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Paul Goldschmidt hit a grand slam off Shaun Marcum following an intentional walk and fellow rookie Josh Collmenter dominated Milwaukee again, helping the Diamondbacks beat the Brewers 8-1 Tuesday night to prevent a three-game sweep in their NL division series.

It was that kind of night for the Detroit Tigers , who finished a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox in an emphatic fashion.

Madison Bumgarner bounced back from a one-out, eight-run performance with one of his best starts, striking out a career-high 11 batters in seven innings to help the San Francisco Giants beat the Cleveland Indians 3-1 on Sunday night to complete a three-game sweep.

The Phil Jackson Era in L.A. ended with a thud. The Mavs hammered the Lakers 122-86, knocking out the two-time defending champions in four games to move on to the West finals.

The Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-1 on Friday night, completing a four-game sweep and advancing to the Eastern Conference finals against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Blue Jays' Brandon Morrow lost a no-hit bid with two outs in the ninth inning on a single by Evan Longoria, then stuck out his 17th batter of the game to finish off a 1-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.

The three-game sweep was crippling for the Rays, who have lost a season-high five straight after briefly moving ahead of the New York Yankees in the AL East earlier in the week.

Denard Span had two hits, an RBI and made a lunging catch while colliding with Orlando Hudson to end the game and the Minnesota Twins completed a rare three-game sweep with a 6-3 victory over the stumbling Texas Rangers on Sunday night.

The Blackhawks are in the Stanley Cup finals, thanks to another big goal by Big Buff. Dustin Byfuglien scored his third go-ahead goal of the Western Conference finals, converting on a third-period power play as Chicago rallied to beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 and completed a four-game sweep Sunday that sent the Blackhawks to the finals for the first time since 1992.

Andres Torres had an RBI triple, doubled in a run and scored twice as the San Francisco Giants produced the timely hits they lacked in recent days, beating the Astros 8-2 on Friday night to snap Houston's four-game winning streak.

Kobe Bryant scored 32 points, Pau Gasol added 33 points and 14 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers completed a four-game sweep of the Utah Jazz with a 111-96 victory on Monday night, advancing to the Western Conference finals for the third straight year.