Celtics still searching for 1st playoff road win
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Kevin Garnett stutter-stepped as he reached a potential right turn down a seemingly endless hallway early Sunday morning. After losing Game 3, he and Boston teammate Paul Pierce were on their way to a media interview room proving difficult to find....

Suspects in Taylor murder won't face death penalty
MIAMI (AP) -- Prosecutors said Monday they will not seek the death penalty against four people charged with murdering Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor because the accused shooter was a minor when the crime was committed....

Altercation over, feelings not for Red Wings and Stars
DALLAS (AP) -- Really, it's hard to imagine that Chris Osgood is completely correct in his assessment....

Duke pitches Pirates past Braves to open twinbill
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Freddy Sanchez's three-run double in the fifth inning broke a scoreless tie, leading Zach Duke and the streaking Pittsburgh Pirates past the Atlanta Braves 5-0 Monday in the first game of a doubleheader....

Wie won't take part in Sorenstam's Ginn Tribute
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) -- Don't look for Michelle Wie at this year's Ginn Tribute hosted by Annika Sorenstam. Wie did not seek an exemption into the event she played a year ago, the tournament said....

Florida football player shot in the shoulder
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- A University of Florida football player is recovering after being shot in the shoulder while at a Tampa area-park....

Tim Duncan scores 22 as Spurs beat Hornets 100-80
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Tim Duncan had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the New Orleans Hornets 100-80 on Sunday night in Game 4 to even the Western Conference semifinals at 2-2....

Kirilenko stuffs Kobe, Lakers in OT as Jazz tie series 2-2
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Andrei Kirilenko blocked Kobe Bryant twice in overtime and converted a three-point play with 35 seconds remaining as the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Lakers 123-115 on Sunday, tying the Western Conference semifinals at 2-2. The Jazz went 9-for-9 from the foul line in overtime and outscored the Lakers 15-7 in the extra 5 minutes....

Garcia ends drought with playoff win at Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Sergio Garcia, the best player without a major, got the next best thing Sunday. Garcia ended the longest victory drought of his career 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: USC guard O.J. Mayo got cash, benefits from promoter
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 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....