STOCK WATCH: Fast-Glance Week in Review

May 8, 2006 | Dick's Stock Watch provides a fast-glance review of the past week in the world of sports, charting whose stock is up and whose is down.

STOCK UP

Barbaro easily won the Kentucky Derby, with the biggest margin in the race in 60 years.

Oscar De La Hoya looked like a true champion in destroying Ricardo Mayorga.

Despite losing to the Pistons Sunday, LeBron James has been something special this postseason, including a 45-point performance and game-winning shot vs. Washington earlier this week .

The Clippers won their first postseason series since April 1976. Back then they were the Buffalo Braves. They snapped a streak of 29 consecutive postseasons without winning a playoff series -- the longest in NBA history.

Joe Torre got his 1000th win as Yankees manager. The Bronx Bombers have won 5 straight games, including a sweep at Texas.

Jose Contreras of the White Sox is 5-0 with a 1.41 ERA. He has won his last 13 decisions dating back to last season.

The Padres have won eight straight games.

STOCK DOWN

The Colorado Avalanche did not score a goal in losing their first two games of their current series to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks.

The Lakers had a 3-1 series lead but lost in seven games to the Phoenix Suns.

The Red Wings finished with the best regular-season record in the NHL but were eliminated by eighth-seed Edmonton.

Washington Nationals pitcher Livan Hernandez is 1-4 with a 6.29 ERA.

The Orioles have been struggling, losing five straight and eight of their last nine games.

Dick Vitale coached the Pistons and the University of Detroit before broadcasting ESPN's first college basketball game in December 1979. Send him a question for possible use on ESPNEWS.