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Realizing there would be no late comeback even in a series that's already had two of them, Mark Jackson turned his attention to Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals. Jackson pulled Stephen Curry and Andrew Bogut with 4 minutes left in Game 5 and his Golden State Warriors trailing San Antonio by 18 points. Curry was hurting, and the Warriors will need him at his best in the next game. "It got to a point where they had made plays and I had to look towards Game 6," Jackson said. "It was...

Julio Teheran pitched well enough to win, his only trouble coming after a mix-up with first baseman Freddie Freeman led to an infield double. The two runs that followed were more than enough for Arizona left-hander Patrick Corbin, sending the Atlanta Braves to a disheartening loss in the desert. Corbin pitched seven effectively wild innings and the Diamondbacks scored their only runs after Gerardo Parra's infield double in the third to beat Teheran and the Braves 2-0 Tuesday night. "He left...

From his first big save to his flawless final minutes, Jonathan Quick showed the San Jose Sharks they'll have to do much better to dethrone a champion. Quick made 35 saves in his sixth career playoff shutout, and the Los Angeles Kings opened their second-round series with a 2-0 victory over the Sharks on Tuesday night. Slava Voynov and Mike Richards each had a goal and an assist in the Stanley Cup winners' 11th straight victory at Staples Center since March, but the Kings all thought the win...

Gregg Popovich urged his San Antonio Spurs to raise their energy to almost maniacal levels, because winning the battle on the boards and for loose balls was critical against the athletic Golden State Warriors. The Spurs responded to their coach's message, outworking and outmuscling Golden State to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinals. Tony Parker had 25 points and 10 assists, and the Spurs held the Warriors' starting backcourt to 13 points for a 109-91 victory Tuesday night....

Albert Pujols, Howie Kendrick, Josh Hamilton and Mike Trout all homered off Jeremy Guthrie, and the Los Angeles Angels handed the right-hander his first loss in 19 starts with a 6-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. Hamilton, the Angels' right fielder, made his fourth start at designated hitter after being removed from Monday night's series-opening 11-4 loss in the seventh inning because of lightheadedness. The 2010 AL MVP, who batted .212 with 11 RBIs in his first 38 games...

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Jonathan Quick made 35 saves in his sixth career playoff shutout, and the Los Angeles Kings opened their second-round series with a 2-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night. Slava Voynov and Mike Richards each had a goal and an assist in the defending Stanley Cup champions' 11th straight victory at Staples Center since March. With yet another dominant playoff performance by Quick, Los Angeles opened the NHL's fourth all-California playoff series with its fifth straight victory after...

Andrew McCutchen figured if he kept hitting the ball hard that something good would eventually happen. After flying out to the warning track twice earlier in the game, McCutchen homered leading off the bottom of the 12th inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night. McCutchen hit a 2-2 pitch from Mike Fiers (0-2) into the right-center field stands for his fifth home run of the season and the fourth game-ending shot of his career. McCutchen...

Albert Pujols, Howie Kendrick, Josh Hamilton and Mike Trout all homered off Jeremy Guthrie and the Los Angeles Angels handed the shell-shocked right-hander his first loss in a span of 19 starts with a 6-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. Hamilton, the Angels' right fielder, made his fourth start as a designated hitter after being taken out of Monday night's series-opening 11-4 loss in the seventh inning because of lightheadedness. The 2010 AL MVP, who batted .212 with 11...

Clayton Kershaw scattered five hits while striking out 11 in 8 2-3 innings, and Andre Ethier delivered a two-run single as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals 2-0 on Tuesday night. Kershaw picked up his first win since April 28 but had to escape a bases-loaded jam in the first inning. He did so by striking out Tyler Moore. The Dodgers scored their only runs in the third inning after Kershaw walked and Matt Kemp singled. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch and scored on Ethier's...

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The New York Mets finally showed some offensive life on Tuesday night. The Mets broke out of a prolonged hitting slump by pushing across four runs, but it wasn't enough to avoid their fifth loss in a row in a 10-4 setback against the St. Louis Cardinals. New York had not scored more than three runs in its previous seven games. The Mets scored only 10 runs in their previous four outings before breaking loose with four runs in the sixth. Marlon Byrd led the charge with a two-run homer, his third...

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Patrick Corbin allowed three hits in seven innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks turned an infield double into two runs to beat the Atlanta Braves 2-0 Tuesday night. Corbin (6-0) worked around five walks by inducing three double plays and struck out five to win his career-high sixth straight game. He is the first Diamondbacks pitcher to start 6-0 since Brandon Webb won nine straight in 2008. Corbin also helped keep Braves slugger Justin Upton in check after his impressive performance the night...

