DALLAS (AP) - Oklahoma City has evened the NBA Western
Conference final with Dallas at a game apiece after rallying for a
106-100 win in Dallas last night. Kevin Durant led the Thunder with
24 and James Harden was huge off the bench, scoring 10 of his 23
points in the fourth quarter.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Boston Bruins blanked Tampa Bay 2-0 to
take a 2-1 series lead in the NHL Eastern Conference final. Tim
Thomas recorded his second career playoff shutout with 31 saves.
NEW YORK (AP) - The Lance Armstrong camp is vehemently denying
the latest doping charges against the seven-time Tour de France,
this time by former teammate Tyler Hamilton who claims Armstrong
took a blood-booster called EPO several times. Federal
investigators are probing whether Armstrong and his former U.S.
Postal team engaged in a systematic doping program, which he
denies.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - After two days of rainouts, practice for the
Indianapolis 500 resumed yesterday with Will Power topping the
speed chart with a lap at 227.778 miles per hour. Swiss driver
Simona De Silvestro crashed early in the session and sustained
burns to both hands and her status for Saturday's qualifying is
uncertain.
BOSTON (AP) - Interleague baseball play begins tonight and
there's no greater novelty than the Chicago Cubs visiting Boston's
Fenway Park for the first time since 1918. The last time they met
was in the 15th World Series when the Red Sox had a young pitcher
named Babe Ruth.
