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Ousted Nuggets still feeling good about future (Yahoo! Sports)
DENVER (AP) The Denver Nuggets are one-and-done in the NBA playoffs again. Only this ouster has a much different feel. The young team grew up in a hurry in taking the star-studded Los Angeles Lakers to the brink before losing a thrilling Game 7 at Staples Center on Saturday night.
Celtics beat Hawks 83-80 to advance in East (Yahoo! Sports)
BOSTON (AP) Call him old. Call him dirty. It just fires up Kevin Garnett even more – and that didn’t work out very well for the Atlanta Hawks in their first-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics .
Celtics beat Hawks 83-80 to advance in East
By JIMMY GOLEN | Associated Press – BOSTON (AP) — Call him old. Call him dirty
James scores 29, Heat oust Knicks 106-94 (Yahoo! Sports)
MIAMI (AP) The final horn sounded, and LeBron James wrapped his arms around Carmelo Anthony in a warm embrace. Their head-to-head scoring matchup in this series was even, 139 points apiece. Just about everything else tipped Miami’s way – so the Heat are moving on and the New York Knicks are going home.
James scores 29, Heat oust Knicks 106-94
By TIM REYNOLDS | Associated Press – MIAMI (AP) — The final horn sounded, and LeBron James wrapped his arms around Carmelo Anthony in a warm embrace. Their head-to-head scoring matchup in this series was even, 139 points apiece. Just about everything else tipped Miami’s way — so the Heat are moving on and the New York Knicks are going home.
Knicks’ Lin wasn’t willing to risk a knee setback (Yahoo! Sports)
MIAMI (AP) Jeremy Lin knows he would have been rusty and probably not in great shape if he tried to play for the New York Knicks in this playoff series against the Miami Heat .
Peterson progressing; Vikings stress caution
By DAVE CAMPBELL | Associated Press – EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings were running sprints during one of their workouts a couple of weeks ago, and Adrian Peterson was watching off to the side
Peterson progressing; Vikings stress caution (Yahoo! Sports)
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) The Minnesota Vikings were running sprints during one of their workouts a couple of weeks ago, and Adrian Peterson was watching off to the side. Salivating like a kid asking his dad if they can stop for ice cream on the drive home, Peterson turned to head athletic trainer Eric Sugarman.
Nuggets counting on altitude, fatigue factor vs LA (Yahoo! Sports)
DENVER (AP) The Denver Nuggets have crept back into their series with the Los Angeles Lakers by outrunning and outgunning their older opponents. The Nuggets will try to run them ragged again Thursday night in Game 6 back in Denver, where the mile-high altitude can be a big fatigue factor for a team long in the tooth like the star-studded Lakers
Donald, McIlroy face off in long battle for No. 1
By DOUG FERGUSON | Associated Press – PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Golf’s world ranking has been more like a game of musical chairs with the most turnover at the top in the 26-year history of the ranking