Bills place starting fullback on injured reserve...Yankees split a doubleheader in Baltimore...and a major postseason upset brewing in the NBA. More details from Greg Larson on today's Saturday Sports Update...
Saturday Sports Update
Top left: The Buffalo Bills will be without the services of starting fullback Patrick DiMarco for a while. On Friday, the Bills placed DiMarco on injured reserve, with a neck injury keeping him out of training camp practices. DiMarco is entering his ninth NFL season, including his fourth as a member of the Bills. Photo by the Buffalo Bills
Top right: Brett Gardner belts a two-run single for the New York Yankees in the top of the 3rd inning against the Baltimore Orioles in the first game of a doubleheader in Baltimore. The Yankees won the first game of the twinbill by a 6-5 score, but lost the second game 6-3, ending a 19-game winning streak for the Yanks against the Orioles. Photo by USA Today
Bottom left: Joel Kiviranta (right) celebrates after scoring the game-winning and series-winning goal for the Dallas Stars in Game 7 of the NHL's Western Conference Semifinals in Edmonton on Friday. The Stars eliminated the Colorado Avalanche with a 5-4 victory and will go on to face the Vegas Golden Knights in the next round. Kiviranta wound up with a hat trick on the day. Photo by USA Today
Bottom right: Jimmy Butler (left), Jae Crowder (right), and the Miami Heat are on the verge of a massive upset in the NBA Playoffs. On Friday, the Heat beat the top seed in the East, the Milwaukee Bucks, by a score of 115-100 to grab a commanding 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The Heat trailed 87-75 after three quarters, but went on to stun the Bucks in the 4th quarter by outscoring them 40-13. Photo by USA Today