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National Sports News

Jazz down 2-0 to Lakers as series comes to Utah (AP)
Fri, 09 May 2008 18:25:35 GMT

Utah Jazz guards Deron Williams, left, and Ronnie Brewer, right, talk about their game Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Lakers, during basketball practice Thursday, May 8, 2007 in Salt Lake City. The Jazz trail 2-0 in the best-of-seven games second-round playoff series. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)AP - The Utah Jazz are hoping home court really is an advantage. Right now, they'll take any edge they can get.




Hot state of hockey as Flyers, Penguins meet in East finals (AP)
Fri, 09 May 2008 18:31:56 GMT

Pittsburgh Penguins' Georges Laraque, top, Sidney Crosby, center, and Jordan Staal stretch before hockey practice at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Thursday, May 8, 2008. The Penguins take on the Philadelphia Flyers Game 1 of the NHL hockey Eastern Conference finals on Friday, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)AP - Some NHL rivalries evolve from a big game, a major trade or a short-lived scuffle, then fade after a few years. Not the Philadelphia Flyers vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins.




Roger Federer upset by Radek Stepanek in Rome Masters (AP)
Fri, 09 May 2008 17:55:25 GMT

Switzerland's Roger Federer reacts after Czech Republic's Radek Stepanek won the match at the end of their men's quarter-final match, at the Rome Master tennis tournament, in Rome, Friday, May 9, 2008. Stepanek won 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7).(AP Photo/Luca Bruno)AP - Roger Federer lost again, falling to 27th-ranked Radek Stepanek 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) Friday in the Rome Masters quarterfinals.




Avalanche, coach Joel Quenneville go separate ways (AP)
Fri, 09 May 2008 23:07:22 GMT

Colorado Avalanche coach Joel Quenneville watches during the Avalanche's matchup against the Detroit Red Wings in Game 4 of the teams' NHL Western Conference semifinal playoff series in Denver on May 1, 2008. With the win, the Red Wings swept the Avalanche 4-09 to advance to the conference finals. The game was the last for Quenneville as coach, team officials announced on Friday, May 9, 2008. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)AP - The Colorado Avalanche want to play a faster, more attacking brand of hockey, similar to the style that brought them two Stanley Cup titles.




MLB suspends Mariners slugger Sexson for 6 games (AP)
Sat, 10 May 2008 01:04:28 GMT

Texas Rangers pitcher Kason Gabbard is tackled by Seattle Mariners' Richie Sexson (44) after Gobbard threw a pitch close to Sexson in the fourth inning of an MLB baseball game in Seattle on Thursday, May 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)AP - Seattle slugger Richie Sexson was suspended for six games and fined Friday by Major League Baseball after charging the mound and throwing his helmet at a Texas pitcher the previous night.




Packers release Koren Robinson (AP)
Fri, 09 May 2008 22:15:18 GMT
AP - The Green Bay Packers released Koren Robinson on Friday, the latest setback for the veteran wide receiver trying to resurrect his career after serving an NFL suspension and jail time.

Parker, Ginobili both score 31; Spurs beat Hornets in Game 3 (AP)
Fri, 09 May 2008 11:03:07 GMT

San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili, center, of Argentina, drives to the basket as New Orleans Hornets  center Tyson Chandler (6) defends during the first quarter of Game 3 of an NBA Western Conference semifinal basketball series Thursday, May 8, 2008, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)AP - There was no third-quarter breakdown for the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night, just the desperate play of a team whose quest for a second straight NBA title was on the line. Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili both scored 31 points to lead the Spurs to a 110-99 victory over the New Orleans Hornets in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals.




Blue Jays OF Wells leaves with wrist injury (AP)
Sat, 10 May 2008 01:23:16 GMT

Toronto Blue Jays' Vernon Wells catches a ball hit by Cleveland Indians' Franklin Gutierrez in the sixth inning, in a baseball game, Friday, May 9, 2008, in Cleveland. Wells left the game with an undisclosed injury after making the diving catch. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)AP - Vernon Wells left the Toronto Blue Jays' game against the Cleveland Indians on Friday night with an injured left wrist and tight right hamstring after making a diving catch in the sixth inning.




United get Rooney lift as title thriller reaches conclusion (AFP)
Sat, 10 May 2008 00:27:42 GMT

Manchester United's Wayne Rooney lies on the pitch injured against a match with Blackburn Rovers(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Wayne Rooney is set to hand Manchester United a massive boost by declaring himself fit to take part in this weekend's dramatic finale to an exhilarating Premier League title battle.




Russia defeats Belarus in shootout 4-3 (AP)
Fri, 09 May 2008 22:45:02 GMT

Belarus defenseman Ruslan Salei puts his hand over his eyes after the team's 4-3 loss to Russia in a shootout at the IIHF world hockey championships Friday, May 9, 2008, in Quebec City. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Francis Vachon)AP - Maxim Afinogenov scored two goals, Alex Ovechkin added another and Alexei Morozov had the winner in the shootout to give Russia a 4-3 victory over Belarus in a qualifying-round game at the world hockey championship Friday.




How some colleges view using Web cams to recruit (AP)
Fri, 09 May 2008 21:59:33 GMT
AP - A look at some major colleges football programs' takes on the new technique of head coaches using Web cams to talk to recruits, which is allowed by the NCAA:

Madrid picked for Davis Cup semi-final despite objections (AFP)
Fri, 09 May 2008 21:33:25 GMT

Spain's tennis federation on Friday selected Madrid's Las Ventas bullring as the site of the Davis Cup semi-final between Spain and the United States over the objections of top Spanish players, including Rafael Nadal, seen here, who prefered other locations.(AFP/File/Vincenzo Pinto)AFP - Spain's tennis federation selected Friday Madrid as the site of the Davis Cup semi-final between Spain and the United States in September despite objections from Spanish players, including Rafael Nadal, who said the city's high altitude would hurt their game.




Youth gives way at Players (AP)
Sat, 10 May 2008 00:59:56 GMT

Bernhard Langer, of Germany, watches his shot on the third hole during the second round of The Players Championship golf tournament in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Friday, May 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Phil Coale)AP - Kenny Perry went to the PGA Tour's weekly Bible study in the home of Fred Funk, and if the message was about storing up treasures in heaven, the 47-year-old Perry found inspiration from a more tangible prize.