CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Bulls prevailed over the Boston Celtics 128-127 in a triple overtime thriller on Thursday, sending the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series to a deciding seventh game.
One more thriller, and now, the Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics will play a decisive seventh game. Derrick Rose scored 28 points and blocked Rajon Rondo’s potential game-winner, John Salmons scored 35, and the Bulls beat the defending champions 128-127 in triple overtime Thursday night to tie this first-round series at three games apiece.
Who needs Superman? On a night a suspended Dwight Howard recorded a double-double in blog and Twitter posts from his hotel room, the Orlando Magic advanced to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 114-89 in Game 6 on Thursday. Playing without Howard and injured guard Courtney Lee, the Magic [...]
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Tiger Woods found his putting touch to post his lowest score in more than a year and take a two-stroke lead after the opening round at the $6.5 million Quail Hollow Championship on Thursday.
ROME (Reuters) - Top seed Rafael Nadal swept aside Swede Robin Soderling 6-1 6-0 at the Rome Masters Thursday to book a quarter-final with fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco while Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer also had easy wins.
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - The hotly anticipated title bout between Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao on Saturday has captured the imagination of the boxing public for its intriguing uncertainties as much its high quality.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded tight end Alex Smith to the New England Patriots on Thursday in exchange for an undisclosed selection in the 2010 NFL Draft.
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) - The $2.2 million Kentucky Derby on Saturday is unlikely to unearth a potential Triple Crown winner with the 20-strong field featuring a solid yet unspectacular crop of three-year-olds.
BERNE (Reuters) - Holders Russia scored in overtime to beat Sweden 6-5 and open the qualification stage at the world ice hockey championship Thursday.
Already embroiled in controversy, Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo threw an elbow at the Chicago Bulls’ Kirk Hinrich late in the first quarter Thursday but was not ejected from the first-round playoff game. Trying to avoid elimination in Game 6, Chicago was leading 34-25 when Derrick Rose rebounded a missed 3-pointer by Boston’s Stephon [...]