Lewis, Magic end Sixers’ season with 114-89 win (AP)
AP - Who needs Superman? On a night a suspended Dwight Howard recorded a double-double in blog and Twitter posts from his hotel room, the Orlando Magic advanced to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 114-89 in Game 6 on Thursday.
Rockets advance by beating Portland 92-76 (AP)
AP - For the first time in 12 years, the Houston Rockets advanced in the NBA playoffs.
Study: Africans have world’s greatest genetic variation (AP)
Former ‘enemy combatant’ pleads guilty in Illinois (AP)
AP - A man who was locked up without charges for years pleaded guilty Thursday to training in al-Qaida camps and coming to the United States on a mission for the terrorist group the day before the Sept. 11 attacks.
More schools close, swine flu cases pass 100 (AP)
AP - Hundreds of schools scattered around the country closed as the nation's swine flu caseload passed 100 Thursday, and U.S. authorities said they eventually could produce enough vaccine for everyone if necessary but that shots couldn't begin until fall at the earliest.
Bulls beat Celtics in 3 OTs, force Game 7 (AP)
AP - One more thriller, and now, the Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics will play a decisive seventh game.
U.S. says terrorist violence soared in Pakistan (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. State Department said on Thursday the number of people killed in terrorist attacks in Pakistan last year rose by more than 70 percent, despite an overall drop in such violence worldwide.
Swine flu name change? Flu genes spell pig (AP)
AP - No matter what you call it, leading experts say the virus that is scaring the world is pretty much all pig. So while the U.S. government and now the World Health Organization are taking the swine out of "swine flu," the experts who track the genetic heritage of the virus say this: If it is genetically mostly porcine and its parents are pig viruses, it smells like swine flu to them.
Chrysler files for bankruptcy; inks Fiat deal (Reuters)
Reuters - Chrysler LLC filed for bankruptcy on Thursday and announced an industry-changing deal with Fiat, after being pummeled by sliding auto sales and unable to reach agreement on restructuring its debt.
Book reportedly says A-Rod may have juiced in H.S. (AP)
AP - A new, unflattering biography of Alex Rodriguez reportedly says he may have used steroids as early as high school and even after he joined the New York Yankees.