Sports news 13 April 2008

Woods grabs momentum at end
San Jose Mercury News
Tiger Woods hits out of a bunker on the second hole during the second round of the 2008 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.

Rain doesn’t wash Red Sox win away
Boston Herald
By Jeff Horrigan Last week, construction workers building the new Yankee Stadium revealed that a colleague who roots for the Red Sox [team stats] secretly buried a Sox jersey in the concrete foundation of the $ 1.3 billion structure, hoping it would …

Freeze-frame
Boston Globe
DENVER – This time, it was not going to elude them. This time, it was not going to end in devastating disappointment. This time, it was going to be theirs.

The Hot Pass: Johnson leads Hendrick revival
FOXSports.com
by Lee Spencer AVONDALE, Ariz. – It was never a question of if, but when Hendrick Motorsports would break through and visit Victory Lane this year.

Warriors still alive in the playoff chase
San Jose Mercury News
By Geoff Lepper The sellout crowd of 19706 dutifully roared Saturday night when the final score of the Denver Nuggets’ loss to Utah was shown on the scoreboard at Oracle Arena late in the second quarter of the Warriors’ game against the Los Angeles …

Padres vs. Dodgers – Preview – April 13, 2008
ESPN
AccuScore has powered more than 10000 simulations for every MLB game for ESPN.com, each simulated one play at a time and minimum of 10000 times.

Cotto punishes Gomez – Margarito crushes Cintron!
EastsideBoxing.com
By Mike Indri, Retired Boxers Foundation – April 13, 2008 — Atlantic City, NJ – With the Boardwalk Hall filled, and HBO broadcasting to millions at home, Miguel Cotto tore into Alfonso Gomez and in the same ring where the “Contender” fighter enjoyed …

Monba surprises field in Blue Grass
Baltimore Sun
By Sandra McKee | Sun reporter April 13, 2008 Trainer Todd Pletcher was cool yesterday, refusing to show too much emotion when a one-two finish by his entries in the Grade I, $750000 Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland assured him of at least one runner in …

Lakers go from new rivals to old
Los Angeles Times
Kobe Bryant and the Lakers will try to fly past the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday in a Western Conference showdown with plenty of playoff implications.

American League Roundup No-Hit Bid Is Stopped, but White Sox Are Not
New York Times
By AP Gavin Floyd lost a no-hit bid when Édgar Rentería singled with one out in the eighth inning Saturday as the Chicago White Sox beat the visiting Detroit Tigers, 7-0.

Crosby powers win over Indians
San Francisco Chronicle
Without a lot of power and without two of their top three starters, the fresh-faced A’s are somehow the American League’s best team.

Angels roll over against Seattle
Los Angeles Times
Chone Figgins is out at second base as the Mariners completed a double play to end the third inning Saturday. Matthews hits into three double plays and makes a costly error to help the Mariners prevail.

Green’s Storm Before Calm
Washington Post
By Tarik El-Bashir Mike Green, like many of his teammates, was nearly overcome with nerves early in his NHL playoff debut Friday night.

Brewers’ Sheets puts Mets to bed
Boston Herald
By Herald wire services / NL Roundup Ben Sheets ruined Johan Santana’s Shea Stadium debut, outpitching the Mets’ new ace in the Milwaukee Brewers’ 5-3 win yesterday in New York.

No-hit bid crashes for Cain, Giants
San Jose Mercury News
By Daniel Brown Nobody said a word to Matt Cain. There were no apologies, no encouraging pats on the back, no words of consolation.

Fortune shines on Montreal
Boston Globe
MONTREAL – The deciding overtime sequence – an Alex Kovalev screamer that skimmed off Zdeno Chara’s stick and over Tim Thomas’s shoulder at 2:30 – was an unfortunate end to the Bruins, not just because they ended up on the wrong side of a 3-2 decision.

RSL’s history-making win
Salt Lake Tribune
By Michael C. Lewis * IN SHORT: Real Salt Lake enjoys the biggest victory in its history, blasting DC United 4-0 for its first win of the season.

Ochoa expands lead to 7 strokes
San Jose Mercury News
Lorena Ochoa closed in on the last point she needs to qualify for the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame, shooting her third consecutive 7-under 66 Saturday to take a seven-stroke lead in the Corona Championship in Morelia, Mexico.

Hoops finish the job this time
MLS – Major League Soccer
By Steve Hunt / MLSnet.com Staff FRISCO, Texas — After starting the 2008 season with a pair of disappointing draws, FC Dallas finished the job with a 2-0 win against the New York Red Bulls at Pizza Hut Park on Saturday night.

Roy, Blazers snap Mavs’ streak
Sports Network
Portland, OR (Sports Network) – Brandon Roy scored 23 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers past the Dallas Mavericks, 108-105.