Avalanche edge Red Wings in overtime 2 1
Colorado defeats Detroit 2 to 1 in overtime after a tight game on Monday. The Avs secure crucial points as both teams push for playoff positioning.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 28, 2002
Page
11
Colorado defeats Detroit 2 to 1 in overtime after a tight game on Monday. The Avs secure crucial points as both teams push for playoff positioning.
Pete Sampras, muttering and frustrated, fell 3-6 6-4 6-2 7-6 to Andrea Gaudenzi at Roland Garros. It ends his attempt to win the French Open, coming as another early exit for the 30 year old who endures a 28 title drought since July 2000. Top seeds Hewitt Kuerten and Venus Williams advanced in straight sets amid damp, breezy conditions.
Barry Bonds slugged his 585th career homer and Reggie Sanders added a go ahead two run shot as the San Francisco Giants beat Arizona 7 3 snapping a three game skid. Benito Santiago collected three doubles and the win moved SF within 1 1/2 games of the Diamondbacks in the NL West.
The New Jersey Nets edged the Boston Celtics 94 92 to even the Eastern Conference finals at two games apiece. Jason Kidd tallied 19 points nine rebounds and nine assists while drawing three fourth quarter charges. Kerry Kittles and Keith Van Horn added 22 and 21 points as Boston star Paul Pierce scored 31 before missing a late free throw and a potential tying putback.
Peter Forsberg scored 6:24 into overtime as Colorado defeated Detroit 2-1 to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference finals. The Avalanche can clinch Game 6 at home Wednesday. The series marked the sixth overtime game in their post season rivalry and Colorado’s first back-to-back wins. Steven Reinprecht opened scoring for Colorado in the first period.
WVU coaches Rich Rodriguez and John Beilein will address Mountaineer fans at the Mountaineer Caravan dinner at Fincastle Country Club. The event, hosted by the MAC, begins at 6 p.m. with a social hour and a 7 p.m. dinner, marking Beilein’s first Mercer County visit and Rodriguez’s second season as football coach.
Robby Gordon piloted an open wheeled car in the Indianapolis 500 finishing eighth then traveled by helicopter and private jet to Concord NC to race in the Coca Cola 600, finishing 16th. AP noted he was clearly drained and suffered a leg cramp in the final 30 laps. The piece muses on athletes fighting to combine multiple sports and long days.
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