Blazers excelled despite many injuries (AP)
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Trail Blazers, ousted from the first round of the playoffs for the second straight year, head into the offseason anything but bitter. “I’m just proud of these guys for stepping up and not making any excuses,” said captain Brandon Roy. “We did an unbelievable job of handling adversity this season.” The Blazers had adversity aplenty.
Bret Michaels’ Top Doctor Speaks Out on Patient’s "Sheer Will to Live"
We’re finally going to hear from the people in the white coats.
While Bret Michaels’ reps have kept fans abreast of his condition since suffering a brain hemorrhage a week ago,…
Hawks stifle Bucks on road, force Game 7 (AP)
Jamal Crawford saw the end to his series-long shooting slump coming, making a promise after the pregame shootaround: It’ll be back tonight. Crawford then went out and finally played like the NBA’s sixth man of the year in the playoffs, scoring 24 points to help the Atlanta Hawks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 83-69 on Friday night to force a seventh game in the first-round series.
Penguins score 4 on PP, defeat Canadiens (AP)
Less than 15 minutes into the game, the Montreal Canadiens realized they weren’t playing the Washington Capitals anymore. Oh, not even close. Everything that worked so perfectly against the Capitals was failing miserably against the Pittsburgh Penguins, who might exploit a weakness better than any team in hockey.
Keselowski dominates, wins at Richmond (AP)
Brad Keselowski raced to his second straight NASCAR Nationwide Series victory, dominating all night and then rallying from fourth in a green-white-checker finish Friday at Richmond International Raceway.
F Hudler returning to Red Wings from KHL (AP)
Jiri Hudler is coming back to play for the Detroit Red Wings. Red Wings general manager Ken Holland confirmed Friday night that Hudler has been granted his release from Dynamo Moscow. “Jiri’s agent (Petr Svoboda) called last month and asked if we would be interested in him if he could get released, and I said we would be,” Holland said in a telephone interview from San Jose, Calif.,…
Kyle Busch wins sixth career pole in Cup series (AP)
Kyle Busch will start from pole position for Saturday’s NASCAR race at Richmond International Raceway, taking just the sixth pole of his career in the sport’s premier series.
John Force leads Funny Car (PA SportsTicker)
John Force held the provisional top spot in Funny Car as rain washed out most of qualifying Friday in the NHRA Midwest Nationals.
New film captures waning heyday of Chicago trading pits (Reuters)
Reuters – The loud, colorful traders who jostle for deals in Chicago’s famed open-outcry pits now face an even greater threat than the advent of electronic dealing systems — the algorithmic trade, says the director of a new documentary charting the demise of floor trading.
Daisy Duke’s Husband Dead of Apparent Suicide
Tragedy has struck Dukes of Hazzard star Catherine Bach.
Police and paramedics swarmed the Encino, Calif., home of the original Daisy Duke after getting a 911 call about a possible…