10 Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com Yahoo! Sports http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Yahoo! Sports - Top News http://sports.yahoo.com Latest news and information from the world of sports. Jazz return home in 0-2 hole to Lakers (AP) The Utah Jazz are hoping home court really is an advantage. Right now, they'll take any edge they can get. The Los Angeles Lakers lead the Jazz 2-0 in the Western Conference semifinals and are coming to Utah with thoughts of a second straight sweep in the playoffs. The Jazz had hoped to come out of Los Angeles with a split, but were back home Thursday trying to figure out new ways to slow down... Thu, 08 May 2008 15:30:33 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:nba,article,ap-2008050926.laluth.preview:1 Bitter rivalry highlights Flyers-Pens (AP) Some NHL rivalries evolve from a big game, a major trade or a short-lived scuffle, then fade after a few years. Not the Philadelphia Flyers vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins. This rivalry is real, perpetual, and, mostly, downright nasty. Evolving from state lines and bloodlines -- and it's mostly bad blood -- it's been one of the league's most heated since the teams were born in 1967. Fri, 09 May 2008 11:30:37 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:nhl,article,ap-2008050916.phipit.preview:1 AP Federer suffers sixth loss of year (AP) Spanish lam player Nicolas Almagro returns a ball to Novak Djokovic of Serbia during a men's quarter-final match against , at the Rome Master tennis tournament, in Rome, Friday, May 9, 2008. Djokovic qualified for the semifinals after Nicolas Almagro retired following a wrist injury.

What was once almost unthinkable in tennis now happens more and more often: Roger Federer loses. The latest defeat came Friday, a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) decision to 27th-ranked Radek Stepanek in the Rome Masters quarterfinals. This was Federer's sixth loss of the year. The top-ranked Swiss lost only nine matches in all of 2007.


]]> Fri, 09 May 2008 14:35:50 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:ten,article,ap-romemasters:1 AP Quenneville out as Avalanche coach (AP) Colorado Avalanche coach Joel Quenneville watches during the Avalanche's matchup against the Detroit Red Wings in Game 4 of the teams' NHL Western Conference semifinal playoff series in Denver on May 1, 2008. With the win, the Red Wings swept the Avalanche 4-09 to advance to the conference finals. The game was the last for Quenneville as coach, team officials announced on Friday, May 9, 2008.

The Colorado Avalanche want to play a faster, more attacking brand of hockey, similar to the style that brought them two Stanley Cup titles. Now, they're looking for a coach who fits that description. Joel Quenneville and the Avalanche mutually decided to end their relationship Friday, a week after Colorado was swept out of the playoffs by the Detroit Red Wings.


]]> Fri, 09 May 2008 16:08:46 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:nhl,article,ap-avalanche-quenneville:1 AP Mariners' Sexson suspended 6 games (AP) Seattle Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez warms up before their MLB game against the Chicago White Sox in Seattle on Friday, May 9, 2008. Hernandez was fined for hitting two Texas Rangers in last night's 5-0 loss against the White Sox.

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...


]]> Fri, 09 May 2008 18:03:38 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:mlb,article,ap-mariners-sexsonsuspended:1 AP Perry leads, youth gives way at Players (AP) Kevin Stadler lines up a putt on the 16th green during the second round of The Players Championship golf tournament in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Friday, May 9, 2008. Stadler birdied the hole.

Kenny Perry went to the PGA Tour's weekly Bible study in the home of Fred Funk, and if the message was about storing up treasures in heaven, the 47-year-old Perry found inspiration from a more tangible prize. Three years ago, Funk won The Players Championship at 48, making him the oldest winner of this prestigious event.


]]> Fri, 09 May 2008 18:00:23 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:pga,article,ap-playerschampionship:1 Lilly leads Cubs past Diamondbacks 3-1 (AP) Instead of his glove and his temper, Ted Lilly got attention for his pitching and his bat. After giving up a first-inning homer to Chris Young, Lilly regrouped and helped the Chicago Cubs beat Arizona 3-1 Friday in the teams' first meeting since the Diamondbacks' first-round playoff sweep seven months ago. Fri, 09 May 2008 15:45:02 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:mlb,article,ap-280509116.arichc.recap:1 Packers release WR Koren Robinson (AP) The Green Bay Packers released Koren Robinson on Friday, the latest setback for the veteran wide receiver trying to resurrect his career after serving an NFL suspension and jail time. Not long after Green Bay signed the 6-foot-2, 205-pound Robinson in 2006, the league suspended him for a year for alcohol-related problems. Fri, 09 May 2008 15:16:00 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:nfl,article,ap-packers-robinson:1 Padres release struggling CF Edmonds (AP) Jim Edmonds' batting average had fallen to .178 -- more than 100 points below his lifetime mark -- and he clearly had lost a step or two while chasing fly balls in center field. The 37-year-old Edmonds was hardly the only struggling player on the team with the worst record in the big leagues. His struggles were glaring enough, though, that San Diego released him on Friday, a move that will cost the... Fri, 09 May 2008 18:07:46 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:mlb,article,ap-padres-edmonds:1 Indy 500 pole qualifying could be messy (AP) In the past, there was usually little strategy involved in trying to win the pole for the Indianapolis 500. Just hold the gas pedal down and drive. Fri, 09 May 2008 14:38:57 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:irl,article,ap-irl-indy500:1 Fri, 09 May 2008 18:07:46 PDT