Lakers Practice Report: 5/31/09

Phil Jackson, Pau Gasol & Shannon Brown talk to the media about their Finals matchup with the Orlando Magic.

Just as an aside, I wish the Magic hailed from the city of "Lando"

Because then you’re looking at 4-7 game’s worth of material involving my man below… Lando Calrissian is awesome, and the simple omission of two letters would have opened up a new world for me as a writer. Like Lando, the Magic defied the "Empire" (David Stern, the media, Nike’s marketing machine), which resulted in a take down of the much ballyhooed Team LeBron, disappointment be damned. Billy Dee drove the ladies crazy, and my fiancee has a ginormous crush on Dwight Howard. Hell, you could even compare Orlando’s sharpshooting from three to the marksmanship a stellar gunslinger might enjoy using…

Texas tops BC in longest game in NCAA history

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Inning after inning, Austin Wood kept heading back out to the mound….

Nadal loses in 4th round at French Open

PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal’s unbeaten run at the French Open is over….

Indians’ Martinez out with bruised knee

CLEVELAND (AP) — Indians catcher Victor Martinez did not start against the New York Yankees because of a bruised left knee and was not expected to play Sunday….

Datsyuk, Draper out for Game 2

DETROIT (AP) — Red Wings coach Mike Babcock is keeping his lineup the same for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals, meaning injured forwards Pavel Datsyuk and Kris Draper will again sit out against the Pittsburgh Penguins….

Earnhardt interim crew chief takes over at Dover

DOVER, Del. (AP) — The interim crew chief for Dale Earnhardt Jr. is taking over for the Cup race at Dover, a week earlier than originally planned….

Ted Williams memorabilia stolen from NH auction

SWANZEY, N.H. (AP) — Ted Williams’ fishing license and personal notes on local fishing holes have been swiped during an auction preview in New Hampshire….

Boston tweaks lineup for series finale in Toronto

TORONTO (AP) — The struggling Boston Red Sox have shuffled their lineup, dropping Jacoby Ellsbury from leadoff to the eighth spot and bumping Dustin Pedroia up from second to leadoff….

Howard scores 40 as Magic beat Cavs to make finals

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Orlando Magic can no longer be ignored. After 14 frustrating years, a team overlooked and ignored all season sent LeBron James home and is on its way to face Kobe Bryant in the NBA finals….

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