Tigers Could Sweep With their two top offensive players from last season – and even their manager – banged up, times are tough for the Minnesota Twins. One night after breaking his nose, reigning league MVP Justin Morneau hopes to play Sunday as the Twins try to avoid a three-game sweep at home against the AL Central rival Detroit Tigers.
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Warriors Crowd Pumped Jerry Sloan has been on the Utah Jazz’s bench since before Golden State’s Andris Biedrins and Monta Ellis were born. The veteran coach has seen and heard just about everything that could decide a playoff series. And the Golden State Warriors’ home crowd doesn’t qualify.
Cain Opens for Giants The San Francisco Giants look to avoid falling below .500 for the first time in more than three weeks as they seek a split of their four-game series with the Colorado Rockies on Sunday. The Giants (18-18) climbed above the break-even mark with a season-high eight-game winning streak from April 18-26. They’ve put together consecutive wins just once since then.
Pistons Crushing Bulls As he stood by his locker, surrounded by notepads and microphones, Rasheed Wallace was in a hurry to finish this thing. No, not the postgame interview. He wanted to end this Eastern Conference semifinal, and with a 3-0 lead over the Chicago Bulls, the Detroit Pistons can do just that Sunday.
Quack – Quack Chris Chelios has seen trends come and go while playing in an NHL-record 22 postseasons. The Detroit Red Wings defenseman said players today throw their bodies in front of shots more than ever because of the league’s new rules.
Brewers Perfect on Road The Milwaukee Brewers haven’t dropped a road series all season and they’ll turn to unbeaten Chris Capuano to try to maintain that streak. Capuano looks to improve to 6-0 when the Brewers complete a three-game series against the New York Mets on Sunday.
Fighting Words Amare Stoudemire’s accusation that the Spurs are a “dirty team” should really fire up the already rugged playoff series between Phoenix and San Antonio. Shouldn’t it? Well, it didn’t appear to do much for the Spurs, who had their first chance Friday to respond to Stoudemire’s comments and mostly said they weren’t all that bothered.
Penny Perfection The last-place Cincinnati Reds have lost seven straight to the Los Angeles Dodgers. They must beat one of baseball’s top pitchers this season to end that slide. Brad Penny – the majors’ ERA leader – will try to keep his perfect record intact when the Dodgers (21-15) continue their weekend series with the Reds on Saturday night.
Sabres Do it the Hard Way With the Buffalo Sabres facing renewed criticism after their latest sub-par playoff performance, goalie Ryan Miller shrugged his shoulders and offered some perspective. “The sky hasn’t fallen in yet, has it?” Miller said after practice Friday. “It wouldn’t be the Sabres if we didn’t do it the hard way.”
White Sox Seek 100 The Chicago White Sox are not scoring many runs, but their starting pitching has prevented that from being a problem of late. On the verge of his 100th victory, Mark Buehrle looks to give the White Sox another strong outing as they go for their fourth straight win Saturday night when they continue their series with the visiting Kansas City Royals.