Jazz down 2-0 to Lakers as series comes to Utah

SALT LAKE CITY - The Utah Jazz are hoping home court really is an advantage. Right now, they'll take any edge they can get. ...more

Hot state of hockey as Flyers, Penguins meet in East finals

PITTSBURGH - Some NHL rivalries evolve from a big game, a major trade or a short-lived scuffle, then fade after a few years. Not the Philadelphia Flyers vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins. ...more

Roger Federer upset by Radek Stepanek in Rome Masters

ROME - Roger Federer lost again, falling to 27th-ranked Radek Stepanek 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) Friday in the Rome Masters quarterfinals. ...more

Avalanche, coach Joel Quenneville go separate ways

DENVER - The Colorado Avalanche want to play a faster, more attacking brand of hockey, similar to the style that brought them two Stanley Cup titles. ...more

MLB suspends Mariners slugger Sexson for 6 games

Sexson asked the players' association to appeal, and any suspension will be delayed until after a hearing. ...more

Lilly pitches Cubs to 3-1 win over Diamondbacks

CHICAGO - Ted Lilly kept his glove on his hand this time. ...more

Packers release Koren Robinson

Not long after Green Bay signed the 6-foot-2, 205-pound Robinson in 2006, the league suspended him for a year for alcohol-related problems. ...more

Padres release struggling CF Jim Edmonds, call up Gerut

SAN DIEGO - Center fielder Jim Edmonds was released Friday by the San Diego Padres after his batting average dipped to .178 _ more than 100 points below his lifetime average _ and he struggled to track down fly balls. ...more

• Fast and messy Indy 500 pole qualifying in forecast

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