AFP - World number one Roger Federer is in Saturday's semi-finals of the Halle ATP tournament after racking up his 57th straight win on grass against 2006 Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis.
AP - A coroner says former Buffalo Bills lineman Mitch Frerotte died of a thickening of the heart muscle, a condition that can cause sudden death. -- read full article
AP - In their comeback season, the Celtics saved the biggest one of all for the NBA finals. Boston rallied from a 24-point deficit and beat the Los Angeles Lakers 97-91 on Thursday night to take a commanding 3-1 lead in this history-rich series and move within one victory of a 17th championship that seemed impossible a year ago.
AFP - Poland's veteran Dutch coach Leo Beenhakker said on Thursday that the injury-time penalty awarded against his side which gave Austria a 1-1 draw in their Euro 2008 Group B clash was totally unjustified.
AP - Jake Peavy made a triumphant return with six strong innings and the San Diego Padres scored five first-inning runs in a 9-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.
Reuters - Kobe Bryant did not mince his words
in describing how the Los Angeles Lakers blew a 20-point
second-half lead and lost to the Boston Celtics 97-91 in Game
Four of the NBA Finals on Thursday.
AP - Less than four months after winning the Super Bowl, center Shaun O'Hara isn't happy because he believes a couple of New York Giants are putting themselves ahead of the team.
AP - You can call Alex Ovechkin NHL MVP. What the Washington Capitals young star really wants is to be known as Stanley Cup champion. Ovechkin capped off a special season Thursday night by capturing the NHL's two most prestigious individual awards. He won the Hart Trophy as league MVP and the Lester B. Pearson Award as the players' choice for the most outstanding player.
