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April 30th, 2010 
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The Los Angeles Lakers are moving on — battered and bruised, but not beaten. Pau Gasol tipped in a missed jumper by Kobe Bryant with a half-second left and the defending champion Lakers survived a late comeback effort by Oklahoma City and eliminated the Thunder 95-94 in Game 6 of the first-round playoff series on Friday night.
2 fans at race injured when car goes into crowd (AP)
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Two spectators and a driver were taken to hospital with minor injuries after a car flipped into the crowd during a support race for the V8 Supercars Ipswich 300. Driver Kain Magro’s vehicle cartwheeled over a protective barrier at Queensland Raceway during the opening race of the Mini Challenge series Saturday.
Mets win eighth straight, rout Phils 9-1 (AP)
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Maybe these Mets are for real. Rod Barajas homered twice, Jonathon Niese pitched seven impressive innings and New York routed the Philadelphia Phillies 9-1 on Friday night for its eighth straight victory. David Wright and Jeff Francoeur also homered for the surprising Mets, riding their longest winning streak since a 10-game run in July 2008.
Hawks stifle Bucks on road, force Game 7 (AP)
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Jamal Crawford saw the end to his series-long shooting slump coming, making a promise after the pregame shootaround: It’ll be back tonight. Crawford then went out and finally played like the NBA’s sixth man of the year in the playoffs, scoring 24 points to help the Atlanta Hawks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 83-69 on Friday night to force a seventh game in the first-round series.
Penguins score 4 on PP, defeat Canadiens (AP)
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Less than 15 minutes into the game, the Montreal Canadiens realized they weren’t playing the Washington Capitals anymore. Oh, not even close. Everything that worked so perfectly against the Capitals was failing miserably against the Pittsburgh Penguins, who might exploit a weakness better than any team in hockey.
Kyle Busch wins sixth career pole in Cup series (AP)
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Kyle Busch will start from pole position for Saturday’s NASCAR race at Richmond International Raceway, taking just the sixth pole of his career in the sport’s premier series.
LHP Lee activated to make Mariners debut (AP)
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The Mariners have activated left-hander Cliff Lee from the 15-day disabled list to make his long-awaited Seattle debut against Texas. The Mariners’ corresponding move before Friday night’s game against the Rangers was optioning reliever Shawn Kelly to Triple-A Tacoma. Lee has been out since he strained his abdomen during a spring training game on March 15.
Storylines: Time to get going for five drivers (Yahoo! Sports)
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Five drivers who made the Chase in 2009 are outside the top 12 now as the schedule nears the halfway point in the race to the Chase.
Arenas sued by company over gun fees (AP)
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Gilbert Arenas has more gun problems. In March, the Washington Wizards guard got 30 days in a halfway house for bringing guns into the team’s locker room. Now a lawsuit claims he owes a Beverly Hills company more than $70,000 for storing guns he bought and never picked up. Tactical Operations sued Arenas last week in Los Angeles County Superior Court in Santa Monica.
Hendrick signs Knaus, Gustafson to extensions (AP)
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Hendrick Motorsports locked crew chiefs Chad Knaus and Alan Gustafson into long-term contract extensions Friday that keep two of the sport’s top innovators at NASCAR’s top organization.
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