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Spurs reach West finals after sweep of Clips

The Spurs rallied in the final minutes to beat the Clippers 102-99 on Sunday night, closing out the series 4-0 and advancing to the Western Conference finals.

LeBron drops 40 as Heat tie series with Pacers

LeBron James scored 40 points, superstar sidekick Dwyane Wade added 30 and Miami's dynamic duo took over after halftime to bring the Heat even the series with a 101-93 win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal Sunday.

Sources: Wade's knee drained prior to Game 3

After having fluid drained from his troublesome left knee last week, Heat guard Dwyane Wade had one of the worst playoff games of his career as Miami stumbled into a 2-1 series hole against the Indiana Pacers.

Doan goals, Smith shutout keep Coyotes alive

The Coyotes beat the Kings 2-0 on Sunday.

Clippers confident Griffin, Paul will stay in L.A.

The Clippers say they are confident they'll be able to retain Chris Paul and Blake Griffin for a long time.

Sandbagging in Sprint All-Star race annoys fans

It didn't take teams very long to figure out their best shot at winning the All-Star race would be in the first 20 laps.

Rangers coach Tortorella rips Devils' tactics

In a heated Hudson River clash that is threatening to become pretty nasty, the gloves were officially dropped Sunday when Rangers coach John Tortorella ripped the Devils, accusing them of selling penalty calls and skirting the rules.

Pinch-hit homer boosts Dodgers over Cardinals

Pinch-hitter Scott Van Slyke connected for his first major league homer, a go-ahead, three-run shot in the seventh inning against his father's former team, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 6-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night.

Perez says Indians fans should support team

Chris Perez is throwing some heat at Cleveland fans.

Jersey worn by Ruth fetches record $4.4 million

Babe Ruth equals big bucks.

Stenhouse rockets to third straight win at Iowa

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. led for 209 of 250 laps and won the NASCAR Nationwide race at the Iowa Speedway on Sunday, his third straight win on Iowa's short oval.

Strasburg homers, K's 8 as Nats knock Orioles

Stephen Strasburg hit his first major league home run and struck out eight in five innings to carry the Washington Nationals past the Baltimore Orioles 9-3 Sunday.

Dufner's clutch birdie putt on 18th wins Nelson

A month ago, Jason Dufner was a single man still in search of his first PGA Tour victory.

Carpenter ensures full 33-car field for Indy

Ed Carpenter has become the 33rd driver to qualify for the Indianapolis 500, assuring race officials they will have a full field for the May 27 race.

Gasol shares blame for Lakers' loss to Thunder

Kobe Bryant hoped for more aggressiveness from the Lakers All-Star forward Pau Gasol in the Lakers' loss to the Thunder.