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Pacers Give Heat "Butt-Kicking," Spurs Clip LA
The Indiana Pacers have routed the cold shooting Heat 94-75 on Thursday to take a surprising 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semi-final series.

Kings Beat Coyotes, Edge Closer to Cup Finals
The giant-killing L.A. Kings move to just one win from their first Stanley Cup finals appearance since 1993 with a 2-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes.

Thunder strike late to beat Lakers, Celtics win
The Oklahoma City Thunder scored nine unanswered points in the final two minutes to edge the Los Angeles Lakers 77-75.

Super Bowl winners New York Giants get 'Big Blue' rings
Players and coaches with the Giants football team gathered at Tiffany & Co.'s flagship store in New York City on Wednesday.

Adidas sues Big 5 over alleged sneaker knock-offs
Adidas AG has sued to stop a U.S. sporting goods retailer from selling sneakers with three parallel diagonal stripes.

Rested Thunder rout leg-weary Lakers, 76ers tie series
The Thunder delivered a blow to rival Metta World Peace's infamous elbow by crushing the Lakers 119-90.

Teixeira blasts Yankees past Orioles
Mark Teixeira blasted a decisive two-run homer to help the Yankees beat the division-leading Orioles 8-5.

Star witness takes stand in Roger Clemens trial
A key prosecution witness who has said he gave former baseball star Roger Clemens performance-enhancing drugs took the stand on Monday in Clemens' perjury trial.

Rangers rip 19 hits in rout of Angels
The hard-hitting Texas Rangers flexed their muscles yet again to thump the Los Angeles Angels 13-6 on Sunday and improve their American League-best record.

Lakers oust Nuggets, Celtics hold off 76ers
 The Los Angeles Lakers finally put away the Denver Nuggets while the Boston Celtics got their series with the Philadelphia 76ers off to a nervous but successful start on Saturday.

Celtics and 76ers advance, Nuggets stay alive
The 76ers and Celtics savored playoff joy on Thursday as they advanced with last-gasp wins.

NBA's 'Birdman' Andersen's home raided by police
Sheriff's deputies raided the Colorado home of Denver Nuggets center Chris "Birdman" Andersen on Thursday.

Raider Heyward-Bey charged with drunken driving
Raiders wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey was charged on Thursday with driving under the influence of alcohol.

Dealer says he mailed HGH to Clemens' home
A convicted steroids dealer told a jury that a postal receipt admitted into evidence represented a package containing two kits of HGH.

London 2012 torch lit in Olympia
The countdown to this summer's London Olympics kicked off with the kindling of the Games torch by the sun's rays in ancient Olympia.