Kenya’s Mutai wins Boston Marathon
Running: Kenya’s Geoffrey Mutai won the Boston Marathon in 2 hours, 3 minutes, 2 seconds – the fastest anyone has run the 26.2 mile distance.
The previous best of 2:03:59 was by Haile Gebrselassie in Berlin in 2008. Because Monday’s race had a strong tailwind on a downhill course, Mutai’s run is not recognized by track’s international governing body as a record.
Caroline Kilel won the women’s race to complete the Kenyan sweep, outsprinting American Desiree Davila to win by two seconds, in 2:22:36. Davila ran the fastest time for a U.S. woman.
Ryan Hall ran the fastest marathon for an American, finishing fourth in 2:04:58.
Kilel and Mutai each earn $150,00 for their wins, and Mutai gets $50,000 for the world best and another $25,000 for the course record.
Rose leads Bulls to win, 2-0 series lead
NBA: Derrick Rose scored 36 points, Carlos Boozer added 17 points and 16 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls pulled out another dramatic victory over visiting Indiana, beating the Pacers 96-90 in Game 2 of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.
Rose scored eight points over the final 4 minutes. Kyle Korver nailed another big 3-pointer to make it 90-85 with just over a minute left after hitting the tiebreaker in the opener.
Chicago made 16 straight free throws to finish the game.
• Heat roll to 2-0 lead over 76ers: LeBron James scored 29 points, Chris Bosh had his second straight double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds, and the host Miami Heat beat the Philadelphia 76ers 94-73 in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.
Thaddeus Young scored 18 points for the 76ers, whose starters were outscored 76-29 by the Heat’s first string.
• Howard wins 3rd straight defensive POY: Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard is the first player to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award three straight seasons.
Howard received 585 points, including 114 first-place votes, from a panel of 120 sports writers and broadcasters. Boston’s Kevin Garnett finished second with 77 points and Dallas’ Tyson Chandler was third with 70.
• Billups likely out for Game 2: Chauncey Billups is expected to miss the second game of the New York Knicks’ playoff series against the Boston Celtics because of a left leg injury.
Billups was hurt in the final minute of the Knicks’ 87-85 loss Sunday night. If he is sidelined, Toney Douglas is expected to start in his place.
• Randolph to sign extension with Grizzlies: Zach Randolph says he’s signing a new four-year contract with the Memphis Grizzlies after leading the franchise to its first playoff win. Randolph said he plans to sign the extension in the coming days.
• Rockets won’t renew Adelman’s contract: Rick Adelman is out as coach of the Houston Rockets.
The team decided not to renew Adelman’s contract for next season, according to reports from KRIV-TV and the Houston Chronicle.
Fleury, Penguins top Lightning in Game 3
NHL: Tyler Kennedy put Pittsburgh ahead early in the third period and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 25 shots, helping the Penguins hold off the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 in Tampa, Fla.
Pittsburgh takes a 2-1 lead into Wednesday’s Game 4 in the first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.
• Boucher stops 35 as Flyers beat Sabres: At Buffalo, N.Y., Brian Boucher stopped 35 shots as the Flyers’ new starting goalie in helping Philadelphia grab a first-round playoff series lead with a 4-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres.
Philadelphia has bounced back with two straight wins after a 1-0 series-opening loss Thursday.
• Bruins win Game 3 in Montreal: David Krejci and Nathan Horton scored first-period goals to lead Boston to a 4-2 win over the host Montreal Canadiens as the Bruins won on the road after dropping the first two games of their first-round Eastern Conference series at home.
• Detroit’s early period goals sink Phoenix: Ruslan Salei and Drew Miller had goals 44 seconds apart to open the game, and the Detroit Red Wings scored early in each period to take a 3-0 lead in their first-round Western Conference series with a 4-2 win over the host Coyotes. Detroit goes for a sweep Wednesday in Phoenix.