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Dwyane Wade's 12-point fourth quarter helped Miami take a 3-1 series lead over Detroit on Monday. 
Miami's Shaquille O'Neal tries to power his way past Detroit's Ben Wallace in the first half of Game 4 Monday night. 
Nomar Garciaparra was a five-time All-Star at shortstop. He might earn a spot this season as a first baseman. 
Albert Pujols acknowledges the adoring crowd after connecting on a three-run home run in the seventh inning. 
Randy Johnson allowed just two hits and three walks while striking out four over six-plus innings. 
David Wright capped a two-run rally in the ninth inning with a bases-loaded one-out single off Arizona's José Valverde. May 29, 2006« April 2006 | Main | June 2006 »
The pressure of passing Babe Ruth is off Barry Bonds after his 715th homer on Sunday. 
Barry Bonds connects for historic home run No. 715 yesterday. 
Orlando Hernandez fanned seven Marlins over five innings in his Mets debut Sunday. 
Ryan Howard's two-run home run gave the phillies the lead for good on Sunday. 
Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki shoots over Steve Nash in the third quarter Sunday. 
Josh Howard #5 of the Dallas Mavericks walks off of the court after the Mavericks win against the Phoenix Suns in game three of the Western Conference Finals May 27, 2006« April 2006 | Main | June 2006 »
Dallas' Jerry Stackhouse 
Phoenix's Tim Thomas 
The Diamondbacks' Brandon Webb fires to the plate during his shutout victory over the Reds on Friday. Webb struck out five and walked just one in earning his eighth victory of the season. 
TNT announcer Craig Sager sports an eye catching outfit before Game 2 between the Suns and Mavericks. May 26, 2006« April 2006 | Main | June 2006 »
Pistons' Chauncey Billups 
Pistons' Ben Wallace 
Heat's Shaquille O'Neal 
Mike Scioscia, who managed the Angels to the 2002 World Series championship, says his team has time to turn things around. May 25, 2006« April 2006 | Main | June 2006 »
Orlando Hernandez headed back to New York with the Mets 
Randy Johnson beat the Red Sox at Fenway on Wednesday even though he allowed five runs on nine hits and two walks in five innings. 
Suns forward Boris Diaw scored 10 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter Wednesday. May 24, 2006« April 2006 | Main | June 2006 »
Veteran Gary Payton, who scored 14 points 
Brandon Webb and the Arizona Diamondbacks are making noise in the competitive National League West. 
The New York Mets mob Carlos Beltran at home plate after he led off the bottom of the 16th inning with a solo blast that earned the Mets a 9-8 victory. 
The Cardinals' Albert Pujols follows through on his 23rd home run of the season, a three-run blast in the first inning of St. Louis' 8-5 win over San Francisco. 
The Yankees' Alex Rodriguez follows through on his three-run homer in the seventh inning during New York's 7-5 victory. 
Roy Halladay struck out seven and allowed just one run in the Blue Jays' 4-1 victory in Toronto. May 21, 2006« April 2006 | Main | June 2006 »
Bonds stepped outside the dugout for a bow as play was delayed and the police stood guard near the rails of the box seats. 
Barry Bonds matched Babe Ruth's career total of 714 home runs with a solo homer during interleague play against the Athletics in Oakland, Calif. 
Oakland pitcher Brad Halsey can only watch as Barry Bonds launches his second-inning pitch into the seats for career home run No. 714. 
White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, left, and home plate umpire Greg Gibson try to break up a fight involving Michael Barrett and Rich Hill of the Cubs and Brian Anderson of the White Sox. 
Mets reliever Billy Wagner exits in the top of the ninth inning after allowing two hits and three walks as the Yankees rallied to force extra innings. May 20, 2006« April 2006 | Main | June 2006 »
Detroit's Ben Wallace 
San Antonio's Tony Parker chases the ball after Sacramento's Ron Artest. 
Emmit Smith, former player for the Dallas Cowboys, cheers on the Dallas Mavericks against the San Antonio Spurs. 
Randy Johnson has been struggling recently, going 3-3 with a 6.89 ERA in his last six starts with an overall record of 5-4 and 5.13 ERA. 
