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OTTAWA -- Pascal Dupuis scored 9:56 into overtime for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who erased a three-goal deficit and eliminated the Ottawa Senators from the playoffs with a 4-3 victory in Game 6 on Saturday night.
MILWAUKEE -- John Salmons scored 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting and the Milwaukee Bucks never let up after a hot start in a 107-89 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Daytona International Speedway will be repaved for the second time in history and is expected to be ready to host next year's Daytona 500.
ST. LOUIS -- Free agent running back Brian Westbrook, released by the Eagles in February after an injury-plagued 2009 season, had a physical with the St. Louis Rams on Saturday.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- The New York Jets kept things simple during the first two days of the NFL draft, sticking with their two picks and shoring up strengths.
Dodgers manager Joe Torre says he sent Manny Ramirez home to Los Angeles to get treatment on his strained right calf, avoiding the "circus" when the team heads to New York to face the Mets.
NEW YORK -- With just their third three-game winning streak since last May, the New York Mets got back to .500 for the first time since the opening week of the season.