The Florida Marlins' Miguel Cabrera carries teammate Alfredo Amezaga on his back as he is congratulated by Josh Willingham after Cabrera knocked in the winning run against the Philadelphia Phillies early Friday morning, May 25, 2007, at Dolphin Stadium in Miami. The Marlins defeated the Phillies, 5-4, in 11 innings.
Detroit Pistons forward Rasheed Wallace, left, puts the pressure on Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James in the fourth quarter of Game 2 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals Thursday, May 24, 2007, in Auburn Hills, Mich. The Pistons beat the Cavaliers 79-76 to take a 2-0 lead in the series.
Atlanta Braves starter John Smoltz delivers to the New York Mets during the first inning, Thursday, May 24, 2007, at Turner Field in Atlanta. Smoltz became baseball's first pitcher with 200 wins and 150 saves, achieving the feat by throwing seven shutout innings to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 2-1 win over the New York Mets.
Detroit Red Wings goalie Dominik Hasek looks at the puck he didn't quite stop while teammate Andreas Lilja and Anaheim Ducks center Rob Niedermayer react to Samuel Pahlsson's goal with 14:06 remaining, which proved to be the difference for Anaheim. The Ducks beat the Wings 4-3 and move on to meet Ottawa in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs shoots over Andrei Kirilenko of the Utah Jazz in the third quarter of Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference Finals at AT&T Center on May 22, 2007 in San Antonio, Texas. Parker scored 17 points to help the Spurs beat the Jazz 105-96 for a 2-0 series lead.
Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Johan Santana throws in the first inning against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, May 22, 2007. Santana struck out a season-high 13 in seven innings and Justin Morneau homered twice as the Twins beat the Rangers 7-1.
Detroit Pistons fans hold up signs during the first quarter of an NBA Eastern Conference finals game at the Palace of Auburn Hills, Mich., Monday, May 21, 2007. Cleveland's Lebron James passed to Donyell Marshall, who missed a wide-open 3-pointer with 5.9 seconds left that allowed the Pistons to escape with a 79-76 victory over the Cavaliers.
The Cincinnati Reds' Ken Griffey Jr. hits a two-run home run, the 572nd of his career, off Washington Nationals pitcher Levale Speigner in the third inning, Monday, May 21, 2007, in Cincinnati. Catcher Brian Schneider is at right. Javier Valentin lifted their gloom with a pinch-hit homer in the eighth inning, setting up an 8-7 victory that represented the Washington Nationals' biggest meltdown of the season.
San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan, right, is guarded by Utah Jazz center Mehmet Okur in the first quarter of their Western Conference playoff game, Sunday, May 20, 2007, in San Antonio. Duncan dropped in 27 points, 10 rebounds and five assists to carry San Antonio to a 108-100 victory over the Jazz.
Starting pitcher Tyler Clippard of the New York Yankees deals against the New York Mets on May 20, 2007 at Shea Stadium in New York City. The baby-faced Clippard made his major league debut by striking out Jose Reyes on three pitches and delivered the poised performance the banged-up Yankees needed, leading them past the New York Mets 6-2 to salvage one game of three in their weekend Subway Series.
Anaheim Ducks right winger Teemu Selanne shoots the puck past Detroit Red Wings goalie Dominik Hasek for the winning goal during overtime of Game 5 of the NHL Western Conference finals, Sunday, May 20, 2007, in Detroit. The Ducks won 2-1 to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Roger Federer of Switzerland returns a ball to Rafael Nadal of Spain during the finals of the ATP masters tournament Am Rothenbaum, May 20, 2007 in Hamburg, Germany. Federer won the match 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 and ended Nadal's 81-match winning streak on clay.
Cleveland Indians third baseman Casey Blake waits for the ball (near his left foot) as the Cincinnati Reds' Ryan Freel dives for the bag on a steal in the eighth inning, Sunday, May 20, 2007, in Cleveland. Freel was out on the play. The Indians won 5-3. The Indians' 16-4 home start tied the mark set by the 1995 club, which went 54-18 at home on the way to Cleveland's first World Series appearance in 41 years.
Serbia's Jelena Jankovic in action against Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova during their final match at the Rome Masters tennis tournament in Rome's Foro Italico clay-court, Sunday, May 20, 2007. Jankovic won 7-5, 6-1.
Kevin Harvick does a burnout after winning the NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge auto race in Concord, N.C., Saturday, May 19, 2007.
Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller lets in a second period goal by the Ottawa Senators' Dany Heatley (top) as the Senators' Daniel Alfredsson (bottom) battles with Sabres defenseman Toni Lydman in the fifth game of the NHL Eastern Conference Finals in Buffalo, N.Y., Saturday, May 19, 2007. The Senators won 3-2 on an overtime goal by Alfredsson to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals.
Paul Lo Duca of the New York Mets congratulates teammates David Wright (5) and Carlos Beltran (15) after scoring in the eighth inning against the New York Yankees at Shea Stadium May 19, 2007 in New York City. Wright hit a pair of two-run homers and the Mets held off their fading Big Apple rivals 10-7 victory in the Subway Series.
Curlin, ridden by Robby Albarado, left, inches up on Street Sense, ridden by Calvin Borel, in the final stretch to win the 132nd running of the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, Saturday, May 19, 2007.
WBC and WBO World Middleweight champion Jermain Taylor, left, of Little Rock, Ark., lands a left to the head of Cory Spinks, of St. Louis, during their 12-round bout in Memphis, Tenn., Saturday, May 19, 2007. Taylor defended his championship with another close victory Saturday night, outpointing Spinks in a split decision.
LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers shoots past Mikki Moore of the New Jersey Nets in Game 6 of the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals, May 18, 2007 at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, N.J. The Cavs advanced to the Eastern Conference finals.