AFP - Caron Butler scored the game-winner with 3.2 seconds to play on Wednesday as the Washington Wizards beat Cleveland 88-87 to stay alive in the National Basketball Association playoffs.
Archive for April, 2008
Wizards shock Cavs to stay alive in NBA playoffs, Celtics down Hawks (AFP)
Published April 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized. ClosedAngels beat A’s 6-1 behind Ervin Santana’s 5th straight win (AP)
Published April 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized. Closed
AP - Ervin Santana remained unbeaten in six starts, Casey Kotchman drove in three runs with a pair of doubles and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 6-1 Wednesday night.
Butler’s last-gasp layup helps Wizards avoid elimination (Reuters)
Published April 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized. ClosedReuters - Caron Butler made a layup with 3.9
seconds remaining to keep alive the Washington Wizards’ NBA
playoff campaign with an 88-87 win at the Cleveland Cavaliers
on Wednesday.
Soto’s 2 3-run homers lift Cubs over Brewers (AP)
Published April 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized. Closed
AP - Mark Cuban picked a good night to have a front-row seat at Wrigley Field.
Former Vikings limeman Scott arrested on suspected assault (AP)
Published April 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized. ClosedAP - Former Minnesota Vikings defensive lineman Darrion Scott has been arrested after police searched his Eden Prairie residence.
Knee injury ends season for Wizards star Arenas (AP)
Published April 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized. Closed
AP - Gilbert Arenas’ season is over. The Washington Wizards’ season isn’t. Arenas, who missed most of the regular season following knee surgery, decided he was done shortly before the Wizards faced an elimination game Wednesday night in their first-round playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Giants minor leaguer suspended for positive drug test (AP)
Published April 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized. Closed
AP - San Francisco Giants minor league catcher Eliezer Alfonzo was suspended 50 games Wednesday for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance, the first player penalized this year under Major League Baseball’s drug program.
AP - The Detroit Tigers are well on their way to putting their terrible start behind them.
Mavericks fire Avery Johnson after another playoff flop (AP)
Published April 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized. Closed
AP - From the start, Avery Johnson was a perfect fit as coach of the Dallas Mavericks. At the end, it was pretty obvious he wasn’t. Johnson lost his job Wednesday, a move the team referred to as “relieving him of his duties.”
Nats RHP Cordero to be sidelined 4-6 weeks with lat injury (AP)
Published April 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized. Closed
AP - Nationals reliever Chad Cordero is expected to be sidelined at least a month with a tear in a muscle below his pitching shoulder, although the team determined Wednesday he won’t need surgery.