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May 10, 2009

Blackhawks come from behind again to lead series with Vancouver 3-2

Despite scoring the first goal for the first time in the playoffs, the Chicago Blackhawks pulled another come-from-behind victory over the Vancouver Canucks Saturday night.

Per the Chicago Tribune, Chicago beat Vancouver 4-2 and now lead the series 3-2. The Blackhawks and will return home to the United Center in Chicago on Monday night for Game 6 in hopes of clinching the series.

"You think it's tense on the ice? The booth is buzzing. #canucks"
Twitpic posted by @johnbollwitt

Canucks fans offering some encouragement for their team, hoping to save the series:

Cebu777 Lots of unhappy people today after our hometown hockey team Canucks lost to Chicago Blackhawks last nite........too bad/ 10 May 2009 from web

JillVerbickas ok Canucks I see that my words after game 5 really hurt your feelings... lets try another approach.. Your are awesome, strong, brave, mighty 10 May 2009 from web

JillVerbickas ... you are smart, fast, sneaky, talented, tough, and sexy... you will win game 7 and go all the way! You can do it Canucks... 10 May 2009 from web

BCTravelGuide Tough loss for Vancouver Canucks yesterday. 10 May 2009 from web

chopsumbong where's pavel and bert when "we" need them? save the canucks 10 May 2009 from web

Chicago says not so fast, looking to clinch series at home:

gorebashd BLACKHAWKS WON GAME 5! can finish off the canucks at home. wow was it a good game! :) 10 May 2009 from web

jimmulligan Blackhawks- HUGE win last night! 10 May 2009 from UberTwitter

gooser12 Loving the Blackhawks 4-2 win last night, closin the series in CHI 10 May 2009 from txt

jgreco4 Here come the Hawks! The mighty Blackhawks! 10 May 2009 from Twitterrific

cubs2win Blackhawks--again! Keep up the winning ways! 10 May 2009 from web

May 9, 2009

Nuggets shock Mavericks 106-105 , NBA officials admit they made a bad call

With just a second left on the clock, Carmelo Anthony nailed a 3-pointer to give the Denver Nuggets another win over the Dallas Mavericks Saturday night.

Per SI.com, Denver beat Dallas 106-105 to take a 3-0 series lead that no other team has been able to overcome in NBA history. It's the first time for the Nuggets to have a 3-0 lead in a best-of-seven series, and if they win Monday night they'll be able to take a four-game sweep.

Twitpic of Carmelo Anthony posted by @buberzionist

The NBA announced two hours after the game that the officials made a mistake. President of league operations Joel Litvin released a statement saying ''the officials missed an intentional foul committed by Antoine Wright on Carmelo Anthony, just priot to Anthony's 3-point basket."

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was not happy with the officiating, shoving a cameraman and yelling behind the scorer's table. ESPN's Mike Yam announced on his Twitter page that the NBA got that last call wrong. And Cuban's speechless:

mcuban There is absolutely nothing to say afetr that. 10 May 2009 from web

Mike_Yam NBA just admitted it's officials got the call in the Mavericks/Nuggets game wrong. sorry dallas fans 10 May 2009 from web

Several Dallas fans agreed and felt the officiating was unfair too:

PopaJohn82 The mavs were just robbed, call the po po. The NBA and it's officials have really dropped the ball the entire playoffs. 10 May 2009 from TwitterFon

scooterb23 I think the brother of the ref in the Mavs game was umpiring the White Sox game...what bad officiating I'm seeing today 10 May 2009 from web

joegotti And the MAVS will get swept 10 May 2009 from txt

BEKbeergirl so upset over the Mavs game-BS on the no-call on the foul 10 May 2009 from TweetDeck

ebbykurian I'm really happy I didn't watch a second of the Mavs game today... My soul still hurts, though. RIP Yao's foot. again. 10 May 2009 from web

always100ape thinks the Mavs were screwed out of a dubya today...and with no Yao, the Rockets can hang up their jerseys too. Damn Tejas! 10 May 2009 from web

jonmatamoros MAVS WERE CHEATED ON! HATE THOSE REFS! 10 May 2009 from TweetDeck

Nuggets fans are already awaiting their next series:

JirehProvida Mavs Still ain't got nothin on the Nuggets... 3-0 baby!! 10 May 2009 from web

dwight4mvp Nuggets up 3-0, good. excited to see the mavs knocked out, nuggets getting some revenge for my spurs 10 May 2009 from web

die_lavish I'm hoping for the Cav's and Nuggets final 10 May 2009 from web

ValerieLuxe Everybody is sleeping on the Nuggets..its cool..keep doubting us...we going all the way to the top! 10 May 2009 from UberTwitter

FlyBoots denver nuggets is a threat...I Repeat A threat!! 10 May 2009 from web

Qstorm26d i see nuggets won cav's winning . i still see la and cav final 10 May 2009 from mobile web

Yao Ming out for rest of playoffs with fracture

Are the Houston Rockets down for the count without one of their star players?

