Pacers squared with Miami after 99-92 victory

Roy Hibbert scored 23 points and pull 12 rebounds, Lance Stephenson had 20 points, as the Indiana Pacers used a late run to beat the Miami Heat 99-92 on Tuesday night and tie the Eastern Conference finals at 2-2.

LeBron James had 24 points for the Miami Heat. He fouled out with 56 seconds to go. Mario Chalmers had 20 points, while Dwyane Wade had 16 points.

Game 5 will be on Thursday at Miami.

The Pacers started running and continously fending off Miami’s comebacks. But with Indiana leading 81-72 early in the fourth, Miami had a 14-2 run that gave the Heat an 86-83 lead.

Indiana tied the score on Paul George’s three-point play and erased the Miami lead by closing the game on a 16-6 run.

Tony Kanaan finally wins Indy 500

Tony Kanaan ended his 12 years of winning drought with one anticlimactic last lap as he win the Indianapolis 500.

Kanaan is a champion at last. It was one of Indy's most popular victories.

The losing drivers were pleased with the win, evidenced by a scene similar to rivals lining up to congratulate Dale Earnhardt when he finally won the Daytona 500 on his 20th try. Dario Franchitti, whose crash brought out the race-ending caution, stood grinning by his crumpled car, two thumbs up as Kanaan passed under yellow.

"When I saw who was leading, it cheered me up a little bit,'' said Franchitti, last year's winner. ''He's a very, very deserving winner."

The fans gave him a standing ovation as they scream "TK! TK! TK!" when he and team owner Jimmy Vasser went by during the traditional victory lap. It felt magical to Kanaan, like he had given the crowd at Indianapolis Motor Speedway a gift.

Miami Heat dominates Indiana Pacers in Game 3 114-96

INDIANAPOLIS - Lebron James played in the post as the Heat won the scoring battle in the paint. James scored 22 points, grabbed 4 rebounds and dish out 3 assists. Dwyane Wade also had a spectacular night with  18 points, eight assists and four rebounds.  Chris Bosh chipped in 15 points and three rebounds.

With Lebron in the post Miami outscore Indiana 56-32 in the paint. They shot 54.5 percent against a defensive minded team.

David West led Indiana with 21 points and 10 rebounds, Roy Hibbert had 20 points and 17 rebounds, and Paul George had 13 points and eight assists. 

Indiana Pacers must win the next home game to even the series again. Game 4 is scheduled for Tuesday. Pacers needs to step up or go home.

Boston Celtics guard Terrence Williams charged with brandishing a gun

Terrence Williams of the Boston Celtics has been charged with pulling a gun on the mother of his son. It happened in a visitation exchange with their kid, and Williams allegedly pulled a gun on the woman.

The police said woman called in the complaint and said Williams threatened her with a gun during a visitation exchange with their 10-year-old son. No one was injured, and the police are not giving any other information at this time. Williams was booked this morning without any problems.

Williams a 6-6 guard was the 11th overall pick of the New Jersey Nets in the 2009 NBA Draft.

Nadal and Williams wins Italian Open

Rafa Nadal defeated his great rival Roger Federer in the Italian Open, 6-1 6-3 on Sunday.

Nadal is back after last year's long injury layoff. Nadal, fifth seed, dominated the first set, winning 20 of 25 points at one stage, as the Swiss second seed produced a chain of unforced errors.

Federer up his game in the second set, breaking a nine-game losing streak to go 1-3, but Nadal was in no mood to slow down. Despite being broken as he served for the match at 5-1, Nadal went on to complete his 36th win in 38 matches this year.

"It's a very important day, a very happy day for me after a difficult year last year," Nadal

"It is really emotional for me to win a tournament with such a long history as Rome. See you next year."

"I am just enjoying the moment and valuing it more than ever because I know where we were just a few months ago," he said. "Being here a few months later with all I have achieved is really more than a dream."

Meanwhile, Serena Williams won her fourth consecutive tour title when she easily defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-1 6-3 to take the women's title. Serena last lost to Azarenka in the Doha final in February. This time Serena overpowered Azarenka, she hit nine aces and 41 winners in the two sets.

"It wasn't easy, nothing is ever easy. Last year I was feeling excellent on clay but didn't do that great at Roland Garros; this year I'm cautious and I want to work hard and stay focused and win every point I play, and not slack at all," Williams said.