Atlanta @ ?? Arizona @ ab r h bi?? @ ab r h bi Smmns ss 4 0 1 0?? GParra rf 4 1 1 0 RJhnsn cf 2 0 2 0?? Gregrs ss 4 0 1 2 McCnn ph 1 0 0 0?? Gldsch 1b 4 0 1 0 Varvar p 0 0 0 0?? ErChvz 3b 3 0 2 0 J.Upton rf 2 0 0 0?? Prado lf 3 0 1 0 FFrmn 1b 4 0 0 0?? MMntr c 3 0 0 0 Gattis lf 3 0 0...

Tony Parker had 25 points and 10 assists, and the San Antonio Spurs held the Golden State Warriors' starting backcourt to 13 points for a 109-91 victory Tuesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinals. Kawhi Leonard added 17 points, Danny Green scored 16 and Tim Duncan had 14 points and 11 rebounds for San Antonio. Harrison Barnes scored 25 points, Jarrett Jack added 20 and Carl Landry 16 for Golden State. No other Warriors player had more than nine points. The Spurs held...

Carlos Villanueva is trying to hold on to his spot in the Chicago rotation as Matt Garza gets closer to returning to the Cubs. Villanueva knows his time in the rotation may be running out. "We will be a stronger team when he comes back. Obviously, I have my own opinions, obviously a move will be made. Tonight didn't help my cause," Villanueva said. "For me, I will take the ball whenever they need me," said Villanueva. "They will make a decision. We're all professional and we'll handle it as professionals."...

Adam Dunn and Dayan Viciedo homered to back another strong start from Jake Peavy and lead the Chicago White Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night. Peavy (5-1) gave up two runs and five hits with six strikeouts in seven innings and Tyler Flowers' double in the eighth scored the go-ahead run for the White Sox. Addison Reed picked up his 12th save. Kevin Correia (4-3) gave up four runs and nine hits with two strikeouts in seven innings and Joe Mauer extended his hitting...

GOLDEN STATE (91) Barnes 10-18 3-4 25, Landry 4-7 8-12 16, Bogut 1-2 0-0 2, Curry 4-14 0-0 9, Thompson 2-8 0-0 4, Ezeli 0-0 0-0 0, Lee 3-3 0-0 6, Jack 9-16 0-0 20, Dr.Green 0-0 2-2 2, Jefferson 2-4 2-3 7, Biedrins 0-0 0-0 0, Bazemore 0-2 0-2 0, Machado 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-75 15-23 91. SAN ANTONIO (109) Leonard 7-8 0-0 17, Duncan 5-13 4-4 14, Splitter 1-2 2-2 4, Parker 9-16 7-10 25, Da.Green 6-10 2-2 16, Diaw 3-5 2-2 8, Ginobili 3-9 2-4 10, Joseph 3-7 0-1 7, Neal 0-1 0-0 0, Bonner...

Once Felix Hernandez tweaked his back, the whole game took an odd twist. Robinson Cano hit a two-run double, Lyle Overbay delivered a tiebreaking sacrifice fly and the New York Yankees rallied in the seventh inning after King Felix was forced to make an early exit, beating Seattle 4-3 Tuesday night. "It was hard luck," Hernandez said. The Mariners' ace was in the midst of another top outing at Yankee Stadium, outpitching CC Sabathia in the first matchup between the former Cy Young Award winners...

Red Sox first baseman Mike Napoli made no excuses for a key defensive miscue. Napoli misplayed a popup at first base during a five-run fourth inning for Tampa Bay, and the Rays rallied to beat the Red Sox 5-3 on Tuesday night. Red Sox starter John Lackey breezed through the first two innings before working through a tight spot in third, when Tampa Bay loaded the bases with two outs but did not score. The Red Sox weren't as fortunate in the fourth, when the Rays turned five singles and Luke Scott's...

Barry Zito battled as long as he could, though he had already buried the San Francisco Giants with a brutal first inning. R.A. Dickey snapped a four-start winless streak, Melky Cabrera had four hits against his former team and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Giants 10-6 on Tuesday night. Zito (3-2), who has won just once in six starts, allowed eight runs, five earned, and a season-high 12 hits in 5 2-3 innings. The bulk of the damage came in a six-run, six-hit, 11-batter first that put the Giants...

The Miami Marlins' offense is so bad it's hurting the team's pitching. Manager Mike Redmond blamed poor run support for Ricky Nolasco's uncharacteristic bout of wildness Tuesday night in a 6-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Nolasco walked consecutive batters with the bases loaded in the second inning, then grooved a pitch that Xavier Paul whacked for a three-run double. "It kind of stems from our offense," Redmond said. "He knows he can't give up much. He's trying to be perfect. He ends up walking...

As good as Matt Moore has been, the Tampa Bay Rays believe he can be even better. The 23-year-old lefty pitched six strong innings and beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3 Tuesday night to remain undefeated and claim a share of the major league lead in victories. "It's pretty incredible," manager Joe Maddon said after Moore (7-0) yielded a double to Dustin Pedroia and a three-run homer to David Ortiz in the first, then limited the struggling Red Sox to one hit over the next five innings. Moore, who's...

