UNDATED (AP) β The Atlanta Hawks and Memphis Grizzlies have evened their respective conference semifinal series at a game apiece by winning last night. DeMarre Carroll scored 22 points and Paul Millsap finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds as the Hawks beat the Washington Wizards 106-90. Mike Conley returned from a three-game absence to contribute 22 points in the Grizzlies’ 97-90 triumph at Golden State, ending the Warriors’ 21-game home winning streak.
CLEVELAND (AP) β Chicago Bulls star guard Derrick Rose says he has no pain in his right shoulder and doesn’t expect it to affect him in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Cleveland Cavaliers tomorrow night. Rose sustained a “stinger” in his shoulder late in Chicago’s 99-92 win over the Cavs last night. He scored 25 points with five rebounds and five assists, showing flashes of the player he was before being slowed by knee injuries the past three years.
UNDATED (AP) β The Chicago Blackhawks have a three-games-to-none lead in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, and the Calgary Flames are within 2-1 in their series with Anaheim. Patrick Kane scored a power-play goal and Corey Crawford stopped 31 shots as the Hawks downed the Wild 1-0 in Minnesota. In Calgary, Johnny Gaudreau provided the game-tying tally with 20 seconds left in regulation before Mikael Backlund scored at 4:24 of overtime to lift the Flames over the Ducks 4-3.
LAS VEGAS (AP) β Manny Pacquiao (PAK’-ee-ow) and his handlers have been hit with a lawsuit following his loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. The plaintiffs allege they were defrauded after paying to watch his fight because Pacquiao failed to disclose his shoulder was injured. The suit seeks class action status on behalf of anyone who bought tickets, purchased pay-per-view or bet on the fight.
LIVERMORE, Calif. (AP) β Former Oakland Raiders fullback Marv Hubbard has died at 68. Hubbard was a three-time Pro Bowl selection who spent seven of his eight NFL seasons with the Raiders from 1969-76, rushing for 4,544 yards and 23 touchdowns. He also caught 85 passes for 628 yards and one score.
