Well, the Western Conference finals are heading further west to Phoenix after the Dallas Mavericks beat the Suns 105-98.  It was another close one and the series is shaping up to be a classic.  But, to read more about the game, click here or scroll down.

*Tonight, the Miami Heat play host to the Detroit Pistons who won Game Two 92-88, but just barely as the Heat put together a big run at the end of the game.  If Shaquille O’Neal can stay out of foul trouble, he should dominate for longer stretches than he’s been getting, and that could spell trouble for the Pistons, who uncharacteristically have been breaking down during crunch time.  The game tips off at 8:00pm.

The Barry Bonds Watch continues as Bonds couldn’t get a dinger last night against the Colorado Rockies.  Bonds, however, did go 1-for-2 with an RBI and a run scored in helping the Giants beat the Rockies 9-0.  Tonight, the potential history-maker to go along with Bonds is Rockies pitcher Josh Fogg.

*The White Sox’s Jose Contreras looks to continue his stellar season when he faces the Toronto Blue Jays.  Contreras hopes to solve the Blue Jays offense and improve his record to 6-0.
*Two pitchers look to join the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Brandon Webb as eight game winners when Tom Glavine takes the hill against the Florida Marlins and Curt Schilling deals to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.  Both are currently 7-2.
*Sidney Ponson returns from the DL for the St. Louis Cardinals and hopes his excellent season thus far will not be marred by his stint on the shelf.  He is 3-0 with a 2.81 ERA and will be matching up against the San Diego Padres.
*Just because I think his name is such a baseball name, I’ll mention that Boof Bosner takes to the mound for the Minnesota Twins against the Seattle Mariners.  He’s hoping to build on his MLB debut when he went six frames, giving up one ER and three walks, while strking out eight against the Milwaukee Brewers in an Interleague game. 

The Carolina Hurricans’ Martin Gerber had an outstanding night in goal last night against the Buffalo Sabres, stopping all 22 shots by the Sabres, effectively shutting them down and out.  The series is now tied at two games apiece.

*The Anaheim Mighty Ducks hope to try to mount a historical comeback in their Western Conference series, by winning the rest of the games after being down 3-0.  Naturally, this will be difficult to do as they’ve only won one game and still have three more to win if they want to make history.  They’ll continue to try to do that tonight at home against the Edmonton Oilers.  As the great Mets reliever Tug McGraw used to say - You gotta believe! 

Enjoy the games!