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Hamels returns to pitch Phillies over Padres 3-2
Associated Press – PHILADELPHIA (AP) — While the Phillies have been looking for answers as they’ve struggled through the first five weeks of the season, Cole Hamels has been one of their most consistent pieces as they look to climb out of the cellar in the NL East. Hamels was stellar on the mound in his return from a five-game suspension, extending his winning streak to five games with seven innings of one-run ball Sunday to help Philadelphia beat another last place team, the San Diego Padres , 3-2. The Phillies have now won six straight games in which Hamels has started
Sixers prep for 2nd-half surge in Game 2 vs. Celts (Yahoo! Sports)
BOSTON (AP) Philadelphia coach Doug Collins warned his team about the Celtics’ third-quarter prowess this season.
NHL.com: Eight playoff highlights at midway point
Four teams left, eight wins to go, but before we go in that direction let’s take a look back at the Conference Semifinals. Here are eight highlights that help define why the Devils, Rangers, Kings and Coyotes have made it to the NHL’s final four: Classic Garden Moments Madison Square Garden has seen its share of amazing sports moments. The end of Game 5 of the Rangers-Capitals series is now among them.
Cal emphasizing 7-man rugby
There’s a different look to college rugby this season. The 500-pound gorilla in the room is missing. Cal, winner of 26 national championships since 1980, joined five other schools in withdrawing from college rugby’s top division, formerly called the Premier League and now known as Division I-A – not to be confused with NCAA Division I-A since rugby is not an NCAA sport
Bills reach deal with free-agent QB Vince Young (Yahoo! Sports)
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) Buffalo Bills general manager Buddy Nix had no difficulty assessing Vince Young’s attributes after agreeing to a one-year contract with the free-agent quarterback on Friday.
NHL.com: Kings' Lombardi indebted to pair of mentors
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Dean Lombardi hasn’t forgotten his mentors.
Thunder’s Harden wins Sixth Man of the Year (Yahoo! Sports)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) For James Harden , the notion that he could impact a game just as much off the bench as he would from the starting lineup didn’t really click until he was forced to test it out. When the Oklahoma City Thunder traded starters Jeff Green and Nenad Krstic to Boston in the middle of last season, it put Harden in a bigger role – even if he still was the first player off the bench. In his first season fully understanding the role, Harden won the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year Award after leading all bench players in scoring
Union beats German club FC Schalke 04 2-1 (The Associated Press)
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) Chandler Hoffman scored in the 88th minute to give the Philadelphia Union a 2-1 victory over German club FC Schalke 04 on Wednesday night in an exhibition game . Lionard Pajoy also scored for Philadelphia in the 21st minute, and Sergio Escudero tied it in the 41st minute in Schalke’s first game in the United States since 1963
76ers look to close out Bulls at home in Game 6 (Yahoo! Sports)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) As the final horn sounds on every home victory, the Philadelphia 76ers blast confetti all over the court and in the stands as a gratuitous gesture of celebration. The Sixers’ first-year ownership group entered this season overloaded with gimmicks meant to make the game more enjoyable for a fan base accustomed to a decade of rooting for a franchise stuck closer to the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings than the top. Slashed ticket prices, over-the-top pregame introductions, and videos tinged with nostalgia from the glory days only go so far for providing memorable moments for the fans in the seats
Celtics look to close out Hawks in Game 6 (Yahoo! Sports)
BOSTON (AP) John Havlicek against the 76ers.