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Stephen Curry scored 22 points to go with eight assists, Andrew Bogut broke out with the best performance of his injury-saddled season and the Golden State Warriors eliminated the Denver Nuggets with a 92-88 victory in Game 6 on Thursday.

Karl Malone said he's proud of Jason Collins for coming out as the first openly gay player in one of the four major U.S. pro sports leagues.

Deron Williams, Brook Lopez and Joe Johnson each scored 17 points, and the Brooklyn Nets again avoided elimination, beating the short-handed Chicago Bulls 95-92 Thursday to tie their first-round series at 3.

All-Star forward David Lee is in uniform for the Golden State Warriors in Game 6 against the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night after not dressing the past four games because of a hip injury.

Montreal Canadiens center Lars Eller was taken from the ice on a stretcher after a big hit from Ottawa Senators defenseman Eric Gryba in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference series Thursday night.

Denny Hamlin plans to start Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway, but don't look for him to be in the car long.

On Wednesday, Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts said he would consider moving the team out of 99-year-old Wrigley Field if plans for renovations needed to generate revenues to compete were blocked.

Golden State coach Mark Jackson was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Thursday for making public comments in an attempt to influence the officiating in the Warriors' playoff series with Denver.

The NCAA Division I Board of Directors has suspended rule changes passed in January that would have allowed unlimited electronic communication -- including text messaging -- from college coaches to football recruits.

Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell is upset by accusations pitcher Clay Buchholz was putting a foreign substance on the ball during Wednesday's victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.

Pictured here (L to R): Karl Schmitt, Louisville Sports Commission, Mike Bramer, Run Louisville Run and Jennifer Hawkins, VisitPittsburgh.

At the 2013 Symposium of the National Association of Sports Commissions held here last week, Run Louisville Run, a program of the YMCA at Norton Commons, was presented with a $12,000 grant from the NASC Sports Legacy Fund, raised from the proceeds of the Symposium auction and raffle. More than 750 leaders in the sports events industry attended the annual Symposium and many provided sports-related raffle items and/or purchased raffle tickets.

Run Louisville Run provides an eight-week running program for deserving kids in the community and focuses on increasing self-esteem, promoting healthy living and offering a positive after-school experience.

“This grant is one of our largest to date,” said Mike Bramer, District Executive Director, YMCA at Norton Commons. “We serve about 120 youth with each program and now we will be able to quadruple the number of our participants in our Run Louisville Run program, where we teach young men and women the power of progressively realizing worthy goals while running.”

“On behalf of the entire membership of the National Association of Sports Commission, we are thrilled to recognize and award our annual grant to Run Louisville Run,” said Jennifer Hawkins, CSEE, Sports Marketing Director of VisitPittsburgh & Co-chair of the NASC Sports Legacy Fund. “Run Louisville Run is an inspirational program for other cities in our country to model.”

Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph expressed no sympathy on Thursday for the condition of Los Angeles Clippers' forward Blake Griffin.

David Kahn is out as president of basketball operations for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Flip Saunders is coming in.

Clippers point guard Chris Paul went through practice Thursday without any restrictions despite having his bruised left thumb taped and will start Friday's Game 6 against the Memphis Grizzlies.

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick proved Thursday that speed is still part of his game, beating teammate LeSean McCoy in a 40-yard dash at practice after the running back had been calling him "old."

New York Knicks coach Mike Woodson said he was "upset" that his team wore all black on Wednesday before Game 5 of the Knicks-Celtics series to mimic a funeral for Boston.

Royce White may not be with the Houston Rockets for the playoffs. However, that didn't stop him from taking a few jabs the Oklahoma City Thunder and Kevin Durant.

Cliff Lee said that the Philadelphia Phillies need to have "a little more pride" following their second straight lopsided loss to the Cleveland Indians.

Denver Nuggets broadcaster Scott Hastings has taken offense to Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson accussing the Nuggets of dirty play.

Chicago Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich, still hampered by a bruised left calf, is "likely out" of Game 6 of their first-round playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday, coach Tom Thibodeau said.