Nets pull away to take 3-2 Eastern finals lead
The New Jersey Nets erased a 20 point lapse and built a 20-1 run, beating the Boston Celtics 103-92 in East finals to move one win from the NBA Finals. Jason Kidd had 18 points 12 rebounds and seven assists, Kerry Kittles 21, Van Horn 19, Kenyon Martin 19 for New Jersey while Paul Pierce led Boston with 24. The Nets travel to Boston for Game 6 Friday night.
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Beasley Poised for World Cup Role Amid Rising U S Soccer Talent
DaMarcus Beasley, 20, the youngest on the U S squad, eyeing significant World Cup time in Seoul as he and Landon Donovan push a new generation away from college toward pro soccer. Project 40 aims to keep top teens like them in the sport with education support.
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Shanahan Ends Slump as Wings Force Game 7
Brendan Shanahan scored his first goal of the series and Dominik Hasek earned a 24-save shutout as Detroit beat Colorado 2-0 to force a Western Conference finals Game 7 in Detroit. Darren McCarty added the second goal early in the second period after a turnover. Hasek, stellar in net, denied Milan Hejduk and Joe Sakic on power plays and earned his fourth playoff shutout this year.
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Oswald Signs With NMMI Broncos Baseball Program
Troy Oswald, Roswell High alumnus and pitcher, commits to New Mexico Military Institute as a student athlete. He aims to study art and business while continuing baseball, with coach Marty Zeller noting his poise and mound control. Oswald, 6-4 on the mound, backed Roswell to the 4A State title game and faces a tough transition to military academy life.
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