When closer Jim Johnson walks to the mound in the ninth inning with the Baltimore Orioles ahead, the outcome is all but decided. For 35 straight games, Johnson came through in save situations. On the 36th such occasion, the right-hander finally gave a lead away. Chris Denorfia and Everth Cabrera hit two-out RBI singles off Johnson in the ninth, and the San Diego Padres got a home run from Carlos Quentin in a 3-2 victory Tuesday night. After the Orioles took a 2-1 lead in the eighth, Johnson...

The Ottawa Senators know there is little margin for error if they want to upset the Pittsburgh Penguins. If they don't slow down Pittsburgh's potent power play, they'll have a difficult time against Sidney Crosby and the rest of the Penguins. Paul Martin and Chris Kunitz scored power-play goals and Pascal Dupuis added his sixth goal of the playoffs and the Penguins beat the Senators 4-1 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Tuesday. "We know it's a good start, but it's just like...

For four innings, Lucas Harrell was shutting down Detroit, forcing the Tigers to hit groundball after groundball. In the fifth, Detroit lifted a few balls into the air, and the night ended in frustration for Harrell and the Houston Astros. Harrell allowed three runs with two outs in the fifth, and the Astros went on to lose 6-2 to the Tigers on Tuesday night. Miguel Cabrera homered, Doug Fister pitched seven impressive innings and Andy Dirks gave Detroit a lift for a second straight game. Dirks...

One pitch from being pulled, and one strike from victory, Homer Bailey unleashed a 97 mph fastball to finish off the Marlins. With his 125th pitch _ a career high _ Bailey completed a six-hitter and helped the Cincinnati Reds extend their winning streak to four games by beating Miami 6-2 Tuesday night. Bailey went to a full count on the final batter, Greg Dobbs, and wouldn't have faced another, manager Dusty Baker said. "We were counting pitches in the ninth inning," Baker said. "We were like,...

Carlos Gonzalez homered twice and finished with a career-high five hits to lead the struggling Colorado Rockies to a 9-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night. Gonzalez was 5 for 5 and fell a triple shy of a cycle, and Eric Young Jr. also homered for the Rockies, who had lost five of their last six. Colorado had scored 12 runs in those games, including eight Sunday at St. Louis. Gonzalez became the first Rockies player to have five hits since Miguel Olivo on May 12, 2010. Colorado increased...

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Carlos Beltran drove in four runs and rookie left-hander John Gast picked up a win in his major league debut, helping the St. Louis Cardinals cruise past the New York Mets 10-4 on Tuesday night. Gast (1-0) tossed five shutout innings before giving up four runs in the sixth. He surrendered six hits, struck out three and walked one in a 71-pitch effort to help the Cardinals win for the fifth time in six games and 11th in their last 13. Beltran slammed a three-run homer in the fifth inning, his...

The Knicks talked a good game but did not play one. After their Game 3 loss at Indiana, New York's players seemed to understand their problems. They talked about making the extra pass, hitting the boards and playing with a sense of urgency in Game 4. Not much changed. The Knicks lost 93-82 on Tuesday night to fall behind 3-1 in the second-round series. If the Knicks have another game like the past two when the series resumes Thursday at Madison Square Garden, they will have an entire offseason...

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Scott Kazmir had opposing hitters going back to the dugout talking about his fastball. He didn't throw it quite enough. Jonathan Pettibone pitched neatly into the seventh, Kevin Frandsen and Domonic Brown hit solo homers and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cleveland Indians 6-2 on Tuesday night. John Mayberry Jr. had three hits and three RBIs, including a go-ahead two-run double for the Phillies, who won their third straight game to get within two games of .500. Kazmir (2-2) gave up four...

All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE Washington vs. N.Y. Rangers Thursday, May 2 Washington 3, N.Y. Rangers 1 Saturday, May 4 Washington 1, N.Y. Rangers 0, OT Monday, May 6 N.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 3 Wednesday, May 8 N.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 3 Friday, May 10 Washington 2, N.Y. Rangers 1, OT Sunday, May 12 N.Y. Rangers 1, Washington 0 Monday, May 13 N.Y. Rangers 5, Washington 0, N.Y. Rangers wins series 4-3 ___ Montreal vs. Ottawa Thursday, May 2 Ottawa...

All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE New York vs. Boston Saturday, April 20 New York 85, Boston 78 Tuesday, April 23 New York 87, Boston 71 Friday, April 26 New York 90, Boston 76 Sunday, April 28 Boston 97, New York 90, OT Wednesday, May 1 Boston 92, New York 86 Friday, May 3 New York 88, Boston 80, New York wins series 4-2 ___ Brooklyn vs. Chicago Saturday, April 20 Brooklyn 106, Chicago 89 Monday, April 22 Chicago 90, Brooklyn 82 Thursday, April 25...

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 22 16 .579 _ Washington 21 17 .553 1 Philadelphia 19 20 .487 3 1/2 New York 14 22 .389 7 Miami 11 28 .282 11 1/2 Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 25 13 .658 _ Cincinnati 22 16 .579 3 Pittsburgh 21 17 .553 4 Milwaukee 16 20 .444 8 Chicago 16 22 .421 9 West Division...

