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  • NHL Playoff Capsules

    PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Kyle Okposo's first career playoff goal with 7:37 remaining lifted the New York Islanders to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night, evening their playoffs series at one game each. (   05/03/2013 10:08 PM )

  • Knicks hold on to beat Celtics 88-80 and advance

    BOSTON (AP) -- Carmelo Anthony scored 21 points and the New York Knicks held on after blowing most of a 26-point lead to beat the Boston Celtics 88-80 in Game 6 on Friday night and advance in the postseason for the first time since 2000. (   05/03/2013 10:07 PM )

  • Burnett wins 3rd straight, Bucs top Nationals, 3-1

    PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A.J. Burnett allowed one run and struck out nine in seven shutout innings, and call-up Jordy Mercer hit a tiebreaker home run to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday night. (   05/03/2013 10:06 PM )

  • Canadiens top Senators 3-1; series tied

    MONTREAL (AP) -- Ryan White started a three-goal second period and goalie Carey Price was back in top form with 29 saves and the Montreal Canadiens downed the Ottawa Senators 3-1 to even their playoff series on Friday. (   05/03/2013 10:05 PM )

  • Islanders rally past Penguins 4-3 to even series

    PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Kyle Okposo's first career playoff goal with 7:37 remaining lifted the New York Islanders to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night, evening their playoffs series at one game each. (   05/03/2013 10:03 PM )

  • Pacers finish off Hawks, win Game 6 81-73

    ATLANTA (AP) -- George Hill and David West each scored 21 points and the Indiana Pacers withstood a furious Atlanta comeback in the fourth quarter, beating the Hawks 81-73 on Friday night to close out the opening-round playoff series four games to two. (   05/03/2013 9:56 PM )

  • Pettibone, 3 homers push Phils over Marlins

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Jonathan Pettibone pitched neatly into the seventh, Ryan Howard, Chase Utley and Domonic Brown hit solo homers and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 4-1 Friday night. (   05/03/2013 9:51 PM )

  • Pacers finish off Hawks, win Game 6 81-73

    ATLANTA (AP) -- George Hill and David West each scored 21 points and the Indiana Pacers withstood a furious Atlanta comeback in the fourth quarter, beating the Hawks 81-73 on Friday night to close out the opening-round playoff series four games to two. (   05/03/2013 9:41 PM )

  • Hernandez dominates, Mariners blank Blue Jays, 4-0

    TORONTO (AP) -- Felix Hernandez pitched eight shutout innings to win his third straight start, Kyle Seager and Jason Bay homered and the Seattle Mariners blanked the Toronto Blue Jays 4-0 on Friday night. (   05/03/2013 9:39 PM )

  • Odom starts for Griffin in Game 6 vs Grizzlies

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Blake Griffin's sprained right ankle is hurting enough that he didn't start Game 6 for the Los Angeles Clippers against the Memphis Grizzlies, though he is active and on the bench. (   05/03/2013 9:37 PM )

  • Judge: Hoffner investigative file to remain sealed

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A judge has ruled that the investigative file in the case of a former college football coach who was cleared of child pornography charges will remain private, according to court documents filed Friday. (   05/03/2013 9:27 PM )

  • Phil Mickelson rolls to two-shot lead at Quail Hollow

    Phil Mickelson has figured out the secret to the greens at Quail Hollow. Or maybe he's just had a lot of good bounces for two days. Mickelson opened with a pair of 15-foot birdie putts, dropped in a 40-foot putt at the turn, and made back-to-back birdies late in his round Friday. He finished with a 5-under 67 for a two-shot lead going into the weekend at the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, N.C. Quail Hollow, renowned for pristine conditions, had everything go wrong with spring and wound up with putting surfaces that are mostly choppy with brown patches where the grass has died. Two greens were entirely replaced by sod last week. Despite that, Mickelson has taken only 50 putts in two rounds. And the most staggering statistic of all? He hasn't missed from inside 10 feet.(   05/03/2013 9:10 PM )

  • Longshot Princess of Sylmar wins Kentucky Oaks

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- A filly that trainer Todd Pletcher waffled on entering in the Kentucky Oaks has him poised to complete a rare double Saturday in the Kentucky Derby. (   05/03/2013 8:58 PM )

  • 17-year-old Jutanugarn leads by 1 at Kinsgmill

    WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) -- Ariya Jutanugarn weathered the wind and kept her lead Friday in the LPGA Tour's Kingsmill Championship. (   05/03/2013 8:51 PM )

