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Drops of blood stained the carpet leading up to the back entrance of the Knicks' locker room. The glass portion of a nearby fire-extinguisher case was quickly replaced. And Amare Stoudemire needed doctors and paramedics to treat a postgame cut on his left hand.
Vincent Kompany's towering header earned Manchester City a momentous 1-0 victory over uninspired title rivals Manchester United on Monday to put Roberto Mancini's side within two victories of Premier League glory.
Cristiano Ronaldo struck his 43rd league goal of the campaign to set Real Madrid on their way to a 3-0 home win over Sevilla on Sunday that put them within a whisker of a first La Liga title in four years.
The Los Angeles Clippers rallied from a 27-point deficit to stun the Memphis Grizzlies 99-98 in Game One of their first-round playoff series.
Kobe Bryant had a game-high 31 points for the Los Angeles Lakers while the San Antonio Spurs relied on a potent offense as each team earned playoff-opening wins in their respective Western Conference quarter-final series.
Dortmund extended their unbeaten run to 27 matches following a hammering 5-2 win over relegated team Kaiserslautern in the 33rd round of Bundesliga on Saturday.
Stephen Hendry was on the verge of a surprise win over holder John Higgins in the second round of the world championship on Friday needing one more frame to seal victory.
The newly launched World Snooker International Championship will be staged for the first time later this year, with the biggest top prize ever and top competitive level for a snooker event in Asia.
Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III headlined the 2012 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on Thursday as expected but after that a flurry of wheeling and dealing marked the first-round of the prime-time event.
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola, who led the club to unprecedented heights with a brand of football widely regarded as the closest to perfection the game has seen, will leave at the end of the season and be replaced by assistant Tito Vilanova.
Liu Guoliang, head coach of China's men's national table tennis team, told the media that the main goal at the London Olympics was to get gold medals, April 26, 2012.
In Atlanta, the hosts clinched home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs by beating defending champ Dallas.