San Francisco's Barry Bonds gives Houston pitcher Russ Springer a look after Springer hit him with a pitch during a game on May 16. May 19, 2006« April 2006 | Main | June 2006 »
Los Angeles' Corey Maggette 
Los Angeles' Elton Brand 
Elgin Baylor (R), the Los Angeles Clippers vice president of basketball operations, accepts the NBA Executive of the Year award by the Sporting News with Clippers owner Donald Sterling before game six of the Western Conference Semifinals 
Roger Clemens, seen here pitching in the World Baseball Classic in March, may make a decision around June 5 whether he wants to play baseball this year, according to his co-agent Randy Hendricks. May 18, 2006« April 2006 | Main | June 2006 »
Spurs playmaker Tony Parker reacts after scoring against the Mavericks in the third quarter of Game 5 Wednesday in San Antonio. 
Detroit's Antonio McDyess 
Cleveland's LeBron James drives around Pistons defender Tayshaun Prince during Game 5 action Wednesday in Auburn Hills, Michigan. 
Cardinals pitcher Mark Mulder won his third straight start, pitching 8 1/3 scoreless innings against the Mets. May 17, 2006« April 2006 | Main | June 2006 »
Raja Bell #19 of the Phoenix Suns sinks a thre-pointer with 1.1 seconds to go in game five of Western Conference Semifinals 
Los Angeles' Elton Brand 
Miami's Antoine Waker 
Texas' Mark Teixeira was out in the sixth inning as he crashed into Jorge Posada. Posada had the game-winning hit, a two-run homer, in the bottom of the ninth. 
Jason Kidd #5 and Vince Carter #15 of the New Jersey Nets against the Miami Heat in game five of the Eastern Conference Semifinals May 16, 2006« April 2006 | Main | June 2006 »
No shock here: The Astros walked Barry Bonds in the first inning on Monday. 
"Once people know me, or are around me, they know how I am," Matt Leinart, shown here at a recent Cardinals minicamp says. "I just hang out. I don't do anything. I lead a boring life." 
LeBron James of the Cavs 
Dallas' Jason Terry 
Coach Larry Brown has four years left on his Knicks contract and is owed more than $40 million. May 15, 2006« April 2006 | Main | June 2006 »
Los Angeles' Elton Brand and Sam Cassell 
Miami's Alonzo Mourning 
New Jersey's Vince Carter 
Barry Bonds tossed his bat after the Dodgers intentionally walked him during Sunday's game. His last homer, on May 7, brought him one shy of Babe Ruth's 714. May 14, 2006« April 2006 | Main | June 2006 »
Head coach Avery Johnson of the Dallas Mavericks talks with Devin Harris #34 against the San Antonio Spurs in the first quarter of Game three of the Western Conference Semifinals 
San Antonio's Tim Duncan 
LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers speaks with Jim Gray after the Cavaliers played against the Detroit Pistons in game three of the Eastern Conference Semifinals 
LeBron James carries his son, LeBron Jr., off the court after the Cavaliers' win. 
An early pit stop in the final laps for Greg Biffle. "I was praying for help, I was begging, 'Let them give me a lane,'" he said about holding off Jeff Gordon at the end. "A lot of guys just showed respect out there." May 13, 2006« April 2006 | Main | June 2006 »
Joey Harrington threw for 60 TDs and 62 interceptions in four seasons as the Lions quarterback. 
In 1986, Barry Bonds hit his first major league home run, against Craig McMurtry of the Atlanta Braves. Bonds had 16 homers that season. 
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Orlando Hernandez reacts to giving up a triple to the Los Angeles Dodgers Kenny Lofton. Hernandez will have his Sunday start skipped. May 12, 2006« April 2006 | Main | June 2006 »
Curtain call time for Junior: Ken Griffey waves his cap after his three-run homer stunned Washington 5-4 in the last of the 11th. The game marked Griffey's return from a knee injury. 
Hideki Mastui's left wrist bent behind him as he tried to field Mark Loretta's fly ball in the first. 
Carlos Lee of the Milwaukee Brewers 
The White Sox’ offense revolves around slugger Jim Thome this season. Thome is one of six Sox regulars hitting over .300. May 11, 2006« April 2006 | Main | June 2006 »
Babe Ruth 
Popped him up: Barry Bonds gets under a pitch from Carlos Zambrano and pops to third in the eighth inning. Bonds wound up 0-for-3 with a walk to stay one home run from the Babe. 
