SPORTS INFO For 05 26 2011

WELCOME - GLOBAL SPORTS Fans this Thursday, MAY 26, 2011 !





NBA - After five seasons, Dirk Nowitzki is returning to the NBA Finals. With this cast of Mavs, he looks ready to finish the job. APAfter five seasons, Dirk Nowitzki is returning to the NBA Finals. With this cast of Mavs, he looks ready to finish the job. Good as old- The Mavs are old, and that's a good thing. They will be playing for the NBA title,because they are smarter, stronger and savvier than the young and hapless Thunder. Eastern Conference finals-Chris Bosh is looking more like a superstar than a third wheel. Heat not looking beyond game 5.



NBA PLAYOFF THURSDAY - MIAMI (3) at BULLS (1) 8:30 PM ET.



NHL - The Lightning staved off elimination, nothing new for Martin St. Louis and his unflappable spirit. 'Pure joy' for CanucksVancouver will play for the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1994. Canucks in finals after 17-year absence. Sharks fall short in West finals again. Lightning force Game 7 vs. Bruins. NO PLAYOFF GAME TONIGHT!



FRIDAY'S NFL PLAYOFF GAME 6 - LIGHTNING (2) at BRUINS (3) 8:00 PM EDT




MLB - Phils top Reds in 19, IF Valdez gets win. Marlins win in 12, Posey injures ankle. Rivera first P in 1,000 games for 1 team. Red Sox score 7 in 1st, beat Tribe 14-2. Greinke homers, Ks 10 for hot Brewers. Yankees' Soriano could be out 2 months. O's rout Royals for fourth straight win.



MLB TODAY- NL - FOUR (4) GAME & AL- FOUR (4) GAMES!



NASCAR - Police ticketed Kyle Busch for going 128 mph in a 45-mph zone. Should NASCAR take action against this kind of recklessness? Plans are reportedly in the works for Danica Patrick to come to NASCAR full-time beginning in 2012.
Junior vs. Carl-Why would Rick Hendrick sign Dale Earnhardt Jr. when Carl Edwards is available?



NEXT NASCAR SPRING CUP RACE - May 29 -6:01 pm FOX Coca-Cola 600 -Charlotte Motor Speedway -Concord, NC



GOLF - Rory Sabbatini won the Byron Nelson Championship two years ago. Is he due to hoist the trophy again? Nelson course avoids major storm damage.



PGA Tour 2011 Schedule - May 26 - 29 - HP Byron Nelson Championship- Four Seasons-Las Colinas-Irving, Texas



TENNIS - Four-time Slam champ Kim Clijsters blew two match points and never recovered against Arantxa Rus. Men's coverage-Roger Federer cruised through the first two rounds in Paris under the radar. Is opportunity ripe for him?
Women's coverage-Sabine Lisicki was one point away from upsetting No. 3 seed Vera Zvonareva.



SOCCER - WORLD SOCCER - Looking ahead to the Champions League final against Man U, Barca's Lionel Messi found inspiration in his youth. The EPL season came to a close with Fulham's Clint Dempsey and Everton's Tim Howard going out in style.
MLS SOCCER - With the final rosters set for the CONCACAF Gold Cup, MLS coaches are going to have to figure out how to deal without stars like Juan Agudelo. Power rankings: Galaxy still on top. Stunning strike from Ruiz tops week's best.FC Dallas 1, Sounders 0. Donovan's penalty lifts Galaxy past Dynamo.



NFL - With decertification as the strategy, DeMaurice Smith's players were in trouble well before the work stoppage.Goodell: Lockout has fan interest down. NFL coaches file brief, support players. Sanchez: Jets planning full-team
June workouts. We'll be back-NFL owners wrap their annual spring meetings and try to assure local officials therewill indeed be a Super Bowl in Indianapolis on Feb. 5 -- or maybe Feb. 12. But how they get there remains a big mystery.



NCAA FOOTBALL - Kevin Wilson knows the sordid football past at Indiana. He also thinks the pieces are now in place to change history. NCAA to deny USC appeal. Three and out. It just might be the right time for college football to move
kickoffs once again.



UFC - From his early days on Las Vegas basketball courts to the present, the portly Roy Nelson has been disproving detractors.



BOXING - Boxing's top promotional rivals are all smiles in recent weeks. But how long will Golden Boy and Top Rank cooperate? Chris Arreola will step into the ring Friday for the second time in 13 days?



HORSE RACING - Roddickton takes the Belmont feature-Roddickton extended his winning streak to three, beating Capital Market by 11/4 lengths on Wednesday in the $53,000 allowance feature.




POKER - Full Speed Ahead- The WSOP begins in less than a week and Inside Deal helps get you ready for the most importantstretch of the year in poker. Also, an exclusive announcement on the 3rd WSOP rematch.