A-Rod ties Mays for 4th with 660 HRs; Yanks top Red Sox 3-2 (Yahoo Sports)
With one sweet swing, Alex Rodriguez tied Willie Mays for fourth place in major league history at 660 home runs. Rodriguez jogged around the bases on the pinch-hit shot that broke an eighth-inning tie and lifted the Yankees to a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. ”It’s good to do it in a good team win.” Yankees manager Joe Girardi left Rodriguez out of the starting
Cowboys grab sliding pass rusher Randy Gregory in 2nd round (Yahoo Sports)
Randy Gregory is confident the Dallas Cowboys won’t have to worry about off-the-field issues that caused the former Nebraska defensive end with first-round talent to slide to the end of the second round. ”Because I know where my mindset is at,” Gregory said after the Cowboys made him the 60th overall pick Friday night. I really want to show these guys what I can do and I am really serious
Hawks find their groove in finishing off Nets in first round (Yahoo Sports)
The Atlanta Hawks may never duplicate the way they played in January, during the best month in NBA history. The 60-game winners and runaway No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference weren’t sharp when the playoffs started, mostly because they were so good during the regular season that they lost their edge once everything was clinched. Being tied after four games of their first-round series brought out the best in
Kucherov scores in 2OT, Lightning beat Canadiens (Yahoo Sports)
Nikita Kucherov didn’t complain about a disallowed goal in the first overtime period. The Tampa Bay forward scored 2:06 into the second overtime – on a play that replays clearly showed was offside – to give the Lightning a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series. ”It’s really frustrating, losing a game on an offside,” Montreal coach Michel Therrien
Blackhawks beat Wild 4-3 in Game 1 of Western semifinals (Yahoo Sports)
Teuvo Teravainen sure made the most of his opportunity. All he did was score the go-ahead goal to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 1-0 lead over Minnesota in the Western Conference semifinals. Teravainen broke a tie with his first playoff goal and the Blackhawks opened the conference semifinals with a 4-3 victory over the Wild on Friday night. The Blackhawks, trying to knock out Minnesota for the third straight year,
Rodriguez ties Mays with 660th home run
(Reuters) – Alex Rodriguez hit his 660th career home run on Friday to tie Willie Mays for fourth on Major League Baseball’s all-time list. Rodriguez entered the game as a pinch-hitter and connected in the eighth inning at Boston’s Fenway Park on what was the game-winning blow in the New York Yankees’ 3-2 victory. “That’s the first champagne bath I’ve had in early May in my career.” Rodriguez told reporters.
Hawks crush Nets to advance in playoffs
The top-seeded Atlanta Hawks romped past the Brooklyn Nets 111-87 to punch their ticket to the second round of the NBA playoffs. The Hawks used a strong start to the second half to turn a slim lead at the interval into a blow-out, completing a four-games-to-two triumph over the Nets in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series. “We believe,” Atlanta forward DeMarre Carroll said. Paul Millsap had 25 points, nine
Hawks soar over Nets to seal series victory
(The Sports Xchange) – Paul Millsap collected 25 points, nine rebounds and six assists as the Atlanta Hawks closed out their first round playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets with a 111-87 road victory in Game Six on Friday. Kyle Korver had his best postseason game from behind the arc by hitting six three-pointers while scoring 20 points for Atlanta, who advanced past the first round for the first time
Golf-WGC-Match Play Championship group stage scores
May 2 (Infostrada Sports) – Scores from the WGC-Match Play Championship Group stage on Saturday in San Francisco, California Group 11 Rory McIlroy (Britain) 6 2 Billy Horschel (U.S.) 4 3 Jason Dufner (U.S.) 2 4 Brandt Snedeker (U.S.) 0 Group 21 Lee Westwood (Britain) 6 2 Jordan Spieth (U.S.) 4 3 Mikko Ilonen (Finland) 2 4 Matt Every (U.S.) 0 Group 31 John Senden (Australia) 6 2 Bill Haas
