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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.