No. 1 Justine Henin retires from tennis immediately In this June 9, 2007 file photo, Belgium's Justine Henin holds the trophy after beating Serbia's Ana Ivanovic in the women's final match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. Henin retired from tennis Wednesday May 14, 2008, an abrupt ending to a short and successful career in which she won seven Grand Slam singles titles and leaves while ranked No. 1.   More Top Sports Headlines: • Back Injury Sidelines Serena Williams • Track Star Montgomery Gets Four Years in Prison • By Janet Patton: BUT COMMITTEE WON't LIMIT ITS SCOPE

NBA: LA Lakers 108, Utah 105
SALT LAKE CITY, May 17 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant hit two of Los Angeles' five clutch free throws down the stretch Friday that allowed the Lakers to eliminate Utah from the playoffs 108-105.

MLB: Chi. White Sox 2, San Francisco 0
SAN FRANCISCO, May 17 (UPI) -- Gavin Floyd teamed with four relievers on a five-hitter Friday, bringing the Chicago White Sox a 2-0 decision over San Francisco.

MLB: LA Angels 4, LA Dodgers 2
ANAHEIM, Calif., May 17 (UPI) -- Joe Saunders returned to his winning form Friday, allowing five hits in 7 1/3 innings and boosting the Los Angeles Angels past the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2.

MLB: Arizona 4, Detroit 3
PHOENIX, May 17 (UPI) -- Augie Ojeda finished off a three-run seventh inning by scoring on a throwing error Friday, rallying the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-3 win over Detroit.

Report: Crashes at Indy 500 qualifying
INDIANAPOLIS, May 17 (UPI) -- Three drivers were involved in crashes during Friday's qualifying runs for the Indianapolis 500 auto race, The Indianapolis Star reported.

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Franzen makes NHL history as Red Wings sweep Avalanche Detroit Red Wings center Johan Franzen (93), of Sweden, is congratulated by teammates Mikael Samuelsson (37), also from Sweden, and Valtteri Filppula (51), from Finland, during the first period in Game 4 of an NHL Western Conference semifinal hockey playoff series against the Colorado Avalanche,Thursday, May 1, 2008 in Denver.

» Baseball

•	Scott, Guthrie lead Orioles over Boston
•	Gross singles in 11th, Rays beat Yankees
•	Gross singles in 11th, Rays beat Yankees

» Basketball

•	West lifts Hornets to 3-2 lead
•	Hamilton-led Pistons eliminate Magic in Game 5
•	Kobe's sore back remains problem as Game 5 looms

» Football

•	Owens, Peterson Lead NFC Comeback
•	Owens, Peterson Lead NFC Comeback
•	Giants Ruin Patriots' Unblemished Season ¤

» Hockey

•	Penguins move to brink of Cup finals with 4-1 win / Hockey Game Story
•	Datsyuk's hat trick leads Red Wings past Stars 5-2
•	Malkin's 2 goals lead flyin' Penguins past Flyers, 4-2 / Hockey Game Story

» Soccer

•	MLS: Colorado 2, Real Salt Lake 0
•	Riot mars English soccer match
•	MLS: New England 2, Chivas USA 1

» Tennis

•	Nadal loses on clay for only 2nd time in 3 years
•	Nadal suffers rare loss on clay at Rome Masters
•	US loses to defending champ Russia in semifinal at Fed Cup ¤

» Golfing

•	Bean shares lead on Champions Tour
•	Rain wipes out second round of Sybase Open
•	Byrd takes lead at AT&T Classic