  • Kentucky Derby could be topsy-turvy

    A trainer flooding the field with five horses. An African-American black jockey trying to make history, and a female rider, too. Louisville coach Rick Pitino seeking a double -- champions in racing and basketball. He's in the right place. The 19-horse field for Saturday's Kentucky Derby is Louisville is balanced, with no definitive favorite. Orb is the prerace choice, just barely. Nearly overshadowed is his trainer, Shug McGaughey, who really, really wants this race. Doug O'Neill trying to win back-to-back. And then there's the threat of rain, which has done in some of the best-laid plans on race day. It sure looks like a topsy-turvy Derby.(   05/03/2013 8:48 PM )

  • Rain washes out NHRA qualifying

    COMMERCE, Ga. (AP) -- Rain forced NHRA officials to postpone qualifying Friday for the NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway. (   05/03/2013 8:26 PM )

  • Golf Capsules

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Phil Mickelson has figured out the secret to the greens at Quail Hollow. Or maybe he's just had a lot of good bounces for two days. (   05/03/2013 8:20 PM )

  • Mickelson takes charge at Quail Hollow

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Phil Mickelson has figured out the secret to the greens at Quail Hollow. Or maybe he's just had a lot of good bounces for two days. (   05/03/2013 7:59 PM )

  • Cardinals Motte to have Tommy John surgery

    MILWAUKEE (AP) -- St. Louis right-hander Jason Motte will have season-ending Tommy John surgery next week. (   05/03/2013 7:52 PM )

  • AP Source: LeBron wins 4th MVP award

    LeBron James is getting his fourth Most Valuable Player award -- and the only mystery left is whether the vote was unanimous. (   05/03/2013 7:50 PM )

  • Bruce, Choo help Reds beat Cubs 6-5

    CHICAGO (AP) -- The Cincinnati Reds needed every clutch hit they could manage and almost every arm in their bullpen Friday to hold off the Chicago Cubs. (   05/03/2013 7:39 PM )

  • Bruins juggle defense; Leafs address problems

    BOSTON (AP) -- Claude Julien had no choice. (   05/03/2013 7:37 PM )

  • Column: Collins significant, but not true pioneer

    Jason Collins has been compared to Jackie Robinson. And Neil Armstrong. (   05/03/2013 7:36 PM )

  • Mike Goodes takes Champions Tour lead

    THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) -- Mike Goodes shot a 3-under 69 in wind that gusted to 30 mph to take a one-stroke lead Friday after the first round of the Champions Tour's Insperity Championship. (   05/03/2013 7:27 PM )

  • Denny Hamlin runs 16 laps at Talladega

    TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) -- Denny Hamlin ran 16 laps at full speed Friday, turned his car over to Brian Vickers and then didn't exactly rule himself out of running a full race this weekend as he recovers from a back injury. (   05/03/2013 7:09 PM )

  • Utah soccer league hiring security after ref hit

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The Utah soccer league that saw one of its referees punched by a teen player and sent into a coma plans to play on -- but with security present at games and without the player's team, its president said Friday. (   05/03/2013 7:09 PM )

  • Kurt Busch to test Indy Car at IMS

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Kurt Busch will test an Indy car for Andretti Autosport at Indianapolis Motor Speedway next week. (   05/03/2013 6:49 PM )

  • Column: 'If he's as lucky as us, he'll win.'

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- The four of them will be sitting on Millionaires Row, which only begins to hint at their real worth, and rooting for a horse named Normandy Invasion. (   05/03/2013 6:43 PM )

  • Mayweather, Guerrero square off in title fight

    LAS VEGAS (AP) -- He claims to be more mature now, chastened by a stint in jail and eager to be just as much a businessman as a fighter. Indeed, Floyd Mayweather Jr. acted almost statesmanlike earlier this week when Robert Guerrero's father began screaming that he was a woman beater who would finally get beaten himself Saturday night. (   05/03/2013 6:36 PM )

  • Nets, banged-up Bulls ready for Game 7 in Brooklyn

    NEW YORK (AP) -- Time for the Nets' biggest game in Brooklyn. (   05/03/2013 6:31 PM )

  • Ducks-Red Wings series shifts to Detroit tied at 1

    ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) -- The Detroit Red Wings had a setback during their series-evening victory at Anaheim. (   05/03/2013 6:21 PM )

