Basketball

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• Hornets oust Mavs with 99-94 win

• Spurs beat Suns 92-87, win 1st-round series

• Pistons' Billups, Hamilton, Wallace nearly beat 76ers alone

• Rockets beat Jazz 95-69 to stay alive

• Michael Jordan hires nomadic Larry Brown to coach Bobcats

• NBA team standings, scores & schedules

Baseball

• Cardinals pound Reds rookie Johnny Cueto in 7-2 victory

• Brewers edge Cubs

• Boof Bonser shuts down ChiSox to give Twins' rotation a lift

• Youkilis' RBI single in 9th lifts Red Sox past Blue Jays 1-0

• Phillies deny Greg Maddux 350th career win

• Yankees star Alex Rodriguez going on 15-day DL

• NL standings, schedules & scores

• AL standings, schedules & scores

Hockey

• Penguins push Rangers to brink of elimination with 5-3 win

• Red Wings win 4-3 over Avs

• Norstrom scores in OT to give Stars 3-0 lead over Sharks

• Postseason NHL schedule

Olympics

• Powell out 2 months with chest injury

Elsewhere

Lincoln College Athletics Schedule

Lincoln Christian College & Seminary Athletics