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| | | | | DETROIT (AP) -- Justin Verlander was making batters look helpless for a second straight game, using his dazzling array of hard fastballs and offspeed pitches to move within 10 outs of matching Johnny Vander Meer's feat of back-to-back no-hitters. | | | | | |
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| | | | | Memphis got its standard epic game from Zach Randolph. But it was O.J. Mayo who provided the spark in the Grizzlies' season-saving 95-83 win over the Thunder, writes Chris Mannix. | | | | | |
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| | | | | Six games weren't enough to decide this series. Zach Randolph's 30 points paced a second-half rally as the Grizzlies quieted the Thunder 95-83 to force Game 7 of their West semi. | | | | | |
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| | | | | NEW YORK (AP) -- Whether New York and Boston are fighting for first place or scuffling, as they are this year, Clay Buchholz knows he's in for a battle at Yankee Stadium. | | | | | |
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| | | | | NEW YORK (AP) -- New York Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard has died. He was 28. | | | | | |
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| | | | | The Thunder are one victory away from a conference finals berth. But first they must finish off the upstart Grizzlies, who are 4-1 on their home court this postseason. Follow Game 6 here. | | | | | |
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| | | | | DETROIT (AP) -- Justin Verlander made an impressive bid to become the second pitcher to throw back-to-back no-hitters before allowing an RBI triple to Kansas City's Melky Cabrera in the sixth inning of Detroit's 3-1 win Friday night. | | | | | |
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| | | | | NEW YORK (AP) -- Venus Williams has withdrawn from the French Open, one day after her younger sister Serena did. | | | | | |
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| | | | | The Eastern finals matchup is one nobody would have predicted a year ago. Even with the past two MVPs on the floor, Bulls-Heat could become a defensive slugfest, writes Ian Thomsen. | | | | | |
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| | | | | The Memphis Grizzlies couldn't be more upset - at themselves. | | | | | |
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| | | | | WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) -- Doc Rivers has agreed to a five-year contract extension as coach of the Boston Celtics. | | | | | |
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| | | | | CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) -- A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that former Michigan quarterback Tate Forcier has decided not to enroll at Miami. | | | | | |
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| | | | | MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew said Friday he will no longer fight his esophageal cancer and is settling in for the final days of his life. | | | | | |
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| | | | | SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) For all the blame Patrick Marleau has shouldered for past postseason failures by San Jose, it was only fitting that his winning goal helped the Sharks avoid their biggest collapse yet. | | | | | |
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| | | | | Derrick Rose is the league's MVP, but he isn't Chicago's only weapon. A balanced attack helped the Bulls knock off the Hawks and set up a showdown with the Heat, writes Bill Trocchi. | | | | | |
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| | | | | Get ready LeBron and D-Wade. The Bulls are coming. Chicago pulled away from Atlanta 93-73 in Game 6 and advanced to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 1998. | | | | | |
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| | | | | ATLANTA -- One week after being named the youngest Most Valuable Player in NBA history, Chicago's Derrick Rose made headlines again by being selected to the All-NBA First Team for the first time in his short career. | | | | | |
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| | | | | MIAMI (AP) - Dwyane Wade is going home this weekend. Derrick Rose will be waiting for him. | | | | | |
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| | | | | The Heat are waiting. Can the Bulls close out the Hawks tonight and reach the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since '98? Or will Atlanta send the series back to Chicago for Game 7? | | | | | |
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| | | | | DENVER (AP) -- Carlos Beltran hit a career-high three homers and drove in six runs to help the New York Mets beat scuffling Ubaldo Jimenez and the Colorado Rockies 9-5 on Thursday in a game delayed more than two hours by rain. | | | | | |
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| | | | | BOSTON (AP) -- The Celtics are working on a deal with coach Doc Rivers that would bring him back for another run at an NBA title with Boston's aging Big Three - and then keep him on the bench to work with the rebuilt roster that is expected to follow. | | | | | |
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| | | | | Either the Sharks will be liberated from the shackles of 'playoff underachiever' or the Red Wings will make history in Game 7. Adrian Dater and Darren Eliot are blogging the action. | | | | | |
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| | | | | Not clutch? Can't shoot? LeBron has answers | | | | | |
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| | | | | ATLANTA (AP) For a team that knows its season could be one-and-done, the Atlanta Hawks are still feeling quite confident about their chances in the Eastern Conference semifinals. | | | | | |
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| | | | | TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama offensive lineman Aaron Douglas has died in Florida. | | | | | |
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| | | | | Tiger Woods' return from injury was a brief one. Struggling badly at The Players, Woods withdrew after nine holes. That will ignite even more Tiger questions, writes Michael Bamberger. | | | | | |
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| | | | | EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- There is a recent blueprint here, even if it's a tad incomplete. | | | | | |
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| | | | | As the second round nears its conclusion, four SI.com NBA writers take stock of some of the biggest playoff storylines. | | | | | |
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| | | | | PARIS (AP) -- Serena Williams has pulled out of the French Open. | | | | | |
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| | | | | MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The NFL's locked-out players are asking a federal judge for at least $707 million in damages stemming from a dispute with the league over $4 billion in broadcast revenue. | | | | | |
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