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LAKERS 108, UTAH 105
They lose most of a 19-point lead, but Bryant scores 34 as L.A. reaches the Western Conference finals.
BILL PLASCHKE
The team needs eight more wins for a championship and it has answered many of the questions that critics have pondered. >>
T.J. SIMERS
A review of Lakers playoff game No. 10 -- eight wins to go. >>
HELENE ELLIOTT
When he managed the Yankees, the Angels gave his teams fits. Now that he's managing the Dodgers, not much has changed. >>
ANGELS 4, DODGERS 2
He raises his record to 7-1, Rodriguez gets his 17th save, and Dodgers errors end up costly as they have a tough time at Angel Stadium again. >>
ANGELS-DODGERS REPORT
Scioscia is weighing whether to bring Figgins back sooner rather than later. Figgins could return next week. >>
HORSE RACING
Now Gayego is the main competition for the Kentucky Derby winner as Big Brown bids for the Triple Crown. >>
BILL DWYRE
If he crushes the competition, as expected, and rushes on to the Triple Crown, he'll help racing wipe away images of injuries and drugs. >>
WNBA
The Sparks duo is among the WNBA's most anticipated, bringing together the 2008 No. 1 overall draft pick and the league's three-time most valuable player for the season opener at Phoenix. >>
OLYMPICS
Surprise ruling allows Oscar Pistorius, who has prosthetic lower legs, to compete with able-bodied athletes for a spot on South Africa's Olympic team. >>
SOCCER DAILY
After finishing with the best records in MLS last season, things have changed a bit so far in 2008 but there's still plenty to play for Saturday. >>
SWIMMING
Natalie Coughlin sets U.S. record while finishing second in 100 freestyle. Michael Phelps is unhappy with backstroke after winning 400 individual medley. >>
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Former Harvard-Westlake standout is granted his release so he can be closer to home because of family health concerns. UCLA and USC are expected to be interested in the 6-9 power forward. >>
MARK HEISLER / ON THE NBA
Utah's young players picked a bad time to forget how to play the game. >>
LAKERS REPORT
Coach keeps forward in the starting lineup, saying Luke Walton 'is not a 40-minute guy.' >>
NBA
Forward missed practice on Thursday in order to obtain travel visas for his family. >>
NEWSWIRE
Serena Williams withdrew from her quarterfinal match at the Italian Open in Rome on Friday because of a back problem, and older sister Venus Williams was defeated by defending champion Jelena Jankovic, 5-7, 6-2, 6-3. >>
MORNING BRIEFING
The odds of making a hole in one on a par-4 hole are about a million to one, according to a 2004 story in Golf World magazine, but one Denver-area club pro made one Thursday and he has the video to prove it. >>
NBA PLAYOFFS
James leads the way with 32 points as Cleveland wins, 74-69. The deciding game is Sunday in Boston. >>
HORSE RACING
None of the horses in a weak field appear capable of challenging the Kentucky Derby winner. But being a heavy favorite at Pimlico is no guarantee of success. >>
HORSE RACING / INSIDER TRADING
The Grade II at Pimlico is part of an all stakes pick four and the most significant of the three races preceding the second jewel of the Triple Crown. >>
INTERLEAGUE ROUNDUP
* at Philadelphia 10, Toronto 3: Jason Werth hit three home runs and drove in eight runs. He hit an 0-and-1 pitch for a three-run homer to right field in the second inning and followed with a 425-foot grand slam to right on a 3-and-1 pitch in the third. He then hit a solo shot to left-center on a 2-and-1 pitch in the fifth to give the Phillies a 9-2 lead. >>
AROUND THE MAJORS
Peter Magowan, the owner who brought Barry Bonds to San Francisco, built a new ballpark and kept major league baseball in the city, is stepping down as managing partner of the Giants. >>
BEHIND THE LINES
Defending Super Bowl champions are expected to be slightly better than .500 in 2008. >>
JURISPRUDENCE
Former Olympic track gold medalist receives punishment for writing bad checks. He has another trial pending in Virginia where he is accused of selling heroin. >>
HORSE RACING / LOS ALAMITOS
She enters the $340,150 race as the fastest qualifier. >>
HORSE RACING
The $100,000 Will Rogers at one mile on the turf and the $75,000 Desert Stormer at six furlongs are featured races. >>
SOCCER
Team will be without eight regular or occasional starters against D.C. United. >>
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
Jericho Kelsey drives in the winning run in the seventh. >>
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Fans sound off on the O.J. Mayo situation as well as on Kobe Bryant and Andruw Jones, among other things. >>
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