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Penguins vs. Senators: Evgeni Malkin shows his displeasure to the camera

2013-05-20T00:53:21Z

With two seconds remaining in the first period of Game 3 between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators, Ottawa's Marc Methot took a tripping penalty when he tangled up Evgeni Malkin and sent the Pittsburgh star crashing into the net on a scoring chance.

The net camera caught Malkin's reaction up close, and it was glorious:

Malkin was mad, and he let the officials know it after he managed to climb out of the net. The Penguins felt that Methot's last-second takedown should have been a penalty shot, and captain Sidney Crosby spent several minutes after the final whistle discussing it with the officials, but it was just a regular old tripping penalty instead.

The Penguins failed to score on their power play at the start of the second period, even though it involved a brief 5-on-3 opportunity. If you want to know how Malkin feels about that, just watch the above GIF a few more times.

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Penguins vs. Senators Game 3 update: Pittsburgh and Ottawa scoreless after 1st

2013-05-20T00:33:37Z

The Pittsburgh Penguins had a 2-0 lead in their series with the Ottawa Senators heading into Game 3 and were looking to take a 3-0 stranglehold, while the Senators were hoping that a return to their home arena would be enough to turn the series around. After the opening 20 minutes, neither team has been able to take the lead in the contest.

Both teams had a single unsuccessful power play in the opening period, and the shots were 12-8 in favor of the Penguins. Pittsburgh looked to have the edge in pressure throughout most of the first, but Ottawa had some great chances on their power play.

Without any goals, the highlight of the first period came when Sergei Gonchar caught James Neal with a big hit:

Evgeni Malkin drew a penalty with just two seconds remaining in the period, and the Penguins will start the second on the power play.

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Portland Thorns FC vs. Washington Spirit: Final Score 2-0, Alex Morgan and Christine Sinclair on form

2013-05-19T23:57:02Z

The Washington Spirit played well early on in front of their debutant goalkeeper, but Portland's Christine Sinclair and Alex Morgan were ultimately too much for them to handle in the Thorns' 2-0 win.

Today's match marked the first NWSL appearance for Washington's goalkeeper Chantel Jones, who replaced an Ashlyn Harris in the Spirit's starting lineup. She performed exceptionally well early on, and was tested five minutes into the match by shots from Sinclair and Becky Edwards. Her defense looked good early in the game as well, cutting off attacking runs by Morgan.

The opening half saw both teams create multiple scoring opportunities. The Spirit threatened to open the scoring in the 31^st minute on the back of a shot by Ali Krieger that was deflected over the bar by Karina LeBlanc. Portland routinely tried to attacks through Sinclair that were shut down until the 40^th minute, when the Canadian international's persistence paid off. Sinclair found space on the edge of the 18 to strike the ball past Jones as Domenica Hodak failed to close her down.

The Washington back line was tested repeatedly in the second half as Portland controlled possession and gradually increased their presence in the Spirit half. They also regularly targeted Morgan and Sinclair with crosses. In the 62^nd minute, Morgan attempted to extend Portland's one-goal lead as she encountered a one-on-one situation with Jones, but the Washington keeper made a sliding save.

Washington started to gain more of the ball in the 65^th minute, as Caroline Miller came on as a substitute and made an immediate impact. Miller forced her way into the box on several occasions and did well to pressure Portland in their own half.

Tori Huster and Robyn Gayle had solid performances for the Spirit defense considering that they managed to dispossess much of Portland's offensive plays throughout the match. The pressure to find the equalizer and dissuade Portland from extending the lead proved to be a challenge for Gayle, who earned a yellow card for pushing Morgan to the ground outside the 18 yard box in the 81st minute.

Five minutes later, Morgan extended the Portland lead, recreating an earlier pursuit into the box for a one-on-one against Jones. Unfortunately, Jones could not repeat her save from the 62^nd minute resulting in Morgan finding the back of the net.

Dwight Howard will reportedly talk to Rockets, Mavericks

2013-05-19T23:16:24Z

Dwight Howard will take a good look at his free agency options outside of the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks are two teams that could end up wooing the free agent center, CBS Sports' Ken Berger reports.

