Top Sports News

• Hornets beat spurs 101-79 to take 3-2 series lead
• Pistons oust Magic, reach 6th straight East finals
• Kobe´s back much better, says he´ll play in Game 5
• Penguins move to brink of Cup finals with 4-1 win
• Ex-Patriots video assistant meets Goodell, Specter

Basketball

• Hornets beat spurs 101-79 to take 3-2 series lead

  David West and the New Orleans Hornets sure looked happy to be at home. West had career playoff highs of 38 points, 14 rebounds and five blocked shots, lifting New Orleans to a 101-79 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night and a 3-2 series lead.

• West lifts Hornets to 3-2 lead
• West dominates as Hornets take 3-2 lead over Spurs

• Appeals court to consider slur in Jayson Williams case
• Hornets´ Tyson Chandler hurts foot against Spurs
• Kobe´s back much better, says he´ll play in Game 5 
• Pistons´ Billups not expected to play in Game 5

Hockey

• Penguins move to brink of Cup finals with 4-1 win

  Quick strikes by Ryan Whitney and Marian Hossa raised the Pittsburgh Penguins to heights not reached since Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr donned the black and gold.

• Datsyuk´s hat trick leads Red Wings past Stars 5-2
• Datsyuk´s hat trick hands Wings 3-0 series lead 

• Sharks fire coach Ron Wilson after another ouster
• Sharks fire coach Ron Wilson
• Fight over but not forgotten for Stars, Red Wings
• Predators sign Martin Erat to 7-year, $31.5M deal 

Baseball

• Gagne back in as closer for Brewers

  Eric Gagne was a former closer for only two days.

• Surprise: Tampa Bay is in first place in the AL East 
• Cain delivers on mound, with bat in Astros win 

• New indictment against Barry Bonds unsealed 
• Feds unveil new indictment against Barry Bonds 
• Prosecutors file new indictment vs. Barry Bonds
• New indictment against slugger Barry Bonds unsealed

College Sports

• Nebraska packs´em in for first spring game under Pelini

  After an agonizing end to the Bill Callahan era, Nebraska fans couldn´t wait to see what Bo Pelini´s Cornhuskers had to offer.

• Boston College Wins NCAA Hockey Title 
• Third Time a Charm for B.C. 

• NCAA president has´new information´ on USC´s Mayo 
• Agency representing Mayo denies illegal activity
• IU responds to allegations of NCAA recruiting violations
• Florida football player shot in the shoulder

Soccer

• Manchester United wins 10th Premier League title in 16 years

  Manchester United won its 10th Premier League title in 16 years Sunday, getting a penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo and another goal from Ryan Giggs to beat Wigan 2-0 on the final day of the season.

• Angel, Borman give Red Bulls 2-1 win over Galaxy 

• Ronaldo sorry for encounter with cross-dressing prostitutes 
• Ronaldo sorry, ashamed about prostitutes

• Newspaper says Spygate story false, apologizes
• Ex-Patriots video assistant meets Goodell, Specter
• Walsh meets with Goodell, Specter 
• Ex-NFL player Hambrick gets 5 years for drug sales