MIAMI (AP) - The Miami Heat clamped down their defense in the second half, holding Boston to just 33 points in posting a 93-79 win in the opener of the NBA Eastern Conference finals. LeBron James led the way with 32 points and 13 rebounds and Dwyane Wade scored 10 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - The San Antonio Spurs gun for their 20th straight victory and a 2-0 advantage over Oklahoma City in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals tonight. The Spurs rallied from nine down to beat the Thunder 101-98 in the series opener Sunday night.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)) - Chris Sale struck out a career-high 15 -- one short of the White Sox team record -- and Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer as Chicago ran its winning streak to six games with a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay. Dunn has 16 homers, including 11 times in May, after hitting just 11 all last season.
UNDATED (AP) - Lance Lynn of the St. Louis Cardinals and Cole Hamels of the Philadelphia Phillies are baseball's first eight-game winners. Lynn helped the Cardinals hand the Atlanta Braves their eighth straight loss 8-2 while Hamels pitched the Phils past the New York Mets 8-4.
PARIS (AP) - Serena Williams, the fifth seed at the French Open, is in action on Day two at Roland Garros Stadium today. Williams, a 13-time Grand Slam champion, plays Frenchwoman Virginie Razzano (vur-ZHEE'-nee rad-ZAH'-noh) in her first match of the tournament after U.S. women went 10-0 on their first day at the French Open.
