May 28
Memphis basketball is facing allegations from the NCAA of academic admission fraudulence during former coach John Calipari's tenure at the school. The accusations state that an unnamed player competing in the 2007-08 season used a stand-in to take his SAT test, and used the score from that test to gain admission to Memphis. The player allegedly only competed in that season for the team.
A hearing is scheduled for the investigation in Indianapolis on June 6.
Calipari, who left Memphis in April to take the head coaching position at the University of Kentucky, is required to be present at the hearing.
The description of the "unnamed player" sounds in-line with Derrick Rose, the former number one overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft, who led the Tigers to an NCAA-record 38 wins and a final four appearance in his only season with the team.
May 29
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Denver Nuggets 119-92 in game six of the Western Conference Finals, clinching the series 4-2.
The Lakers will make their sixth appearance in the NBA Finals this decade, and their second in a row.
Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 35 points and 10 assists. Bryant is still seeking his first NBA championship ring without Shaquille O'Neal as a teammate, a feat much of the media has deemed near impossible.
May 30
The dream NBA Finals matchup between Bryant and Lebron James will have to wait another year. James and the Cavaliers fell victim to the Orlando Magic in game six Saturday night, 103-90.
Dwight Howard led all scorers with 40 points, easily his best performance in the series. His excellence in the post proved to be too much for Cleveland to handle the entire series.
James made headlines after the game was already over when he immediately left the arena without shaking the hands of the Magic, as well as skipping the postgame media conference and heading straight for the team bus.
May 31
Rafael Nadal, the top-ranked tennis player in the world and renowned clay-surface dominator, lost his first ever French Open match in the fourth round. Robin Soderling, seeded 21st at the tournament, took down Nadal in four sets to advance. It was the first loss for Nadal on clay in 48 best-of-five matches in his career.
The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 for the second straight night to take a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Finals. Chris Osgood made 31 saves as the Red Wings try to win their second straight NHL Championship over the Penguins.
June 1
Joba Chamberlain threw a career-high eight innings and the Yankees played their MLB-record 18th straight errorless game en route to a 5-2 victory over the Indians. Nick Swisher and Alex Rodriguez had two RBI apiece, and New York held on to a one game lead over the Boston Red Sox in the American League East.
June 2
Sergei Gonchar's goal midway through the third period proved to be the game-winner in game three of the Stanley Cup Finals, giving Pittsburgh its first win in the series.
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