UNDATED (AP) - Derrick Rose scored 25 points and Luol Deng
(LOO'-ul dehng) added 24 as the Chicago Bulls ripped Indiana 116-89
last night to advance to the NBA's Eastern Conference semifinals.
Jason Richardson scored 17 points and the Orlando Magic pulled
within three games to two in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals
by blasting the Hawks 101-76. And Andrew Bynum's 18 points and 10
rebounds helped the Los Angeles Lakers beat New Orleans 106-90 to
take a 3-2 series lead in the Western Conference quarterfinals.
UNDATED (AP) - The Philadelphia Flyers and Vancouver Canucks
have survived seven-game series in the NHL's conference
quarterfinals. Brian Boucher (boo-SHAY') stopped 25 shots as the
Flyers downed Buffalo 5-2 before the Canucks pulled out a 2-1 win
over Chicago on Alex Burrows' second goal of the game at 5:22 of
overtime. Boston has to host Montreal tonight in Game 7 of their
first-round series after Carey Price turned back 31 shots to
backstop the Canadiens' 2-1 triumph over the Bruins.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Several NFL players reported to their
respective team training facilities yesterday but were barred from
football activities a day after a judge ruled an end to the
lockout. U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson lifted the 45-day
lockout late Monday but granted a league request to put her order
on hold until a union response is filed today. Should the NFL lose
in court again, it will take the matter to the 8th U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals in St. Louis.
NEW YORK (AP) - Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest
(ahr-TEST') has won the NBA's J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
for his attempts to promote mental health awareness. His efforts
include fundraising, appearing before Congress to support the
Mental Health in Schools Act, and his overall advocacy of the
issue. He also raffled off his 2010 NBA championship ring, raising
more than $650,000.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Tiger Woods has a minor injury to his
left knee and Achilles' tendon that will keep him out of the Wells
Fargo Championship next week. Woods says he hurt himself during the
third round of the Masters before a Sunday charge allowed him to
finish in a fourth-place tie. Woods did not say when he might
return, but he hopes to be back in a few weeks.
