Lakers win Nutmeg Games hoop battle

Tennis: Sharapova battles into last four in L.A.
Maria Sharapova took a step closer to her first tournament victory since January 2008 as she moved into the semifinals of the L.A. Women's Tennis Championships on Friday night.
Liberty Snap 5-game Losing Streak
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Janel McCarville scored 18 points and the New York Liberty beat the Sacramento Monarchs 84-66 on Friday night to snap a five-game losing streak and give interim coach Anne Donovan her first win.
Lakers win Nutmeg Games hoop battle
Sarah Perda likes to spend her time on the basketball court hiding around the 3-point line, waiting for an open shot.She did plenty of hiding -- and hitting -- Friday evening. Perda sank three 3-pointers on her way to 12 points, and Brookfield High school star Jaimie Bickelhaupt added 16 points as the New Fairfield-based Candlewood Lakers defeated the New England Lightning 58-33 in round-robin play in the scholastic 16-18-year-old division at the Nutmeg State Games.