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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Sports for this morning

Oakland edged the White Sox last night 2-1 thanks to rookie pitcher Greg Smith who gave the Good Guys' Hitting fits all night, Mark Buehrle took the loss. Jermaine Dye was caught leaning at first in the seventh, AJ was hit by a pitch.

Detroit beat the Twins 11-9, finally living up to the hype at the plate. It's their first win at home in seven games, giving them a 3 & 10 record that's still the worst in baseball.

Red Sox beat Cleveland 6-4. The Yankees outlasted the Tampa Bay Rays 8-7, A-Rod blasted historic home run number 521 to match Hall of Famers Ted Williams and Willie McCovey on the career list in the win.

Southsiders have an afternoon game with Oakland today, Cubs host the Reds tonight at 8:05.

In the NBA Phoenix blew a lead but still managed to come back and eliminate Golden State. The Bulls couldn't miss a shot...too late in the season...and dropped Milwaukee 151-135. Pacers lose to the Wizards 117 to 110.

The Nuggets' Carmelo Anthony has been arrested on suspicion of DUI.

The NHL Playoffs saw Colorado's 3rd straight OT game, this one a 3-2 loss to Minnesota. Nashville cut into the Red Wings' series lead with a 5-3 win, to win their first game in the series. Pittsburgh dominated the Washington Senators 4-1 and are one game away from a first round shutout.

Washington High School Junior Guard Skylar Diggins...who has a very cool first name, just like my son's...has been named to Parade Magazine's All-American Team, one of ten players nationwide to recieve the honor. Diggins has led the Panthers to a 76-6 mark in three seasons, including a 2007 State Title. Nice job Skylar Diggins!

The Shirt for 2008 will be unveiled at Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore Friday, former Irish player and ESPN host Mike Golic will be on-hand for the event.

Memphis freshman point guard Derrick Rose, quiet since last week's national title game, is ready to break his silence and announce his decision to enter the NBA Draft, a source close to Rose told CBSSports.com on Monday. The source said the famously shy Rose will likely release a statement to the media this week -- perhaps as early as today -- and in turn avoid a news conference like the one Michael Beasley just held. Beasley, Kansas State's All-American freshman, announced yesterday that he will skip his final three seasons to enter the June 26 NBA Draft, where he could be the No. 1 overall pick.