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Kirilenko comes up big in OT, Jazz even series with Lakers 2-2
Andrei Kirilenko blocked Kobe Bryant twice in overtime and converted a three-point play with 35 seconds remaining as the Jazz beat the Lakers 123-115 on Sunday, tying the Western Conference semifinals at 2-2.

Garcia tops Goydos in playoff to win TPC
Sergio Garcia ended the longest victory drought of his career Sunday by making a clutch par putt to force a playoff and hitting the island green 17th on the first extra hole to defeat Paul Goydos in The Players Championship.

Report: Mayo received cash, benefits while in school
A former associate of USC freshman guard O.J. Mayo claims the basketball star received thousands of dollars in cash and other gifts from an event promoter over the past four years that would violate NCAA rules, ESPN reported Sunday.

Uggla extends streak to seven
Dan Uggla's second home run on Sunday was a go-ahead drive in the eighth inning that lifted the Florida Marlins to their seventh straight win, 5-4 over the Washington Nationals.

Bats lift rusty Harden
Emil Brown hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs to help the Oakland Athletics beat Texas 12-6, ending the Rangers' season-best five-game winning streak Sunday.

No longer a comeback: Sorenstam wins by 7
Annika Sorenstam's comeback is real. And with her third victory in eight events this season, she also showed she can beat the new No. 1, Lorena Ochoa.

Rays deny Santana, earn sweep
Carl Crawford hit a three-run homer and Cliff Floyd added a pair of run-scoring singles, helping the Tampa Bay Rays stop Ervin Santana from becoming the AL's first seven-game winner with an 8-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.

Cubs take out D-Backs
Pinch-hitter Daryle Ward delivered a two-run double in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs rallied again to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 Sunday after the anticipated showdown between Carlos Zambrano and Randy Johnson got wiped out.

Briscoe using 2nd chance; Sunday a washout
Ryan Briscoe made all the mistakes expected from young racers. He was driving too fast, running too hard to bother learning the most valuable virtue in oval racing -- patience. Now the more experienced 26-year-old is recasting his image with the most prominent team in IndyCar racing, Team Penske.

Notes: More rain
Next weekend's busy schedule just got tougher for some Indianapolis 500 teams.

Braun hits 2 homers
Ryan Braun hit a pair of solo home runs, Jeff Suppan pitched seven solid innings and the Milwaukee Brewers' new closer-by-committee held on for a 5-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.

Brewers pull scuffling Gagne from closer's role
The Brewers yanked Eric Gagne from the closer's role on Sunday after the reliever called his latest performance embarrassing and said he didn't feel he deserved to pitch the ninth anymore.

Djokovic rules in Rome
Novak Djokovic won the 10th title of his career, rallying Sunday to defeat unseeded Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 at the Rome Masters.

Safina bags German Open
Dina Safina pulled off her third upset of a top-10 player in a week at the German Open, winning the title Sunday by defeating ninth-ranked Elena Dementieva 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.

D'Antoni agrees to take over as Knicks coach
The Knicks released a statement Saturday night saying they had agreedin principle with Suns coach Mike D'Antoni and that a news conferencewould be held once the contract had been completed.