While the Lakers were hoping for a relatively quick decision from Howard to re-sign with them, sources told Berger that they believe the big man will give his free agency a lot of thought. Although Los Angeles could offer Howard a five-year deal and higher increased pay from year to year compared to a team that signs him away as an unrestricted free agent, there are advantages to leaving Lakerland.

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For one, Howard will be looking at another max contract if he remains healthy, making the ability for a longer-term signing with the Lakers a moot point. In addition, the teams in Houston and Dallas could be a better fit.

Los Angeles will be locked into a tight budget next season even if they use their amnesty clause on a large contract. The age of the Lakers and the turmoil this past season are obviously possible problems for Howard as well. He would have to be confident that next offseason would present enough signings by the Lakers to turn them into a true title contender.

In Houston, he'd be able to join young All-Star James Harden along with rising role player Chandler Parsons and big man Omer Asik. The Rockets have plenty of flexibility to add more pieces to the puzzle, and though they'd need to make some small moves to make room for a max contract, it's certainly doable.

Dallas is another intriguing possibility. Aging All-Star Dirk Nowitzki said after this season he would be willing to take a pay cut for the Mavericks if they needed to sign another star player. Nowitzki also named Howard along with Clippers point guard Chris Paul as players he'd like to be teammates with.

Berger also notes that Howard could save $10 million in state income tax by playing in Texas.

Whatever the case may be, Howard appears to be set on exploring his options, and it's not to the Lakers' benefit.

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Indy 500 2013 qualifying: Full results from Bump Day

2013-05-19T23:11:04Z

The 33-car field is in place for the Indianapolis 500 after Bump Day on Sunday, and Michel Jourdain Jr. is the only driver who failed to qualify.

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The top 24 cars from Pole Day on Saturday are slotted into the field in the top 24 spots. The final nine spots in the field are determined the next day on Bump Day, when cars can run again and take another shot at qualifying for the field. If a car that qualifies on Bump Day is faster than one in the top 24, they still start behind them in order. However, once the field reaches 33 cars, the slowest drivers are then "bumped" out of the field.

Ten drivers attempted to qualify on Bump Day, and Jourdain was the only one who could not.

Here are the nine drivers that qualified on Bump Day:

25. Josef Newgarden - 225.731
26. Graham Rahal - 225.007
27. Sebastian Saavedra - 224.929
28. Tristan Vautier - 224.873
29. Ana Beatriz - 224.184
30. Pippa Mann - 224.005
31. Conor Daly - 223.582
32. Buddy Lazier - 223.442
33. Katherine Legge - 223.176

Byron Nelson Championship 2013 purse: Sang-Moon Bae cashes $1.2 million

2013-05-19T22:57:37Z

Prior to Sunday, Sang-Moon Bae's largest paycheck this season was a $198,000 eighth-place finish at the Northern Trust Open. His win outside Dallas at the 2013 Byron Nelson Championship, however, boosted his season's earnings by $1.2 million. He's won plenty of cash outside of the American PGA Tour, earning the Order of Merit honors on the Asian Tour, but he was still seeking a debut win stateside. Bae's PGA Tour career earnings prior to Sunday totaled just under $1.8 million, so the victory at TPC Four Seasons is certainly a career highlight and career payday.

The $6.7 million purse is not quite the yearly high of $9.5 million from last week's Players, but it's still enough to hand out six figures to 16 players. Keegan Bradley led for most of the four days, but a 2-over round of 72 on Sunday yielded the lead to his playing partner. The two were even with four holes to play, but Bradley bogeyed two of his final three holes to hand a two-shot win to Bae. His consolation prize is a $723,600 check that pushes him over the $10 million mark in career earnings (he'd earned $9.6 million in 2.5 seasons before Sunday).

