Scores and Sports Info for 04/17/2010

NBA Playoffs - Bulls intend to 'shock the world. 'Kirilenko out, Martin in for Utah-Denve. rGarnett, healthy Celtics ready for Heat. Today's Games: Bulls at Cavaliers 3:00 ET, Bucks at Hawks 5:30 ET, Heat at Celtics 8:00 ET and Jazz at Nuggets
10:00 ET.

NHL PLayoffs - The No. 1 seed Sharks celebrated a 6-5 win in OT on Friday, but they also showed fatal flaws vs. the Avs. Sidney Crosby made the big plays in the Pens' 2-1 win over Ottawa. Dumont lifts Preds by Blackhawks. Zetterberg, Red Wings even series. Devils even series with Flyers. Today's Games: Boston at Buffalo 1:00 ET, Montreal at Washington 7:00 Et and Los Angeles at Vancouver 10:00 ET.

MLB - Halladay wins home debut, moves to 3-0. Ethier's 2 HRs power Dodgers, Manny hurt. Sabathia Ks 9, Yankees win in 6 innings. Baker outpitches wild Greinke, Twins win. Lopez's slam rallies Cardinals past Mets. Headley's 3-run walkoff HR lifts Padres. Hernandez shines as Mariners rip Tigers. Indians' Talbot tosses CG for first win.

NASCAR - Kasey Kahne may be moving on at the end of the season, but he still has 29 races left to help Richard Petty Motorsports. Stewart wins 1st NASCAR pole in 5 years. Stewart turned a lap of 191.327 mph (307.9 kph) at Texas Motor Speedway for the Samsung Mobile 500 on Sunday.

GOLF - First-round leader K.J. Choi crumbled, allowing Jim Furyk to join two others atop the Harbour Town leaderboard. O'Meara cards 65 to lead Outback Pro-Am. Rice shoots 76, misses Nationwide cut. LPGA in Jamaica-Anna Nordqvist beat Amanda Blumenherst in the finals to win the inaugural Mojo 6.

MMA & BOXING - Saturday, April 17 Strikeforce: Dan Henderson vs. Jake Shields, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, CBS. BOXING - Saturday, April 17 - Montreal, Canada (HBO) -super middleweights: Lucian Bute (25-0, 20 KOs) vs. Edison Miranda (33-4, 29 KOs), Atlantic City, New Jersey (HBO) - middleweights: Kelly Pavlik (36-1, 32 KOs) vs. Sergio Martinez (44-2-2, 24 KOs), Magdeburg, Germany - super middleweights: Robert Stieglitz (37-2, 23 KOs) vs. Eduard Gutknecht (18-0, 7 KOs).

SOCCER - MLS - Recent signee Sunil Chhetri, "the face of Indian soccer," could make his MLS debut as the Wizards face the Sounders. Toronto slips past Philly 2-1. GAMES TODAY: Kansas vs Seatlle 3 ET, Chivas USA vs Houston 4 ET, Chicago vs DC United 7:30 ET, FC Dallas vs New York 7:30 ET, New England vs San Jose 10 ET and Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles 10:30 ET.

TENNIS - Rafael Nadal crushed fellow Spaniard David Ferrer in straight sets to reach the final of the Monte Carlo Masters. More tournament action-Barcelona: Schiavone routs Vinci in WTA final. Charleston: Wozniacki advances; Jankovic upset.

HORSE RACING - A bronze statue honoring "America's Horse," Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Alysheba, was unveiled Friday at the Hall of Champions in Lexington, Ky. More horse racing news-Keeneland mandates jockey medical information. Connemara aims for Derby at Lexington Stakes.