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31 May 2008 (Saturday)
- Athletics:
- Usain Bolt of Jamaica sets a new world record in the 100 metres, running 9.72 seconds in the Reebok Grand Prix in New York City.
- Baseball:
- Manny Ramirez becomes the 24th Major League Baseball player with 500 career home runs, connecting off the Baltimore Orioles' Chad Bradford for a solo shot in the seventh inning of a 6–3 Boston Red Sox win over the Orioles at Camden Yards.
- Cricket:
- 2008 Indian Premier League
- 2nd Semifinal — Chennai Super Kings 116/1 (14.5 ov.) beat Kings XI Punjab 112/8 (20 ov.) by 9 wickets
- 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
- Final-
- 3rd Place-
- 5th Place-
- 7th Place-
- 9th Place-
- 11th Place-
- Final-
- 2008 Indian Premier League
- Football:
- Europeada 2008
- Danes in Germany 15 Catalans 1
- Rhaetians 5 Germans in Hungary 1
- Germans in Denmark 19 North Frissians 4
- Welsh 0 Germans in Poland 2
- Aromunians 0 South Tyrol 3
- Croats in Serbia 0 Roma in Hungary 2
- Occitaniians 2 Cimbrians 1
- Sorbs 4 Croats in Romania 1
- Europeada 2008
- Ice hockey:
- 2008 Stanley Cup Finals, Game 4 at Pittsburgh:
- Detroit Red Wings 2, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 — Red Wings lead series 3–1
- 2008 Stanley Cup Finals, Game 4 at Pittsburgh:
- Rugby union:
- Guinness Premiership Final at Twickenham, London:
- London Wasps 26–16 Leicester Tigers
- In front of a capacity crowd of 81,600, a world record for a club match in rugby union, Wasps give their retiring captain Lawrence Dallaglio a grand send-off by winning their fourth Premiership title in six seasons.
- London Wasps 26–16 Leicester Tigers
- Super 14 Final at Christchurch:
- Guinness Premiership Final at Twickenham, London:
30 May 2008 (Friday)
- Basketball:
- NBA Eastern Conference Finals, Game 6 at Auburn Hills, Michigan:
- Boston Celtics 89, Detroit Pistons 81 — Celtics win series 4–2
- The Celtics advance to their first NBA Finals in over 20 years.
- Boston Celtics 89, Detroit Pistons 81 — Celtics win series 4–2
- NBA Eastern Conference Finals, Game 6 at Auburn Hills, Michigan:
- Cricket:
- 2008 Indian Premier League
- 1st Semifinal — Rajasthan Royals 192/9 (20 ov.) beat Delhi Daredevils 87 (16.1 ov.) by 105 runs
- 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
- Semifinal 1-
- Semifinal 2-
- 5th Place Semifinal 1-
- 5th Place Semifinal 2-
- 9th Place Semifinal 1-
- 9th Place Semifinal 2-
- Semifinal 1-
- 2008 Indian Premier League
29 May 2008 (Thursday)
- Association football:
- Scottish Premier League:
- Gretna were demoted a further two divisions, due to their financial instability. They are scheduled to play their 2008–09 games in the Scottish Third Division, however this is not certain due to Gretna having no squad members.
- FA Premier League:
- Henk ten Cate is relieved of his role as assistant manager of Chelsea, 5 days after the sacking of manager Avram Grant.
- Scottish Premier League:
- Major League Baseball
- San Francisco Giants 4, Arizona Diamondbacks 3
- In a no-decision, pitcher Randy Johnson throws 9 strikeouts, tying him for the second-most strikeouts in an MLB career with Roger Clemens, with 4,672.
- San Francisco Giants 4, Arizona Diamondbacks 3
- Basketball:
- NBA Western Conference Finals, Game 5 at Los Angeles:
- Los Angeles Lakers 100, San Antonio Spurs 92 — Lakers win series 4–1
- Lakers advance to their first NBA Finals in the post-Shaq era.
