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Basketball

One more night until there is some actual action. Tomorrow, finally the Finals will get under way. Game 1, Celtics-Lakers in Boston. Celtics are still 2.5 point favorites and the Total is as low as 191.5 and as high as 193.5. Majority of books have it at 192. Defense must be on people’s minds as the Total has moved a little every day. If defense does carry the day I believe that will favor the Celtics. Not that the Lakers don’t or can’t play defense, but it is more of Boston’s signature and they are the home team.

You heard Tmac by the Bay say it first, and then you saw it happen. Flip Saunders was fired by the Detroit Pistons yesterday after taking the team to three straight Conference Championships, and losing all three. Joe Dumars, the Pistons GM, did not mix words when he said that the team had become complacent. Agreed. On top of that, Saunders just isn’t a very good coach. It never seemed that the players were really listening to him and it never seemed that he contributed anything to them. Reports are that Michael Curry, an assistant on the staff, will become head coach. I like Tmac’s suggestion made to me yesterday better . . . Bill Laimbeer.

Baseball

American League: The Red Sox welcomed The Rays to competitive baseball with a 7-4 win . . . Joba threw 62 pitches (pussy) and the Yankees lost 9-3 to the Bue Jays. The Jays had a 6 run 7th inning . . . Texas turned the tables on the Indians with a 12-7 win . . . The Orioles beat the Twins 5-3 in Minnesota . . . The White Sox got better against the Royals 9-5 . . . The Tigers dropped another tough one 5-4 in 10 innings to the Athletics . . . The Angels kept the Mariners down 5-4.

National League:Atlanta defeated Florida 5-4 . . . The Phillies took a close one from the Reds 3-2 . . . Houston’s defense carried them over the Pirates 2-0 . . . The Nationals continue to not score many runs, losing 6-1 to the Cardinals . . . The Brewers took a 7-1 decision from the slumping Diamondbacks . . . The Cubs won again, 9-6 over the Padres . . . The Rockies broke their 8 game losing streak, 3-0 over the Dodgers . . . The Mets put up an 8-spot in the 5th and got Pedro a win in his season debut 9-6 over the Giants.

Who’s Hot? / Who’s Not?: The Cubs stay hot winning their 9th in a row . . . The Brewers have won 5 straight and the Angels have won 4 straight . . . There are no losing streaks greater than 3 games right now.

Scores

Standings

Football

Keep it movin’.

Hockey

Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals is this evening in Pittsburgh. Detroit leads the series 3-2.

Other

Today the ponies will find out where they line up.

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