Sidney Crosby scored twice to take his NHL-leading playoff goal total to 12, and the Penguins chased rookie goalie Simeon Varlamov early in the second period while shutting down Alex Ovechkin for most of the night in a 6-2 victory over the Capitals in Game 7 on Wednesday to advance to the Eastern Conference finals.
NBA
The All-NBA First Team consists of LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers, Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic, Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks and Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat.
The All-NBA Second Team consists of New Orleans’ Chris Paul and Portland’s Brandon Roy at guard, San Antonio’s Tim Duncan and Boston’s Paul Pierce at forward, and Houston’s Yao Ming at center.
The All-NBA Third Team includes Denver’s Chauncey Billups and San Antonio’s Tony Parker at guard, Denver’s Carmelo Anthony and the Los Angeles Lakers’ Paul Gasol at forward, and Phoenix’s Shaquille O’Neal at center.
The Denver Nuggets beat the Mavericks 124-110 on Wednesday night in Game 5 to advance to the Western Conference Finals. Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points, while Chauncey Billups had 28 points.
NFL
Defensive end Jason Taylor has agreed to a one-year, $1.1 million deal to return to the Miami Dolphins.
MLB
Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman, Adam LaRoche became the first player to have a home run taken away by video replay.
David Ortiz is homer-less in his last 130 at-bats, and his struggles are starting to weigh on him. "Every day," the Red Sox slugger said when asked about how often he dwells on the slump. "Every day. Sleeping. Eating. Having breakfast. It's bad. You've got guys around the league that don't even have home run swings and they're hitting home runs like crazy. You think about it. You think, whoa, what's up?"
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