Ex-NBA Player Stabbed: Predrag Danilovic

Police in Serbia said Predrag Danilovic is seriously injured after being stabbed in a fight. Danilovic played for the Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks.

He was stabbed during a brawl early Saturday in a cafe in a residential part of the capital, Belgrade, police said in a statement. Doctors say Danilovic underwent an operation to treat injuries to his abdomen, head and arms.

Danilovic is currently the general manager of Serbian basketball club Partizan Belgrade.

Miami Heat Advance to ECF

The Miami Heat beat the Chicago Bulls 94-91. Miami was led by LeBron James with 23 points in 5 for 14 shooting, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. Dwyane Wade had 18 points, while Chris Bosh had 12 points.

The Heat build up an early lead in the first quarter but the Bulls dominate them in the second and third quarter. In the fourth quarter Heat defense intensifies that led to Bulls to missed shots and turnover the ball. Bulls could only just scored 14 points in the fourth while Miami had 25 points.

Chicago Bulls was led by Carlos Boozer, he scored 26 points on 10-19 field goals, 14 Rebounds, and 1 Assist.

Miami Heat will meet either the New York Knicks or the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals.

LeBron James flopped in Game 3 of Heat vs Bulls

Like game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals series between the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat game 3 didn't lack of as Lebron said "not basketball plays."

Tensions went high again when at 9:29 in the second quarter, as LeBron James drives the ball Nazr Mohammed come from behind him and hugged him for an intentional foul. James, twisted and shoved Nazr to the ground that earned him a technical from Referee Joey Crawford. LeBron then immediately began to complain to the referee. Nazr jumped to his feet and hit back with a light shove to the chest that shockingly thrown a 6' 8" 249.1 lbs LeBron James five feet away. It was ridiculously funny. And the referees decided to eject Nazr after a review of the play. Seriously? how does the NBA employ a referee?

On a separate play, Joakim Noah shoved Chris (porn) Andersen when Andersen fell on top of Nate Robinson who drived to the hoop and received a hard fould from Andersen. Check out the clips!

Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau on post game said "From my angle I just saw a guy basically flopped, and I'm gonna leave it at that. We're well aware of what's going on. I'm watching how things are going. I watch very closely. What I'm seeing is… We'll adjust accordingly." Thibodeau noticed inconsistent officiating in the Bulls' conference semifinal matchup with the Heat and that he saw LeBron flopped.

Kevin Garnett Retiring from the NBA

Sources said that Kevin Garnett told his close friends that he will be retiring from playing in the NBA.

The source also said that KG needs to have surgery on both of his injured ankles during the off season, and won't be ready for the next season to play with the Boston Celtics.

KG also hinted to teammates that he would retire after the this season.

Floyd Mayweather retains WBC title beats Guerrero

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Floyd Mayweather is still unbeaten with a perfect record of 44 victories as he won by unanimous decision against Robert Guerrero to retain his WBC welterweight title.

This is Mayweather first fight after serving his jail time for three months. He was convicted of domestic violence after beating his ex-wife. The score card for the 12 rounder were 117-111 for all the three judges in favour of Floyd.

Overall it was a slow and boring fight with little action. In the first round Guerrero was aggressive but Floyd seize control in the third round and later rounds just like every Mayweather fight.

In the eight round Mayweather hit Guerrero with a power punch that shocked and wobbled Guerrero. Mayweather continued with straight rights and counter punches that cut Guerrero eye.

Floyd Mayweather failed to knockout a clearly overwhelmed and over-matched Guerrero. This fight was a snooze fest.

New York Knicks Eliminates the Boston Celtics 88-80

Despite the late run of the Boston Celtics their valiant effort cannot overcome the Knicks huge lead. Boston scored 33 points in the 4th quarter to keep things interesting. They were down 20 points 67-47 at the end of the 3rd quarter but somehow manage to score 33 points in the 4th to keep it close but the run wasn't enough. Avery Bradley led a Celtics 20-0 run in the fourth scoring 10 points and 3 steals.

Kevin Garnett had a great scoring night with15 points and manage to have 15 rebounds, Jeff Green chipped in 21 points, Paul Pierce and Jason Terry had 14 apiece.

Carmelo Anthony led the New York Knicks with 21 points and Iman Shumpert scored 17.