HOOPS: Liu Brooklyn’s Boyd will be back
LIU Brooklyn’s Julian Boyd will be granted a medical redshirt after playing in just eight games this season due to a torn ACL and will be eligible to play next season. It will be his sixth season with the team, having missed the 2009-10 season due to a heart condition. Boyd was the 2011-12 NEC Player of the Year. — Howie Kussoy
Underclassmen Russ Smith of Louisville, Ben McLemore of Kansas, and Victor Oladipo of Indiana have each declared for the NBA Draft.
Kobe Bryant scored 23 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter as the Lakers beat the Hornets 104-96 to move into a tie with the Jazz for the eighth playoff spot in Western Conference. Utah lost to the Thunder 90-80 but holds the tiebreaker over the Lakers with four games to go.
SOCCER: Borussia Dortmund in semis
Marco Reus and Felipe Santana scored in second-half stoppage time during an incredible comeback, and Borussia Dortmund advanced to the Champions League semifinals for the first time in 15 years by beating Malaga 3-2 last night following a scoreless first leg last week.
Real Madrid reached the final four for the third straight year, holding off Galatasaray to advance on 5-3 aggregate despite a 3-2 loss in Istanbul. Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice for Madrid, giving him 48 goals in 47 matches this season — including a Champions League-leading 11.
In The Hague, Netherlands, Christen Press scored twice and the U.S. women’s team beat the Netherlands 3-1 in an exhibition that extended the Americans’ unbeaten streak to 31 games.
Honduras will play an exhibition game against Israel at Citi Field on June 2.
ETC.: Quinn signs with Seahawks
Quarterback Brady Quinn signed with the Seahawks to back up Russell Wilson.
Wild right wing Dany Heatley will miss the rest of the regular season and the playoffs following surgery on his left shoulder.