NBA: Celtics tie series with Hawks
In Atlanta, Paul Pierce scored 36 points and the Celtics wiped out an 11-point second-half deficit even without the suspended Rajon Rondo, stunning the Hawks 87-80 to even their Eastern Conference playoff series at one game each.
In Chicago, Jrue Holiday scored 26 points, and the 76ers beat Chicago 109-92 to even their first-round series in the Bulls’ first game since Derrick Rose’s season-ending knee injury.
In Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant scored 38 points to lead the Lakers to a 104-100 victory over the Nuggets, taking a 2-0 series lead. Game 3 is Friday in Denver.
Gregg Popovich was selected coach of the year after leading the Spurs to 50 wins and the West’s top seed.
NFL: Ex-Giant Joseph faces forgery charges
Ex-Giant DT William Joseph is among eight people facing forgery and theft charges in a South Florida tax refund and identity theft scheme.
Free-agent QB Vince Young will work out for the Bills . . . The Redskins released WR Jabar Gaffney . . . The Raiders signed QB Matt Leinart. . . .RB Caleb King was cut by the Vikings after he was released from jail with no charges filed against him yesterday, three days after he was arrested in an alleged beating outside a birthday party.
ETC: Red Bulls lose Henry for 3-4 weeks
Red Bulls forward Thierry Henry is expected to miss three or four weeks with a strained right hamstring.
Tampa Bay third baseman Evan Longoria is expected to miss four to eight weeks with a partially torn left hamstring.
Alexander Dale Oen, Norway’s top hope for a swimming medal at the London Olympics, died of cardiac arrest during a pre-Olympic camp in Flagstaff, Ariz. He was 26.
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