straight loss

Kobe Bryant hit a tough shot with seven seconds left that gave the Lakers a 90-89 win over the Celts and allowed Phil Jackson to tie Pat Riley for regular-season wins with the Lakers.

Porcello allowed one run and six hits over five innings as the Tigers won their third straight.

CLEVELAND(AP) Carlos Guillen hit two of Detroit's three home runs to help Rick Porcello and the Tigers defeat Cleveland 11-3 on Wednesday night, the Indians' season-high 10th straight loss.

A Nation in crisis? You bet. The Red Sox, who have not scored a run in 24 innings, are now 5 1/2 games behind the Yankees after CC Sabathia and two relievers shut out Boston 5-0.

ST. LOUIS(AP) Albert Pujols lined an RBI single over the head of center fielder Matt Kemp with two outs in the 15th inning, giving the St.

Louis Cardinals a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers and saddling the NL West leaders with their first four-game losing streak of the season.

Richard Hamilton had 24 points and 16 assists, Antonio McDyess added 16 points and 13 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons beat the Toronto Raptors 99-95 in overtime on Friday night.

Erik Ersberg made 33 saves, Anze Kopitar and Michal Handzus scored on power plays, and the Los Angeles Kings handed the Minnesota Wild their fourth straight loss with a 3-1 win on Saturday.