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BOSTON — Simon Gagne and the Flyers 4 PhiladelBruins 3 phia Flyers put together one more dramatic comeback in a series full of rallies. They got plenty of help from the Boston Bruins, who finished off another epic collapse with a penalty they’re all too familiar with. Taking advantage of a toomany-men-on-the-ice call, Gagne scored on a power play with 7:08 left to give Philadelphia a 4-3 victory Friday night in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Flyers overcame a 3-0 series deficit and a 3-0 hole in the first period, rallying to advance to the conference finals against Montreal. “It’s just a great feeling,” Scott Hartnell said. “All the adversity we had fought through, being down, 3-0, in the series, 3-0 in the game, to come back and win, it’s absolutely incredible.” It was humiliating for the Bruins, who will be remembered for their colossal collapse. They became the third team in NHL history to lose a series after winning the first three games. “We got a little carried
last year’s Western Conference finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and The NBA notebook ... Denver Nuggets did better on ESPN, NEW YORK — Mayor Michael earning a 6.9 rating. Bloomberg says that if LeBron James DOES NASH WALK? calls to ask what it’s like to live in EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Lakers New York City, he will give the Clevecoach Phil Jackson thinks the Phoenix land Cavaliers superstar a “big sales Suns’ star point guard sometimes pitch.” plays a bit too much like a running “Rumors are that both the Knicks back. and the Nets would like to get him. I With a mischievous grin, Jackson would never take sides on that, but I said Friday that it’s tough for Los Anthink it would be great for New York geles to prepare to face Steve Nash if he would come here,” Bloomberg during defensive practice because of said on his weekly Friday show on the two-time MVP’s style with the WOR Radio. basketball. The two-time MVP will be the “Yeah, because you can’t carry the most-coveted prize when the NBA’s ball like he does in practice,” Jackson free agency period starts July 1. said. “You can’t pick that ball up and One Twitter posting said, “Can we run with it.” change the Bronx to LeBronx? Pretty Jackson turned his palm over while ASSOCIATED PRESS please, at least until July 1.” The mayhe spoke, making the officials’ gesFans Christian Zapata, right, and his ture for palming of the basketball. or’s office happily retweeted it, cousin Louis Filpo, both of New York, adding: “Good one!” Other players and coaches have hold a poster to show their support for suggested a similar belief over the James and the Cavaliers fell short again in their effort to bring a title to LeBron James to become a Knick. years, though Nash is hardly the only Cleveland, getting eliminated from NBA player who draws such comthe Eastern Conference playoffs plaints from opponents: Kobe Bryant Thursday by the Boston Celtics, and Bryant had almost nothing to say also has been known to stretch one of fueling speculation that James’ days Friday about the Cleveland Cavaliers’ basketball’s simplest rules to its limits. with the Cavs are over. playoff elimination, which ruined perAnd Nash isn’t even the first player “If asked, if he calls me and says haps the best chance yet for a playoff in this postseason to draw the atten’What’s it like to live in New York, I’ll meeting with James. tion of Jackson, whose track record of give him a big sales pitch for New “I don’t know,” Bryant said when playing such games through the meYork,” Bloomberg said on his show. asked what he thought of Boston’s dia goes back 20 years to his early “I love living in New York, my kids Game 6 victory, before an awkward seasons with the Chicago Bulls. love living in New York, I think Lesilence with the phalanx of television WOODSON FIRED Bron James would love living in New cameras and digital recorders pointed ATLANTA — Mike Woodson is out York and it is the world’s greatest at him in a back corner of the Lakers’ as coach of the Atlanta Hawks after stage,” the mayor added. training complex. the team was swept in the second KOBE ON LEBRON GAME 6 RATINGS round of the playoffs by Orlando. EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — If Kobe NEW YORK — The Boston Celtics’ General manager Rick Sund said Bryant is disappointed to learn his series-clinching victory over the Friday the team will not offer Woodlong-anticipated NBA finals showCleveland Cavaliers in Game 6 of the son a new contract. He coached the down with LeBron James is off for at Eastern Conference semifinals is the Hawks for six seasons, and they imleast another year, the Lakers star is- second-most watched basketball game proved their record every year after n’t showing it. ever aired on ESPN. Only Game 4 of managing just 13 wins in his debut. Associated Press
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Simon Gagne celebrates his go-ahead goal in the third period against the Bruins. away from our game plan and lost our composure” in Game 7,” Bruins captain Zdeno Chara said. When the final buzzer sounded, the Flyers poured off their bench and surrounded Michael Leighton, who held the Bruins scoreless in the last two periods after starting just his second playoff game for injured Brian Boucher. While the Flyers celebrated, the yellow towels used by fans to spur on the home team came floating to the ice, resting there as signs of frustration for a crowd that won’t need them until next season. Bruins center Patrice Bergeron took a slap shot with one of those cold pieces of cloth. It didn’t go very far. This one occurred with 8:50 left and Gagne, a major force since returning from a toe injury for Game 4, scored with 18 seconds left in the power play. “I saw two centermen out there and I said, `What’s going on,”’ said Milan Lucic, who had two goals for Boston. “I knew there was a miscommunication out there and we got caught.”
