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PAGE B4 THE ORLANDO TIMES MAY 13 - 19, 2010 Magic Sweep The Hawks NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION 2010 CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS By The Associated Press All Times EDT SECOND ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) As of Monday, May 10th EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE Cleveland vs. Boston Phoenix Sweep San Antonio Game 6-Thursday, May 13: Cleveland at Boston, TBD x-Sunday, May 16: Boston at Cleveland, 3:30 p.m. Orlando Sweep Atlanta L.A. Lakers SweepUtah Dwight Howard, Vince Carter, Magic Fans, and Jason Willimas: Game 4 in Atlanta NBA 2010 CONFERENCE FINALS EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE BY ABNER JACKSON III games in the series. The Magic beat in the Eastern Conference Finals. If regular season series against Cleve- ORLANDO - The Orlando the Hawks by a combined 101 they face the Cavs, Cleveland will land and beat Boston 3-1 in their Magic swept the Atlanta Hawks 4-0 points, the most in the history of the have home court advantage. If the regular season series. So far so L.A. Lakers in the Eastern Conference Semifi- NBA and was one of the most lop- Magic face the Celtics, the Magic good for the Magic, they still need vs. nals. The Magic are undefeated at sided series in NBA history. will have home court advantage. to win eight games to become NBA Phoenix Suns 8-0 in the playoffs so far and have Dwight Howard set a field goal Whoever the Magic play they won’t champions. They are halfway there won 14 games in a row. They percentage record by shooting 84 run over them or sweep them. They and playing better than any team in haven’t lost a game since April 2, percent (27-32) in the series, which have a challenge ahead of them if the NBA now. A championship Game 1 - Monday, May 17: 2010, losing to the San Antonio is a NBA playoff record. The they want to make it to the NBA Fi- would be a great way to close out Phoenix at L.A., 9:00 p.m. Spurs, 112-100. The Magic domi- Magic will face the winner of the nals again. Amway Arena, before moving to vs. Game 2 - Wednesday, May 19: nated the Hawks three out of four Boston Celtics/Cleveland Cavaliers The Magic split their four game the new arena. TBD Phoenix at L.A., 9:00 p.m. Seminole State College Of Florida Golfers Qualify For Nationals SANFORD - Four Raider the top 10 of the NJCAA Region fifth in the nation, came in second golfers will represent Seminole VIII Qualifier in April. Barreto, a overall with a team score of 658. Bucs Sign 5 State College of Florida at the sophomore from Venezuela, led the Region VIII champion Daytona College Free National Junior College Athletic team with a two-round score of 160 State College had a score of 584. Association (NJCAA) Women's and a seventh-place finish. Last year, Seminole State fin- Agents Golf Championship, taking place Wolchick, a sophomore from Rock- ished third in its NJCAA national May 17-20 at LPGA Interna- ledge, and Seenath, a sophomore championship debut. TAMPA (AP) _ Rutgers defen- tional in Daytona Beach. from Canada, tied for eighth with For more information on the sive end George Johnson and Ne- Fabys Barreto, Jessica scores of 164. Galek, a freshman Raider women's golf program, visit braska wide receiver Chris Brooks Wolchick, Victoria Seenath and from Englewood, rounded out the www.seminolestate.edu/athletics/w Dwight Howard Rajon Rondo are among five undrafted college Kristin Galek clinched a spot in top 10 with a score of 165. golf. free agents signing contracts with the tournament after finishing in The Raiders, who are ranked the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The team also said Monday that Dwight Howard, Rajon Rondo Texas A&M guard Lee Grimes, Clemson fullback Rendrick Taylor Headline 2009-10 and Georgia Southern cornerback City Of Kissimmee And City Of Saint Cloud To Host Darrell Pasco signed deals. 20th Annual Hershey Track Meet NBA All-Defensive First Team The Bucs released Tennessee guard Vladimir Richard and Texas KISSIMMEE — The City of The track and field event offers 1978. NEW YORK – Orlando Howard anchoring the defense, the A&M defensive end Matt Feather- Kissimmee is partnering with the youngsters an opportunity to com- For more information please Magic center Dwight Howard, Magic allowed 95.3 ppg, which ston. City of Saint Cloud to host the pete in middle distance runs, contact the City of Kissimmee winner of the 2009-10 Defensive ranked fourth in the NBA, and held 20th Annual Hershey Track dashes, relays and field events for Parks and Recreation Department at Player of the Year Award