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Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Celtics take on the Cavaliers, the Sharks meet the Avalanche, and the Red Sox and Yankees do battle at Fenway.
Tipping off on the hardwood . . .
The NBA regains the hoops spotlight on Sunday with eight games on the schedule, including San Antonio at the Lakers, Houston at Indiana, Memphis at Orlando, New Jersey at Washington, Golden State at Toronto, Minnesota at Oklahoma City, and New York at the Clippers. As well, the Cavaliers will be in Boston to take on the Celtics in an early-afternoon matchup. Those two teams last met on March 14 in Cleveland, with the home side winning 104-93 as a 7-point favorite. LeBron James was good for 30 points in that win for the Cavs, while Antawn Jamison grabbed 12 boards. Ray Allen led Boston with 20 points.
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Meeting up on the diamond . . . The Major League Baseball season gets underway on Sunday night with a rivalry matchup between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. The defending champions from the Bronx will send ace lefthander CC Sabathia to the mound for Sunday's opener; Sabathia went 19-8 for the Yankees last season, with a 3.37 ERA and 197 strikeouts over his 230 innings of work. The Red Sox will counter with righthander Josh Beckett on Sunday; Beckett was 17-6 in 2009, posting a 3.86 ERA to go along with 199 strikeouts in 212.1 innings. The Red Sox are pegged as -115 home favorites for Sunday, with the total at 9 runs.
Taking a trip around the rink . . . The National Hockey League offers up just four games on Sunday, with Detroit at Philadelphia, Calgary at Chicago, Minnesota at Vancouver, and San Jose at Colorado. The Sharks are looking to hold onto top spot in the Western Conference standings over the final week of the regular season, while the Avalanche are just trying not to blow their playoff spot. The Sharks and Avs last met on March 28 in San Jose, with the home side pulling out a 4-3 victory in that contest. Devin Setoguchi scored twice for the Sharks in that win, while Thomas Greiss had 42 saves. Craig Anderson gave up four goals on 32 shots in the loss.
Roaring around the track . . .
Finally, the Formula 1 circuit stages the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday, with Jenson Button looking to pick up his second straight victory after winning the Australian Grand Prix last time out. Fernando Alonso is the only other F1 driver with a win on his resume so far this season, as he took the checkered flag in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Button won the Malaysian Grand Prix last season, with Nick Heidfeld, Timo Glock, Jarno Trulli, and Rubens Barrichello rounding out the Top 5 on the leaderboard. Alonso finished in 11 place at the '09 Malaysian Grand Prix, which was shortened to just 31 laps due to the heavy rain.
