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Baseball
FavoriteOddsUnderdog
National League
Houston51/2-61/2PITTSBURGH
CincinnatiEven-6ST.LOUIS
PHILADELPHIA10-12Washington
San Diego51/2-61/2ARIZONA
LA DODGERS81/2-91/2San Fran.
American League
CLEVELAND6-7Texas
MINNESOTA61/2-71/2Kansas City
OAKLAND6-7Seattle
LA ANGELS9-11Tampa Bay
Boston7-8BALTIMORE
NY YANKEES7-8Toronto
DetroitEven-6CHISOX
NBA Playoffs
FavoritePointsUnderdog
Round One-Best of Seven Series
Detroit2ORLANDO
UTAH4Houston
Phoenix4LA LAKERS
Friday, April 27th.
NEW JERSEY41/2Toronto
MIAMI51/2Chicago
NHL Playoffs
FavoriteGoalsUnderdog
Conference Semifinals
NEW JERSEYEven-1/2Ottawa
DETROIT1/2-1San Jose
Home team in CAPS
AP SPORTLIGHT
Compiled By PAUL MONTELLA
April 26
1905 -- Jack McCarthy of the Cubs became the only outfielder in major league history to throw out three runners at the plate, each of whom became the second out of a double play. The victims were the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 2-1 loss.
1950 -- The University of Miami ends the longest winning streak in collegiate tennis by defeating William & amp; Mary 8-1. William & amp; Mary, unbeaten in five years, had won 82 consecutive meets.
1964 -- The Boston Celtics capture their sixth consecutive NBA title with a 105-99 victory over the San Francisco Warriors in Game 5 of the finals.
1995 -- The Colorado Rockies post an 11-9 victory over the New York Mets in 14 innings, tying the NL record for innings played in a season opener.
2002 -- Odalis Perez of Los Angeles faces the minimum 27 batters in his first career shutout. Perez was perfect for six innings in a 10-0 win over the Cubs at Chicago's Wrigley Field.
2005 -- Alex Rodriguez hits three home runs and drives in a career-high 10 runs to lead the New York Yankees over the Los Angeles Angels 12-4.
CRICKET
World Cup Score
Wednesday
At Gros Islet, St. Lucia
Australia, 153-3, def. South Africa, 149, by seven wickets
SAILING
America's Cup Challengers
Off Valencia, Spain
Louis Vuitton Cup
First Round Robin
RWLPts
BMW Oracle Racing66012
Emirates Team NZ65110
Luna Rossa75210
Mascalzone Latino65110
Desafio Espanol6428
Victory Challenge6428
Shosholoza7346
Areva Challenge6244
UI Team Germany6152
+39 Challenge6060
China Team6060
Wednesday, April 25
Flight 6
Luna Rossa, Italy, def. Areva Challenge, France, by 33 seconds.
Victory Challenge, Sweden, def. +39 Challenge, Italy, by :55.
Desafio Espanol, Spain, def. China Team, China, by 2:01.
Mascalzone Latino, Italy, def. United Internet Team Germany, Germany, by :24.
Emirates Team New Zealand, New Zealand, def. Shosholoza, South Africa, by 1:23.
Bye: BMW Oracle Racing, United States.
Flight 7
BMW Oracle Racing def. Areva Challenge by 2:54.
Luna Rossa def. +39 Challenge by 1:22.
Emirates Team New Zealand def. United Internet Team Germany by 1:03.
Mascalzone Latino def. China Team by withdrawal.
Desafio Espanol def. Shosholoza by :57.
Bye: Victory Challenge.
SOCCER
MLS
Wednesday's Games
Kansas City 3, Toronto FC 0
Today's Games
New York at FC Dallas, 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 28
Kansas City at Toronto FC, 12:30 p.m.
D.C. United at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.
European Champions League
SEMIFINALS
First leg
Tuesday's Game
Manchester United (England) 3, AC Milan (Italy) 2
Wednesday's Game
Chelsea (England) 1, Liverpool (England) 0
Second leg
Tuesday, May 1
Chelsea at Liverpool, 2:45 p.m.
Wednesday, May 2
Manchester United at AC Milan, 2:45 p.m.
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