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The Lakers overcame an awful start and rode Kobe Bryantto a100-92 victoryto eliminatedefending champion San Antonio, 4-1,in the Western Conference finals on Thursday at raucous Staples Center. The Lakers will play either Boston or Detroit in the NBA Finals on Thursday, four years after their last Finals appearance - a five-game loss to the Pistons. [...]

The Red Wings take a 3-2 series lead into Dallas for Game 6 of the Western Conference finals Monday night. “It hasn’t really sunk in yet that these next few games are the Stanley Cup finals.” Marian Hossa had a goal and three assists and Sidney Crosby, the 20-year-old captain of a team that was [...]