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Wednesday
May222013

Scoreboard Roundup - 5/22/13

Getty Images/Hemera(NEW YORK) -- NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference Semi-Finals: Pittsburgh Penguins 7 – Ottawa Senators 3 (Penguins lead series, 3-1)

NBA Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals: Miami Heat 103 - Indiana Pacers 102 OT (Heat lead series, 1-0)

MLB: Atlanta Braves 3 (30-17) – Oakland Athletics 1 (25-23)

Toronto Blue Jays 4 (19-27) – Tampa Bay Rays 3 (24-22) 10 Innings

Los Angeles Angels 7 (19-27) – Seattle Mariners 1 (20-27)

Baltimore Orioles 6 (25-21) – New York Yankees 3 (28-18)

Boston Red Sox 6 (28-19) - Chicago White Sox 2 (21-24)

Houston Astros 3 (14-33) - Kansas City Royals 1 (21-22)

Detroit Tigers 11 (25-19) - Cleveland Indians 7 (26-19)

Los Angeles Dodgers 9 (19-26) – Milwaukee Brewers 2 (18-27)

Cincinnati Reds 7 (29-18) – New York Mets 4 (17-27)

Washington Nations 2 (24-23) – San Francisco Giants 1 (26-21) 10 Innings

Colorado Rockies 4 (26-21) – Arizona Diamondbacks 1 (26-21)

Pittsburgh Pirates 1 (28-18) – Chicago Cubs 0 (18-27)

Philadelphia Phillies 3 (23-24) – Miami Marlins 0 (13-34)

St. Louis Cardinals 5 (30-16) - San Diego Padres 3 (21-25)


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Wednesday
May222013

49ers WR Crabtree Has Surgery On Torn Achilles

Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) -- San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree underwent surgery Wednesday to repair a torn right Achilles tendon, a day after suffering the injury during OTA’s. No timetable has been given for his return.

The 49ers drafted Crabtree out of Texas Tech with the 10th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. In 58 games with San Francisco, the 25-year-old has 260 receptions for 3,345 yards and 21 touchdowns.

He was an integral part of the 49ers winning the NFC Championship this past season, catching 85 passes for 1,105 yards and nine touchdowns. In their 34-31 Super Bowl XLVII loss to the Baltimore Ravens, he had five receptions for 109 yards and a touchdown.

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Wednesday
May222013

Gattis Powers Atlanta Past Minnesota, 8-3

Tony Firriolo/MLB Photos via Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- Less than 24 hours after hitting a pinch-hit, two-out homer in the bottom of the ninth, Braves catcher Evan Gattis belted a grand slam on Wednesday in Atlanta’s 8-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins.

With Atlanta leading 4-0 in the fourth inning, the 26-year-old Gattis took a 3-0 pitch from Twins starter Vance Worley (1-5) and sent it just inside the right-field foul pole. He now has 10 home runs in 121 at-bats.

Braves starter Paul Maholm (6-4) allowed seven hits and no earned runs in 7 1-3 innings of work.

With the win, Atlanta improves to 28-18 while Minnesota falls to 18-25 on the season.

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Wednesday
May222013

Tony Parker to Have MRI on Calf

Ronald Martinez/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker will have an MRI on on his left calf on Thursday "just to make sure" he is improving from an injury suffered against the Warriors.

Warriors forward Andrew Bogut kicked Parker during Game 3 of their semi-final match, but Parker continued to play the rest of the series.

Parker dished out a career-best 18 assists and put in 15 points in the Game 2 win over the Grizzlies.

Game 3 of the Western Conference finals is on Saturday.  San Antonio took a 2-0 series lead after their 93-89 win on Tuesday.

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Wednesday
May222013

Brian Urlacher Retires

Tom Dahlin/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- After 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears, free-agent linebacker Brian Urlacher announced his retirement on Wednesday.

"After spending a lot of time this spring thinking about my NFL future, I have made a decision to retire," Urlacher said in a statement he posted on Twitter.

"Although I could continue playing, I'm not sure I would bring a level of performance or passion that's up to my standards," he continued. "When considering this along with the fact I could retire after a 13-year career wearing only one jersey for such a storied franchise, my decision became pretty clear."

The eight-time Pro Bowler and the Bears were unable to reach a contract during the offseason.

Urlacher was the defensive player of the year in 2005 and leaves as the Bears' franchise leader in tackles with 1,779.  He finishes with 41.5 career sacks and 22 interceptions.

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Wednesday
May222013

Sergio Garcia Apologizes to Tiger Woods

Richard Heathcote/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Sergio Garcia apologized on Wednesday for his comments about Tiger Woods.

"I want to apologize to Tiger and anybody that I could have offended," Garcia said Wednesday after his pro-am round at Wentworth. "I feel sick about it. I'm truly, truly sorry. And I hope we can kind of settle things down and hopefully move on."