- Los Angeles Lakers 100, San Antonio Spurs 92 — Lakers win series 4–1
- NBA Western Conference Finals, Game 5 at Los Angeles:
- Cricket:
- 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
- Rain shortened Japan's innings to 27 overs
- The match between Japan and Singapore was a replay from 26 May. All other matches are replays from 28 May. The rained out matches will not be replayed. These matches conclude the group stage of the tournament.
- Vying for 1st place is
- Vying for 5th place is
- Vying for 9th place is
- 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
28 May 2008 (Wednesday)
- Basketball:
- NBA Eastern Conference Finals, Game 5 at Boston:
- Boston Celtics 106, Detroit Pistons 102 — Celtics lead series 3–2
- NBA Eastern Conference Finals, Game 5 at Boston:
- Cricket:
- 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
- The ICC Event Technical Committee, as per 12.1.6 of the ICC World Cricket League Division 5 Playing Conditions, decided not to replay all of group B's abandoned games(
- The ICC Event Technical Committee, as per 12.1.6 of the ICC World Cricket League Division 5 Playing Conditions, decided not to replay all of group B's abandoned games(
- 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
- Ice hockey:
- 2008 Stanley Cup Finals, Game 3 at Pittsburgh:
- Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Detroit Red Wings 2 — Red Wings lead series 2–1
- 2008 Stanley Cup Finals, Game 3 at Pittsburgh:
- Shooting:
- ISSF World Cup in Milan, Italy
- ISSF World Cup in Milan, Italy
27 May 2008 (Tuesday)
- Basketball:
- NBA Western Conference Finals at San Antonio, Texas:
- Los Angeles Lakers 93, San Antonio Spurs 91 — Lakers lead series 3–1
- NBA Western Conference Finals at San Antonio, Texas:
- Cricket:
- 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
- Match reduced to 33 overs a side due to rain
- Match reduced to 36 overs a side due to rain
- Match reduced to 46 overs a side due to rain
- Match reduced to 30 overs a side due to rain
- Match reduced to 26 overs a side due to rain
- 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
26 May 2008 (Monday)
- Basketball:
- NBA Eastern Conference Finals, Game 4 at Auburn Hills, Michigan:
- Detroit Pistons 94, Boston Celtics 75 — Series tied 2–2
- NBA Eastern Conference Finals, Game 4 at Auburn Hills, Michigan:
- Ice hockey:
- 2008 Stanley Cup Finals, Game 2 at Detroit:
- Detroit Red Wings 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 0 — Red Wings lead series 2–0
- 2008 Stanley Cup Finals, Game 2 at Detroit:
- Cricket:
- Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 2008
- 1st Test-
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- 1st Test-
- New Zealand cricket team in England in 2008
- 2nd Test-
- 2nd Test-
- 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
- Match reduced to 24 overs a side due to rain
- Match reduced to 32 overs a side due to rain
- Australian cricket team in the West Indies in 2008
25 May 2008 (Sunday)
- Ice hockey:
- 2008 Memorial Cup final in Kitchener, Ontario:
- Auto racing:
- 92nd Indianapolis 500: Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana
- (1) Scott Dixon
- (1) Scott Dixon
- Formula One: Monaco Grand Prix in Monte Carlo, Monaco
- (1) Lewis Hamilton
- (1) Lewis Hamilton
- NASCAR Sprint Cup: Coca-Cola 600 in Concord, North Carolina
- (1) Kasey Kahne
- (1) Kasey Kahne
- 92nd Indianapolis 500: Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana
- Basketball:
- NBA Western Conference Finals at San Antonio, Texas:
- San Antonio Spurs 103, Los Angeles Lakers 84 — Lakers lead series 2–1
- NBA Western Conference Finals at San Antonio, Texas:
- Cricket:
- 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
- Mehboob Alam becomes the first bowler to take all ten wickets in an innings in an ICC recognized tournament.
- All matches above are replays of abandoned matches from May 24.
