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Nuggets hustle their way back into series
Analysis: Union Rags poised to win Derby
Bulls' collapse vs. Sixers might be fatal
Ian Thomsen: Celtics win ugly to take 2-1 lead as injuries continue to cloud playoffs
Lawson scores 25 as Nuggets beat Lakers 99-84 (Yahoo! Sports)
Nuggets start fast, notch victory over Lakers
Sandusky defense filing mentions 'Accusers 11-17'
Nuggets beat up on Lakers early, hold on for series win
Orioles beat Red Sox in 13
Allan Muir: Coyotes take ugly but effective Game 4 victory over Predators
Game 3: Lawson, Nuggets stop Lakers, now trail 2-1
Davis lifts Orioles over Red Sox 6-4 in 13 innings
Ohio State loses top recruit due to sex offender
76ers tops Bulls 79-74 in Game 3 for 2-1 lead (Yahoo! Sports)
Rondo helps Celtics beat Hawks 90-84 in OT (Yahoo! Sports)
Coyotes up 3-1 on Preds
LSU fan sues Alabama fan for racy post-BCS video
New life: Denver claws back into series vs. L.A.
Five Items You Should Bid on for Bears Care Auction
Nationals come back to beat Phillies 4-3 in 11 innings

Nuggets hustle their way back into series

Posted: 04 May 2012 11:50 PM PDT

Buoyed by a return to the Mile High City, the Denver Nuggets hustled their way to a 99-84 Game 3 win over the Lakers on Friday, pulling within 2-1 in their first-round series. Ty Lawson led a huge first-half run which knocked the Lakers back on their heels, and the Nuggets' bigs competed hard all night to offset the Lakers' vaunted Pau Gasol-Andrew Bynum combo, after being worked over in the first two games.

Analysis: Union Rags poised to win Derby

Posted: 05 May 2012 12:34 AM PDT

The field for Saturday's 138th running of the Kentucky Derby is one of the strongest in years.

Bulls' collapse vs. Sixers might be fatal

Posted: 04 May 2012 10:55 PM PDT

The scene was all too familiar. The Bulls led 45-42 with eight minutes remaining in the third quarter, firmly in command of Game 3 against the 76ers. They held Philadelphia to just 1-of-10 shooting to start the second half, and following an emotional letdown Tuesday, seemed ready to regain control of the series. They were playing selfless Chicago basketball. They looked every bit the team that went 18-9 without Derrick Rose during the regular season.

Ian Thomsen: Celtics win ugly to take 2-1 lead as injuries continue to cloud playoffs

Posted: 04 May 2012 11:01 PM PDT

Rajon Rondo sparked the Celtics in their 90-84 overtime win over the Hawks. Ian Thomsen writes the shortened season has affected health leaguewide, with obvious repercussions.

Lawson scores 25 as Nuggets beat Lakers 99-84 (Yahoo! Sports)

Posted: 04 May 2012 11:40 PM PDT

DENVER (AP) The Denver Nuggets climbed back into their series with the Lakers thanks to an energy and enthusiasm that was missing from the first two games in Los Angeles.

Nuggets start fast, notch victory over Lakers

Posted: 05 May 2012 12:05 AM PDT

Ty Lawson scored 25 points and the Denver Nuggets raced to an early 24-point lead on their way to a 99-84 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night in Game 3 of their first-round series.

Sandusky defense filing mentions 'Accusers 11-17'

Posted: 04 May 2012 10:32 PM PDT

New documents filed by the attorneys for Jerry Sandusky suggest there are at least 17 accusers in the child sexual abuse case.

Nuggets beat up on Lakers early, hold on for series win

Posted: 04 May 2012 10:35 PM PDT

Ty Lawson scored 25 points and the Denver Nuggets raced to an early 24-point lead for a 99-84 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.

Orioles beat Red Sox in 13

Posted: 04 May 2012 11:58 PM PDT

BOSTON (AP) -- The Baltimore Orioles patiently came back from three different deficits then took their first lead when it mattered most.

Allan Muir: Coyotes take ugly but effective Game 4 victory over Predators

Posted: 04 May 2012 10:06 PM PDT

Shane Doan scored and Mike Smith did the rest as Phoenix edged Nashville 1-0 to take a 3-1 lead in its West semifinal. It wasn't pretty, but the Coyotes will take it, writes Allan Muir.

Game 3: Lawson, Nuggets stop Lakers, now trail 2-1

Posted: 04 May 2012 11:15 PM PDT

Denver needed a home win to get back in its series. Mission accomplished. The Nuggets built a big lead, then beat the Lakers 99-84 to avoid an 0-3 hole in their opening-round series.

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Davis lifts Orioles over Red Sox 6-4 in 13 innings

Posted: 04 May 2012 10:08 PM PDT

Chris Davis drove in the go-ahead run in the 13th inning to beat the Red Sox on Friday.

Ohio State loses top recruit due to sex offender

Posted: 04 May 2012 09:04 PM PDT

Top recruit Alex Anzalone of Wyomissing, Pa., decommitted from Ohio State's recruiting class Friday after a convicted sex offender posted a photo on the Internet of himself and the junior linebacker.

76ers tops Bulls 79-74 in Game 3 for 2-1 lead (Yahoo! Sports)

Posted: 04 May 2012 09:45 PM PDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) With one misstep, Joakim Noah crashed down on his side and clutched his sprained left ankle. Already reeling without Derrick Rose, the top-seeded Chicago Bulls now hold their breath waiting on Noah's fate for the rest of the first-round series.

Rondo helps Celtics beat Hawks 90-84 in OT (Yahoo! Sports)

Posted: 04 May 2012 08:54 PM PDT

BOSTON (AP) Rajon Rondo spun at the free throw line, leaving one defender behind, and rose toward the basket. Out of the corner of one eye, he saw another Atlanta player coming to guard him; with his other eye he spied teammate Paul Pierce open in the corner.

Coyotes up 3-1 on Preds

Posted: 04 May 2012 11:58 PM PDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Phoenix Coyotes are on the brink of their first Western Conference finals thanks to their stingy goalie and the captain who traveled with the franchise from Winnipeg to the desert.

LSU fan sues Alabama fan for racy post-BCS video

Posted: 04 May 2012 08:44 PM PDT

The Alabama man accused of committing sexual battery on an unconscious LSU fan after the BCS championship football game is being sued.

New life: Denver claws back into series vs. L.A.

Posted: 04 May 2012 08:32 PM PDT

USA TODAY Sports breaks down the winners and losers from Friday night's NBA playoff action.

Five Items You Should Bid on for Bears Care Auction

Posted: 04 May 2012 08:25 PM PDT