"I apologize for any offense that may have been caused by my comment on stage during the European Tour Players' Awards dinner," Garcia said. "I answered a question that was clearly made towards me as a joke with a silly remark, but in no way was the comment meant in a racist manner."

Garcia jokingly answered a question at a European Tour players dinner Tuesday night about getting together with Woods at the U.S. Open by saying, "We'll have him 'round every night. We will serve fried chicken."

Prior to Garcia's news conference on Wednesday, Woods tweeted his displeasure with the comments.

"The comment that was made wasn't silly. It was wrong, hurtful and clearly inappropriate," he wrote. "I'm confident that there is real regret that the remark was made. The Players ended nearly two weeks ago and it's long past time to move on and talk about golf."

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Wednesday
May222013

Cavaliers Win First Pick in 2013 NBA Draft

Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- For the second time in three seasons, the Cleveland Cavaliers have won the NBA Draft Lottery.

The Cav's had a 15.6% chance of winning the lottery, the third best of any team. The Orlando Magic had the best chance and ended up with the second pick.

This is the fourth time since 1985 the Cavaliers have won the lottery, the most of any team in the NBA.

It's been three seasons since the Cavaliers lost superstar LeBron James to the Miami Heat. Since then it's been a rebuilding process, one that Gilbert hopes is over after this draft.

“We were hoping, regardless of what pick we got, that this would be our last lottery,” Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert said. “We thought originally, after everything had to be reset, that it would be a three-year process. You never know. It could be two or it could be four. But we thought three years. With the No. 1 pick this year, and we also have No. 19, we think this will be the last Lottery for a while.”

The projected number one pick in the 2013 draft is Kentucky center Nerlens Noel.

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Wednesday
May222013

Charles Woodson Returns to Raiders

Jeff Gross/Getty Images(ALAMEDA, Calif.) -- Charles Woodson is back in silver and black.

The 36-year-old defensive back signed a one-year contract with the Oakland Raiders Tuesday, reuniting Woodson with the team that drafted him.

The contract is worth a maximum of $4.3 million, and includes a $700,000 signing bonus.

Woodson played his first eight NFL seasons in Oakland, but played the last seven seasons for the Green Bay Packers. While in Green Bay, Woodson won the 2009 Defensive Player of the Year and a Super Bowl. He was cut in February, after a season where he missed nine games because of a broken right collarbone.

Woodson, an eight-time Pro Bowler, has 921 tackles, 17 sacks, 29 forced fumbles, 55 interceptions, 11 touchdowns and 182 passes defended in 206 NFL games.

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Wednesday
May222013

Spurs Top Grizzlies in OT 93-89, Take 2-0 Series Lead

Ronald Martinez/Getty Images(SAN ANTONIO) -- Tony Parker scored 15 points and dished out career playoff-high 18 assists as the San Antonio Spurs outlasted the Memphis Grizzlies in overtime 93-89 in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals.

The Spurs now lead the series 2-0.

For a while it looked like the Spurs were going to run away with the game, but the Grizzlies overcame a 13-point fourth quarter deficit to send the game into overtime.

Spurs forward Tim Duncan scored six of his team high 17 points in the extra time to seal the win for the Spurs.

Still, it was Parker's ability to set up the offense that was the key to the game.

"He was unbelievable," Duncan said of Parker. "I know he's exhausted. We asked a lot of him. He was controlling the ball every time down the floor and he was making every right play there was. "He was finding people, and people knocked down shots for him."

The Grizzlies will now try for the second time this postseason to rally from down two games in a series. Memphis was down 0-2 to the Clippers before winning four straight.

Game 3 is Saturday in Memphis. Tip-off is set for 9 p.m Eastern.

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Wednesday
May222013

Bruins Score Two in Third to Top Rangers in Game 3

Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist played a great game, but in the end it wasn't enough as the Boston Bruins topped the New York Rangers 2-1 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Tuesday night.

The Bruins now have a 3-0 series lead.

In a game where the Bruins outshot the Rangers 34 to 24, the Rangers actually had a 1-0 lead heading into the third period. 

Then 3:10 into the third period, Bruins defenseman Johnny Boychuk scored his fourth goal of the playoffs to tie the game 1-1.

The score stayed that way until there was 3:31 left in the game. A puck deflected off Lundqvist's mask falling straight down onto the goal line. Lundqvist couldn't find the puck but Bruins forward Daniel Paille did as he knocked it into the net scoring the eventual game winner.

"I think it's all about traffic," Bruins center Patrice Bergeron said on how the B's scored on Lundqvist Tuesday night. "I think in the first two games we did a good job of that. If you don't see it, it's going to be tough to, obviously, stop it. We know he's a great goalie and when he sees the shot, he's going to make the stop. It's about having some better screens and I think we did that in the third and made it a little harder on them."

The Bruins will look to close out the series at Madison Square Garden Thursday night. The puck is set to drop at 7 p.m. Eastern.

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