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31 May 2007 (Thursday)
Basketball: Florida Gators head coach Billy Donovan has accepted a five-year, $27.5-million contract to become the head coach of the Orlando Magic. In doing so, he turns down a seven-year extension with unknown terms rumored to range from $3–$3.75m per year from the Gators. (Orlando Sentinel) (ESPN.com) NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: Cleveland Cavaliers 109, Detroit Pistons 107, 2OT, Cleveland leads series 3–2 In one of the most-impressive performances in playoff history, LeBron James scores 29 of the 30 points the Cavs score in the game's last 16 minutes. He finishes with 48 points, including a game-winning layup with 2.2 seconds left in the second overtime to win the game. (AP via Yahoo) American football: A group of investors, including dot-com billionaire and NBA team owner Mark Cuban, announces that they are exploring the possibility of creating a professional Football league that would compete with the National Football League. Among the few details are the intention to play on Fridays, and a preliminary designation for the league of "UFL". There are no details on when they would begin play. (ESPN.com) Cricket: 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three Semifinals 103/6 (34.2 ov.) beat 102 (39.3 ov.) by 4 wickets 204/9 (49.2 ov.) beat 203/6 (50 ov.) by 1 wicket Plate Semifinals 195 (50 ov.) beat 127 (48.2 ov.) by 26 runs 146 (45 ov.) beat 195 (50 ov.) by 49 runs
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30 May 2007 (Wednesday)
Ice hockey: Stanley Cup playoffs: Stanley Cup Finals: Anaheim Ducks 1, Ottawa Senators 0. Anaheim leads series 2–0 Samuel Påhlsson scores the game's only goal with 5:44 left in regulation. The Senators manage only 16 shots on goal. Basketball: NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: San Antonio Spurs 109, Utah Jazz 84, San Antonio wins series 4–1 Cricket: 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three 135/2 (33.1 ov.) beat 134/9 (50 ov.) by 8 wickets 46/0 (5 ov.) beat 44 (21.2 ov.) by 10 wickets 153 (48.3 ov.) beat 127 (48.2 ov.) by 26 runs 165/5 (46.1 ov.) beat 161 (47.2) by 5 wickets
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29 May 2007 (Tuesday)
Cricket: West Indian cricket team in England in 2007 2nd Test-5th Day: vs. Basketball: NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: Cleveland Cavaliers 91, Detroit Pistons 87, Series tied, 2–2. The Cavs overcome another disastrous third quarter thanks to LeBron James, who scores 14 of his 25 points in the final period.
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28 May 2007 (Monday)
Cricket: West Indian cricket team in England in 2007 2nd Test-4th Day: 570/7 (dec) beat 146 & 141 (42.1 ov.) by an innings and 283 runs. This is West Indies's heaviest test defeat. The previous heaviest was an innings and 237 runs. England leads series 1–0 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three 92/5 beat 91 by 5 wickets 186/9 beat 149 by 37 runs 70/6 beat 64 by 4 wickets 70/2 beat 67 by 8 wickets Cayman Islands and Uganda qualify for the Semifinals. Tanzania and Hong Kong are eliminated. Football (soccer): English Championship League playoff final: Derby County secure the final promotion place to the Premier League for the 2007–08 season by beating West Bromwich Albion 1–0. Ice hockey: Stanley Cup playoffs: Stanley Cup Finals: Anaheim Ducks 3, Ottawa Senators 2, Anaheim leads series 1–0 Basketball: NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals: San Antonio Spurs 91, Utah Jazz 79, San Antonio leads series 3–1 Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship at Ratchaburi, Thailand: emerge on the top of the leaderboard as they qualify for the upcoming 2007 FIBA Asia Championship at Tokushima, Japan. , by virtue of second place, qualifies too. NFL Football New England Patriots defensive end Marquise Hill is found dead after a personal watercraft accident on Lake Pontchartrain the previous night. A woman that was on his watercraft with him was rescued, but Hill disappeared during the initial rescue attempt. Neither were wearing a life vest. The cause of death was ruled an accidental drowning, as drugs and alcohol were not found in his system during his autopsy.
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27 May 2007 (Sunday)