Injured stars revive Pistons Celtics in finals run
Isiah Thomas and Larry Bird return from injuries to lift their teams into the second round as Detroit tops Atlanta 113 81 and Boston edges Indiana 124 121. Bird returns from a back injury to score 32 and pace Boston with 92 total. Lakers win Game 1 over Golden State 126 116 without Mullin who sat with a sprained knee.
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Penguins avenge loss by beating Bruins 4-1 in crucial game
Pittsburgh uses physical play to blunt Boston as Mario Lemieux fuels the win with a goal and assist. Lemieux and Jennings strike in the second, while Bruins star Cam Neely exits with an injury after a hard check. Barrasso held 26 of 27 shots as Penguins trim series deficit.
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Pittsburgh Regains Lead in Playoff Faceoff
In a tense playoff tilt Pittsburgh builds a two goal edge early in the second period after Grant Jennings tips a rebound from Lemieux’s shot. The scoring sequence includes Lemieux and Stevens for Pittsburgh with assists from Slanton and Francis, and later another Pittsburgh goal by Francis. Boston answers with Rourquez and Neely connections, while final lines show Boston outhitting Pittsburgh and the game ending 4-5 after overtime with Lemieux contributing again.
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Celtics Take Series Thriller to Win 3 2 Over Pacers
Boston tops Indiana 127 124 to clinch the best of five series 3 2 at home. Detroit beats Atlanta 84 113 to also win 3 2 in their conference matchup. Conference semifinals schedule lists Los Angeles at Chicago eight p m Utah at Portland and Golden State at Los Angeles with game times and locations.
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Bulls rout 76ers in Game 7 Eastern semifinal
Bulls defeated the 76ers 105-92 to win the series at Chicago Stadium while Philadelphia remains the only team to beat Chicago there twice this season. Indiana forward Chuck Person scored 32 with five 3s in Game 9. Golden State’s Tim Hardaway had 23 in his team’s Game 1 loss. Pacers and Warriors notes reference playoff droughts and long skid context.
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Two hurt in ARCA crash at Talladega
ARCA stock car crash at Talladega left Chris Gehrke on life support in Birmingham and Carl Miskotten Jr. in serious condition in Nashville. The five car incident occurred as Gehrke’s car was bumped, spinning into the air on the main straightaway. race winner was Jimmy Horton.
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Norwalk Raceway Winners Highlight Local Drag Racing
Ron Huntley Jr drove a Dodge to victory in Super Stock at Norwalk Raceway Park, defeating Gary Strempel of North Olmsted. Don Keppers led start to finish in Pro Eliminator over Russ Simmons. Tim Schalk in a Camaro won Super Pro, Kenny Cullen of Lorain beat Jerry Marcum of Vermilion in Stock. David Baker of Greenwich claimed the Comp purse.
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Matty repeats at Dragway 42 with back-to-back wins
Matty captured back-to-back feature victories at Dragway 42 over the weekend. He won the Pro Eliminator Friday night and then beat Berea’s Bill Hewitt in the same class Sunday to seal the double. Wellington’s Scott Hunter won the Trophy Class for cars. Joel Slone of Wellington was runner-up in Saturday’s Street Racer Series.
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Price holds off Stadler at Byron Nelson Classic
Nick Price shot 2-under 68 to finish 10-under 270 and win by one stroke over Craig Stadler at the Byron Nelson Classic in Las Colinas. Price earned 198,000 dollars for his first tour victory since 1983, closing with a 3-foot birdie on 16 and a clutch par on the final two holes.
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