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NBA PLAYOFFS

Bulls rally to beat Wizards...Nets up 2-1 after beating Raptors

UNDATED (AP) — Home-court advantage has meant nothing in the Wizards-Bulls series as the road team has won all three games. The same goes for the Rockets and Trail Blazers.

Jimmy Butler hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer and a pair of free throws in the waning moments of the Bulls' 100-97 victory at Washington. The game was tied at 91 until Butler drained a three with 24.9 seconds to play. He added a pair of free throws to put the Bulls ahead 96-93 and finished with 15 points.

D.J. Augustin capped his added three free throws in the final 5 ½ seconds to secure the victory.

Mike Dunleavy had a game-high 35 points on 12 of 19 shooting for the Bulls.

Bradley Beal had 25 points for the Wizards, who host Game 4 Sunday afternoon.

The Rockets were 121-116 overtime winners in Portland to pull within two games to one. The score was 116 apiece until Troy Daniels hit a 3-pointer with 11.9 seconds left. James Harden capped his 37-point night by draining a pair of game-clinching free throws with 1.1 seconds left.

Dwight Howard had 24 points and 14 rebounds to help Houston bounced back from consecutive home losses.

Damian Lillard had a team-high 30 points and Nicolas Batum (bah-TOOM') added 26 for the Blazers.

Game 4 is Sunday in Portland.

The Brooklyn Nets have taken a two-games-to-one lead in their NBA first-round series by holding off the visiting Toronto Raptors 102-98.

Joe Johnson scored 29 points, including a pair of game-clinching free throws with 3.1 seconds left after the Nets blew most of a 15-point, fourth-quarter lead. Deron Williams added 22 points and eight assists, while Paul Pierce chipped in 18 points.

Game 4 is Sunday night in Brooklyn.

NHL PLAYOFFS

Hawks top Blues in OT...Flyers even series

UNDATED (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks have turned a two-games-to-none deficit into a 3-2 lead in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, winning the last two games in overtime.

Jonathan Toews (tayv) scored the fourth overtime goal of the series to lift the Hawks past the Blues 3-2 in St. Louis. Marian Hossa (HOH'-sah) and Ben Smith also scored for the Blackhawks, who blew a pair of one-goal leads before putting themselves in position to wrap up the series on home ice Sunday.

It was Chicago's first victory in St. Louis since last April.

T.J. Oshie (OH'-shee) and Alex Pietrangelo (peh-TRAN'-geh-loh) scored for the Blues.

Steve Mason made a triumphant return to the nets as the Philadelphia Flyers knotted their Eastern Conference first-round series at two games apiece.

Mason made 15 of his 37 saves during an often chaotic first period as the Flyers nipped the New York Rangers 2-1. Mason blanked the Blueshirts after Dominic Moore scored on a wraparound 4:38 into the game. It was Mason's first game action since suffering an upper-body injury on April 12.

Matt Read knotted the score a little more than four minutes after Moore's goal, and Jakub Voracek (VOHR'-uh-chehk) notched the game-winner on a power play in the second period.

Game 5 is Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.

Anaheim has a 3-2 lead in its series after Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf (GETS'-laf) each collected a goal and two assists in the Ducks' 6-2 rout of Dallas. The Ducks led just 3-2 until Jakob Silfverberg, Getzlaf and Perry scored in the first seven minutes of the third period.

Getzlaf was back in action after missing Game 4 with an upper-body injury.

Frederik Andersen stopped 31 shots for the Ducks, who can wrap up the series Sunday in Dallas.

MLB-SCHEDULE

Brewers still cruising

UNDATED (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers continue to own the best record in the majors, improving to 17-6 by downing their neighbors.

Matt Garza held his former team to two runs and four hits in seven innings to pitch the Brewers past the Chicago Cubs 5-2. Carlos Gomez and Ryan Braun each had three hits and a stolen base for the Brewers, who led 5-1 by the fifth inning after scoring just 31 times in their first 12 home games. Lyle Overbay hit his first home run since rejoining Milwaukee in January.

Cubs starter Carlos Villanueva fell to 1-5 by yielding five runs and 11 hits in five innings.

In other major league finals:

— Shelby Miller worked 5 2/3 scoreless innings to lead St. Louis past Pittsburgh 1-0. Matt Holliday had three hits and drove in the only run with a first-inning double.

