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- GALLERY
Champion Spurs must rough it in the Big Easy
Is this any way to treat the defending NBA champions?
The Spurs' departure from New Orleans after winning Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals Monday was delayed for several hours after their plane had mechanical problems.
- DAILY DIGEST
Barkley pays casino; no gaming for a while
Former NBA star Charles Barkley has retired his debt to a Las Vegas Strip casino that sued him after he failed to pay $400,000 in gambling loans, a prosecutor and a hotel official said yesterday.
- GOAL!
English Premier League now king of the world
In one of soccer's great ironic twists, Russian club Zenit St. Petersburg went to Manchester, England, to win the UEFA Cup earlier this month. Today, two English clubs square off 1,580 miles away in the final of the UEFA Champions League, in Moscow.
- Amputee sprinter declines track invitation
BERLIN – Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius declined an invitation to run the 400-meter race at Berlin's ISTAF Golden League meet, saying he wasn't ready to face the world's elite.
- On the air / local events
- Celtics take series opener
BOSTON – Not even a week of rest could prepare the Detroit Pistons for the hottest home team in the NBA. Kevin Garnett had a game-high 26 points, plus nine rebounds, and Paul Pierce scored 22 last night to help Boston to an 88-79 victory in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, the Celtics' 15th straight home win.
- NBA REPORT
Chicago will pick first in draft
The Chicago Bulls expected to be in the playoffs, not the draft lottery. This will ease the sting a little.
The Bulls won the NBA's draft lottery last night, giving them the right to choose between star freshmen Michael Beasley and Derrick Rose.
- NBA REPORT
Chicago will pick first in draft
The Chicago Bulls expected to be in the playoffs, not the draft lottery. This will ease the sting a little.
The Bulls won the NBA's draft lottery last night, giving them the right to choose between star freshmen Michael Beasley and Derrick Rose.
- LOCAL COLLEGES
Aztecs lose tournament opener
San Diego State sent James McLaughlin to the mound in yesterday's Mountain West Conference Tournament opener against UNLV, and the junior right-hander responded with his best game of the season.
- NBA playoffs scoreboard
- NBA Western Conference Finals
- AL standings
- MLB summaries
- MLB summaries
- MLB summaries
- MLB team stats
- NL standings
- MLB summaries
- MLB summaries
- BASEBALL ROUNDUP
A-Rod return a net N.Y. loss
Just when the slumping New York Yankees got Alex Rodriguez back, Derek Jeter went down with an injury that nearly led to a brawl with host Baltimore.
- D-Backs find Fish for real
Maybe these first-place Florida Marlins are no fluke. Dan Uggla hit his 14th home run and Kevin Gregg escaped a bases-loaded jam in the eighth inning to help the Marlins take the opening game in a series between division leaders, beating Arizona 3-2 last night in Miami.
- AL Chatter
- NL Chatter
- One and done
SAN MARCOS – The Mission Hills baseball team won its season series with Mt. Carmel, two games to one. Unfortunately for the Grizzlies, the one game they lost to the Sundevils was by far the most crucial.
- DIVISION II VOLLEYBALL
Mt. Carmel gets stoked for title run
In advance of the section Division II final, the Mt. Carmel boys volleyball team watched a video called “Synergy” that highlighted the school's 2003 championship.
- DIVISION IV VOLLEYBALL
Parker withstands St. Augustine rally
As the final spike by St. Augustine flew past the end line, Francis Parker coach John Herman breathed a sigh of relief. The third-seeded Saints had given his No. 1 Lancers everything they could handle.
- BASEBALL PLAY-IN ROUND
Westview hitters alive for playoffs
For a team not known for clubbing opponents with its bats, Westview rode a hitting wave to an early knockout in yesterday's section Division II play-in game against visiting Serra.
- San Diego Section Boys Volleyball Championships
- High schools scoreboard
- NFL REPORT
Rams making plans to return to L.A.?
One of the new owners of the Rams says he has been approached by “several people” about selling the team, but that there is “every intention” of keeping the team in St. Louis.
- SOFTBALL QUARTERFINALS
Old rivalry will receive new twist
OCEANSIDE – Vista center fielder Courtney Ware watched El Camino catcher Chelsea Troupe blast a home run yesterday. It was a familiar sight for Ware. She had seen Troupe cause chaos for the visiting Panthers plenty of times.
- Hollywood Park entries
- Tennis scoreboard
- NHL playoffs scoreboard
- Transactions
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