  • Pastrana captures first career Nationwide pole

    TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) -- X Games star Travis Pastrana won his first career Nationwide Series pole Friday at Talladega Superspeedway. (   05/03/2013 6:19 PM )

  • Wide-open race expected in 139th Kentucky Derby

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- A trainer flooding the field with five horses. A black jockey trying to make history, and a woman rider, too. Louisville coach Rick Pitino seeking a double -- champions in racing and basketball. He's sure in the right place. (   05/03/2013 6:17 PM )

  • Victorino back in Red Sox lineup

    ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Shane Victorino is back in the starting lineup for the Boston Red Sox. (   05/03/2013 6:17 PM )

  • Castroneves looking to beat Power, keep momentum

    SAO PAULO (AP) -- Helio Castroneves can't count on home advantage against rival and teammate Will Power at the Sao Paulo 300 on Sunday. (   05/03/2013 6:02 PM )

  • Pastrana captures first career Nationwide pole

    TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) -- X Games star Travis Pastrana won his first career pole on the Nationwide Series at Talladega Superspeedway. (   05/03/2013 5:46 PM )

  • ATP chairman Brad Drewett dies at 54

    LONDON (AP) -- Brad Drewett, a former tour player who led the ATP as executive chairman and helped increase prize money at Grand Slam tournaments, died Friday. He was 54. (   05/03/2013 5:16 PM )

  • Patrick aiming for different type goal at 'Dega

    TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) -- Danica Patrick knows the importance of having the right equipment and aiming for the openings, however slender. (   05/03/2013 5:16 PM )

  • White Sox game at Royals postponed due to weather

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The weather keeps wreaking havoc for the Kansas City Royals. (   05/03/2013 5:13 PM )

  • Rosie Napravnik aims to be 1st female Derby winner

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Rosie Napravnik isn't worried about history. She is, however, working on her chemistry -- with a horse named Mylute in the Kentucky Derby. (   05/03/2013 4:59 PM )

  • Inkster gets exemption to US Women's Open

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (AP) -- Juli Inkster won't have to go through qualifying to get back to the U.S. Women's Open. (   05/03/2013 4:30 PM )

  • Flip Saunders returning to Timberwolves

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor sat before a throng of media, swallowed hard and said what many in and around the organization had been thinking for about nine years. (   05/03/2013 4:26 PM )

  • Gardiner grabs the early lead at Quail Hollow

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Any other PGA Tour rookie might be rattled to see Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood right behind him on the leaderboard. Scott Gardiner was delighted, which speaks more to how he got there than where it might lead. (   05/03/2013 4:21 PM )

  • Nursing sore knee, Wade returns to practice court

    MIAMI (AP) -- Dwyane Wade has returned to the practice court and says he's encouraged about how his troublesome right knee feels, with the Miami Heat still three days away from starting the second round of the playoffs. (   05/03/2013 4:04 PM )

  • Steelers rookie LB Jarvis Jones settling in

    PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Jarvis Jones is not James Harrison. For one thing, there's the hair. (   05/03/2013 3:55 PM )

  • IAAF says 2 Turkish athletes charged with doping

    LONDON (AP) -- Olympic 1,500-meter champion Asli Cakir Alptekin of Turkey was charged with doping and could be stripped of her gold medal. Another female Turkish athlete, hurdler Nevin Yanit, also was charged with doping violations and could lose her European indoor title. (   05/03/2013 3:07 PM )

  • 5 things to know Saturday at the Kentucky Derby

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- The Kentucky Derby is Saturday at Churchill Downs. Here are five things you should know: (   05/03/2013 3:06 PM )

  • Ferrer, Wawrinka, Seppi into Portugal semifinals

    OEIRAS, Portugal (AP) -- David Ferrer led the top three seeded players into the Portugal Open semifinals on Friday, beating Victor Hanescu of Romania 6-4, 7-6 (2). (   05/03/2013 2:47 PM )

  • Top-seeded Tipsarevic knocked out in Munich

    MUNICH (AP) -- Daniel Brands beat top-seeded Janko Tipsarevic 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 Friday at the BMW Open to set up an all-German semifinal with defending champion Philipp Kohlschreiber. (   05/03/2013 2:07 PM )

  • Black Onyx scratched from Kentucky Derby

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Long shot Black Onyx was a late scratch for the Kentucky Derby because of a chip in his left ankle, leaving 19 horses to vie for the roses. (   05/03/2013 1:37 PM )

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