NBA PLAYOFFS
CELTICS 106, PISTONS 102
BOSTON LEADS SERIES 3-2
Ray Allen found his shooting touch, scoring 29 points in Boston’s 106-102 win in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals.
San Antonio at L.A.
L.A. leads series 3-1
Thursday: 8 p.m., TNT
AND FINALLY …
– Former Bears P Todd Sauerbrun pleaded guilty Wednesday to disturbing the peace in a confrontation with a taxi driver last December and was sentenced to perform 24 hours of community service.
– The Atlanta Hawks hired Elgin native and Northwestern alum Rick Sund as GM.
Vision of glove
Singer Mariah Carey throws the ceremonial first pitch before the start of a game between the Yomiuri Giants and Rakuten Golden Eagles in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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FRENCH OPEN
Sharapova dodges disaster
Maria Sharapova hit 17 double-faults and came within two points of becoming the only No. 1-seeded woman in French Open history to lose in the first round, but she regrouped in time to barely piece together a 6-1, 3-6, 8-6 victory over Evgeniya Rodina.
– No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal beat Thomaz Bellucci. He’s 22-0 at Roland Garros.
– Serena Williams erased a second-set deficit to down Mathilde Johansson.