Per ESPN.com, Yao Ming is out for the season with a broken foot after limping off the court in the Rockets 108-94 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Houston center didn't practice Saturday, and the team announced Saturday night that Yao will need 8-12 weeks to recover.

Twitpic posted by @Bizzle_HD

Game 4 is set for Sunday, with the Lakers leading the series 2-1.

Without Yao, there's little hope the Rockets can win the series:

JaredICF Yao is out for the season! Rockets are dunzo. 10 May 2009 from txt

kgmusic33 maaaan...rockets aint lookin good AT ALL...we just lost YAO....this sum bullllll 10 May 2009 from txt

mariocast Yao Ming is out with a fractured foot. Guess I'm done watching NBA playoffs: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/6416739.html 10 May 2009 from web

Void_Wizard So sad Yao Ming will miss the remainder of the playoffs now the Rockets have no chance of winning the series against the Lakers. 10 May 2009 from web

alpha_dl2ift Yao Ming is out....its a wrap for houston... 10 May 2009 from web

MichaelChester Yao is out for the playoffs. It's looking more and more likely that there will be a Kobe vs. Lebron match-up in the Finals 10 May 2009 from web

Basketball coach Chuck Daly dies Saturday morning at 78

Hall of Fame basketball Chuck Daly died this morning at the age of 78.

Per MSNBC, the former Detriot Pistons coach was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and had been undergoing treatment.

Daly was the first coach to win an NBA title and a gold medal. He coached the Pistons to back-to-back NBA championships in 1989 and 1990, and the original Dream Team to a gold medal in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.

Two years after he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, Daly was voted one of the 10 greatest coaches of the NBA's first half-century in 1996.

The Twitterverse mourned the loss of the Hall of Famer:

CP_6 RIP to my favorite coach of my favorite team. Chuck Daly 09 May 2009 from Tweetie

Mr_WTF RIP Chuck Daly he made hating the Pistons fun 09 May 2009 from mobile web

ncklausnut Sorry to hear about Chuck Daly . My condolences. 09 May 2009 from mobile web

Kencourier Wow...Chuck Daly passed away...never liked the guy when he coached Detroit,but always something a little surreal when u get that kinda news. 09 May 2009 from web

JPaschke Mourning loss of Chuck Daly. Great man and coach. Father of NBA charter flights. Once admired a sport coat of mine , a real compliment. 09 May 2009 from TweetDeck

tenyjr whoa - just found out thru Twitter's trending topics that Detroit Pistons coach Chuck Daly has died 09 May 2009 from web

kuhvet RIP Chuck Daly. bad boys were one of my fav teams to watch growing up. 09 May 2009 from mobile web

JMcII We lost a great basketball mind, R.I.P. Chuck Daly 09 May 2009 from TwitterBerry

May 8, 2009

Louisville Spokesperson says Pitino not going to Sacramento

Per ESPN.com, University of Louisville spokesperson Kenny Klein announced today that Rick Pitino has no intention of leaving the Cardinals to pursue a coaching opportunity with the Sacramento Kings.

Friday's development is just another incident in a bizarre off-season for Pitino. After leading the Cardinals to the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament, Pitino became involved in an extortion case with Karen Sypher, the estranged wife of a member of Pitino's staff. Pitino's son, Richard Pitino, a Louisville assistant, left his father's staff to take an open position on Billy Donovan's staff at Florida.

ESPN video:

Pitino has had two previous head coaching positions in the NBA -- one with the New York Knicks from 1987-1989, and another with the Boston Celtics from 1997-2001. He complied a record of 90-74 with the Knicks, and 102-146 with the Celtics.

The Kings have not spoken to Pitino about the position. Sacramento is expected to talk to former Wizards coach Eddie Jordan, Lakers assistant coach Kurt Rambis, and TNT NBA Analyst Mike Fratello about the position.

Fans are twittering their disgust about Pitino potentially going to the Kings:

gmacdaddy RT @RizzoTees: Rick Pitino not going to Sacremento Kings. Dude, give it up. You and NBA is like a fish on a bicycle - AMEN. 08 May 2009 from Tweetie

egholden To Rick Pitino: Please leave U of L and go to Sacramento. You left KY once- shouldn't be too hard for you to do again. 08 May 2009 from web

egholden Pitino: fool me once - fool me twice? Going to the NBA? 08 May 2009 from web

BR_NBA Rick Pitino Is Determined To Prove He Can Be Successful In The NBA: How determined? He's so determined to prove .. http://tinyurl.com/pjjaqt 08 May 2009 from twitterfeed

janewberg Pitino to the Kings?? 08 May 2009 from web

Tina_Fontessa he better not!!! RT @espn: Report: Rick Pitino interested in coaching Sacramento Kings - http://tinyurl.com/rcaog7 08 May 2009 from TweetDeck

msutaria Not one for rumors, but the more I research the more I believe that Rick Pitino is going to leave his head coaching position at UofL! 08 May 2009 from Tweetie

BolivianNachos is upset that Rick Pitino had his people contact the Kings... Louisville NEEDS the GODFATHER!!!! 08 May 2009 from web