AFP - An aggressive 36-point performance from National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Kobe Bryant powered the Los Angeles Lakers past Boston 87-81 here Tuesday in the NBA Finals.
AP - Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren missed a second consecutive day of minicamp Wednesday with what a team spokesman continued to emphasize was a minor but undisclosed medical condition. -- read full article
AP - John Smoltz had the labrum in his right shoulder repaired on Tuesday, and the Atlanta Braves said it will be months before the pitcher knows if his career can resume.
AP - Miguel Cabrera's go-ahead two-run single in the fifth inning helped the Detroit Tigers snap the Chicago White Sox's seven-game winning streak with a 6-4 victory Tuesday night.
AP - NBA referees, influenced by cozy relationships with league officials, rigged a 2002 playoff series to force it to a revenue-boosting seven games, a former referee at the center of a gambling scandal alleged Tuesday.
AP - On his floor and on his game, Kobe Bryant revived the Los Angeles Lakers — and the NBA finals. With his team one loss from having to make an impossible climb, Bryant was close to MVP form, scoring 36 points on an assortment of spins, drives and jumpers and reserve Sasha Vujacic added 20 points as the Lakers beat the Boston Celtics 87-81 in Game 3 on Tuesday night.
AFP - British number one Andy Murray got off to a winning start at Queen's Club on Tuesday after Sebastien Grosjean pulled out with a leg injury just two games into their second round match.
AP - Ron Wilson was introduced Tuesday as the new coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, less than a month after he was fired by the San Jose Sharks. -- read full article
AFP - Spain fired a warning shot to their Euro 2008 title rivals with a stunning dissection of Russia here on Tuesday, winning their Group D clash 4-1.
AP - Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 600th home run on Monday night, completing his long ascent and becoming the sixth player in history to reach that milestone. The Cincinnati outfielder homered off Florida lefty Mark Hendrickson in the first inning of the Reds' 9-4 victory against the Marlins.
