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Kobe leads Lakers past Thunder in 99-96 thriller
By GREG BEACHAM | Associated Press – LOS ANGELES (AP) — After two straight exhausting playoff games that went down to the last gasp, Kobe Bryant knows the Los Angeles Lakers can’t hope to keep up with the younger, faster Oklahoma City Thunder. They’re better off slowing down the game — or even better yet, standing still at the free throw line
Kobe leads Lakers past Thunder in 99-96 thriller
By GREG BEACHAM | Associated Press – LOS ANGELES (AP) — After two straight exhausting playoff games that went down to the last gasp, Kobe Bryant knows the Los Angeles Lakers can’t hope to keep up with the younger, faster Oklahoma City Thunder. They’re better off slowing down the game — or even better yet, standing still at the free throw line. That’s what the Lakers did to near perfection in Game 3 on Friday night, and that’s why they’re still standing in a series with an opponent who can run circles around them
Saints’ Vilma sues Roger Goodell for defamation (Yahoo! Sports)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell , claiming the league’s top executive made false statements that tarnished Vilma’s reputation and hindered his ability to earn a living playing football. The suit in U.S.
Smith leads Hawks past Celtics 83-74; Rondo tossed (Yahoo! Sports)
ATLANTA (AP) The Boston Celtics lost Game 1 – and they may have lost their floor leader for Game 2.
Luck eager to get started in Indianapolis (Yahoo! Sports)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Andrew Luck walked into the stadium Peyton built, looked around the building and seemed right at home. Dressed in a gray suit, a light blue button-down shirt and speaking from behind the same podium Manning routinely answered postgame questions, he savored the moment and honored his predecessor. ”He (Manning) was the epitome of class and winning and everything he did was so gracious,” Luck said.
Indians closer fined $750 for ‘reckless’ tweet
By JANIE McCAULEY | Associated Press – OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Cleveland Indians closer Chris Perez is considering appealing a $750 fine from Major League Baseball for a “reckless” message on his Twitter account after a bench-clearing scuffle last weekend in Kansas City
Garber says MLS would use goal-line technology (The Associated Press)
NEW YORK (AP) Major League Soccer would implement goal-line technology quickly if it’s approved in July by the sport’s rules-making body.
Audio: Williams wanted big hits on specific 49ers (Yahoo! Sports)
By BRETT MARTEL, AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP)—On the same day the NFL heard the Saints’ appeals in their hits-for-cash scandal, a recording of Gregg Williams emerged that purports to capture the disgraced defensive coordinator telling players to “put a lick” on 49ers receiver Kyle Williams to see if he had lingering effects from a concussion. Filmmaker Sean Pamphilon, who had access to Saints meetings for a documentary on football, posted the audio on his web site.
Goodell hears appeals from Saints’ Payton, Loomis
By RACHEL COHEN | Associated Press – NEW YORK (AP) — Sean Payton slipped out a back entrance from NFL headquarters and directly into to a waiting car. The New Orleans Saints ‘ Super Bowl-winning coach now must wait for Commissioner Roger Goodell to decide whether he will reduce any of the penalties in the team’s bounty scandal. Payton declined comment Thursday after meeting with Goodell to discuss the season-long suspension he received for his role in the bounty system.