SPORTS INFO Updates for 05 25 2011

WELCOME - GLOBAL SPORTS Fans this Wednesday, MAY 25, 2011 !




NBA - Hip-hop star Drake got a courtside view of his buddy LeBron James, who provided another clutch performance for Miami. Heat win in OT, close in on finals. Western Conference finals-As painful as the Thunder's collapse was, there is a long road to recovery for Kevin Durant. Mavs 1 win away from NBA finals return. Rose shoots 8 for 27 in Game 4 loss.



NBA PLAYOFF TUESDAY - THUNDER (1) at MAVERICKS (3) 9:00 PM ET.



NHL - Vancouver is feeling charmed after Kevin Bieksa connected on a lucky bounce to KO the Sharks. Canucks reach Cup finals. Trailing 3-2, Lightning to start Roloson. Roloson gets the nod, Consider Game 5 a breather, Bolts going back to star for Game 6,



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




MLB - Daisuke Matsuzaka is back in Japan. Red Sox execs probably hope their $103 million headache never returns to Boston.Quentin's 3 HRs power ChiSox after storm. Rockies' De La Rosa tears elbow ligament. Beckett, Red Sox end woes in Cleveland.Teixeira's RBI in 9th caps Yanks' rally. Bruce's 3 RBIs in 9th help Reds end skid. Nolasco helps Marlins quiet Giants 5-1.



MLB TODAY- NL - Eight (8) GAME & AL- Seven (7) GAMES!



NASCAR - To spice things up, NASCAR's All-Star Race could use some tweaking. Would an elmination format make it more entertaining? Kyle Busch cited for doing 128 mph in a 45. Hornaday docked 25 points, fined $10,000. RCR crewman suspended for drug test. On Monday night, the five members of the 2011 NASCAR Hall of Fame class were inducted in Charlotte. Bobby Allison, Ned Jarrett, Bud Moore, David Pearson and Lee Petty made up NASCAR's second Hall of Fame class.



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



GOLF - Woods on crutches, plans to play US Open. Choi congratulates Toms for Colonial win. Azinger out of Senior PGA at Valhalla. Garcia withdraws from British qualifying. Ballesteros tribute raises nearly $1M. Scott Verplank's emotional win in 2007 is one of many classic highlights in the history of Byron Nelson's tournament.



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




TENNIS - Third-ranked Roger Federer rocked French wild card Maxime Teixeira in an 84-minute match. Bethanie Mattek-Sands won an all-American tilt vs. Varvara Lepchenko.



SOCCER - WORLD SOCCER - With the Galaxy's blessing, David Beckham played in a friendly for Man U to help bid farewell to best mate Gary Neville. Seoul into Asian Champions League quarters. Nigeria backs Sepp Blatter for re-election. Suwon beats Nagoya; into ACL quarters. Seoul into Asian Champions League quarters.


MLS - Coach Bruce Arena is letting David Beckham miss the Galaxy's home game against the Dynamo. Will that hurt L.A.? Fire top Earthquakes in US Open cup. Dallas-Salt Lake, Colorado-Toronto play 0-0.



NFL - NFL to punish teams for flagrant hits. Colts' Manning has second neck surgery. NFL cancels rookie symposium. Politicians, businessmen backing players.



NCAA FOOTBALL - Amsterdam natives Cedric Febis, Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe and Geraldo Hiwat are all expected to play major rolls for Boise State. Triple threat- Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M have the No. 1 QB/RB/WR combo for the 2011 season!



UFC - Frank Mir is known for his trash talk. But he's got nothing bad to say about Roy Nelson ahead of their UFC 130 fight.



BOXING - Bernard Hopkins' win over Jean Pascal wasn't just inspiring. It also rocketed the new light heavyweight champ up the ratings.



HORSE RACING - Shackleford likely to face Animal Kingdom again. Goldikova begins season with neck victory. Animal Kingdom probable for Belmont Stakes.



POKER - The Trade Of His Life. Andy Frankenberger lived on the thrills of his job on Wall St., but one chance experience changed his course and was crowned last week as the WPT Player of the Year.