April 18

• Chicago Bulls fire interim coach Jim Boylan

• Celtics, Pistons in the East; anybody's guess in the West

• Bucks fire Larry Krystkowiak as coach

• NBA team standings, scores & schedules

• Dallas' Turco puts reigning champs on brink of elimination

• Hasek out, Osgood in: Red Wings change goaltenders

• Knuble scores Flyers' 2OT winner

• Postseason NHL schedule

• LCC Angels vs. MacMurray

• Fielder's first home run helps Brewers over Cardinals 5-3

• Griffey's 596th HR leads Reds past Cubs 9-2

• Rockies win 22-inning game

• Red Sox beat Yankees 7-5

• D'Backs top the Giants 4-1

• NL standings, schedules & scores

• AL standings, schedules & scores

• Packers to retire Favre's No. 4 during opener

• Love, Leonard and Glover share lead at Hilton Head

• Ochoa opens with 68 in bid for 4th straight win

• S. Williams, Jankovic advance at Family Circle Cup

• Australian Olympians tested for asthma

April 17

• Bulls defeat Raptors 107-97

• All-Stars rest as Magic beat Wizards 103-83

• Kidd has 100th triple-double as Mavs top Hornets 111-98

• Spurs wrap up 3rd seed with win over Jazz

• Rockets beat Clippers 93-75, secure No. 5 seed

• NBA team standings, scores & schedules

• Penguins top Senators 3-1 and sweep series

• NHL playoffs roundup: Canadiens win 1-0, lead Bruins 3-1 in best-of-7 series

• Postseason NHL schedule

• Cardinals over Brewers 5-4

• Cubs win 12-3 over slumping Reds

• Thome, Contreras lead White Sox over Orioles 3-1

• Yankees beat Red Sox 15-9
  A-Rod hits homer No. 522

• D'Backs top the Giants 4-1

• Tigers rout Indians
  Renteria's slam, Cabrera's homer help

• Forbes: Yankees worth $1.3 billion

• NL standings, schedules & scores

• AL standings, schedules & scores

• Woods' knee talk of course

• Ochoa looking for 4th straight win

• Davydenko beats Minar in 2nd round at Estoril Open

April 16

• Logan Lanes bowling: American Bowling League

• Illinois to host Clemson in ACC/Big Ten Challenge

• Evans scores 27 to lead Magic past Hawks 121-105

• Lakers beat Kings 124-101, win conference

• Hornets roll past Clippers to clinch division

• Pistons attain 2nd-best NBA record

• Jones hits 6 3-pointers in Blazers' 113-91 win over Grizzlies

• Nets rally past Bobcats

• NBA team standings, scores & schedules

• Habs take 3-1 series lead

• Flyers take 2-1 lead over Caps

• Ducks win over Stars in Game 3

• Postseason NHL schedule

• Preacher baseball vs. Eureka

• Lee's homer helps Cubs spoil Dusty Baker's return to Wrigley

• Scrappy Looper avoids Fielder and leads Cards past Brewers

• Danks celebrates birthday with win

• Homer in 9th lifts Red Sox past Indians

• Jackson and Young power D'backs, help Owings remain unbeaten

• Tommy Lasorda to greet pope

• NL standings, schedules & scores

• AL standings, schedules & scores

• Tiger Woods will miss month after surgery