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• Pacers throttle Heat to take 2-1 series lead
  Roy Hibbert had 19 points and 18 rebounds, George Hill scored 20 and Danny Granger 17 as the Indiana Pacers throttled the Heat 94-75 on Thursday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
  
  
• Spurs pummel Clips again for 2-0 series lead
  Tony Parker scored 22 points, Tim Duncan had 18 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the fading Los Angeles Clippers 105-88 on Thursday night, pushing their winning streak to 16 and taking a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series.
  
  
• Boy, suspended for Bonner 'do, gets Spurs tix
  A 12-year-old Texas boy who was suspended from school after shaving his head to resemble the face of Spurs forward Matt Bonner scored tickets to a playoff game and props from his favorite NBA player.
  
  
• Kings on verge of sweep after Game 3 victory
  Dwight King scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Jonathan Quick made 18 saves, and the Los Angeles Kings rolled to the brink of their first Stanley Cup final in 19 years with a 2-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday night.
  
  
• Ravens S Reed says 'goal is to play football'
  Hours after Ed Reed said he was "not 100 percent committed right now to playing this year" in an interview with SiriusXM NFL Radio, the Baltimore Ravens Pro Bowl safety changed his tune.
  
  
• McCoy agrees to 5-year extension with Eagles
  The Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday agreed to terms with running back LeSean McCoy on a five-year contract extension that runs through 2017.
  
  
• Lakers guard Blake, wife threatened on Twitter
  Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Blake was the unsung hero of his team's first round series victory over the Denver Nuggets, pumping in 19 points in Game 7.
  
  
• Johnson's team wins Sprint Pit Crew Challenge
  Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 pit crew got its revenge.
  
  
• Saints' Vilma files defamation suit vs. Goodell
  Suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has filed a defamation lawsuit against NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.
  
  
• Bears' Marshall won't face nightclub charges
  New York City police have decided not to bring charges against Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall for a melee at a NYC nightclub in March, according to Marshall's attorney, Harvey Steinberg.