— Justin Upton hit a three-run homer and Ervin Santana earned his third victory in Atlanta's 5-4 decision over Cincinnati. Upton leads the Braves with six homers and 15 RBIs after supporting Santana, who carried a shutout into the sixth but left the game after allowing four runs and nine hits in 6 2/3 innings.

— Curtis Granderson carried a .130 average to the plate before hitting a walkoff single in the bottom of the ninth to cap the Mets' rally in a 4-3 triumph against Florida. The Mets were down to their last out until Omar Quintanilla (kehn-tah-NEE'-uh) hit an RBI double and scored on Granderson's base hit, giving New York its fifth victory in six games.

— Bryce Harper drove in a career-high four runs and Stephen Strasburg pitched seven scoreless innings as Washington ripped San Diego 11-1. Harper hit a bases-loaded in the third but left the game after four innings.

— Charlie Blackmon and Justin Morneau each had RBI singles in a three-run 11th that lifted Colorado over the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4. Troy Tulowitzki and Corey Dickerson hit solo homers in the second inning.

— Arizona has its first three-game winning streak of the season after Josh Collmenter and Aaron Hill led a 5-4 verdict over Philadelphia. Hill had three RBIs to back Collmenter's six shutout innings.

— Tim Hudson limited Cleveland to a run and four hits in seven innings of San Francisco's 5-1 win against the Indians. Michael Morse homered, and Hunter Pence added two hits and two RBIs in the victory.

— Josh Donaldson hit a two-run homer and four other Oakland players had two hits in a 12-5 romp over Houston. Donaldson's blast capped a seven-run ninth in which the A's took the lead on Daric Barton's two-run single.

— Robinson Cano (kuh-NOH') hit a two-run double in the sixth inning before Seattle scored four times in the eighth to beat Texas 6-5. It was a 3-3 game in the eighth until Justin Smoak poked a two-run double to send the Mariners to their second straight win since an eight-game skid.

— David Ortiz homered, Will Middlebrooks had two RBIs and the Boston Red Sox set season highs with 16 hits and eight extra-base hits in an 8-1 thrashing of Toronto. Mark Buehrle (BUR'-lee) came in with a major league-best 0.64 ERA before surrendering six earned runs and 12 hits 5 1/3 innings.

— The Los Angeles Angels clobbered the New York Yankees 13-1 as Erick Aybar (EYE'-bahr) went 4-for-5 with a three-run homer and four runs scored. Albert Pujols (POO'-hohlz). Ian Stewart and Colin Cowgill also went deep for the Angels.

— Detroit outscored Minnesota 10-6 as Nick Castellanos (kas-tee-AH'-nohs) belted a two-run homer and collected three RBIs. Torii Hunter had two doubles and two RBIs for the Tigers, who broke the game open with a seven-run third inning.

— Yordano Ventura was sharp in Kansas City's 5-0 shutout of Baltimore, scattering seven hits while striking out a career-high eight over eight innings. The Orioles finished without slugger Chris Davis, who left in the fifth inning with a left oblique strain.

— The Chicago White Sox stunned Tampa Bay 9-6 on Jose Abreu's (ah-BRAY'-oohz) grand slam with two out in the bottom of the ninth. Abreu had three hits and six RBIs for the White Sox, including his eighth and ninth homers of the season.

MLB-PINE TAR

Selig: Pine tar rule to be reviewed

UNDATED (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig says the sport will wait until after the season to study whether the rule preventing pitchers from using pine tar should be changed.

New York Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda was suspended for 10 games Thursday, a day after umpires found pine tar on his neck during a game against Boston. Pineda said he was trying to get a better grip on balls on a cool night, and pitchers say they suspect pine tar use may be routine — although usually discreet.

Baseball rules prohibit pitchers from using foreign substances.

Also in the majors:

— The Pittsburgh Pirates have put closer Jason Grilli on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left oblique and called up right-hander Jared Hughe. Grilli has already blown three of seven save chances this season and has a 4.50 ERA after becoming an All-Star for the first time last season.

— The Texas Rangers have activated third baseman Adrian Beltre from the 15-day disabled list and placed third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff (KOOZ'-mah-nahf) on the DL with a sore back. Beltre was hitting .286 with four RBIs in eight games before straining his left quad. Kouzmanoff left Tuesday's game in Oakland with back tightness.