Sam Cassell of the Clippers 
Clippers' Shaun Livingston 
Dywane Wade of the Miami Heat 
Alonzo Mourning of the Miami Heat 
Richard Jefferson of the Nets 
Randy Johnson is seen as a two-pitch pitcher with a slider and a fastball. But Boston's Mark Loretta said Johnson is no longer a dominant pitcher. May 09, 2006« April 2006 | Main | June 2006 »
Steve Nash takes claim of the empty lane for the easy layup as he led the Suns' charge against the Clippers with 31 points and 12 assists. 
Vince Carter lays up two of his 27 points as the Nets crushed the Heat to take a 1-0 lead in their series. 
Randy Johnson of the Yankees last faced Josh Beckett on Aug. 4, 2004, a game in which each allowed five runs. May 07, 2006« April 2006 | Main | June 2006 »
As Vince Young took his first snaps for the Tennessee Titans, coach Jeff Fisher readied his assessment of the rookie's playing status: "You're going to ask me every single day when he's going to play. The answer is 'When he's ready.' " 
Steve Nash dishes off the ball before the Lakers' Smush Parker can stop him during the Suns' rout of Los Angeles. 
For the second consecutive night, Nomar Garciaparra went down the right-field line to give the Dodgers a victory over Milwaukee. 
Mets leadoff batter Jose Reyes had three hits on the day, including this double in the first inning. 
Barry Bonds is out as he is hit by a batted ball on Saturday. Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard is getting set to field the grounder. 
Oscar De La Hoya makes contact with Ricardo Mayorga on a right punch in the first round of their WBC super welterweight title fight. 
Dale Earnhardt was happy to have a victory bath after his first win since last July. May 04, 2006« April 2006 | Main | June 2006 »
LeBron James (23) finished with 45 points, including the game-winning layup while Gilbert Arenas paced the Wizards' effort with 44 points. 
Albert Pujols flips his bat after drawing one of four walks in the same game from the Washington Nationals last month. 
Greg Maddux looks flustered after surrendering a three-run homer to Chad Tracy in the third inning. The blast helped the D'backs hand the righthander his first loss of the year after five victories. 
Diamondback's third base coach Chip Hale gives Shawn Green a congratulatory fist after Green hit a home run during the home opener against the Rockies at Chase Field in Phoenix on Tuesday. May 03, 2006« April 2006 | Main | June 2006 »
San Antonio's Tony Parker chases the ball after Sacramento's Ron Artest. 
Shaquille O'Neal of the Heat 
Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade leaves the court with help from trainer Ron Culp, right, and Gary Payton. Despite hurting his hip, Wade returned to lead the Heat to victory. 
Barry Bonds is three home runs away from passing Babe Ruth on the all-time home run list. 
Jeromy Burnitz watches his third-inning home run clear the fence yesterday. 
Zach Duke celebrates his 8-0 win against the Chicago Cubs yesterday in Chicago. 
The Wizards' Gilbert Arenas has collected 262 jerseys, including Shawn Kemp's rookie jersey and Jason Kidd's high school jersey. May 02, 2006« April 2006 | Main | June 2006 »
Johnny Damon pauses to acknowledge the Fenway Park faithful before his first at-bat in the stadium since leaving to join the Yankees. Damon went 0-for-4 and received a mixture of boos and cheers from the crowd. 
Arizona Cardinals running back Edgerrin James runs during practice at the Cardinals training facility. 
Sam Cassell #19 of the Denver Nuggets crosses out the number thirteen, one less win on the road to the Finals, after defeating the Denver Nuggets in game five of the Western Conference Quarterfinals 
Dallas Mavericks head coach Avery Johnson leads his team during a timeout in game four of the Western Conference Quarterfinals May 01, 2006« April 2006 | Main | June 2006 »
Kobe Bryant pumps his fist after his jumper at the buzzer beat the Suns 99 -98 in overtime of Game 4 Sunday in Los Angeles. With their win, the seventh-seeded Lakers took a 3-1 series lead. 
Bonzi Wells paced the Kings' effort with 25 points and 17 rebounds as the series shifts back to San Antonio. 
Gilbert Arenas scored 20 points in the fourth quarter to help the Wizards even up their playoff series with Cleveland at 2-all. 
Heat pivotman Shaquille O'Neal (center) gets tangled up with Bulls defenders Mike Sweetney (left) and Kirk Hinrich during the first quarter of Game 4 Sunday in Chicago. 
Johnny Damon has made plenty of friends and fans in New York with his hot start this season. 
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