NEW YORK (Reuters) - The utah jazz held off the los angeles lakers for a 123-115 overtime victory to tie up their best-of-seven western conference semi-final series at 2-2 on Sunday.

PITTSBURGH - Flyers defenseman Braydon Coburn was struck in the face with a shot by Pittsburgh's Hal Gill early in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals tonight.

AP - Andrei Kirilenko blocked Kobe Bryant twice in overtime and converted a three-point play with 35 seconds remaining as the utah jazz beat the los angeles lakers 123-115 on Sunday, tying the western conference semifinals at 2-2. The Jazz went 9-for-9 from the foul line in overtime and outscored the Lakers 15-7 in the extra 5 minutes.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Penguins scored twice in the third period to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 and take a commanding 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals on Sunday.

Galaxy star will suit up for England rather than playing TFC on May 31

Manager Manny Acta finally has enough healthy players to begin shaking up a slumping lineup, and competition for at-bats is just what the Nats need.

Cases for increasing equine safety through racing older horses and improving track surfaces are gaining traction after Eight Belles' death at the Kentucky Derby.

Manchester united beat Wigan, 2-0, and Bolton held Chelsea to a 1-1 draw, enabling the Red Devils to win the English premier league title for the second straight season.

In the grand scheme of things, the Jazz remain the equivalent of NBA toddlers, the youngest team still alive in these playoffs. That doesn't mean, though, that they aren't capable of growing up quickly, sometimes in the matter of a few dizzying hours.

The Lakers' bench took another hit Sunday afternoon. Well, make that several hits. First, Ronny Turiaf was ejected for committing a flagrant foul on utah jazz backup point guard Ronnie Price with 10:07 left in the first half.