NBA and NHL Playoff Matchups Highlight Open Round News
The latest sports brief lists NBA first round matchups with favorites and underdogs including Kansas City versus Oakland Anaheim for a best of five series and Toronto versus New York Minnesota versus Portland Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento. NHL playoff seeds show Dallas versus San Jose in conference semifinals as the home team is emphasized in caps.
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American runners dominate Penn Relays with world records
United States teams swept the USA vs World events at Franklin Field led by Marion Jones Maurice Greene and Michael Johnson. The highlight was a women’s 800 world record 1 27.46 as Jones anchored two relays to records. Crowd of 45203 set a Penn Relays attendance peak and the three day total over 102000.
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Allenby leads Houston Open after 54 holes in Australia
Robert Allenby shot a 4-under 68 to build a one stroke edge at 13-under 203 entering the final round of the Houston Open. Craig Stadler is two behind after a 69 while Scott Hoch dropped to a tie for third after a 70. local quotes from Allenby emphasize enjoying the conditions in Houston.
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Kenseth Wins Busch Race at Auto Club 300
Matt Kenseth capitalized on Ward Burton’s crash with eight laps remaining to win the Auto Club 300 Busch Series race at California Speedway. Burton spun, Kenseth surged to the lead, and Jeff Burton finished second with Green, Waltrip, Bodine and Skinner following in the top positions.
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Holmes Stops McCracken To Retain WBC Middleweight Title
Keith Holmes defeated Robert McCracken by stoppage in the 11th round to retain the WBC middleweight crown. Holmes improved to 35-2 after his second defense since reclaiming the title from Hacine Cherifi, while McCracken dropped to 33-1 in his first loss as the WBC's top-ranked challenger after a 14 month layoff.
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Quiros Leads Spanish Open At Midpoint
Juan Quiros, 44, holds a single stroke lead at Girona as the Spanish Open reaches halfway. Gary Evans shoots 67 the best round on a breezy day with Evans chasing, while Colin Montgomerie stands tied for third with Stephen Seahill after a 71. Montgomerie is two back.
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Pacers players stopped by mall guard in Milwaukee
Indiana’s Reggie Miller and Jalen Rose, in town to face the Bucks at the Bradley Center in a best of five, were stopped by a Grand Avenue Mall security guard Friday night for causing a disturbance as fans swarmed for autographs. The guard warned fans to quiet down and asked the players to leave.
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Wizards stay unbeaten with 5-0 win over Rapids
Kansas City Wizards improved MLS best record to 6-0-1 with a 5-0 victory in Denver. Mo Johnston opened the scoring at 18 minutes, Chris Klein doubled it before halftime, and Preki Matt McKeon and Chris Henderson added second-half goals as Tony Meola earned his fifth shutout. Colorado outshot 8-6 but fell to 3-4-0.
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