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SWIMMING CHARLOTTE — Michael Phelps won the 100-meter butterfly and 200 freestyle on Friday at the Charlotte UltraSwim. Phelps, scheduled to compete in the 100 backstroke today, needed a final push to hold off Peter Vanderkaay in in the 200 free, winning by 0.04 seconds in the longcourse meet.
NFL PHILADELPHIA — Donovan McNabb apologized to the fans of Philadelphia for not winning a Super Bowl title for them. “I look back — the things that I set out that I wanted to accomplish and bring back to Philadelphia I wasn’t able to,
GOLF MOBILE, Ala. — Se Ri Pak shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead over Brittany Lincicome and Wendy Ward in the Bell Micro LPGA Classic. Michelle Wie made the cut by a stroke, following her opening 72 with a 73. • SAN ANTONIO — Rain washed out play in the Texas Open and PGA Tour officials said more bad weather this weekend could push the tournament into Monday. • HOOVER, Ala. — Joey Sindelar, Bobby Clampett, Russ Cochran and Peter Senior shot 7-under 65s on Friday in the Regions Charity Classic to share the lead after the record-setting opening round.
Monfils 6-1, 6-3. Nadal is 13-0 on clay this season, winning titles in Monte Carlo and Rome. He is looking for a record 18th Masters title. Nadal and Andre Agassi have won 17 each, with Federer at 16.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL MIAMI — The oncevaunted rivals are nearing a deal for a three-game series, starting with a game at Chicago’s Soldier Field in 2012, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Friday. The game would be followed by a home-and-home, likely in 2014 and 2016. • CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Randy Shannon has received a new four-year contract from Miami after the
TENNIS MADRID — Defending champion Roger Federer rallied from a set and a break down to beat Ernests Gulbis 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 Friday and secure a place in the Madrid Masters semifinals. Earlier Friday, Rafael Nadal was close to his claycourt best in beating Gael
sides worked on trying to get a deal done for more than a year. Shannon has gone 21-17 in his first three seasons with the Hurricanes. The 2010 season would have been his last under his existing contract, but the pace of talks increased in the last several weeks.
COLLEGE HOOPS LEXINGTON, Ky. — John Calipari is reassuring Kentucky basketball fans that he plans to coach the Wildcats next year, despite speculation he is being pursued by the NBA. Calipari sent a message on Twitter on Friday that said: “I will be coaching at Kentucky next year. Now let’s finish what we started!”
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MILWAUKEE — Phillies manager Charlie Manuel says he should have stayed quiet during the binoculars flap in Denver this week. The Phillies insist they weren’t trying to steal signs when bullpen coach Mick Billmeyer was caught peering through binoculars from the bullpen at Coors Field. Manuel said in Denver that teams “keep crying” about the issue, and that upset Colorado manager Jim Tracy. The Phillies were in Milwaukee on Friday and Manuel said he shouldn’t have commented on the brouhaha. Manuel doesn’t think he said anything derogatory about the Rockies, but said he would be willing to talk directly to Tracy.
and I apologize more than anything to the people of Philadelphia, not bringing that Super Bowl to them,” McNabb told Philadelphia radio station 97.5 The Fanatic. McNabb was traded to division rival Washington last month. He led the Eagles to five appearances in the NFC championship game and a spot in the Super Bowl after the 2004 season. The Eagles lost that game 24-21 to New England.
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