- 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
- Rugby sevens: IRB Sevens
- London Sevens at Twickenham
- Cup Final: Samoa
- New Zealand
- Cup Final: Samoa
- London Sevens at Twickenham
24 May 2008 (Saturday)
- Basketball:
- NBA Eastern Conference Finals at Auburn Hills, Michigan:
- Boston Celtics 94, Detroit Pistons 80 — Celtics lead series 2–1
- NBA Eastern Conference Finals at Auburn Hills, Michigan:
- Cricket
- 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
- 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
- Ice hockey:
- 2008 Stanley Cup Finals, Game 1 at Detroit:
- Detroit Red Wings 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 0 – Red Wings lead series, 1–0
- 2008 Stanley Cup Finals, Game 1 at Detroit:
- Rugby union:
- Heineken Cup Final in Cardiff
- Super 14 semifinals
- Crusaders
- Waratahs
- Crusaders
- Shooting:
- ISSF World Cup in Milan, Italy
- ISSF World Cup in Milan, Italy
23 May 2008 (Friday)
- Basketball:
- NBA Western Conference Finals at Los Angeles:
- Los Angeles Lakers 101, San Antonio Spurs 71 — Lakers lead series 2–0
- NBA Western Conference Finals at Los Angeles:
- Cricket
- 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
- 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
22 May 2008 (Thursday)
- Basketball:
- NBA Eastern Conference Finals at Boston:
- Detroit Pistons 103, Boston Celtics 97 — Series tied 1–1
- Detroit hands Boston its first home loss in the 2008 NBA Playoffs, and takes home court advantage.
- Detroit Pistons 103, Boston Celtics 97 — Series tied 1–1
- NBA Eastern Conference Finals at Boston:
- Soccer:
- 2008 Toulon Tournament:
- The 36th edition of the U-21 tourny is shaping up as
21 May 2008 (Wednesday)
- Association football:
- 2007–08 UEFA Champions League Final
- Manchester United
- Cristiano Ronaldo kicks off the scoring for the Red Devils in the 26th minute, and Frank Lampard answers for the Blues in the 45th minute. After a clean second half and scoreless extra time, Ronaldo has United's third penalty kick saved by Petr Čech. But John Terry misses the fifth (and what would have been final) penalty kick for Chelsea to make it square again. The Red Devils seal the Champions League/Premier League double when Edwin van der Sar saves Nicolas Anelka's attempt in the seventh round.
- Manchester United
- 2007–08 UEFA Champions League Final
- Basketball:
- NBA Western Conference Finals at Los Angeles:
- Los Angeles Lakers 89, San Antonio Spurs 85 — Lakers lead series 1–0
- The Lakers erase a 20-point third-quarter deficit to take the series lead.
- Los Angeles Lakers 89, San Antonio Spurs 85 — Lakers lead series 1–0
- NBA Western Conference Finals at Los Angeles:
20 May 2008 (Tuesday)
- American football:
- NFL owners unanimously vote to opt out of the league's collective bargaining agreement with its players' union. This could lead to a season without a salary cap in 2010 and a lockout in 2011. The league, however, said that negotiations for a new agreement will continue. (ESPN)
- The league's owners also award Super Bowl XLVI (2012) to the soon-to-be-opened Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
- Basketball:
- NBA Eastern Conference Finals at Boston:
- Boston Celtics 88, Detroit Pistons 79 — Celtics lead series 1–0
- 2008 NBA draft Lottery:
- The Chicago Bulls earn the first pick in the draft despite having only a 1.7% chance of winning the lottery. The Miami Heat, with the league's worst record, draw the second pick.
- NBA Eastern Conference Finals at Boston:
19 May 2008 (Monday)
- Baseball:
- Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester throws a no-hitter in Boston's 7–0 home win over the Kansas City Royals. It is the first no-hitter in the majors since teammate Clay Buchholz performed the feat against Baltimore last September. Lester gives up nothing but two walks and strikes out nine. Jason Varitek becomes the first catcher to catch four Major League no-hitters.