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 25 14 .641 _ Baltimore 23 16 .590 2 Boston 22 17 .564 3 Tampa Bay 20 18 .526 4 1/2 Toronto 16 24 .400 9 1/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 22 15 .595 _ Cleveland 21 17 .553 1 1/2 Kansas City 19 16 .543 2 Minnesota 18 18 .500 3 1/2 Chicago 16 21 .432 6...

The Indiana Pacers finally figured it out. When given the chance to take command of a playoff series, they can't give it back. On Tuesday night, they didn't. George Hill scored 26 points and Paul George had 18 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists, leading the Pacers past the New York Knicks, 93-82 and to within one win of their first conference finals appearance since 2004. "We wanted it," George said. "For us to come out with that edge, still, after being up 2-1 and being on our floor for...

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Miguel Cabrera homered, Doug Fister pitched seven impressive innings and Andy Dirks gave the Tigers a lift for a second straight night in Detroit's 6-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday. Dirks hit a grand slam in Monday's 7-2 win over Houston, and a night later he capped a three-run fifth with a tiebreaking double. The Tigers added two more runs in the sixth, and Cabrera hit his eighth homer of the year in the seventh, a solo shot that gave Detroit a 6-2 lead. Fister (5-1) allowed two...

Bryce Harper arrived at Dodger Stadium a little bit smarter Tuesday. Less than 24 hours earlier, the 20-year-old Washington Nationals slugger ran headfirst into the right-field wall while chasing a fly ball. The violent collision left him with 11 stitches in his chin, a sore body and a lesson learned. Harper vowed to keep playing hard, but said he will learn how to avoid crashing into the fence with such force. He was set to sit out the remaining two games of Washington's series against the Los...

Ottawa 1 0 0_1 Pittsburgh 2 1 1_4 First Period_1, Pittsburgh, Martin 2 (Malkin, Morrow), 2:41 (pp). 2, Ottawa, Greening 1 (Condra, Cowen), 4:51. 3, Pittsburgh, Malkin 3 (Kunitz, Neal), 12:15. Penalties_Turris, Ott (high-sticking), 1:12 Kennedy, Pit (holding), 14:03 Gryba, Ott (holding), 17:48 Malkin, Pit (tripping), 18:10. Second Period_4, Pittsburgh, Kunitz 3 (Iginla, Letang), 18:33 (pp). Penalties_Neal, Pit (roughing), 8:37 Conacher, Ott (holding), 17:57. Third...

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Boston @ ?? Tampa Bay @ ab r h bi?? @ ab r h bi Ellsury cf 1 1 0 0?? Jnnngs cf 4 0 0 0 Victorn rf 4 0 0 0?? Joyce lf 3 0 1 2 Pedroia 2b 3 1 1 0?? Zobrist rf 4 0 0 0 D.Ortiz dh 4 1 1 3?? Longori 3b 4 1 1 0 Napoli 1b 4 0 0 0?? Loney 1b 4 1 2 0 JGoms lf 4 0 0 0?? Scott dh 4 1 1 1 Mdlrks 3b 4 0 0 0?? KJhnsn...

The America's Cup will go on as planned after the death of a sailor during a training run last week on San Francisco Bay, officials said Tuesday. America's Cup officials made the announcement at a news conference in San Francisco. Organizers met with the four entrants earlier in the day and said the decision to race was unanimous. "There was no discussion to calling off the event," said Tom Ehman, vice commodore of the Golden Gate Yacht Club, the official host of the 34th America's Cup....

Chris Denorfia and Everth Cabrera hit two-out RBI singles off Jim Johnson in the ninth inning, and the San Diego Padres got a home run from Carlos Quentin in a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night. After the Orioles took a 2-1 lead in the eighth, Johnson (1-3) entered with a franchise-record streak of 35 straight converted saves. He immediately gave up two consecutive singles before getting Jedd Gyorko to hit into a 6-4-3 double play. But Denorfia followed with a single up the...

R.A. Dickey snapped a four-start winless streak, Melky Cabrera had four hits against his former team and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the San Francisco Giants 10-6 on Tuesday night. Edwin Encarnacion drove in two runs and scored twice as the Blue Jays had a season-high 18 hits and won three straight games for just the second time this season. Dickey (3-5) struck out a season-high 10 in six innings, allowing two runs and six hits, to win for the first time since April 18 against the Chicago White...

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Jonathan Pettibone pitched neatly into the seventh, Kevin Frandsen and Domonic Brown hit solo homers and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cleveland Indians 6-2 on Tuesday night. John Mayberry Jr. had three hits and three RBIs, including a go-ahead two-run double for the Phillies, who won their third straight game to get within two games of .500. Pettibone (3-0) allowed two runs and four hits in 6 2-3 innings, the longest of his five career starts. Three relievers got the next four outs and...

