Weekend Buzz: The joy — and pain — of celebrations

The Weekend Buzz while you were hoping your wife/girlfriend would round up friends to see so you didnt have to go. …
1. Happy Memorial Day: Hope your burgers and chicken on the grill turn out as perfect on this Halladay Weekend as Roy was in Florida on Saturday night.
2. Lets [...]

Venus falls short in fourth round; Henin outlasts Sharapova

Venus Williams celebrated corset went under wraps Sunday, and now its out of the French Open.
Playing with a long-sleeve top over her black lace outfit on a chilly afternoon, Williams lost in the fourth round to Nadia Petrova, 6-4, 6-3.
Williams came into the tournament seeded No. 2 behind her sister Serena, [...]

Why fuss about goaltending, the Flyers had more problems than that

Only one man knows for sure. And hes not telling anyone.
Peter Laviolette says, Tough decisions are sometimes good. Like going back to Leighton for Game 2. (Getty Images) But while Flyers coach Peter Laviolette suggested it was nobody’s business about who will start Game 2 for him in goal, he allowed staff members [...]

Lakers eliminate Suns in Game 6 for return to Finals

Kobe Bryant is again showing the world what postseason greatness can be.
Bryant and his Los Angeles Lakers are in the NBA Finals for the third straight season after he wrapped up a magnificent Western Conference finals with a 37-point performance in a series-clinching 111-103 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night.
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Roundup: Anderson helps blank Tigers in mound return

Brett Anderson was sharp in his first start in a month and Mark Ellis drove in four runs, leading the Oakland Athletics to a 6-0 victory against the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night.
Anderson (2-1) last pitched April 25 because of elbow and forearm injuries. Against the Tigers, he allowed three hits and didnt [...]

Henin rallies in final set to take two-day match from Sharapova

Venus Williams celebrated corset went under wraps Sunday, and now its out of the French Open.
Playing with a long-sleeve top over her black lace outfit on a chilly afternoon, Williams lost in the fourth round to Nadia Petrova, 6-4, 6-3.
Williams came into the tournament seeded No. 2 behind her sister Serena, [...]

Flyers shut down top line, but rest of Blackhawks step up in wild game

One game may be a little early to start drawing conclusions, but it does seem as if the memo telling the Blackhawks and Flyers that shootouts are not supposed to be part of the Stanley Cup Finals got lost.
Its something you cant explain, Kris Versteeg says. … both teams got exposed. It [...]

Little Nate’s big push lifts Celtics to Finals

The absolute, totally insane, beyond incomprehensible moment in many totally insane, beyond incomprehensible moments for Nate Robinson came when the shrimptastic guard tried to dunk on Dwight Howard.
Robinson is the former slam dunk champion who stands at 5-foot-9 on a good day but his powerful legs could launch a small satellite into low [...]

Wells is leading resurgence in Toronto, without Halladay

Short hops, quick pops and backhand stops:
• Roy Halladay is long gone, but the Toronto Blue Jays are not forgotten. Though they just slipped back into fourth place in the AL East on Wednesday, V ranks seventh in the American League with a 2.82 ERA and Jose Bautista leads the majors with 15 [...]

Serena advances; Roddick falls

Serena Williams looked ill, and not only because she had lost five games in a row at the French Open.
A trainer paid Williams a visit during a changeover, checked her temperature and gave her pills. Then came a third-set surge, and Williams beat 18-year-old Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Saturday, 6-1, 1-6, 6-2.
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