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LOS ANGELES - It's a weekend to remember at Los Angeles' Staples Center, with six playoff games in four days, and Saturday, with the four best teams in the NBA's Western Conference on display, was looking very much like a day for the aged. Oklahoma City Full Article at USA Today

Baltimore at Washington » MASN, MASN2, WDCW (Channel 50), WWXT (92.7 FM), WWXX (94.3 FM), WJFK (106.7 FM(), WFED (820 AM, 1500 AM), WTEM (980 AM), WNEW (1580 AM) 1:30 p.m. Boston at Philadelphia » TBS 2 p.m. ChicagoWhite Sox at Chicago Cubs » WGN 8 p.m. Full Article at The Washington Post

The San Antonio Spurs were always going to come back. Pin a 22-point first-quarter deficit against most teams, against most coaches, and the win is in hand. The Los Angeles Clippers weren't that lucky. The Spurs won 96-86 to take a 3-0 lead in the second Full Article at USA Today

San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker, left, looks for an opening to take a shot against Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan, right, during Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals at Staples Center in Los Angeles, May 19, 2012.The Spurs won the Full Article at United Press International

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tim Duncan scored 19 points, helping engineer a 24-0 run in the third quarter after the Spurs trailed by 24 points, and San Antonio defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 96-86 on Saturday to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their second-round Full Article at The New York Times

INDIANAPOLIS – How much is one chromosome worth? Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett, a former NBA most valuable player and defensive player of the year, earns roughly $21 million a year not including endorsements. Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett, Full Article at USA Today

The Lakers trail the series 2-1 with Game 4 Saturday night in L.A. The Lakers made 41 of 42 free throws (only Andrew Bynum missed one) and Kobe Bryant scored 36 points, helping L.A. claw back from a late five-point deficit. The performance at the line wa Full Article at USA Today

MLB 1 p.m. — Cincinnati at New York Yankees » MLB Network 7 p.m. — Baltimore at Washington » WTTG (Channel 5), WBFF (Channel 45), WWXT (92.7 FM), WWXX (94.3 FM), WJFK (106.7 FM), WFED (820 AM, 1500 AM), WNEW (1580 AM), WTEM (980 AM) 10 p.m. — St. Louis a Full Article at The Washington Post

(All times Eastern) Baseball Interleague Cincinnati at NY Yankees, 1:05 p.m. NY Mets at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. Pittsburgh at Detroit, 4:05 p.m. Miami at Cleveland, 4:05 p.m. Oakland at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Seattle at Colorado, 4:10 p.m. Atlanta at Tampa Full Article at United Press International

PHILADELPHIA, May 18 (UPI) -- Andre Iguodala scored the first five points in a game-closing 9-0 run Friday that rallied Philadelphia to a 92-83 playoff win over Boston. The 76ers knotted the Eastern Conference semifinals at 2-2 with Game 5 scheduled for Full Article at United Press International

When we hear “ Georgetown basketball fraternity,” most of us go straight to Ewing, Mutombo, Mourning. We think Big John ’s scowling old heads and J.T. III ’s new-school scorers and passers. Somewhere in between is Iverson; then Harrington and Sweetney; H Full Article at The Washington Post

In a 2008 column about then-junior Georgetown center Roy Hibbert , Washington Post columnist Mike Wise issued a fair warning. Roy Hibbert was a monster in the paint in Game 3. (Michael Conroy - AP) “Don’t look now, but that gangly, seemingly uncoordinat Full Article at The Washington Post

Atlanta Hawks Coach Larry Drew, shown during a game May 8, is to return to coach the Hawks next season.The NBA team picked up its option on Drew's contract Friday. UPI/David Tulis License photo ATLANTA, May 18 (UPI) -- Larry Drew will be back next season Full Article at United Press International

Madden NFL and NBA 2K receive the bulk of the media attention, but the series that has quietly established itself as arguably the best sports franchise is Electronic Arts' NHL line. Now, hockey fans have the first taste of what to expect in this fall's r Full Article at USA Today

Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol, shown prior to a game in May, has been voted the NBA's J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, the league said Friday. UPI/Gary C. Caskey License photo NEW YORK, May 18 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol , who Full Article at United Press International

Dwyane Wade had an uncharacteristically poor Game 3 against the Indiana Pacers. (Darron Cummings / AP) Updated at 11:30 a.m. , with Heat canceling practice and media availability The Miami Heat , hyped, hurting and hobbling, were close to a complete meltd Full Article at The Washington Post

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – A 12-year-old Texas boy who was suspended from school after shaving part of his head to resemble the face of Spurs forward Matt Bonner scored tickets to a playoff game and props from his favorite NBA player. This family photo shows Pat Full Article at USA Today

This is supposed to be go time. So how come so many NBA superstars are throwing up stop signs? One night the talk is LeBron James and his performance in crunch time. Kobe Bryant is flat down the stretch two nights ago but where is the help from Andrew By Full Article at USA Today

These are not the superstars we've come to know. These are not two of the best ball-handlers in the NBA, two of the most creative offensive players of the past decade, two of the most entertaining players to hit the hardwood. Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade a Full Article at USA Today