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Cleveland @ ?? Philadelphia @ ab r h bi?? @ ab r h bi Bourn cf 5 0 1 0?? Rollins ss 4 0 1 0 Kipnis 2b 3 0 0 0?? Frndsn 2b 1 1 1 1 ACarer ss 4 0 1 0?? Galvis 2b 1 0 1 1 Swisher 1b 3 1 2 0?? MYong 3b 3 0 0 0 CSantn c 2 1 1 0?? Howard 1b 3 0 1 0 MrRynl 3b 3 0 0 0?? DYong rf 4 0...

NEW YORK (82) Anthony 9-23 4-5 24, Martin 0-3 0-0 0, Chandler 4-9 4-4 12, Felton 7-16 0-0 14, Shumpert 0-6 0-0 0, Smith 7-22 2-3 19, Kidd 0-2 0-0 0, Stoudemire 1-2 2-2 4, Prigioni 0-0 0-0 0, Copeland 2-3 0-0 6, Novak 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 31-87 12-14 82. INDIANA (93) George 6-19 5-8 18, West 3-9 4-4 10, Hibbert 2-8 2-3 6, Hill 9-14 6-9 26, Stephenson 5-13 0-0 13, T.Hansbrough 1-3 0-0 2, Augustin 2-5 6-6 11, Young 2-2 0-0 5, Mahinmi 1-3 0-0 2, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Pendergraph 0-0 0-0...

The University of Alaska Anchorage is investigating an allegation that its former hockey coach struck a player with a hockey stick, another black mark for the beleaguered program which suspended a search for a new coach after naming four finalists earlier this month. Ex-player Mickey Spencer alleges in an email dated May 1 to university officials that former coach Dave Shyiak hit another player, Nick Haddad, with a hockey stick during an on-campus practice in 2011. Spencer claims the hit was...

Hawaii's athletic department is scrapping a plan to drop the word "Rainbow" from its men's teams' nicknames. The university announced Tuesday it is changing its football, baseball and other men's team nicknames to the Rainbow Warriors _ a name previously used by the football team but dropped in 2000. The changes take effect July 1. All Hawaii's women's teams will continue to be known as the Rainbow Wahine. "Wahine" means "woman" in Hawaiian. The change backtracks from a previous plan announced...

Andretti Autosport continued its domination of practice sessions for the Indianapolis 500 on Tuesday, claiming four of the top six spots on the speed chart. It was the third consecutive day an Andretti driver posted the fastest time. James Hinchcliffe, driving teammate Marco Andretti's Royal Crown Cola car, took the day's top spot with a speed of 224.210 mph on a warm but windy day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Andretti, who was the fastest a day earlier, finished third with a time of 223.570...

Wigan is going down to the League Championship, and Arsenal is in position to reach the Champions League for the 16th straight season. Wigan became the first team to win the FA Cup and get relegated in the same season, losing 4-1 at Arsenal on Tuesday night. "We've had an incredible eight years in the Premier League, and we have to take the good things from last few years, and there are many," Wigan manager Roberto Martinez said. "We'll bounce back, as we always do at Wigan. We're on a fantastic...

Tiger Woods has faced more scrutiny that any other golfer from his generation. Maybe ever. Just not this variety. Woods must long for the days when the golf world obsessed over his swing changes (all four of them) and questioned his coaches (all three of them). He was criticized for not playing enough tournaments and not giving the tournaments he did play enough notice that he was coming. Some complained he practiced so early in the morning that paying customers didn't get a chance to see him....

When the Minnesota Vikings unveiled the design of their new stadium, they introduced another attention-grabbing image to the NFL's stadium collection: The see-through roof. With a translucent material covering the south half of the asymmetrical facility, plus five 95-foot high pivoting glass doors on the front of the building, the Vikings will get as close as they can to the great outdoors while still playing in a controlled climate. The $975 million project will be completed in time for the...

Glen Gulutzan couldn't end the longest playoff drought in franchise history for the Dallas Stars and the second-year coach didn't hold the option on the remaining season in his contract. When the general manager who hired him was dumped two weeks ago, Gulutzan's firing looked like the inevitable next step in an overhaul of the staff and it came Tuesday in an announcement from new general manager Jim Nill. He nevertheless said the move wasn't a foregone conclusion in his mind. "That's why this...

Michael Andretti smiles like a kid when you ask what's different in 2013. He's not giving away the trade secrets that have turned his team from competitive in 2012 to dominant so far in 2013. He just wants to savor the moment and keep chugging along. "I just think we're getting more experience, more confidence all the time," Andretti said after another successful practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. "When you get more experience and get more confidence, you get better results." Andretti's...

The Memphis Grizzlies are showing a knack for closing out tight games against the Oklahoma City Thunder. All that's left to prove is whether they can finish off a playoff series that's been nip and tuck throughout and move on to the Western Conference finals for the first time in franchise history. In each of the first three games of the series, the go-ahead bucket was scored in the final 2 minutes. Then Game 4 went to overtime, with Memphis winning 103-97 to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the...

