Buzzer Beater: Tom Cruise, John Travolta, John Holmes, and 'Entourage' are the pride of Hollywood. Does Salt Lake City have a chance? (NBC Sports)

Kenny Perry, who first showed up at Sawgrass 20 years ago, kept his wits and his patience in 35 mph gusts and made only one bogey in a solid round of 2-under 70 that gave him a one-shot lead going into the weekend at The Players Championship.

WashPost: You wouldn't think the compassion extended so lovingly to Derek Fisher and his family that magical night a year ago could be conditionally tied to a jersey. You wouldn't think folks could choose basketball over a family's inspirational fight against its baby girl's cancer. But it came to that just six months later when thousands of Utah Jazz fans booed Fisher because he dared return as a Laker, because a search for the best medical care for his daughter led him from Salt Lake City back to Los Angeles.

It’s still too early for the Patriots and their fans to do victory laps. Even though sticky-fingered Matt Walsh didn’t cough up a videotape of the St. Louis Rams pre-Super Bowl XXXVI walkthrough (an event that Fox’ John Czarnecki attended and called “the most disorganized one ever assembled” that doesn’t mean A) it wasn’t taped or B) Walsh won’t testify that it was when he meets with Roger Goodell on Tuesday.

Curran: By swamping James, Boston has befuddled Cleveland's entire offense in Eastern Semifinals.

Danica Patrick hit a member of another crew while pulling out of the pit during Fast Friday practice. His injuries are not life-threatening.

Annika Sorenstam has a three-stroke lead over Lorena Ochoa and Jeong Jang at the Michelob Ultra Open.

Walters: As difficult as it may be to woo the nation's No. 1 or 2 high school quarterback to your school, it is no less difficult to keep him there.

May 9: After two Papa John franchisees in Washington made T-shirts calling Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James a "crybaby," 84 stores from Columbus to Cleveland sold 23-cent pizza to apologize for the insult. WKYC's Dave Summers reports. (NBC News Channel)

May 1: A day in the life of IFL middleweight champion Jay Hieron preparing to defend his belt during the April 4th title fight. (NBC Sports)