National League Capsules

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Chris Capuano struck out seven in his first home game with the Dodgers, who scored all of their runs in the first inning and completed a three-game sweep.

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DETROIT (AP) - Brennan Boesch drove in four runs on his 27th birthday Friday, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 7-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays for their fifth win in six games to start the season.

Mavericks survive late run, top Warriors

OAKLAND (AP) - Dirk Nowitzki scored 27 points and former Golden State lottery pick Brandan Wright had 16 points and nine rebounds, leading the Dallas Mavericks past the Warriors 112-103 on Thursday night.

NBA Capsules

CHICAGO (AP) - C.J. Watson scored 16 points, including the game-tying 3-pointer at the end of regulation, and the Chicago Bulls pulled away in overtime to beat the Miami Heat 96-86 on Thursday night.

NHL Capsules

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Martin Hanzal scored 9:29 into overtime and the Phoenix Coyotes opened the playoffs with a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.

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Giants head home looking for momentum

Sports News Brief

FOOTBALL RAIDERS SIGN FORMER COLLEGE HOOPSTER AS TE: ALAMEDA (AP) - The Oakland Raiders have signed former Cal State Fullerton basketball player Andre Hardy to a free-agent contract. The Raiders announced the deal Thursday to bring Hardy in as a tight end. The 25-year-old Hardy hasn't played football since high school. The 6-foot-5, 250-pound Hardy averaged 8.0 points and ...

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Indians agree to $1.25M deal with Johnny Damon

Giants' Wilson earns save with wild, wild final inning

Feds bulk up for retrial of Clemens over steroids

Chevrolet to pull all 11 IndyCar engines

Havlat's goal lifts Sharks past Blues in 2 OT

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Martin Havlat returned from a hamstring injury that sidelined him nearly half the season just in time for the San Jose Sharks' playoff push.

Indians rout Athletics

CLEVELAND (AP) - Everything is going the Indians' way. There's no dispute or debate about that.

Great debut for Castro, Woods solid at Players

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Tiger Woods was nine shots out of the lead, not the best position at The Players Championship, especially since he had not even started his round. Perhaps the bigger surprise was the guy who posted the record-tying round Thursday.

NHL capsules

CHICAGO (AP) - Marian Hossa scored twice to back a strong effort by goalie Corey Crawford, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Minnesota Wild 5-1 Thursday night to win their first-round playoff series 4-1.

Warriors end skid at 30 in San Antonio, tie series

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Klay Thompson scored 34 points, Stephen Curry added 22 and the Golden State Warriors withstood another furious rally by the San Antonio Spurs for a 100-91 victory Wednesday night to even their series at one game apiece and snap a 30-game skid in the Alamo City.

49ers reach stadium naming rights deal with Levi Strauss

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The future home of the San Francisco 49ers will be called Levi's Stadium.

Marleau, Pavelski lead Sharks into 2nd round

SAN JOSE (AP) - A year after being among the main perpetrators of another playoff failure in San Jose, Patrick Marleau and Joe Pavelski are leading the Sharks back to the second round.

Torres singles in 10th, lifts Giants past Phillies

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Buster Posey and Andres Torres waited three hours before making their contributions to yet another walkoff win for the San Francisco Giants.

Indians edge Athletics on controversial call

CLEVELAND (AP) - Adam Rosales thought he hit a game-tying home run. The Athletics, Indians and 14,000 or so fans thought so, too.

Sports news briefs

Wondolowski leads 'Quakes over Toronto FC: SANTA CLARA (AP) - Chris Wondolowski set up the tying goal and scored the winner to lead the San Jose Earthquakes to a 2-1 victory over Toronto FC on Wednesday night.

Sharks sweep Canucks with 4-3 win in OT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Patrick Marleau scored a power-play goal 13:18 into overtime and the San Jose Sharks completed their first playoff sweep in franchise history, beating the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 Tuesday night.

Spurs going for 2-0 lead over Warriors

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Even a day later, the San Antonio Spurs still found it difficult to explain how they won the opener of their second-round series against Golden State.

Utley, Howard homer as Phillies beat Giants

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Chase Utley and Ryan Howard homered to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants 6-2 on Tuesday night.

Milone’s gem wasted in loss to Indians

CLEVELAND (AP) - Athletics left-hander Tommy Milone provided a textbook example of a hard-luck loss Tuesday night.

NHL capsules

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Patrick Marleau scored a power-play goal 13:18 into overtime and the San Jose Sharks completed their first playoff sweep in franchise history, beating the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 Tuesday night.

NBA capsules

NEW YORK (AP) - Carmelo Anthony scored 32 points, 16 during a 30-2 New York onslaught in the second half, the Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 105-79 on Tuesday night to even the Eastern Conference semifinals at one game.