MIAMI (AP) - The Miami Heat are within one victory of the NBA
finals after LeBron James and Chris Bosh combined for 57 points in
a 101-93 overtime win over the Chicago Bulls. James scored six of
his 35 points in the extra period and hit all 13 of his free throw
attempts. Bosh added 22 points for the Heat, who overcome an early
11-point deficit to maintain homecourt advantage.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - The Vancouver Canucks have
earned their first berth in the Stanley Cup finals since 1994 by
beating San Jose 3-2 in double overtime to win Game 5 of the
Western Conference finals. Kevin Bieksa (bee-EHK'-suh) notched the
series winner at 10:18 of the second OT after Ryan Kesler extended
the game by scoring with 13.2 seconds left in regulation. Roberto
Luongo made half of his 54 saves in overtime and was perfect after
Devin Setoguchi (set-uh-GOO'-chee) beat him 24 seconds into the
third period to put the Sharks ahead 2-1.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer is
scheduled to DH in extended spring training at Ft. Myers today. It
will be his first game action since the All-Star went on the
disabled list on April 12 with bilateral leg weakness. The team
will wait to see how he reacts before setting a plan to get him
back in the big leagues.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The family of a San Francisco Giants fan who
was brutally beaten at Dodger Stadium in March has sued the Dodgers
and its troubled owner Frank McCourt, claiming security cutbacks
were partially to blame for the attack. The suit filed on behalf of
Bryan Stow contends the Dodgers were negligent by not providing
more security and not having adequate lighting in the parking lot
where the attack occurred. The 42-year-old Stow remains in critical
but stable condition under heavy sedation to prevent seizures
caused by the traumatic brain injury he suffered in the attack.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indianapolis Colts star quarterback Peyton
Manning had surgery on Monday to repair a disk problem in his neck.
Manning also had surgery 15 months ago to repair a pinched nerve in
the neck, but team owner Jim Irsay says this operation was less
invasive and less complicated. Irsay says the usual recovery time
for the latest procedure is six to eight weeks.