- Basketball:
- NBA Conference Semifinals:
- Western Conference Semifinals:
- San Antonio Spurs 91, New Orleans Hornets 82 — Spurs win series 4–3
- The Spurs, with Manu Ginóbili leading all scorers with 26 and Tim Duncan picking up a double-double, survive a furious fourth-quarter Hornets comeback in New Orleans that saw a 17-point lead reduced to 3 within the last two minutes. They now travel to Los Angeles to start the Western Conference Finals with the Lakers.
- San Antonio Spurs 91, New Orleans Hornets 82 — Spurs win series 4–3
- Western Conference Semifinals:
- NBA Conference Semifinals:
- Cricket:
- New Zealand cricket team in England in 2008
- 1st Test-
- 1st Test-
- New Zealand cricket team in England in 2008
- Ice hockey:
- 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs
- Detroit Red Wings 4, Dallas Stars 1 — Red Wings win series 4–2
- In the Western Conference finals, the Red Wings win the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl as conference champions, and will face the Pittsburgh Penguins in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Finals.
- Detroit Red Wings 4, Dallas Stars 1 — Red Wings win series 4–2
- 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs
- Shooting:
- ISSF World Cup in Munich, Germany
- ISSF World Cup in Munich, Germany
18 May 2008 (Sunday)
- Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters: Round 4 at EuroSpeedway, Germany
- (1) Paul di Resta
- FIA GT Championship: Monza 2 Hours in Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy
- (1) Christophe Bouchut
- World Rally Championship: Rally d'Italia Sardegna around Porto Cervo, Italy
- (1) Sébastien Loeb
- Ice hockey:
- 2008 IIHF World Championship:
- Russia
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- Ilya Kovalchuk scores his first goal of the tournament to tie the game with only five minutes left in regulation time, and his second in overtime, giving Russia its second title (24th if combined with the Soviet Union). Silver medalist Dany Heatley is named the tournament's most valuable player after a total of 20 points.
- Russia
- 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs:
- Pittsburgh Penguins 6, Philadelphia Flyers 0 — Penguins win series 4–1
- The Penguins comfortably win the Pennsylvania derby to win the Prince of Wales Trophy as Eastern Conference champions, and clinch a place in the Stanley Cup Finals.
- Pittsburgh Penguins 6, Philadelphia Flyers 0 — Penguins win series 4–1
- 2008 IIHF World Championship:
- Basketball:
- NBA Conference Semifinals:
- Eastern Conference Semifinals:
- Boston Celtics 97, Cleveland Cavaliers 92 — Celtics win series 4–3
- Paul Pierce scores 41 points, including the clinching free throws with 7.9 seconds left, and the Celtics survive a 45-point onslaught from LeBron James at home.
- Boston Celtics 97, Cleveland Cavaliers 92 — Celtics win series 4–3
- Eastern Conference Semifinals:
- NBA Conference Semifinals:
- Motorcycle racing:
- Moto GP F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship: French motorcycle Grand Prix, at Le Mans Bugatti Circuit near Le Mans, France.
- (1) Valentino Rossi
17 May 2008 (Saturday)
- Association football:
- 2008 FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London
- Auto racing:
- NASCAR Sprint Cup: Sprint All-Star Race in Concord, North Carolina
- (1) Kasey Kahne
- Kahne becomes the first driver to enter the All-Star Race via fan voting to win the non-points race and its $1 million first prize.
- Horse racing:
- U.S. Triple Crown
- 2008 Preakness Stakes: (1) Big Brown (2) Macho Again (3) Icabad Crane
- Big Brown becomes the fourth horse to complete the Derby–Preakness double while still unbeaten, winning by 5¼ lengths. He will be the eleventh horse to enter the Belmont Stakes with a chance at the Triple Crown since Affirmed became the most recent horse to win it in 1978.
- 2008 Preakness Stakes: (1) Big Brown (2) Macho Again (3) Icabad Crane
- U.S. Triple Crown
- Ice hockey:
- 2008 IIHF World Championship:
- Finland
- Goaltender Niklas Bäckström saves all 36 shots in Quebec City as Finland claims the bronze medals.
