LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dirk Nowitzki (noh-VIHT'-skee) scored 24 and
the Dallas Mavericks shocked the cold-shooting L.A. Lakers 93-81 to
take a 2-0 series lead after taking both games in Los Angeles in
their Western Conference semifinal. The Lakers missed their first
15 three-point attempts and finished 2-for-20 behind the arc.
UNDATED (AP) - The Tampa Bay Lightning swept the Washington
Capitals 5-3 to win their seventh straight playoff game and are
going to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since
their 2004 Stanley Cup championship season. The Boston Bruins are
up 3-0 against Philadelphia after their 5-1 win and in the Western
Conference, San Jose is 3-up on Detroit following the Sharks' 4-3
overtime win as Devin Setoguchi (seht-oh-GOO'-chee) scored 9:21
into OT to finish a hat trick.
BOSTON (AP) - Bobby Abreu's (uh-BRAY'-ooz) bases-loaded single
in the top of the 13th inning drove in two runs to break a tie and
give the L.A. Angels a 5-3 win over the Boston Red Sox in a game
delayed two and a-half hours by rain at Fenway Park. Abreu's hit
came off Boston hurler Daisuke Matsuzaka (DYS'-kay
maht-soo-ZAH'-kah), who was making his first career relief
appearance.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Andre Ethier (EE'-thee-ur) sat out the L.A.
Dodgers' 5-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs with an inflamed elbow.
Ethier is riding a 28-game hitting streak, three short of the
Dodgers team record, and his next chance to continue it will be
Friday night when the Dodgers open a weekend series in New York
against the Mets.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - South Africa's Rory Sabbatini could face
suspension from the PGA Tour for what is described as a
profanity-laced argument with Sean O'Hair during last week's Zurich
Classic in New Orleans. According to multiple players and
officials, it's the second time this year that Sabbatini has run
into trouble because of his behavior on the golf course.
