SPORTS INFO Updates for 05 02 2011

WELCOME - GLOBAL SPORTS Fans this Monday, MAY 02, 2011 !



Sports fans cheer bin Laden's death!





NBA - Dwyane Wade and the Heat did more than hold their ground against the Celtics in Game 1. They did the pushing. Wade's 38 help Heat top Celts in Game 1Randolph's 34 power Grizzlies by ThunderBulls' Thibodeau wins NBA Coach of Year.



PLAYOFF'S TODAY - HAWKS(0)at BULLS (0) 8 PM and MAVERICKS (0) at LAKERS (0) 10:30 PM ET.





NHL - Vincent Lecavalier scored 6:19 into overtime and the Lightning beat the Caps 3-2 for a 2-0 series lead. Lightning up 2-0 on Lecavalier's OT goalNiemi's 33 saves give Sharks 2-0 lead. Thomas a factor in Bruins-Flyers rematch.
Preds counting on Rinne again for Game 3.



TODAY'S GAMES - BRUINS at FLYERS 7:30 PM and RED WINGS at SHARKS 10 PM EDT.




MLB - Josh Johnson's fabulous April was no fluke, giving a glimpse into how great a pitcher he can become. Indians' home winning streak reaches 13. Ethier's streak at 27 but Dodgers lose. Mets beat Phils in 14 amid historic news. Crawford's
RBI helps Red Sox avoid sweep. Angels scratch Weaver but rally by Rays. Pedro Martinez: I'm on way to retirement. Twins' skid hits 6 after sweep by Royals,



2011 MLB TODAY - NL - SIX (6) GAMES and AL - FOUR (4) GAMES!





NASCAR - On a night when plenty of tempers were flaring, Kyle Busch of all people kept his cool to win the Crown Royal 400.Hamlin happy with 2nd-place finish. Jimmie Johnson turned an awful night into a decent outcome.



NEXT NASCAR SPRING CUP RACE - May 7 - 7:44 pm FOX Showtime Southern 500 - Darlington Raceway




GOLF - Bubba Watson made a birdie putt on the second playoff hole to outduel Webb Simpson in New Orleans. Westwood rallies to win Ballantine's. Bubba Watson gets second PGA win of 2011. Qualifier Potter wins Nationwide event. Avnet Classic-Maria Hjorth recorded a 5-under 67 on Sunday to rally from two back and pick up the win in Alabama.



PGA Tour 2011 Schedule - May 5-8 Wells Fargo Championship-Purse: $6,500,000 Quail Hollow-Charlotte, North Carolina





TENNIS - Novak Djokovic was not at his best, but still outdueled Feliciano Lopez in the Serbia Open final to raise his remarkable 2011 mark to 27-0. Men's tournaments - Portugal: Del Potro cruises past Verdasco for titl. Munich: Davydenko dispatches Mayer in final. Women's tournaments - Madrid: Wozniacki, Sharapova prevail in openers. Barcelona: Vinci wins title, improves event mark.



TODAY'S EVENT - May 1 - May 8 Tennis Masters Madrid - Madrid, Spain - CHECK out the TENNIS ODDS at SBGGlobal.com





SOCCER - MLS - The Galaxy's Landon Donovan responded with an equalizer minutes after FC Dallas' Fabian Castillo broke the ice to earn a draw on the road 1-1. RSL falls to Portland in first league loss of season. New York extends win streak to three. Shea scores winner for FC Dallas against. Timbers hand Real Salt Lake first loss, 1-0. Toronto FC 0, Sounders 3.





NFL - Monday could be critical day for NFL labor. The NFL lockout is back in force after a short hiatus last week. A St. Louis appeals court could determine as early as Monday whether the league deserves a permanent stay of an injunction
granted to the players in Minnesota to block the lockout.



NCAA FOOTBALL - Mark Herzlich beat cancer, but the BC star was among many big-name college players who didn't get drafted by the NFL. Andrew Luck bypassed the 2011 draft to return to Stanford. Will he go No. 1 in '12? Record crowd watches Oregon spring game.



UFC - Mark "Machine" Hominick had every reason to quit vs. Jose Aldo but refused to do so – one of many highlights at UFC 129. Randy Couture may have lost in his final fight, but his legacy will live on in MMA forever. Georges St. Pierre held
on to his welterweight title, but it wasn't his best performance.



BOXING - A Manny Pacquiao knockout would be historic. A Shane Mosley KO would rock the boxing world. No matter the finish, they'll give fans their money's worth.




HORSE RACING - Walker's Landing, 20-1, pulled off the upset Sunday in the $53,000 allowance feature on the turf at Belmont Park. Uncle Mo is a go for Kentucky Derby'. Real Nice wins final of Levy Pacing Series. Machen triumphs in Derby Trial!




POKER - A New No. 1-Bringing in $4.5 million in earnings is a career many would love to have. Erik Seidel has earned that incredible sum so far in 2011 and jumps Phil Ivey to take the top spot in The Nuts!