— The San Diego Padres have put third baseman Chase Headley on the 15-day disabled list due to a strained right calf suffered in Thursday's win over the Nationals. Headley is hitting .186 with two homers and seven RBIs.

— Angels manager Mike Scioscia (SOH'-shuh) says setup man Joe Smith will step into the stopper role until Ernesto Frieri (free-HER'-ee) works out his problems. Frieri is 0-2 with a 9.35 ERA in 10 appearances this year.

— The Chicago White Sox claimed right-hander reliever Hector Noesi (noh-EH'-see) off waivers from the Texas Rangers and expect him to throw a bullpen session for pitching coach Don Cooper on Saturday. Noesi allowed 10 runs in 6 1/3 innings for the Rangers in five relief appearances.

NASCAR-RICHMOND QUALIFYING

Rain helps Larson get pole

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Rookie Kyle Larson will start from the pole Saturday night in the Sprint Cup race at Richmond after qualifying was wiped out by a thunderstorm. The field was set based on the fastest laps run in the first practice Friday.

Brad Keselowski will start on the outside of the front row, with Clint Bowyer and Kasey Kahne (KAYN) in the second row.

Points leader Jeff Gordon will start 25th.

NFL-MOVES

Newton and Dareus staying put

UNDATED (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have exercised their fifth-year option on quarterback Cam Newton's contract. The move keeps him with the team through the end of the 2015 season. By exercising the option on Newton's rookie deal, the Panthers will have more time to work out a longer contract.

Newton, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft, is slated to make $3.37 million this season and would receive $14.67 million in 2015 if he doesn't sign a contract extension before then.

Elsewhere:

— The Buffalo Bills have picked up the fifth-year option on the contract of defensive tackle Marcell Dareus. The Bills faced a deadline next week to determine whether to lock in the player through the 2015 season. Dareus, who's started since arriving at Buffalo as the fourth pick in 2011, had a career-best 71/2 sacks last year.

GOLF-ZURICH CLASSIC

Martin stays on top

AVONDALE, La. (AP) — Ben Martin has followed up his course record 62 with a 5-under 67 to hold the lead through two rounds of the Zurich Classic.

Martin stands 15-under par, three shots ahead of Andrew Svoboda and four better than Robert Streb and Seung-yul Noh.

GOLF-SWINGING SKIRTS CLASSIC

Lewis takes the lead

DALY CITY, Calif. (AP) — Stacy Lewis fired her second consecutive 3-under-par 69 to take the lead through 36 holes of the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic Lewis one shot ahead of 17-year-old playing partner Lydia Ko and first-round leader Karine Icher (kah-REEN' EE'-shur) as she seeks her first victory since the Women's British Open last August.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL-MICHIGAN

Wolverines forward to leave school

UNDATED (AP) — Michigan sophomore Mitch McGary says he tested positive for marijuana during the NCAA tournament and plans to forgo his final two years of college eligibility for the NBA draft. McGary turned down a chance to enter the draft last year as a likely first-round pick and ended up having back surgery last season, putting his standing as an NBA prospect in doubt.

Connecticut is losing one junior star to the NBA draft, while another is staying with the Huskies. The school has announced that forward DeAndre Daniels has filed the necessary paperwork with the NBA, but that guard Ryan Boatright will return next season. Daniels averaged 13 points and six rebounds for the national champions, while Boatright gave the Huskies 12 points a game.

SWIMMING-PHELPS COMEBACK

Phelps swims fly in freestyle event

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Michael Phelps' comeback meet was cut short Friday when he failed to advance to the 50-meter freestyle final.

The 18-time Olympic gold medalist used the morning preliminaries to fine-tune his butterfly stroke instead of doing freestyle like everyone else. He finished seventh in a time of 24.06 seconds, missing out on the eight-man evening final.

OBIT-MORRALL

Longtime quarterback dies

MIAMI (AP) — Longtime NFL quarterback Earl Morrall (MOHR'-uhl) has died at age 79. He had been in failing health for some time.

Morrall started 11 games during the Dolphins' perfect season in 1972 then stepped aside when Bob Griese (GREE'-see) returned from an ankle injury. He didn't agree with coach Don Shula's decision to replace him, but didn't make an issue of it.

Morrall spent 21 years in the NFL with the Dolphins, 49ers, Steelers, Lions, Giants and Colts. He won three Super Bowl rings.

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