The Rangers are a No. 1 seed but they're only 9-7 in the playoffs and tied 1-1 with the Devils in the East finals after a surprising home loss. Can they fight back in Game 3? Follow it here.

TOULON, France (AP) -- Police say a car competing in a road race has lost control and smashed into a crowd of spectators in a French village, killing two and injuring at least 15.

LOS ANGELES (AP) With their Game 2 collapse still fresh in their minds, the Los Angeles Lakers avoided a sequel with the only game plan they're confident will work against the younger, faster Oklahoma City Thunder .

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Andre Iguodala squared up for a 3-pointer from the wing like he had hundreds of times in his career.

DETROIT (AP) -- Two outs were all that separated Justin Verlander from yet another rare achievement - and an exclusive club that includes Cy Young , Nolan Ryan and only three other pitchers.

ROME (AP) Maria Sharapova beat Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-3, 6-4 Saturday to reach the final at the Italian Open.

The US firm SpaceX aborts the lift-off of its Falcon rocket and Dragon ship to the International Space Station.

The Sixers trailed 18-3. And still won. Evan Turner and Andre Iguodala led a second-half surge as Philadelphia rallied to topple Boston 92-83 and tied their second-round series 2-2.

The Lakers are back into their series after a 99-96 Game 3 win over the Thunder. Sam Amick says Los Angeles responded once and needs to do it again in a more challenging setting.

The Lakers needed a home triumph to get back in the series. Check. Kobe Bryant scored 36 points as Los Angeles toppled Oklahoma City 99-96 in Game 3 of their second-round series.

The 76ers rallied to stun the Celtics 92-83 to square their second-round series 2-2. In blowing an 18-point lead, Boston just could not get out of its own way, as Ian Thomsen explains.

The Lakers hope a change in venue will change their luck. The Thunder look to take a three-game advantage in their Western Conference semifinal series. Los Angeles leads 50-47 at the half.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Kyle Busch captured the pole for the Sprint All-Star race for the second straight year.

An oil painting of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the buff was unveiled at a public library in Ontario.

Rights groups have slammed a lunch being hosted by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on Friday for including monarchs criticized over their countries' human rights records.

President Barack Obama and other world leaders are set to address a host of vexing economic and military security issues this weekend.