Outfielder Curtis Granderson became the first of the New York Yankees' injured stars to return to the lineup, rejoining the team 2 1/2 months after breaking his right forearm in his first at-bat of spring training. Granderson was activated from the disabled list and set to play left field and bat cleanup Tuesday night against Seattle. Not the easiest day for him to come back, either: Ace Felix Hernandez started for the Mariners. "I'm ready to play," Granderson said. "I'm as ready as I can be."...

NASCAR has suspended two crew members for failing random drug tests. One of the two suspensions issued Tuesday was to Lee Dodson, a mechanic on Clint Bowyer's car. Michael Waltrip Racing fired Dodson upon learning he'd failed a drug test. The other suspension was issued to Frank Earnhardt, who NASCAR identified only as a crew member for a Nationwide Series team. JR Motorsports said Earnhardt did not work for its organization, and a spokesman said the crew member was not believed to be a member...

When Australian golfer Marc Leishman heard about the December shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, he immediately went to his computer to look at a map. Leishman won his first and so-far only PGA Tour event last June at the Travelers Championship in Connecticut, and wanted to see how far away Newtown was from the TPC River Highlands. The answer was about 48 miles. "I couldn't believe how close it was," he said. "It's terrible what happened there. Especially having a young son, I can't...

Top prep basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins told a small gathering of family and friends at his high school gym Tuesday that he will play at Kansas. Then the Huntington Prep star signed his letter-of-intent and officially became a Jayhawk. No big speech. No bands, live TV coverage or props. Just the way Wiggins wanted it. And just like that, Lawrence, Kan., became more of a focal point for the upcoming college basketball season. "I'm looking forward to getting there and just doing my thing,"...

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer appear back on track after early losses in Madrid last week. Serena Williams, meanwhile, is maintaining her dominance. Top-ranked Djokovic quickly overcame an early break to cruise past Spanish qualifier Albert Montanes 6-2, 6-3 and second-seeded Federer routed Italian wild card Potito Starace 6-1, 6-2 Tuesday to reach the third round of the Italian Open. In the women's tournament, the top-ranked Williams brushed aside Laura Robson 6-2, 6-2 a day after the rising...

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin knows full well that his playoff failures are adding up. The two-time NHL MVP also knows what that means for the way people think about his career. "Nobody remember losers," the Russian wing said Tuesday. "Everybody remember only winners." During a 15-minute session with reporters a day after Washington's 5-0 home loss to the New York Rangers in Game 7 ended their first-round Eastern Conference series, Ovechkin avoided putting the onus on himself for...

In Iran, Olympic wrestling champion Jordan Burroughs felt like Justin Bieber, LeBron James and Tom Brady all rolled into one. Not so much in his home country, though the New Jersey native was greeted by more than a dozen television cameras Tuesday when the American team arrived at the United Nations for a news conference with the Iranian and Russian squads. Wrestling's leaders hope sports fans do a double-take when they see those three countries in the same sentence _ to prove a point about the...

The top of the list includes Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa. Patrick Sharp is coming off another great playoff series, and Bryan Bickell and Dave Bolland have come up with big postseason goals in the past. The Chicago Blackhawks have waves of talented lines, making them a difficult matchup for any team. Months after Nicklas Lidstrom retired, they pose quite the challenge for the Detroit Red Wings. When one of the NHL's biggest rivalries resumes in the playoffs on Wednesday night,...

Frank Lampard earned the top spot in the weekly Associated Press global soccer poll for the first time after setting Chelsea's career goals record. And a familiar name returned to the top of the team rankings, with Barcelona ending Bayern Munich's six-week stay following its 22nd Spanish league title. The weekend also featured title celebrations at Paris Saint-Germain, which was fifth following its first French league championship since 1994. Chelsea retained third as Lampard's goals against...

While Major League Baseball teams improved racial diversity in hiring senior administrators, the employment of women is still lagging, according to the annual report by Richard Lapchick's Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports at the University of Central Florida. Racial diversity among senior team administrators improved to 19.9 percent from 17 percent. "The most notable trends are that a team level there was substantial improvement, and that hasn't been the case over the years," Lapchick...

The left knee of Knicks guard Iman Shumpert doesn't appear to be getting any better and it could keep him out of Tuesday night's game at Indiana. Coach Mike Woodson told reporters that the team was bringing in a doctor to examine Shumpert's sore knee, the same one that required surgery last May after he tore a ligament during the playoffs. Shumpert appeared to get hurt on an awkward, twisting fall during an 82-71 Game 3 loss that left the Knicks in a 2-1 deficit in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference...

Dwyane Wade is limping around in obvious pain. LeBron James' shooting percentage is down. Shane Battier and Ray Allen have struggled to get anything going from 3-point range. The Eastern Conference semifinals have been far from perfect for the Miami Heat. And the reigning NBA champions are now in absolute control of this series nonetheless. Barely a week ago, there was so much talk about how the Chicago Bulls had Miami's number like no other team. That seems long forgotten now, after three straight...

