Thursday Sports News And Notes…

The Miami Heat get an overtime NBA playoff win; the Atlanta Braves complete the sweep and more in our Thursday Sports News and Notes…

** LeBron James hit a layup with under a second left in overtime to give the Miami Heat a 103-102 overtime NBA playoff game win over the Indiana Pacers.   Game 2 is set for Miami.

** The Atlanta Braves are now 28-18 after sweeping the Minnesota Twins, winning 8-3 Wednesday.   Miami lost to Philadelphia 3-0 and Tampa Bay lost at Toronto 4-3.

** The Florida women’s golf team is in 19th place at the NCAA Championships after two rounds of play.

** Former Gator offensive lineman Max Starks leaves the Pittsburgh Steelers and signs with the San Diego Chargers.  Veteran Charles Woodson signs for his second tour of duty with Oakland.

** Linebacker Brian Urlacher has retired after 13 NFL seasons.  He spent his entire career with the Chicago Bears.

** At the SEC Baseball Tournament, Arkansas, LSU, Texas A&M and Mississippi State get wins in the second day of action.   Today, Alabama plays Ole Miss and South Carolina faces Vanderbilt in elimination games while the winner’s bracket gamess have Arkansas facing LSU and Mississippi State taking on Texas A&M.