Although the San Jose Sharks wouldn't go down without a fight or two, the Anaheim Ducks can take a punch as impressively as they took this playoff series from the NHL's best regular-season team.

Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers are moving on in the NBA playoffs - as if that was really in doubt.

The Chicago Blackhawks have eliminated Calgary from the NHL playoffs, beating the Flames 4-1 in Game 6 of their first-round Western Conference series Monday night.

Detroit Lions top pick Matthew Stafford appeared on Monday night's Late Show with David Letterman, reading the Top Ten list.

Zaza Pachulia had 12 points and 18 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks raced out to a huge first-half lead and frustrated Dwyane Wade endlessly in beating the Miami Heat 81-71 Monday night to tie the first round Eastern Conference playoff series at two games apiece.

Zach Randolph's DUI charge was rejected and the Los Angeles Clippers forward was only charged with one count of reckless driving.

Colorado Rockies outfielder Brad Hawpe was taken to a hospital with a possible concussion after he was hit in the neck by San Diego catcher Nick Hundley's throw to second in the sixth inning Monday night.

James Jones pulled off a rarity for the Miami Heat - twice in 11 seconds.

Led by sophomore Scott Smith, the University of Nevada men's golf team is in sixth place after the first round of the 2009 Western Athletic Conference Championship, being held Monday-Wednesday, April 27-29 at the par 72, 7,332-yard Rio Secco Golf Club.

Bishop Manogue graduate Bobby Lepori has signed a free-agent contract with the Minnesota Vikings.

Derek Fisher is seeking a temporary restraining order against a woman who he says is stalking and harassing him.

Lance Armstrong is going to miss this week's Tour of the Gila cycling race in New Mexico. Organizers blame what they say is a rarely enforced International Cycling Federation rule.

A federal judge in Las Vegas has ordered former NBA star Dennis Rodman to pay a former casino employee $225,000 for grabbing and humiliating her at work in March 2006.

Chargers linebacker Shaun Phillips has been cited for misdemeanor battery for allegedly striking a security guard in the face at a downtown hotel early Sunday morning.

Quarterback John Beck has been released by the Miami Dolphins two years after he was taken in the second round of the NFL draft.

Quality Road won't run in the Kentucky Derby.

A 2-year-old filly has died following a collision with another horse at Churchill Downs.

A lawyer for former Nevada soccer coach Terri Patraw said Monday she will reject the university's offer to pay her $151,000 to settle lawsuits she filed claiming she was fired for reporting NCAA rules violations at the school.

The University of Nevada swimming & diving team held their season ending banquet on Sunday and head coach Mike Richmond announced the recipients of 11 team awards. The three-time Western Athletic Conference champions honored 16 athletes at the banquet.

Suspended Phillies reliever J.C. Romero has filed suit against a nutritional supplement manufacturer alleging an unlisted ingredient in one of its products caused him to test positive for a substance banned by Major League Baseball.

The Bengals have released running back Chris Perry, ending an injury-plagued career in Cincinnati for the former first-round pick.

Chicago Bulls star Ben Gordon is listed as day-to-day after an MRI confirmed he has a strained left hamstring.

President Barack Obama has welcomed the University of Connecticut women's basketball team to the White House, saluting the squad's national title and undefeated season.

A woman who was injured during a wreck at Talladega Superspeedway is listed in fair condition at UAB Hospital.

The NHL has suspended Capitals forward Donald Brashear for six games, beginning with Game 7 of Washington's first-round playoff series against the New York Rangers.