LOS ANGELES -- Tim Duncan scored 21 points, Tony Parker added 17 and the San Antonio Spurs rallied in the final minutes to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 102-99 on Sunday night, closing out the series 4-0 and advancing to the Western Conference finals. The Spurs extended their winning streak to 18 games and their playoff record to 8-0, tying the third-best postseason streak in franchise history. Danny Green and Gary Neal added 14 points each, and Manu Ginobili and Thiago Splitte...

DETROIT -- Max Scherzer headed off the mound and toward the dugout, where manager Jim Leyland was waiting to offer a congratulatory handshake. After 15 strikeouts in seven innings, Scherzer's day was done, and the only question was whether the Detroit right-hander's fine effort would go to waste. "We're in this business to win," Scherzer said. And win the Tigers did. Alex Avila's tiebreaking, two-run single highlighted a three-run seventh that sent Detroit to a 4-3 victory ove...

WASHINGTON -- Stephen Strasburg took a swing and looked in amazement as the baseball carried over the left-field wall. If Strasburg's first major league homer came as a surprise, his performance on the mound did not. With Strasburg leading the way, the Washington Nationals beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-3 Sunday to avert a three-game sweep. In addition to his 2-for-2 performance at the plate, Strasburg (4-1) struck out eight in five innings before being lifted by manager Davey Jo...

WASHINGTON -- Wei-Yin Chen wasn't fooling anyone with his breaking ball, least of all Stephen Strasburg. Chen gave up a home run to Washington's starting pitcher and didn't make it out of the fifth inning in Baltimore's 9-3 loss to the Nationals on Sunday. The defeat ended the Orioles' five-game winning streak and nine-game road run. Baltimore scored the game's first three runs but got only two hits after the second inning – both in the ninth. Chen (4-1) yielded six runs...

INDIANAPOLIS — LeBron James scored 40 points, superstar sidekick Dwyane Wade added 30 – 22 in the second half – and Miami's dynamic duo took over after halftime to bring the Heat even the series with a 101-93 win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal Sunday. With Chris Bosh injured and back in Florida, the James-Wade tandem saved the Heat, who will host Game 5 on Tuesday night at AmericanAirlines Arena. James was at his MVP best...