Travel expenses will be light this week as most of the field will now stay in town and make the short drive down the road to Colonial for the Crowne Plaza Invitational in Fort Worth. Here are the complete payout amounts for the field who made the weekend at the Byron Nelson:

Place	Player	Payout
1	Sang-Moon Bae	$1,206,000
2	Keegan Bradley	$723,600
3	Charl Schwartzel	$455,600
4	Justin Bolli	$321,600
T5	Morgan Hoffmann	$244,550
T5	Martin Kaymer	$244,550
T5	Scott Piercy	$244,550
T8	Charley Hoffman	$201,000
T8	John Huh	$201,000
T10	Ryo Ishikawa	$174,200
T10	Graham Delaet	$174,200
T12	Ricky Barnes	$131,320
T12	Marc Leishman	$131,320
T12	Angel Cabrera	$131,320
T12	D.A. Points	$131,320
T12	Tom Gillis	$131,320
T17	Brendon Todd	$97,150
T17	Freddie Jacobson	$97,150
T17	Charles Howell III	$97,150
T17	Harris English	$97,150
T21	Colt Knost	$67,000
T21	Jason Bohn	$67,000
T21	John Rollins	$67,000
T21	Chez Reavie	$67,000
T21	Justin Hicks	$67,000
T21	Jerry Kelly	$67,000
T27	Wes Short, Jr.	$46,565
T27	Will Claxton	$46,565
T27	Brian Harman	$46,565
T27	Jason Day	$46,565
T27	Jimmy Walker	$46,565
T27	Ted Potter, Jr.	$46,565
T33	Matt Kuchar	$32,495
T33	Kenny Perry	$32,495
T33	Mike Weir	$32,495
T33	Jeff Overton	$32,495
T33	Jason Dufner	$32,495
T33	Erik Compton	$32,495
T33	Ryan Palmer	$32,495
T33	James Driscoll	$32,495
T33	Marcel Siem	$32,495
T33	Nathan Green	$32,495
T43	Charlie Beljan	$22,110
T43	Justin Leonard	$22,110
T43	Rory Sabbatini	$22,110
T43	Martin Flores	$22,110
T43	D.H. Lee	$22,110
T48	Padraig Harrington	$16,363
T48	Matt Bettencourt	$16,363
T48	Duffy Waldorf	$16,363
T48	Joe Ogilvie	$16,363
T48	Steve Marino	$16,363
T48	Stephen Ames	$16,363
T48	Camilo Villegas	$16,363
T48	William McGirt	$16,363
T48	Gary Woodland	$16,363
T57	Ben Crane	$14,807
T57	Andrew Svoboda	$14,807
T57	Tag Ridings	$14,807
T57	Henrik Norlander	$14,807
T57	Stuart Appleby	$14,807
T57	Cameron Percy	$14,807
T63	Scott Langley	$14,204
T63	David Mathis	$14,204
T63	Gary Christian	$14,204
T66	Alexandre Rocha	$13,869
T66	John Daly	$13,869
T68	Jordan Spieth	$13,601
T68	Zack Fischer	$13,601
70	Seung-yul Noh	$13,400

2013 Byron Nelson Championship results: Keegan Bradley bogeys late, Sang-Moon Bae wins

2013-05-19T22:30:35Z

TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas had some teeth on Sunday, as most scores hovered around even-par and only 16 players dipped into red figures in the final round. The wind was up just outside of Dallas at the Byron Nelson, and the final pairings of the day struggled to make much of a move. Eventual winner Sang-Moon Bae was quick out of the gate, adding four birdies in his first seven holes but he gave multiple shots back coming into the clubhouse with a final round 69. That was still good enough to defeat playing partner Keegan Bradley, who could not approach his opening round form on Thursday, when he shot a course record 60.

Bradley fired a 2-over round of 72, bogeying two of the last three holes to hand the two-shot victory to Bae. The inward five holes at Las Colinas were brutal on Sunday, playing into 30 mph wind. Once Bradley gave away those two shots, he needed Bae to completey choke up on the last -- a conceivable scenario given the water trouble and wind that made it the hardest ranked hole on the course. But Bae avoided the mistake, and Bradley had no shot to make it close and apply pressure.

