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NHL News: King Scores Twice To Help Kings Take Game One Over Phoenix

Dwight King scored twice, captain Dustin Brown added the game-winner, and Jonathan Quick made 25 saves as the Los Angeles Kings wasted no time at all securing the road split for the first two games of their Western Conference finals series against the Phoenix Coyotes with a 4-2 win on Sunday. The Kings never trailed in the game with 1-0, 2-1, and then finally a 3-2 lead that stood up when Brown put Los Angeles ahead for good with the game-winner just 2:11 in to the final frame. Despite the loss, Mike Smith was solid for Phoenix with an incredible 44 saves, as the Kings pounded the Coyotes 48-27 in shots on goal. Game two goes Tuesday in Phoenix.

NBA News: Heat Hold On For Win Over Pacers Despite Losing Bosh

The Miami Heat looked somewhat vulnerable after losing Chris Bosh to a lower abdominal injury late in the first half, but MVP Lebron James and Dwayne Wade picked up the slack the rest of the way combining for 61 points in a 95-86 win. Even more impressive was the fact that the tandem of James and Wade outscored Indiana on its own 42-38 in the second half, including the 22 points those two combined for in the fourth quarter as Miami jumped out to the early series lead in game one. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Clippers have reached the second round of the postseason for the first time since the franchise relocated from San Diego after beating the Memphis Grizzlies 82-72 in game seven Sunday. The Clippers will move on to face the San Antonio Spurs in the second round.

News: Dodgers Pound Rockies After Kemp Leaves Early

The Los Angeles Dodgers had no problem without their MVP hitter in an 11-5 win over the San Diego Padres on Sunday, securing the victory after Matt Kemp was forced to leave the game with a hamstring issue. The Dodgers got four RBI AJ Ellis and another three RBI from Bobby Abreu, who replaced Kemp after two at-bats. Ted Lilly went 6.1 innings to improve to 5-0 on the season, and while that is good news it won’t be good any more if Kemp cannot return this week. Meanwhile, the Seattle Mariners spoiled Andy Pettitte’s return to the mound with a 6-2 win over the New York Yankees, and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided a sweep at the hands of the first place Baltimore Orioles with 9-8 win at Camden Yards.

Golf News: Kuchar Wins The Players’ Championship; Tiger Finishes 40th

Matt Kuchar secured his first win in 38 starts on the PGA Tour dating back to 2010 with a win at the Players Championship on Sunday. Kuchar took home the richest prize in golf with $1.71 million and moved to No. 5 in the world rankings after finishing at 13-under, two strokes ahead of both four players that finished tied for second. Meanwhile, Tiger Woods finished tied for 40th, barely finishing below par in another tough weekend for the former World No. 1.