Hernandez throws 1-hitter; Dice-K gets best of Ichiro
[Apr. 12, 2007] The pregame talk was all about Daisuke Matsuzaka's Fenway Park debut and his matchup with fellow Japanese star Ichiro Suzuki, but Seattle's Felix Hernandez stole the show, taking a no-hitter into the eighth and pitching the Mariners to a 3-0 victory.

Monroe hits grand slam to push Tigers past O's
[Apr. 12, 2007] Craig Monroe broke open a scoreless tie with a grand slam with two outs in the 12th and the Tigers shocked the Orioles.

Sedins team up to lift Canucks; Luongo makes 72 saves over 5 hour game
[Apr. 12, 2007] Luongo made 72 saves before Henrik Sedin scored 18:06 into the fourth overtime to lift the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-4 win over the Dallas Stars in the opening game of their first-round playoff series on Wednesday night.

Mussina leaves early; Twins' Ortiz shuts down Yankees
[Apr. 12, 2007] Ramon Ortiz pitched eight superb innings and the Twins rediscovered their offense in a 5-1 win over the Yankees that saw New York's Mike Mussina leave in the third inning with a strained hamstring.

Billups, Pistons push past Magic, clinch 1st seed in East
[Apr. 12, 2007] Detroit held Hill to four points in the second half, and they went on to a 104-99 victory over his Orlando Magic.

A-Rod sets tone early with sixth homer of season
[Apr. 11, 2007] A-Rod hit his major league-leading sixth homer in the first inning to jumpstart the Yankees. The Yanks continued to wear down Boof Bonser with Johnny Damon's three-run homer, his first of the season, in a four-run fifth.

Robertson tosses seven shutout innings to hold off O's
[Apr. 11, 2007] Detroit's lefty Nate Robertson threw 7 1/3 shutout innings, and the Tigers held off Baltimore on Tuesday night at Oriole Park.

Goodell plays the role of new sheriff in town perfectly
[Apr. 11, 2007] At least not after Tuesday afternoon, when the NFL commissioner, still in the on-the-job-training period of his new gig, brought down a more strident but much-needed style of justice on the league's most notorious incorrigibles,Tennessee cornerback Pacman Jones and Cincinnati wide receiver Chris Henry.

Indians get win after extended stretch of cancelled games
[Apr. 11, 2007] After their four-game series with the Mariners was cancelled in Cleveland because of snow, the Indians finally got to play ball, getting a "home-opening" win in Milwaukee.

Charges in Duke lacrosse expected to be dismissed
[Apr. 11, 2007] Three members of Duke University's lacrosse team will learn Wednesday afternoon whether state prosecutors will drop the remaining charges accusing them of sexually assaulting a stripper at a team party, ESPN's George Smith and ABC News are reporting.

Cain throws six innings of hitless ball in Giants loss
[Apr. 10, 2007] Matt Cain pitched six innings of hitless baseball, but it was all for naught. Khalil Greene's leadoff double broke up the no-no in the seventh inning and Geoff Blum's sac fly later scored Greene to give the Padres a 1-0 win over the Giants.

Durant to enter NBA draft
[Apr. 10, 2007] Texas freshman Kevin Durant will declare for the NBA draft, the Dallas Morning News reports, citing two unnamed sources close to the Longhorns basketball program.

Hampton to have surgery Tuesday morning
[Apr. 10, 2007] ATLANTA -- Mike Hampton will have surgery on his left elbow on Tuesday in New York, leaving the Atlanta Braves without one of their starting pitchers for the second straight season.

Nowitzki leads Mavs to win, wrap up top seed in West
[Apr. 10, 2007] DALLAS -- Prop up your feet, Dirk Nowitzki and Jerry Stackhouse. The Dallas Mavericks have clinched the NBA's best record with five games to go.

Bako pounds first homer since '04 as Orioles win in snow
[Apr. 9, 2007] A day after giving up a game-ending home run, Ray retired Melky Cabrera on a groundout with a runner on to save the Baltimore Orioles' 6-4 victory Sunday over the New York Yankees.