OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to beat Miami 105-94 to win the opener of the best-of-seven NBA Finals. Kevin Durant scored 17 of his 36 in the fourth quarter and Russell Westbrook added 27 for Oklahoma City, now 9-0 at home in the playoffs.
ATLANTA (AP) - Alex Rodriguez cracked his 23rd career grand slam, matching Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig's record, and the New York Yankees scored six runs in the eighth inning to rally for their fifth straight win, 6-4 over the Atlanta Braves. Two batters after A-Rod connected, Nick Swisher hit a tiebreaking two-run homer off Cory Gearrin to cap the six-run frame.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed outfielder Andre Ethier (EE'-thee-ur) to an $85 million, five-year deal through 2017, keeping him and Matt Kemp together in the middle of the lineup. It's the Dodgers' first major move under a new ownership group that includes former Los Angeles Lakers star Magic Johnson.
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP)- It's Day 3 of testimony in the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse trial in Pennsylvania. More graphic testimony was delivered yesterday, including that from former Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary, who detailed what he saw when he found Sandusky and a young boy in a campus locker room shower one night in 2001.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Jury deliberations have begun in the Roger Clemens perjury trial in Washington. A jury of eight women and four men will determined whether the former fireballing pitcher lied to Congress when he denied using steroids or human growth hormone.
