moves after the team with the league's highest payroll again flopped in the first round of the playoffs. more Sean Avery out for season with spleen injury 30 Apr 08, 14:13 ET Reuters - New York Rangers forward Sean Avery lacerated his spleen in Tuesday's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins and will miss the rest of the season, a Rangers spokeswoman said on Wednesday. more BCS rejects plan to turn system into 4-team playoff 30 Apr 08, 14:10 ET AP - There will be no playoff for the BCS anytime soon. Bowl Championship Series officials rejected a plan Wednesday to turn the controversial system for deciding a national champ into a four-team playoff, starting in the 2010 season. more Deal will keep College World Series in Omaha past 2010 30 Apr 08, 13:24 ET AP - The city of Omaha and the NCAA have agreed in principle to a new contract that keeps the College World Series in Omaha past 2010. more Rangers forward Sean Avery hospitalized with lacerated spleen 30 Apr 08, 13:20 ET AP - New York Rangers forward Sean Avery has been hospitalized after lacerating his spleen during a playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. more AP Source: Durant to be selected NBA rookie of the year 30 Apr 08, 13:00 ET AP - Kevin Durant of the Seattle SuperSonics has been chosen as the NBA Rookie of Year, The Associated Press has learned. more Judge nixes $5M verdict against NCAA in Alabama booster suit 30 Apr 08, 12:47 ET AP - A judge has thrown out the $5 million verdict an Alabama football fan won in his lawsuit accusing the NCAA of slander. more Raptors will not free Garbajosa for Beijing Games 30 Apr 08, 11:57 ET Reuters - The Toronto Raptors said they would not free Spain's Jorge Garbajosa for the Olympics, with the NBA club and the Spanish federation still locked in a legal dispute over an earlier injury to the forward. more Full field of 20 horses set for Kentucky Derby 30 Apr 08, 11:56 ET AP - Unbeaten Big Brown and the filly Eight Belles were among a full field of 20 horses entered for the Kentucky Derby. more Once again, the Spurs fool everyone 30 Apr 08, 11:05 ET The Sporting News - The Spurs are laughing at us. Not out loud, mind you. They are too smart for that. But they are feeling mighty fine on the inside, thank you very much. Just don't expect them to show it. That's part of their secret. more Draft keeps Steelers a leg up in AFC North 30 Apr 08, 09:55 ET The Sporting News - With their win-now mentality evident during an aggressive offseason, the Cleveland Browns are hoping they will be the fourth different winner of the AFC North in as many seasons. Unfortunately, the team they are trying to dethrone, the archrival Pittsburgh Steelers, remains the best in the division. more Sharapova, Hantuchova pull out of German Open 30 Apr 08, 08:46 ET AFP - World number three Maria Sharapova and Daniela Hantuchova, tenth in the WTA rankings, have both pulled out of the German Open which starts in Berlin on Monday. more Hornets, Spurs advance to 2nd round of NBA playoffs 30 Apr 08, 07:59 ET AP - The New Orleans Hornets and the San Antonio Spurs have advanced to the second round of the NBA playoffs. more Rodriguez and Smoltz placed on disabled list 30 Apr 08, 07:49 ET Reuters - Alex Rodriguez and John Smoltz, two of baseball's top players, have been placed on the disabled list. more Thaksin's son says Eriksson to lead Man City to Thailand 30 Apr 08, 07:14 ET AFP - Sven-Goran Eriksson's fate at Manchester City may be unclear but the Swede will lead the English Premier League side on their Asian tour in mid-May, the son of club owner Thaksin Shinawatra said Wednesday. more Cameron, Scherzer impress in debuts for Brewers, Diamondbacks 30 Apr 08, 06:41 ET AP - Mike Cameron delighted in his season debut for Milwaukee and Max Scherzer of Arizona was unhittable in his first major league action. more A-Rod ailing as Yankees lose to Detroit 30 Apr 08, 06:39 ET AP - The $139 million Detroit Tigers are suddenly in a lot better shape than the $209 million New York Yankees. more Lucio rules out a Bayern Munich departure 30 Apr 08, 05:16 ET AFP - Bayern Munich's Brazilian defender Lucio on Wednesday ruled out any chance of a summer switch to Barcelona and says he is happy to stay in Bavaria. more Norstrom scores in OT to give Stars 3-0 lead over Sharks 30 Apr 08, 04:12 ET AP - Thanks to an unlikely goal from Mattias Norstrom, the Dallas Stars are one victory shy of the Western Conference finals. more T-Mac scores 29 as Rockets beat Jazz 95-69 to stay alive 30 Apr 08, 04:08 ET AP - Tracy McGrady scored 29 points, Luis Scola added 18 points and 12 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets staved off elimination Tuesday night by routing the Utah Jazz 95-69 in Game 5 of their first-round series. more Spurs beat Suns 92-87 to win first-round series 4-1 30 Apr 08, 04:07 ET AP - Tony Parker scored 31 points, Tim Duncan added 29 points and 17 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs advanced to the Western Conference semifinals with a 92-87 Game 5 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night. more Spurs eclipse Suns to set up showdown against Hornets 30 Apr 08, 02:32 ET Reuters - The San Antonio Spurs marched into the second round of the Western Conference playoffs with a 92-87 home win over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday. more Pavel Datsyuk leads Red Wings to 4-3 win over Avs 30 Apr 08, 02:29 ET AP - The usually heated Colorado-Detroit matchup has never been this one-sided, on the scoreboard or in the trainer's room. more Rays winning streak ended by Orioles 30 Apr 08, 02:04 ET Reuters - The Tampa Bay Rays' six-game winning streak ended when the Baltimore Orioles broke a first- place tie in the AL East with a 7-4 victory at Camden Yards on Tuesday. more Rockies score go-ahead run on balk in 3-2 win over Giants 30 Apr 08, 01:21 ET AP - Tim Lincecum's first loss of the year came via a debated balk call that pushed home the go-ahead run. more Yankees star Alex Rodriguez going on 15-day DL 30 Apr 08, 00:33 ET AP - Alex Rodriguez is going on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right quadriceps, leaving the New York Yankees without two of their most important players. more Nix out as Chargers assistant GM, Muller named senior exec 30 Apr 08, 00:24 ET AP - Buddy Nix is out as assistant general manager of the San Diego Chargers, with the team saying he retired and his wife saying he resigned. more

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