Coming in solo third behind Bae and Bradley was Charl Schwartzel, who was in it and even with the leaders until he made a mess at the 18th to finish with bogey. The low round of the day was fired by Justin Bolli, who carded a 5-under 65 to jump 15 spots up the leaderboard for a solo fourth-place finish. Here are the complete four-round results from the 2013 Byron Nelson Championship:

Place	Player	Score
1	Sang-Moon Bae	-13
2	Keegan Bradley	-11
3	Charl Schwartzel	-10
4	Justin Bolli	-9
T5	Morgan Hoffmann	-8
T5	Martin Kaymer	-8
T5	Scott Piercy	-8
T8	Charley Hoffman	-7
T8	John Huh	-7
T10	Ryo Ishikawa	-6
T10	Graham DeLaet	-6
T12	Ricky Barnes	-5
T12	Marc Leishman	-5
T12	Angel Cabrera	-5
T12	D.A. Points	-5
T12	Tom Gillis	-5
T17	Brendon Todd	-4
T17	Freddie Jacobson	-4
T17	Charles Howell III	-4
T17	Harris English	-4
T21	Colt Knost	-3
T21	Jason Bohn	-3
T21	John Rollins	-3
T21	Chez Reavie	-3
T21	Justin Hicks	-3
T21	Jerry Kelly	-3
T27	Wes Short, Jr.	-2
T27	Will Claxton	-2
T27	Brian Harman	-2
T27	Jason Day	-2
T27	Jimmy Walker	-2
T27	Ted Potter, Jr.	-2
T33	Matt Kuchar	-1
T33	Mike Weir	-1
T33	Kenny Perry	-1
T33	Jeff Overton	-1
T33	Jason Dufner	-1
T33	Erik Compton	-1
T33	Ryan Palmer	-1
T33	James Driscoll	-1
T33	Marcel Siem	-1
T33	Nathan Green	-1
T43	Charlie Beljan	E
T43	Justin Leonard	E
T43	Rory Sabbatini	E
T43	Martin Flores	E
T43	D.H. Lee	E
T48	Padraig Harrington	1
T48	Matt Bettencourt	1
T48	Duffy Waldorf	1
T48	Joe Ogilvie	1
T48	Steve Marino	1
T48	Stephen Ames	1
T48	Camilo Villegas	1
T48	William McGirt	1
T48	Gary Woodland	1
T57	Andrew Svoboda	2
T57	Ben Crane	2
T57	Tag Ridings	2
T57	Henrik Norlander	2
T57	Stuart Appleby	2
T57	Cameron Percy	2
T63	Scott Langley	3
T63	David Mathis	3
T63	Gary Christian	3
T66	Alexandre Rocha	4
T66	John Daly	4
T68	Jordan Spieth	5
T68	Zack Fischer	5
70	Seung-Yul Noh	9

Siena vs. AC Milan: Final score 1-2, Rossoneri clinch third

2013-05-19T22:14:44Z

It took a late push and a bit of luck, but AC Milan completed a late comeback to beat Siena 2-1 and finish third in Serie A.

Milan started the game in dominant fashion. From the whistle, Milan pressured Siena off the ball and before long; the pressure resulted in a dipping Mario Balotelli shot from 20 yards that was well saved. From the resulting corner, the ball was flicked to the far post where Christian Zapata failed to meet the ball to guide it into an empty net. Robinho was also taking free-kicks at this point so psyching out Siena seemed to be the tactic.

Ignazio Abate, who was making the right wing his own, cut-back a pass for Antonio Nocerino at the top of the box, after playing a well worked one-two with M'Baye Niang. Antonio Nocerino blazed the ball over the bar. The pressure continued and Montolivo won a free-kick about 35 yards from goal after being cut down, Balotelli only managed to hit the four man wall with his shot.

Robinho -- who was working hard at this point -- flashed a cross by the face of the goal that evaded everyone in the middle before reaching Niang at the far-post, but he too failed to get a proper touch on the ball and the chance went begging. News broke that Fiorentina had scored -from a very similar play to the Robinho one, though from the opposite side-and the pressure was on for Milan.

Siena, to their credit started to impose themselves around the 16^th minute, having a good spell of possession, though they could not seem to create any chances from it. They were forcing the Milan forwards to track back though, as Niang was needed to clear a cross from the left side, that could have easily been a goal for Siena if successful.

Milan would regain their dominance not too long after. Robinho drifted into the center and after receiving the ball, tricked his way past the defender and attempted to curl in the ball from about 20 yards away. The keeper was forced into a good diving save, the corner was wasted.

