East title series shifts to Indy, knotted at 1-1
MIAMI -- Chris Bosh stood up in a relatively quiet Miami Heat locker room and offered a concise, blunt and accurate assessment of where things stand so far in the Eastern Conference finals.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Miami senior Dyron Dye has agreed to meet for a third time with NCAA investigators, who want to know why there are discrepancies between what he told them in 2011 and...
MIAMI -- Chris Bosh stood up in a relatively quiet Miami Heat locker room and offered a concise, blunt and accurate assessment of where things stand so far in the Eastern Conference finals.
CHICAGO -- Despite getting hit by a line drive, Marlins starter Tom Koehler remained in the game on Friday.
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- NCAA investigators are planning to interview Miami football player Dyron Dye with the belief that there are discrepancies between what he told them previously and what he wrote in an affidavit in support of a former Hurricanes assistant coach, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Roger Penske has won more Indianapolis 500 poles and races than any owner in history.
PITTSBURGH -- Boston or the New York Rangers? To be honest, Ottawa's Daniel Alfredsson doesn't think it matters who the Pittsburgh Penguins face in the Eastern Conference finals.
PHOENIX -- Eric Stults managed to keep Arizona's bats quiet through the first six innings, matching Brandon McCarthy's quality start.
LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers returned home and lost for the fifth time in seven games, with sluggers Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier going hitless in a combined six at-bats.
SAN FRANCISCO -- When Michael Cuddyer thinks back to missing the final two months last season, a minimum 15-day stint on the disabled list hardly seemed like a long layoff.
NEW YORK -- The New York Mets have never had a suspended game.
HOUSTON -- Houston closer Jose Veras had faced Chris Young in the past and remembered that the outfielder couldn't hit his curveball.
MIAMI -- When Chris Andersen does something particularly impressive for the Miami Heat, a heavy metal guitar riff blares through their arena. Some children have shown up for games with replicas of his tattoos drawn upon their bodies. Others have gotten their hair gelled and shaped to match his Mohawk `do.
DURHAM, N.C. -- Trea Turner and Bryan Adametz each drove in two runs to help North Carolina State beat Miami 7-1 on Friday in pool play at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Brewers activated reliever Tom Gorzelanny from the 15-day disabled list.
TAMPA, Fla. -- Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira expects to play in his first game since hurting his right wrist in early March, suiting up for a minor-league game with Double-A Trenton on Wednesday.
CHICAGO -- Miami Marlins pitcher Alex Sanabia said he didn't know it was illegal to spit directly onto a baseball.
ASHBURN, Va. -- The Washington Redskins have signed third-round pick Jordan Reed, putting all of their draft selections under contract for the 2013 season.
MIAMI -- Losing a game at the final buzzer, no less than a playoff game on the road against the reigning NBA champion Miami Heat, would seem to have potential to demoralize the Indiana Pacers.
MIAMI -- When Chris Andersen does something particularly impressive for the Miami Heat, a heavy metal guitar riff blares through their arena. Some children have shown up for games with replicas of his tattoos drawn upon their bodies. Others have gotten their hair gelled and shaped to match his Mohawk `do.
Deciding who plays, and when they don't, is one of the toughest parts of coaching.