UNDATED (AP) β The San Antonio Spurs and Brooklyn Nets have advanced to the NBA’s conference semifinals. Tony Parker scored 32 points and Manu Ginobili (MAN’-ooh jih-NOH’-blee) added 20 in a 119-96 pounding of Dallas. Joe Johnson scored half of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, but the Nets needed Paul Pierce’s block of Kyle Lowry’s shot to secure a 104-103 triumph at Toronto.
UNDATED (AP) β The Chicago Blackhawks are up 2-0 in the NHL’s conference semifinals after Bryan Bickell provided a goal and two assists in a 4-1 victory against Minnesota. Pittsburgh has evened its conference semifinal series at a game apiece with a 3-0 win over the New York Rangers. Kris Letang scored the game-winner midway through the game and had two assists to support Marc-Andre Fleury, who stopped 22 shots
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) β Denny Hamlin took the checkered flag in the accident-marred Aaron’s 499 Sprint Cup race in Talladega, Ala. Hamlin won a drag race with leader Kevin Harvick on a restart with two laps remaining, and was out front when NASCAR froze the field because of debris from an accident. Greg Biffle was second and Clint Bowyer (BOY’-ur) third.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) β J.B. Holmes was the winner of the PGA event at Quail Hollow in Charlotte. He shot a final round 1-under-71 to finish play 14-under. The runner-up was Jim Furyk (FYOOR’-ihk), who had a final round 7-under-65.
IRVING, Texas (AP) β Stacy Lewis shot a 7-under 64 to win the North Texas LPGA Shootout. The win comes after six runner-up finishes in her previous 16 tournaments. Lewis finished at 16-under, six strokes ahead of Meena Lee.