Against the run of play -- mainly due to Ambrosini giving away a cheap foul in midfield -- Siena would score. After the initial foul by Ambrosini, the free-kick was taken short and passed to Rosina, who delivered a pinpoint accurate cross to the back post, where Terzi was left unmarked and turned the resulting free header into the goal, past the flatfooted Abbiati, with little fuss.

The next few minutes were a combination of frustration and dejection for Milan and vice-president Adriano Galliani --who looked very sad at this point-- as chances were wasted by Antonio Nocerino, Mario Balotelli --has a great chance from an Abate cross: a header that cannoned back off the crossbar ... and Robinho. Siena also had chances through Emeghara and Rosina but Christian Zapata and Philippe Mexes were up to the task of blocking the shots.

The second half started off in similar vein as the first, with Milan pressuring Siena while trying to create chances from individual play. Robinho for all of his hard work wasted a potential move by ballooning the cross after Montolivo had once again won a free kick around midfield.

Milan began to throw more and more players forward as time expired, leaving the midfield completely open and their two central defenders isolated against the very quick combination of Rosina and Emeghara. Luckily for them, Zapata was having one of the best games of his life, out-muscling the starkly smaller Emeghara and positioning himself well to deal with the troublesome Rosina before the diminutive attacker was subbed off for Adra.

The lackluster Antonio Nocerino was subbed off for Stephan El Shaarawy at the 60th minute and the spikey haired forward promptly announced himself with a good header -- albeit over the bar -- after an accurate cross from Philippe Mexes. Before Milan could start to impose themselves again, Massimo Ambrosini was sent off for a challenge on Adrian Callelo that would have been more controversial had Milan lost the match. Adriano Galliani was extremely sad now.

Before Siena could even make their man advantage count, Christian Terlizzi was sent off too, after a tussle with Mario Balotelli, promising a tense ending to what had been a dull half. Milan though, would continue to be unremarkable in attack as Siena were comfortable to hold the ball and defend whenever possible. Massimo Paci replaced Innocent Emeghara and Kevin Constant came in for Ignazio Abate in all the excitement.

The last ten minutes of the match arrived with a bang, as Balotelli, who was given a talking to for an earlier dive, was bundled over by Felipe Dal Belo as he waited for an incoming cross. Massimiliano Allegri was a man relieved at this point. Mario Balotelli, after a weird long wait from the referee, did as he has done all season and tucked the penalty in, this time to the bottom left corner. Massimiliano Allegri looked determined to win once he turned his back to the game again, of course.

The frantic ending continued with Roberto Vitiello fouling Kevin Constant 35 meters away from goal. The resulting free-kick was played short to Riccardo Montolivo, who delivered a cross to the back-post where Philippe Mexes controlled with his chest like a center forward, then side-footed to goal. The initial shot was saved but the keeper seemed to bundle in and in the commotion, the defender turned forward, poked in the rebound. Milan was now 2-1 up and in control of their destiny again.

Siena would try to push for an equalizer in the last few minutes, bringing on Erjon Bogdani in place of Matteo Rubin to bolster their strikeforce. Unfortunately, Milan were brimming with confidence now and saw out the game: possessing the ball and dispossessing Siena players easily when defending.

The final whistle came as a relief to all Milan players and supporters as the win sees them back into the Champions League for the 5th consecutive year and spells heartbreak for unfortunate Fiorentina.

Adriano Galliani, previously enraged, was finally happy.

AC Milan: Chrsitian Abbiati, Ignazio Abate, Christian Zapata, Philippe Mexes, Mattia De Sciglio, Antonio Nocerino, Massimo Ambrosini, Riccardo Montolivo, M'Baye Niang, Mario Balotelli, Robinho.

Subs: Giampaolo Pazzini (45), Stephan El Shaarawy (60), Kevin Constant (78)

Siena: Gianluca Pegolo, Claudio Terzi, Christian Terlizzi, Felipe dal Belo ; Roberto Vitiello, Adrián Calello, Francesco Bolzoni, Francesco Della Rocca, Matteo Rubin, Alessandro Rosina, Innocent Emeghara.

Subs: Salvador Agra (61), Massimo Paci (75), Erjon Bogdani (89)

Goals: C. Terzi (25), M. Balotelli penalty (84), P. Mexès (87)

Red Cards: Massimo Ambrosini (69), Christian Terlizzi (70)