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Fresno - Today in Sports

Kurkjian: Beltran 'about as good as it gets'

Cardinals' veteran outfielder showing that when he's healthy, he can be great

LeBron drops 40 as Heat tie series with Pacers

LeBron James scored 40 points, superstar sidekick Dwyane Wade added 30 and Miami's dynamic duo took over after halftime to bring the Heat even the series with a 101-93 win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal Sunday.

I'll Have Another off to New York for Belmont

I'll Have Another poked his head out of his stall, started nibbling on his nameplate tacked to a wall and looked up at all the people watching his every move.

Doan goals, Smith shutout keep Coyotes alive

The Coyotes beat the Kings 2-0 on Sunday.

Gasol shares blame for Lakers' loss to Thunder

Kobe Bryant hoped for more aggressiveness from the Lakers All-Star forward Pau Gasol in the Lakers' loss to the Thunder.

Strasburg homers, K's 8 as Nats knock Orioles

Stephen Strasburg hit his first major league home run and struck out eight in five innings to carry the Washington Nationals past the Baltimore Orioles 9-3 Sunday.

Rangers coach Tortorella rips Devils' tactics

In a heated Hudson River clash that is threatening to become pretty nasty, the gloves were officially dropped Sunday when Rangers coach John Tortorella ripped the Devils, accusing them of selling penalty calls and skirting the rules.

Carpenter ensures full 33-car field for Indy

Ed Carpenter has become the 33rd driver to qualify for the Indianapolis 500, assuring race officials they will have a full field for the May 27 race.

Sandbagging in Sprint All-Star race annoys fans

It didn't take teams very long to figure out their best shot at winning the All-Star race would be in the first 20 laps.

Perez says Indians fans should support team

Chris Perez is throwing some heat at Cleveland fans.

Dufner's clutch birdie putt on 18th wins Nelson

A month ago, Jason Dufner was a single man still in search of his first PGA Tour victory.

Munoz wins match play after controversial semi

Azahara Munoz of Spain defeated Morgan Pressel 2 and 1 in the semifinals of the Sybase Match Play Championship Sunday after a slow-play penalty against the American on the 12th hole turned the match, casting a shadow on the $1.5 million event.

Phillies GM defends club's treatment of Howard

Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro defended the club's treatment of Ryan Howard in response to a newspaper report that questioned the use of cortisone on the star slugger last season.

Sharapova tops Li, holds onto Italian Open title

Maria Sharapova successfully defended her Italian Open title Sunday, beating Li Na 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) in a wild match in which play was twice interrupted by rain and the red clay turned to mud.

Spurs rally, use 24-0 run to take 3-0 series lead

Tim Duncan scored 19 points, helping engineer a 24-0 run in the third quarter after the Spurs trailed by 24 points earlier, and San Antonio defeated the Clippers 96-86 on Saturday to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their second-round playoff series.

Marlins put MLB steals leader Bonifacio on DL

The Miami Marlins have placed outfielder Emilio Bonifacio on the 15-day disabled list because of a sprained left thumb.