- Finland
- 2008 IIHF World Championship:
16 May 2008 (Friday)
- Baseball:
- Jayson Werth hits three home runs and ties a Philadelphia Phillies record with eight runs batted in in the Phillies' 10–3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
- 2008 Summer Olympics
- South African double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius, who had previously been disqualified from participating in the Olympic Games by the IAAF because he uses prosthetic legs, has won an appeal of the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The IAAF accepted the decision. He is cleared to qualify for individual events, and has already been selected for relay events.
- Basketball:
- NBA Conference Semifinals:
- Western Conference Semifinals:
- Los Angeles Lakers 108, Utah Jazz 105, Lakers win series 4–2
- A furious comeback from the Jazz on their home floor fizzled out when Deron Williams and Andrei Kirilenko missed three-pointers that could have sent the game into overtime in the dying seconds.
- Los Angeles Lakers 108, Utah Jazz 105, Lakers win series 4–2
- The two other ongoing series—New Orleans Hornets–San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference and the Boston Celtics–Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference—were extended to Game 7, with the home teams winning all games so far in both series.
- Western Conference Semifinals:
- NBA Conference Semifinals:
15 May 2008 (Thursday)
- Baseball:
- The Oakland A's score an unearned run off Aaron Laffey in the second inning of their 4–2 loss to the Cleveland Indians, ending the scoreless streak of Indians starting pitchers at 44⅓ innings. The streak was the longest of its type in the Major Leagues in 34 years. Tribe starters still haven't given up an earned run in 50⅓ innings. (AP via Yahoo)
14 May 2008 (Wednesday)
- Association football:
- 2008 UEFA Cup Final in Manchester
- Zenit St. Petersburg
- Zenit break a scoreless tie in the 72nd minute with an Igor Denisov goal, and the Russians put an exclamation point on their win with a Konstantin Zyryanov goal in added time. The game is marred by rioting among Rangers supporters in the Manchester city centre.
- Zenit St. Petersburg
- 2008 UEFA Cup Final in Manchester
- Tennis:
- Citing burnout, World No. 1 woman Justine Henin announces her retirement, effective immediately. (AP via ESPN)
13 May 2008 (Tuesday)
- Basketball:
- NBA Conference Semifinals:
- Eastern Conference Semifinals:
- Detroit Pistons 91, Orlando Magic 86, Detroit wins series 4–1
- Eastern Conference Semifinals:
- NBA Conference Semifinals:
- National Football League:
- NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, in a news conference following a three-hour meeting with former New England Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh regarding the Spygate affair, indicates that the league learned nothing new as a result of the meeting. (AP via ESPN)
- Golf:
- Annika Sörenstam, the leading money-winner in the history of the LPGA, announces her retirement effective at the end of the 2008 season. (AP via ESPN)
12 May 2008 (Monday)
- Major League Baseball
- Toronto Blue Jays 3, Cleveland Indians 0, 10 innings.
- In the top of the fifth inning during the second game of a doubleheader, Indians second baseman Asdrúbal Cabrera turns the 14th unassisted triple play in MLB history, and the fourth turned by a second baseman. He started it by catching a line drive by Lyle Overbay for the first out, then touched second base to bring the second out on Kevin Mench, and tagged out Marco Scutaro for the third out.
- Toronto Blue Jays 3, Cleveland Indians 0, 10 innings.
- Tennis
- 2008 Hamburg Masters
- 2008 Rome Masters
11 May 2008 (Sunday)
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- Man U win their 10th league title with a win at JJB Stadium. Cristiano Ronaldo's 41st goal of the season and a goal from Ryan Giggs, on his 758th appearance for the club, tying Sir Bobby Charlton's record, score the goals which gives Sir Alex Ferguson the title, by two points.
- Avram Grant's side come up short in their title ambitions, after stuttering to a draw at home to Bolton. Andriy Shevchenko had given the Blues the lead, but a late equaliser from Kevin Davies helped to cement Bolton's place in the Premiership and diminish Chelsea's slim chance of the title.
