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2012 NBA playoff semifinals: Can the veterans turn back the upstarts?2012 NBA playoffs preview: Can Los Angeles Lakers turn back the well-rested Oklahoma City Thunder? Will Miami beat Indiana, even without Chris Bosh? Can Tim Duncan take San Antonio to victory over the L.A. Clippers? Lakers vs. Thunder Monday night 9:30 p.m. Eastern time.
Celtics hope to keep up winning ways over 76ers in NBA playoffs Monday nightBoston's veteran players and their young sidekick took Game 1 from Philadelphia Saturday night. They'll try for a 2-0 series lead Monday night.
Celtics and 76ers advance in NBA playoffs, meet in Eastern semifinalsBoston outlasted the Atlanta Hawks in six games, while Philadelphia got past the injury-depleted Chicago Bulls Thursday night. Game 1 coverage begins Saturday at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time on TNT.
Rangers' Josh Hamilton joins select club with 4-homer game vs. OriolesThe Texas Rangers outfielder drove in eight runs with four swings of the bat Tuesday night.
Kentucky Derby: Will mighty white steed ride to rescue of struggling sport?A white horse has never won the Kentucky Derby, so the entry of nearly pure white Hansen makes for a good story. But it likely won't be enough to bring horse racing back into the mainstream.
Junior Seau tragedy shakes NFL, intensifies concern about head injuriesFormer linebacker's apparent suicide, three years after retiring, renews denunciations of football's culture of toughness and the incidence of head injuries. Junior Seau had sustained multiple concussions, friends and family say.
Kentucky Derby 2012: Who to watch in first leg of Triple CrownKentucky Derby 2012: Is this the year when the Kentucky Derby winner becomes the Triple Crown winner, ending a streak of 33 years?
Saints 'bountygate' suspensions: Is Roger Goodell fighting football itself?NFL commissioner Roger Goodell came down hard on four current and former New Orleans Saints for participating in a bounty program to injure opponents. But some say he's going too far.
NBA playoffs 2012: Postseason news and notes The National Basketball Association season that almost never was is about to head into the home stretch, i.e. the playoffs. Here are some postseason facts and figures.
NFL draft: 5 reasons it is must-see TV All the hullabaloo surrounding the NFL draft can be a bit baffling to the uninitiated. Commissioner Roger Goodell just walks onstage, calls a name, and then shakes a hand. Hardly gripping stuff. But here are five reasons it is such a big draw:
NFL Draft 2012: Watch for quarterbacks in the early roundsNFL Draft 2012: As in baseball, so in the NFL: You can never have enough good arms. After Andrew Luck, which quarterbacks will get picked early in the NFL draft?
- NFL Draft quiz: Serious football fans, please stand up
The National Football League’s annual selection of college players is when 12-months-a-year fans settle in for three days of televised announcements, beginning Thursday night. No suspense surrounds the top two picks. The Indianapolis Colts have already indicated that they will take Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, and the Washington Redskins are widely expected to take Baylor QB Robert Griffin III. If you know this and think you know much more, try this NFL draft quiz:
Fenway Park: Living link to baseball's past turns 100Fenway Park has survived because it is beloved by Boston's fans and because the team owners had a vision for making improvements that have allowed the park to keep functioning, flaws and all.
- Fenway Park: 10 questions about baseball's 100-year-old
As the oldest ballpark in the major leagues celebrates its centennial, it isn’t just Bostonians who claim familiarity with the Back Bay landmark. To gauge how much you know about Fenway’s past and present, trying taking this quiz.
Jamie Moyer leads baseball's Ageless Wonders All-StarsThe Rockies hurler becomes the game's oldest pitcher to win a major league game, inspiring the selection of an entire lineup of players who stretched the age envelope.
Roger Clemens trial: Can federal prosecutors nab a sports star at last?Roger Clemens is facing his second trial on charges of lying to Congress, after the first was declared a mistrial. Federal prosecutors have had a rough ride trying to pin perjury on top athletes.
Boston Marathon is a hot one, but is it the hottest marathon ever?Temperatures soared Monday during the 116th Boston Marathon. About 16 percent of registered runners didn't compete in this year's race, even as wheelchair athlete Josh Cassidy set a new world record. Kenyan runners took the top three spots in today's race.
Ozzie Guillen Fidel Castro comments: Is it fair to suspend him?Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen praised Cuban leader Fidel Castro. For a club based in Little Havana and desperate to get back in the city's good graces, it was a massive mistake.
Former Saints player did not grant release of Gregg Williams audioThe audio recordings – of former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams urging his players to injure opposing players – were made public without Steve Gleason's permission. Gleason, a former Saints player who's the subject of a documentary film project, says the filmmaker released audio without consulting him.
All-male Augusta National overlooks Virginia Rometty. Should IBM complain?Augusta National Golf Club, host of the Masters, has offered membership to the CEOs of sponsor IBM in the past. But it hasn't let in new CEO Virginia Rometty, potentially causing problems for IBM.
