Sports

ON TV/RADIO

April 23, 2008 - 9:00 pm

BASEBALL

• New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox, 5 p.m., ESPN (30)

• Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers, 7 p.m., Prime (50),

KSFN-AM (1140)

• San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres, 7 p.m., Cox (96)

BASKETBALL

• NBA playoffs, first round, Philadelphia 76ers at Detroit Pistons, Game 2,

4:30 p.m., NBATV (318)

• NBA playoffs, first round, Atlanta Hawks at Boston Celtics, Game 2, 5 p.m., TNT (18)

• NBA playoffs, first round, Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Lakers, Game 2,

7:30 p.m., TNT (18), FSW (49), KBAD-AM (920)

BOXING

• Light welterweights, Juan Urango vs. Carlos Wilfredo Vilches, 6 p.m., ESPN2 (31)

SOCCER

• UEFA Champions League, playoffs, semifinal, leg 1, Barcelona vs. Manchester United, 11:30 a.m., ESPN2 (31)

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