LAst Night's Action: The Beard Gets Trimmed

B-Dizzle Up-Dizzle - LA's last hope is out of the NBA playoffs. The Utah Jazz beat the Golden State Warriors 100-87 and took the series in five games. It was a battle until the end, and we mean battle.  There were 50 personal fouls, 31 against the Warriors. Several were flagrants and technicals.

Ducks 5, Red Wings 0 - After stealing home ice advantage with a split in Hockeytown, USA, the Ducks were cooked when they returned home. The most impressive performance came from the Red Wing's Tomas Holmstrom, who found the net twice before leaving the game to get 14 stitches. Unlike Steve Nash, he returned a few minutes later and got an assist.

Dodgers 9, Cardinals 7 - Los Angeles beat St. Louis for the tenth straight time and Derek Lowe evened his record at 4-4, but the real story was Rafael Furcal. After starting off the season with a nasty slump, he's belted four hits in each of the last three games. It's almost like he's beating the pants off of his opponents. Almost.

Angels 11, Mariners 3 - This was anything but a pitcher's duel. Kelvim Escobar gave up 8 runs (6 earned) in just 2 and 1/3 innings of work for the Angels, and Felix Hernandez tossed 78 pitches in only 3 and 2/3 innings. Orlando Cabrera was 3-for-3 at the plate for Anaheim, but Ichiro Suzuki showed him up by going 5-for-5.

Elsewhere - The Lakers, Clippers, and Baron are out of the playoffs and now it looks like Leo may be having trouble on his home court ... If you want a nice place to see a game and cant afford one in your back yard, this would be a pretty sweet roadtrip ... It's hard out here for a pimp ... And hard for a politician who doesn't know hometown heroes ... Scott Boras is rich, but he's also crazy.

AP photo by Douglas C. Pizac.