- Portsmouth 0–1 Fulham
- Fulham complete their escape from the relegation zone with a hard-fought victory at FA Cup finalists Portsmouth. Danny Murphy's goal gave the Londoners the vital three points that they required to relegate both Birmingham City and Reading.
- Birmingham 4–1 Blackburn
- Derby County 0–4 Reading
- Derby County finished the worst season for a Premiership member with one win, eight draws and 29 losses for a total of 11 points and a goal differential of minus-69 (with 20 goals scored as a team, were outscored by three players and 89 against, also premiership records) surpassing the 2003–04 and 2005–06 Sunderland teams, and their 29 losses tied the 2005–06 Black Cats' total losses.
- Everton 3–1 Newcastle
- Middlesbrough 8–1 Manchester City
- Sunderland 0–1 Arsenal
- Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Liverpool
- West Ham United 2–2 Aston Villa
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- Formula One: Turkish Grand Prix, at Istanbul Park, Turkey:
- (1) Felipe Massa
- Le Mans Series: 1000km of Spa in Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
- (1) Nicolas Minassian
- V8 Supercar: BigPond 400, at Barbagallo Raceway, Australia:
- (1) Mark Winterbottom
- Motorcycle racing:
- Superbike: Monza Superbike World Championship round, at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy:
- Race 1 (1) Max Neukirchner
- Race 2 (1) Noriyuki Haga
- U.S. college basketball:
- The ESPN series Outside the Lines reports that former USC star O. J. Mayo received thousands of dollars in cash and merchandise from a runner for a sports agent during Mayo's high school career and his only season at USC. These benefits are against NCAA rules. (ESPN)
10 May 2008 (Saturday)
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- (1) Kyle Busch
- (1) Kyle Busch
- Major League Baseball:
- With a 3–2 victory over the Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres pitcher Greg Maddux becomes just the ninth pitcher in Major League history with 350 career wins. (ESPN.com)
- Shooting:
- ISSF World Cup in Kerrville, Texas
- ISSF World Cup in Kerrville, Texas
7 May 2008 (Wednesday)
- Ice hockey:
- National Hockey League:
- The Toronto Maple Leafs fire head coach Paul Maurice.
- National Hockey League:
- Major League Baseball:
- Cincinnati Reds rookie Joey Votto hits three of the Reds' seven home runs in their 9–0 win over the Chicago Cubs. Cubs pitcher Jon Lieber gives up four homers in the second inning, becoming the second hurler in team history to give up four home runs in an inning. (AP via Yahoo)
6 May 2008 (Tuesday)
- Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers wins his first National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Award.
4 May 2008 (Sunday)
- A1 Grand Prix: Round 10 at Brands Hatch, Great Britain
- (1) Narain Karthikeyan
- A1 Team Switzerland win the third A1 Grand Prix season ahead of A1 Team New Zealand and A1 Team Great Britain.
- Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters: Round 3 at Mugello, Italy
- (1) Jamie Green
- Basketball:
- Euroleague Final Four in Madrid
- Championship
- Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Behind a balanced attack that saw six players score in double figures, CSKA win their second Euroleague crown in three years and sixth overall. CSKA's Trajan Langdon, who led the winners with 21 points, is named Final Four MVP.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Third place:
- Montepaschi Siena
- Montepaschi Siena
- Championship
- NBA Playoffs–First Round:
- Eastern Conference First Round:
- Boston Celtics 99, Atlanta Hawks 65, Boston wins series 4–3
- Despite being blown out at the TD Banknorth Garden, the Hawks were able to survive the Celtics at the Philips Arena to force game 7 in which the Celtics easily won.
- Boston Celtics 99, Atlanta Hawks 65, Boston wins series 4–3
- Eastern Conference First Round:
- Euroleague Final Four in Madrid
- Ice hockey – National Hockey League:
- 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs
- Eastern Conference Semifinals
- Pittsburgh Penguins 3, New York Rangers 2 (OT), Pittsburgh wins series 4–1
- Western Conference Semifinals
- Dallas Stars 2, San Jose Sharks 1, (4OT), Dallas wins series 4–2
- Brenden Morrow scores a goal at the 9:03 mark of the fourth overtime period, the fifth-longest game in modern NHL history, to eliminate the Sharks.
