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Boozer unable to hold his ground against Lakers
Carlos Boozer hasn't shown up yet against the Lakers. And Mike Kahn says it's why the Jazz are in a must-win situation tonight.

Q&A: D-backs' emerging star Upton speaks up
Justin Upton may have the biggest upside of any D-backs player. He talked with Ken Rosenthal about tapping into that limitless potential.

Patrick: 'The bottom line is winning does matter'
Danica Patrick's breakthrough victory helps make the Indy 500 important again. Jason Whitlock interviews the circuit's hottest driver.

Busch is what NASCAR needs ... a new villain
Dale Earnhardt Sr. was aggressive, reckless, a villain and a winner. The driver who's most like him? It's not his son, Jeff Owens says.

Knicks deciding between D'Antoni, Jackson
It's a two-horse race.

Nash expects D'Antoni back with Suns
Despite rampant speculation that Mike D'Antoni is headed to Chicago or New York, Phoenix point guard Steve Nash expects his coach to be back on the Suns' bench next season. Beyond that, the two-time NBA MVP had little to say about the Suns' ongoing coaching saga during a charity appearance Friday. "This is the last thing I'm going to say about our coaching situation: Mike's my coach," Nash said. "So I expect to see Mike back here next year.

Mariners' Sexson suspended six games by MLB
Seattle slugger Richie Sexson was suspended for six games and fined Friday by Major League Baseball after charging the mound and throwing his helmet at a Texas pitcher the previous night. Bob Watson, baseball's vice president in charge of discipline, cited Sexson for "violent and aggressive actions." Sexson asked the players' association to appeal, and any suspension will be delayed until after a hearing. Seattle's Felix Hernandez and Texas' Gerald Laird and Sidney Ponson also were fined.

Lilly outdoes Haren as Cubs cool D-backs

Stepanek upsets Federer in Rome quarters
Roger Federer has lost again, falling to 27th-ranked Radek Stepanek in the Rome Masters quarterfinals. Federer was beaten 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) by the Czech player Friday. This was Federer's sixth loss of the year. The top-ranked Swiss lost only nine matches in all of 2007. He piled up a string of losses at the beginning of this year when he was diagnosed with mononucleosis. The Rome Masters is a clay-court tuneup for the French Open, which begins May 25.

Phoenix Blew It!

Tough time at UTEP