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Rockets vs. Warriors: Game 4 revives playoff drama missing in Western finals OAKLAND, Calif. -- Finally, NBA fans got the Western Conference finals game we deserved. Since the moment  Chris Paul  went from the  Los Angeles Clippers  to the  Houston Rockets  last offseason,  NBA  fans salivated at the possibility of this Rockets team facing the dynasty that is the  Golden State Warriors  for the right to a trip to the Finals. In the regular season, the prospect of a May matchup between these two high-powered offenses became even more enticing, as the Rockets bettered the Warriors in the regular season with a league-high 65 wins. Then the most anticipated playoff series finally arrived, and … well, and it fell flat on its face. A 13-point Golden State win in a Game 1 that didn't really feel that close. A 22-point Houston win in Game 2, which was followed by a 41-point Golden State beatdown in Game 3. Blowout, blowout, blowout. The most anticipated playoff series in a lon

Archbishop Philip Wilson convicted | sex abuse cover | up  over child An archbishop has been found guilty of concealing child sex abuse by a priest, making him the most senior member of the Catholic Church to be convicted of such a charge. Philip Wilson, the archbishop of Adelaide, now faces up to two years in prison and is due to be sentenced by an Australian court in June. The 67-year-old was accused of covering up abuse by another priest, James Fletcher, after he was told about it in 1976 as an assistant parish priest in New South Wales. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported that the archbishop's lawyers had argued their client did not know Fletcher had abused a boy. But in a statement from the court in Newcastle, New South Wales, it said Magistrate Robert Stone had ruled the offence "proven". He said he did not accept Wilson could not remember a conversation in 1976 - when the victim was 15

'American Idol' | with a twist | crowns winner  (CNN) There was love in the air during the "American Idol" finale Monday night. And not just from fans rooting for their favorites. It was revealed that the final pair of contestants, Caleb Lee Hutchinson and Maddie Poppe, are dating. Poppe, a 20-year-old singer-songwriter from Iowa, claimed the Idol title over her 19-year-old beau, who is a musician from Dallas, Georgia. Hutchinson congratulated his girlfriend in a tweet that excitedly proclaimed, "MY GIRLFRIEND WON AMERICAN IDOL!!!" "No one deserved it more than you, babe," he wrote. "I am honored to know you and even more honored to call you mine. Don't forget about me. I love you." View image on Twitter Caleb Lee Hutchinson ✔ @calebleemusic MY GIRLFRIEND WON AMERICAN IDOL!!! No one deserved it more than you babe. I am honored to know you and even more honored to call you

The Cavs Are Back | understand Why...  Two games into the  Eastern Conference finals , the Cleveland Cavaliers looked toast. Finished. The Boston Celtics were outscoring them by 19 points per contest, the Cavs’ defense was getting destroyed and their bread-and-butter — their 3-point shooting touch —  had abandoned them . After seeming to answer concerns about its postseason future with a  second-round sweep  over No. 1 seed Toronto, Cleveland’s status as the presumptive East favorite once again appeared to be very much in doubt. So naturally, LeBron James and the Cavs came back home and promptly knotted up the series with a pair of convincing wins. Now the league’s most enigmatic club is right back in position to visit the NBA Finals for a fourth straight season — even though it’s still impossible to know what this streaky Cavs team will bring to the court in any given game. According to NBA Advanced Stats, the Cavs’ offense improved by a staggering 20.5 points per 100 possessio