- Dallas Stars 2, San Jose Sharks 1, (4OT), Dallas wins series 4–2
- Eastern Conference Semifinals
- 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs
- Motorcycle racing:
- Moto GP F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship: Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, at Shanghai International Circuit near Shanghai, China.
- (1) Valentino Rossi
3 May 2008 (Saturday)
- Track and field:
- In the Jamaica International Invitational, Usain Bolt runs the 100 meter dash in 9.76 seconds, the second-fastest time ever recorded. Fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell set the world record of 9.74 seconds last year. (AP via Yahoo)
- Auto racing:
- NASCAR Sprint Cup: Crown Royal Presents the Dan Lowry 400 in Richmond, Virginia
- (1) Clint Bowyer
- Polo
- 2008 World Polo Championship
- 2008 World Polo Championship
- Horse racing:
- U.S. Triple Crown
- 2008 Kentucky Derby: (1) Big Brown (2) Eight Belles (3) Denis of Cork
- Favorite Big Brown wins by 4¾ lengths. Second-place finisher Eight Belles breaks both front ankles during the post-race cool-down and is euthanized.
- 2008 Kentucky Derby: (1) Big Brown (2) Eight Belles (3) Denis of Cork
- British Triple Crown
- 2,000 Guineas Stakes: (1) Henrythenavigator (2) New Approach (3) Stubbs Art
- U.S. Triple Crown
- NHL
- 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs
- Eastern Conference Semifinals
- Philadelphia Flyers 6, Montreal Canadiens 4, Philadelphia wins series 4–1
- Eastern Conference Semifinals
- 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs
2 May 2008 (Friday)
- Basketball:
- Euroleague Final Four in Madrid — semifinals
- Montepaschi Siena
- TAU Cerámica
- Montepaschi Siena
- NBA Playoffs–First Round:
- Eastern Conference First Round:
- Cleveland Cavaliers 105, Washington Wizards 88, Cleveland wins series 4–2
- Western Conference First Round:
- Utah Jazz 113, Houston Rockets 91, Utah wins series 4–2
- Eastern Conference First Round:
- Euroleague Final Four in Madrid — semifinals
1 May 2008 (Thursday)
- NBA:
- Kevin Durant of the Seattle SuperSonics is named NBA Rookie of the Year.
- NHL
- 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs
- Western Conference Semifinals
- Detroit Red Wings 8, Colorado Avalanche 2, Detroit wins series 4–0
- Western Conference Semifinals
- 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs
- Association football: UEFA Cup semifinals, second leg
- Zenit St. Petersburg
- Dick Advocaat's side progress to their first major European final after a dominant performance over the former winners of the tournament. Goals from Pavel Pogrebnyak (2), Konstantin Zyryanov and Viktor Fayzulin inflict the joint-worst defeat suffered by Bayern in European competition. Pogrebnyak will miss the final however, after picking up a yellow card for an elbow to the face of Lúcio, having taken his scoring tally for the competition to 11.
- Fiorentina
- Walter Smith guided his 10-man Rangers team to their first European final since 1972 after a hard-fought display in Florence. Despite having Daniel Cousin sent off in extra time, Rangers held out for the duration and took the game to a penalty shootout. At first, things looked bad for the Scots, when Sébastien Frey brilliantly saved Barry Ferguson's penalty. Kuzmanović, Whittaker, Montolivo and Papac were all successful with their kicks to leave the score at 2–2. Fiorentina's third penalty-taker Fabio Liverani then saw his penalty saved by Neil Alexander to leave the shootout level. Brahim Hemdani then scored to make it 3–2, which meant that Christian Vieri had to score to keep the fate of the shootout in their hands. He ballooned the penalty over the bar, which left Nacho Novo to score the winning penalty and see Rangers into the final.
- Zenit St. Petersburg
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