On a night of celebration, one of the embarrassing moments at the World Golf Hall of Fame induction ceremony was early in the program, when Hall of Fame members in attendance were recognized. The introductions didn't take very long. There were only eight of them, all women. "Getting players to come back has always been a bit of a challenge over the years," PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said. "It does raise a question in my mind about whether this is the best time of the year to do it."...

Lionel Messi's Barcelona season may be over because of a reoccurrence of a hamstring injury that has slowed him for more than a month. Barcelona said Tuesday that the four-time FIFA player of the year will be sidelined for two-to-three weeks, which means he might not return in time for the season finale against Malaga on June 1. Messi has 60 goals in 50 games, down from a record-setting 73 goals in 60 matches last season. He has 46 Spanish league goals, four shy of the record he set in 2011-12....

Zak Brown has turned down an offer to join the IndyCar Series, choosing instead to remain with the motorsports marketing company he founded. Brown told The Associated Press on Tuesday he informed Hulman & Co. CEO Mark Miles of his decision not to take a job with IndyCar. He'll instead relocate in July to England to continue the growth of his Zionsville, Ind.-based agency, Just Marketing International. "I'm a huge fan of IndyCar, it's a great product and it certainly would have been a great...

Former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye has withdrawn from his June 29 fight with Manuel Charr of Germany after hurting his left hand in training. Haye announced the decision on Tuesday, two days after the injury. He said the injury needs at least four weeks of rest. Haye (26-2) was set to meet Charr (23-1) in Manchester, England. Haye has fought only once since he lost his WBA title to Wladimir Klitschko in July 2011.

Tennessee plans to honor former Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt by building an on-campus statue in her honor. Tennessee athletic department spokesman Jimmy Stanton confirmed Tuesday morning what athletic director Dave Hart has been mentioning during the school's Big Orange Caravan statewide tour. Stanton said the statue would go up "hopefully as soon as in the fall." Summitt led the Tennessee women's basketball program to eight national titles and 18 Final Four appearances in 38 seasons before stepping...

Patrice Bergeron put the winning touch on an extraordinary comeback, then raced into the arms of smiling teammate Zdeno Chara. "It's about finding a way and showing some character," the Bruins' best all-around player said. "Everyone has to step up in the playoffs and tonight was my turn to do it for my team." James Reimer lay face down in the crease, the puck that Bergeron had just shot for the deciding goal resting right beside him. "There's no way to describe it," the Maple Leafs teary-eyed...

A Madrid court has postponed the trial of the father of Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic because the victim of an alleged assault was unable to attend a hearing. John Tomic was charged with assaulting his son's hitting partner, Thomas Drouet, after allegedly head-butting him near their hotel before last week's Madrid Open. Drouet said he was left with a broken nose and temporarily needed a neck brace. A hearing was scheduled for Tuesday but the Madrid court said it has been postponed until...

One week into their first training camp under Bill Laimbeer, the New York Liberty are full of excitement and optimism. "He has a great system for us, utilizes everyone at their strengths," forward Essence Carson said Monday at the team's annual media day. "We're just trying to get this chemistry together and get it rolling." Laimbeer's hiring in New York last October has energized a franchise that reached the WNBA Finals four times in the league's first six years, but has not been back to the...

Lionel Hollins demands a certain standard from his Grizzlies that he didn't get in the first half against Oklahoma City. Well, they came through after halftime, and now the Grizzlies are just a win away from this franchise's first Western Conference final. Mike Conley scored 24 points, while Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol each had a double-double as the Grizzlies rallied from a 17-point deficit in beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 103-97 in overtime Monday night. "They were able to overcome everything,...

The little engine that could finally threw a gear. The Chicago Bulls might have been the most heartwarming tale going this postseason, but it's over. Unlike the bedtime story, fumes and spare parts get you only so far in the NBA. It was always a matter of when _ not if _ they'd fall apart. Go back and take a look at what happened in the third quarter of their Eastern Conference semifinal Monday night against the Miami Heat, or better yet, don't. It was about as ugly as you'd imagine. The Bulls...

The way this series is turning out, it's hard to believe the Miami Heat ever trailed the Chicago Bulls. They're running away with the Eastern Conference semifinals, and another performance like this will end it. LeBron James scored 27 points and the Heat nearly matched a franchise record for fewest points allowed in a playoff game, pounding the listless and short-handed Bulls 88-65 on Monday night to take a 3-1 lead in the series. "We just worked as hard as we could on defense," Chris Bosh said....

Just like last year, Doug O'Neill was the first trainer to bring his Kentucky Derby entrant to Pimlico Race Course for the Preakness. The similarity ends there. During the third week of May in 2012, O'Neill was the talk of the horse racing world. He was in charge of I'll Have Another, who stormed to victory in the Kentucky Derby and was perceived to be a legitimate Triple Crown contender. Upon his arrival at Pimlico, O'Neill and the magnificent colt instantly became the focus of attention _...

