UNDATED (AP) – The New York Knicks and Memphis Grizzlies won last night’s NBA playoff games. Carmelo Anthony scored half of his 32 points while the Knicks were reeling off a 30-2 run in the second half of a 105-79 rout of Indiana, knotting that series at a game apiece. Mike Conley’s 26 points, 10 [...]

UNDATED (AP) – The Chicago Bulls and San Antonio Spurs have opened their conference semifinal series with victories. Nate Robinson had a game-high 27 points and the Bulls closed on a 10-0 run to beat the Heat 93-86 in Miami. The Spurs erased a 16-point deficit in the last four minutes of regulation before Manu [...]

UNDATED (AP) – Kevin Durant scored 35 points and hit a pair of jumpers in the final minute as Oklahoma City downed Memphis 93-91 in Game 1 of the NBA’s Western Conference semifinals. Indiana won its opener in the Eastern Conference semifinals as David West scored 20 points and Paul George added 19 in the [...]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)- The Golden State Warriors have advanced to a second round Western Conference playoff series against San Antonio. Stephen (STEH’-fihn) Curry scored 22 points and dished out eight assists as the Warriors eliminated Denver in six games, 92-88. CHICAGO (AP)- The Nets-Bulls series is going to a seventh game Saturday in Brooklyn. Deron [...]

UNDATED (AP) – Kevin Garnett had 16 points, 18 rebounds and five assists as the Boston Celtics beat the Knicks 92-86 in New York to force a sixth game of the NBA’s conference quarterfinal series. The Indiana Pacers own a three-games-to-two lead in their opening-round series after David West scored 24 points and Paul George [...]

DENVER (AP) – Andre Iguodala (ihg-ah-DAH’-lah) scored 25 points and had 12 rebounds as the Nuggets held off the Warriors 107-100 to force a Game 6 in the NBA’s Western Conference quarterfinal series Thursday at Golden State. Ty Lawson chipped in 19 points and 10 assists, while Wilson Chandler also scored 19 points. Harrison Barnes [...]

NEW YORK (AP) – Brook Lopez and Deron Williams each had double-doubles as the Brooklyn Nets downed Chicago 110-91 to force a sixth game in the NBA first-round series. Lopez finished with 28 points and 10 rebounds, while Williams delivered 23 points and 10 assists to help the Nets win for the first time since [...]

UNDATED (AP) – The Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs were able to sweep themselves into the NBA’s conference semifinals yesterday, but the New York Knicks were extended to a fifth game by Boston. LeBron James poured in 30 points as the Heat beat Milwaukee 88-77, Tony Parker had a game-high 23 points in the [...]

NEW YORK (AP) – A pair offensive tackles went 1-2 in the NFL draft for the first time since 1970 last night. The Kansas City Chiefs chose Eric Fisher of Central Michigan to begin the NFL draft and Jacksonville took 6-foot-6, 306-pound Luke Joeckel (JOHK’-uhl) with the second pick. NEW YORK (AP)- The first seven [...]

SAN DIEGO (AP) – The Milwaukee Brewers’ nine-game winning streak is over. The San Diego Padres nipped the Brewers 2-1 last night as Carlos Quentin, just off an eight-game suspension for fighting with L.A. Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke (GREHN’-kee), homered in his second game back. NEW YORK (AP) – The New York Mets moved past [...]