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This Week in Sports :: May 26-30, 2008 v3d3h

May 29, 2008

A promising young player for the Vancouver Canucks dies and some referees blow an important call in the NBA playoffs. See what else happened!

Canuck Rookie Dies 2v2o2r

Tragedy hit the NHL on Thursday, as Luc Bourdon of the Vancouver Canucks Canucks to the Manitoba Moose - a minor league team . In 27 games with Vancouver last season, Bourdon scored two goals. He was viewed as a player that had a lot of potential.

NBA Referees Mess Up 3z3w2p

On Tuesday, the refs working Game 5 of the Spurs and Lakers series missed a call at end of regulation that potentially cost free throw shooter) on the line with a chance to tie the game. If the Spurs won that game, the series would have been tied at 2-2. But that loss put the Spurs in a 3-1 hole to the Lakers. With all the controversy surrounding the no-call, the NBA head offices itted that the refs made a mistake. But that meant little to San Antonio who were eliminated on Thursday night after the Lakers topped them 100-92.

Crosby Keeps Penguins in Series 6b4q3n

Don't hand the Detroit Red Wings the Stanley Cup trophy just yet. Despite losing the first two games, the Pittsburgh Penguins came back strong to defeat Detroit 3-2 on Wednesday. playoffs. The Penguins hope that trend continues as the Penguins look to even the score for Game 4 on Saturday night.

Notes Around the Sports World 1v6q5x

  • The Chicago Bulls hired Doug Collins as head coach on Thursday. Collins, coached the Bulls in the late '80s and had been working recently as a TV broadcaster.
  • Fifth seeded Serena Williams was upset in the third round of the French Open after losing to the 27th-seed Katarina Srebotnik. This marks Williams' earliest exit in nine appearances at the Open.
  • Former MLB pitcher, Geremi Gonzales was killed by lightning in his native Venezuela on Sunday. The 33-year-old Gonzales, pitched for five teams in his nine year MLB career including: Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers. The Toronto Blue Jays released him in their training camp last year.


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