05/19 Kobe Bryant didn't miss on 18 free throws and scored 14 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied late for a 99-96 victory over Oklahoma City in Game 3 on Friday night. - Associated Press
05/19 Justin Verlander came within two outs of his third career no-hitter, allowing only Josh Harrison's ninth-inning single in the Detroit Tigers' 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. - Associated Press
05/18 Yankees 4, Reds 0 - Associated Press
05/18 Cole Hamels pitched seven strong innings, and Hunter Pence and Freddy Galvis homered to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to their sixth straight victory with a 6-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. - Associated Press
05/18 Andre Iguodala snapped a tie game with five straight points in the final 90 seconds to help the Philadelphia 76ers storm back from 15 points down and stun the Boston Celtics 92-83 on Friday night in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. - Associated Press
05/18 Texas Rangers president and CEO Nolan Ryan said Friday afternoon he expects the club won't provide slugger Josh Hamilton with a new contract during the season. - Calvin Watkins
05/18 The Chicago Cubs' Kerry Wood retired on Friday after his final strikeout. - ESPNChicago.com
05/18 Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says he isn't taking any of Drew Brees' recent complaints about the slow pace of contract negotiations personally. - ESPN.com news services
05/18 Kyle Busch captured the pole for the Sprint All-Star race for the second straight year. - Associated Press
05/18 The champions of the Big 12 and SEC conferences will meet in a New Year's Day bowl game annually beginning with the 2014 season, the conferences said Friday in a news release. - ESPN.com news services
05/18 Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer and athletic director Gene Smith acknowledged having committed secondary NCAA violations in recent months, according to a report in The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer. - Adam Rittenberg
05/18 The Miami Heat canceled practice and their media availability one day after a blowout loss in Game 3 to the Pacers. - ESPN.com news services
05/18 In an effort to revive his NBA career, Greg Oden recently underwent the controversial knee procedure that superstars Kobe Bryant and Alex Rodriguez say took years off their bodies, according to sources. - Chris Broussard
05/18 For Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon, the only thing at stake while facing his former team, the Boston Red Sox, is bragging rights. - Gordon Edes
05/18 The folks who run the Staples Center and the L.A. Live complex in downtown Los Angeles like to call it the sports and entertainment capital of the world. But even this is a bit much. - Ramona Shelburne
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