pre- the opposition to a league-low .438 Meet. The event will take place advancement to the state tourna- 407.518.2504. sented by Kia Motors, and guard shooting from the field, including on Thursday, May 27, at the ment. The top contender in each Rajon Rondo of the Boston 24 games where opponents shot Gateway High School track in age group will advance to the State Celtics headline the NBA All- under .400. Orlando held the oppo- Kissimmee. Meet, which will be held in Miami Defensive First Team, the NBA sition to less than 100 points 57 This FREE track and field on Saturday, June 19. announced. By totaling 57 points times and to less than 90 points 24 meet is geared toward kids be- The Hershey Track and Field overall, including 28 First Team times. tween ages nine and 14. Regis- Games is endorsed by the National votes, Howard edged Rondo (50 The NBA All-Defensive Sec- Jaguars Lose tration will be accepted on May Recreation and Park Association, points overall and 23 First Team ond Team consists of center Tim Backup LB Smith To 27, from 5p.m. – 5:45p.m. No USATrack & Field, and Athletics votes) as the leading vote-getter. Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs, registrations will be accepted Canada, and has been solely funded Also selected to the All-De- guards Dwyane Wade of the Miami Knee Injury after 5:45p.m. Competition be- by the Hershey Company since fensive First Team are forward Heat and Thabo Sefolosha of the gins at 6p.m. LeBron James of the Cleveland Oklahoma City Thunder, and for- JACKSONVILLE (AP) _ Cavaliers (45 points), Los Ange- wards Josh Smith of the Atlanta Jaguars linebacker Bryan Smith, a les Lakers guard Kobe Bryant Hawks and Anderson Varejao of the third-year player from McNeese (34 points) and Charlotte Bobcats Cleveland Cavaliers. Duncan has State, has torn a ligament in his forward Gerald Wallace (30 been selected to the NBA All-De- right knee and will miss the season. points). fensive team 13 consecutive sea- Smith injured his knee during Morrison Making Immediate Impact With Jaguars Howard became the first sons. minicamp Sunday and was carted player to lead the league in re- The voting panel consisted of off the field. Coach Jack Del Rio BY MARK LONG the field during Jacksonville's three- also focused on winning, something bounding and blocks (1973-74 the NBA’s 30 head coaches, who initially thought it was a sprain, but JACKSONVILLE (AP) _ Of day minicamp. that eluded him in college and in his was the first season blocks were were asked to select NBA All-De- says tests Monday revealed more all of Jacksonville's defensive It's a big change for a linebacker professional career. kept as an official statistic) in fensive First and Second Teams by significant damage. additions this offseason, line- corps that struggled in 2009 with Morrison desperately wants to consecutive seasons, averaging position. Coaches were not permit- Smith played in six games last backer Kirk Morrison could have missed tackles, blown coverages make the postseason after going 17- 13.2 rebounds and 2.78 blocks. ted to vote for players from their season for Jacksonville and had two the most immediate impact. and poor communication. 30 at San Diego State and never He also became only the fifth own team. Two points were starts before going on injured re- Morrison, who spent the last Morrison, who led the Raiders winning more than five games with player in NBA history to lead the awarded for a First Team vote and serve in late November because of a five seasons with the Oakland in tackles the last four years, is try- the Raiders. league in rebounding for at least one point was awarded for a Second shoulder problem. He had nine Raiders, is making plays all over ing to help fix those problems. He's three consecutive seasons. With Team vote. tackles. Raider Or Bust? Russell The Latter in 2010. fourth-round draft pick. Since the start of the common draft The team showed confidence in in 1967, only one other No. 1 pick was Campbell by extending his contract released this quickly in his NFL career. through 2011, giving him a $4.5 million Indianapolis cut 1992 top pick Steve deal for that season on top of the $3.14 Emtman after three seasons, but that million he is owed this season. Ex-Dolphin was more because of injuries than pro- Russell won only seven of his 25 duction. starts as the Raiders extended an NFL- OJ McDuffie Wins Emtman played three more seasons worst streak to seven straight seasons for Miami and Washington. It remains with at least 11 losses. He completed $11.5M In Toe to be seen whether any team will give just 52.1 percent of his passes in his ca- Lawsuit Russell another shot.