The lawsuit doesn't read nearly as well as the story, which laid bare the life of an NHL enforcer for all to see. The way John Branch wrote about Derek Boogaard in the New York Times should have been enough to cause even the most hardcore hockey fan to reconsider the peculiar role that goons play in the sport. It was a sad and troubling tale of a kid growing up in Canada, raised to do just one thing _ fight on the ice. A big, hulking man, Boogaard was so good at it that he not only made it to...

Midway through the third period of an anticlimactic _ and unprecedented _ Game 7 road victory for his New York Rangers, goalie Henrik Lundqvist fell forward while smothering a puck to stifle yet another chance for the Washington Capitals. Chants of "Hen-reeek! Hen-reeek!" poured forth from the Rangers supporters in the stands, no longer outnumbered because thousands of Capitals fans already had headed for the exits. It's been more than a decade since a goalie was as perfect over Games 6 and 7...

Another Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher has issues. This time it's Josh Beckett. He remained winless this season in a 6-2 loss to the Washington Nationals on Monday night, leaving after three innings when he tweaked his groin covering first base on a grounder by Adam LaRoche. The Dodgers, who ended an eight-game skid over the weekend, have since lost two in a row. Their pitching ranks have already been disrupted with Zack Greinke, Chris Capuano, Chad Billingsley, Ted Lilly, and Stephen Fife...

The minutes and demands seem to be piling up on Oklahoma City star Kevin Durant. And despite finally getting help from his teammates on Monday night, the Thunder still find themselves on the precipice of elimination from the Western Conference playoffs. Durant had 27 points to lead the Thunder, but he was only 5 of 17 after halftime as Oklahoma City lost in overtime to the Memphis Grizzlies 103-97. The defeat put the defending Western Conference champs down 3-1 as the best-of-seven semifinal...

Joe Blanton is due for some decent luck _ and that elusive first victory in an Angels uniform. The veteran right-hander took his lumps again Monday night, giving up a season-worst seven runs along with 12 hits in an 11-4 loss to the Kansas City Royals. "I felt like I threw the ball good tonight and my stuff was good," Blanton said after his ERA shot up to 6.46. "When they made contact they found holes, broken-bat balls fell in for singles and balls bounced their way down the lines. It was one...

The Grizzlies pulled off a huge rally to move within a victory of the franchise's first Western Conference final. Tony Allen scored on a driving layup to open overtime and the Grizzlies held off the Oklahoma City Thunder 103-97 Monday night to push the defending Western Conference champions to the edge of elimination. The Grizzlies shook off a first half in which they couldn't hit shots and the Thunder seemingly couldn't miss in building their largest lead in this series at 17 points. But Memphis...

This must have felt awfully familiar for the Texas Rangers. Back in the Bay Area for the first time since a three-game sweep at the end of last season cost them the AL West crown, the first-place Rangers had their momentum stopped by Oakland once again. Yoenis Cespedes and Brandon Moss hit consecutive home runs in the third inning, A.J. Griffin matched his season high with eight strikeouts and the A's beat the rival Rangers 5-1 to start an important stretch in which the teams play six times in...

Arizona manager Kirk Gibson knows the Atlanta Braves are an opportunistic team. "This team, you don't want to give them anything because you know they are going to hit a home run," Gibson said after the Diamondbacks 10-1 loss to the Braves on Monday night, Arizona's third straight defeat. "That is what they do well. We put guys on and they hit home runs." Few were more opportunistic than right fielder Justin Upton, who ended a 14-game homerless drought, doubled and finished with four hits. Upton,...

Justin Upton had a huge night in his return to Arizona with the Atlanta Braves. Making his first trip to Chase Field as a visiting player, Upton homered and had four hits in Atlanta's 10-1 victory over the Diamondbacks on Monday night. Before the first pitch, he said his goal was to treat it like any other game. Turned out, it wasn't. This three-game series against Arizona, the team that traded him away, will be different, to be sure, but it's not going to define his season. "It's a long season....

Tony Allen scored on a driving layup to open overtime and the Memphis Grizzlies held off the Oklahoma City Thunder 103-97 Monday night to push the defending Western Conference champions to the edge of elimination. The Grizzlies shook off a first half in which they couldn't hit shots and the Thunder seemingly couldn't miss in building their largest lead in this series at 17 points. But the Grizzlies have yet to lose on their home court this postseason, and they won their third straight and seventh...

Justin Upton snapped a 14-game homerless drought and had four hits to help the Atlanta Braves rout the Diamondbacks 10-1 on Monday night in his return to Arizona. Upton, the first overall pick by Arizona in the 2005 amateur draft, was playing his first game at Chase Field since the offseason trade that sent him and third baseman Chris Johnson to Atlanta in a seven-player deal. Upton followed his brother B.J., who was hit on the left shoulder by Wade Miley (3-2) to lead off the sixth, and powered...