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Gilgeous-Alexander leads Thunder past Pelicans in play-in
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander exercised patience during his lowest-scoring first half all season, routinely deferring to teammates such as Lu Dort and Josh Giddey in an effort to keep New Orleans defenders off [Read More…]

LaVine scores 39, Bulls beat Raptors 109-105 in play-in game
TORONTO (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 39 points, DeMar DeRozan had 23 against his former team and the Chicago Bulls overcame a 19-point deficit to beat the Toronto Raptors 109-105 in a play-in tournament game [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 4/12/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Houston 7, Pittsburgh 0 Seattle 5, Chi Cubs 2 LA Angels 3, Washington 2 AMERICAN LEAGUE Minnesota 3, Chi [Read More…]

Bottoms up! Some MLB teams extend beer sales to 8th inning
PHOENIX (AP) — Thanks to the pitch clock, the action is moving much faster at Major League Baseball games. It also means a little less time for fans to enjoy a frosty adult beverage. To [Read More…]

Bruins break NHL points record with win over Capitals
BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand and Tyler Bertuzzi had power play goals and the Boston Bruins broke the NHL points record with a 5-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night in their regular-season [Read More…]

Tampa Bay Rays beat Boston Red Sox 7-2 for 11th straight win
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays ran their season-opening win streak to 11 games, using another homer for Brandon Lowe and a strong performance by Shane McClanahan to beat the Boston Red [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 4/11/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE LA Angels 2, Washington 0 Pittsburgh 7, Houston 4 Chi Cubs 14, Seattle 9 AMERICAN LEAGUE NY Yankees 11, [Read More…]

Michael Jordan’s game-worn 1998 Air Jordans sell at auction for record $2.24 million
David Madison/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One anonymous bidder has taken being a sneakerhead to a record level. A pair of Michael Jordan’s game-worn shoes from Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals were sold [Read More…]

Aliyah Boston reacts to being first pick in WNBA draft
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Aliyah Boston, star of the University of South Carolina’s women’s basketball team, says she was “really nervous” before being selected No. 1 in the WNBA draft Monday night in New [Read More…]

Rays top Red Sox 1-0, extend season-opening win streak to 10
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays became the first major league team since the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers to open the season with 10 straight wins, getting a solo homer from Brandon Lowe [Read More…]

MLB batting average up 16 points, game time down 31 minutes
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball’s new rules designed to speed pace of play and encourage more action seem to be working through the first 1 1/2 weeks of the season. Batting average is up 16 [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 4/10/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Washington 6, LA Angels 4 Houston 8, Pittsburgh 2 Chi Cubs 3, Seattle 2 AMERICAN LEAGUE Chi White Sox [Read More…]

Jon Rahm wins Masters green jacket
Laurence Mouton/Getty Images (AUGUSTA, Ga.) — Jon Rahm has a new jacket to add to his wardrobe. The 28-year-old Spanish golfer won his first Masters on Sunday. He shot three strokes under par in the [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 4/9/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Pittsburgh 1, Chicago White Sox 0 Texas 8, Chicago Cubs 2 San Francisco 3, Kansas City 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE [Read More…]

LSU’s Angel Reese talks historic win, gets surprise reunion with cousin — UConn’s Jordan Hawkins
Ben Solomon/NCAA Photos via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — LSU basketball star Angel Reese had a heartwarming reunion Friday with her cousin, UConn’s Jordan Hawkins, who snuck in to the studio to surprise Reese during [Read More…]

Milwaukee, Denver wrap up No. 1 seeds in NBA playoffs
The road to the NBA Finals now goes through Milwaukee. The road out of the Western Conference goes through Denver, for the first time ever. And the rest of the top half of the Eastern [Read More…]

Rays defeat Nationals 7-2, open season with 6 straight wins
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wander Franco and Harold Ramirez each had two hits including a home run, and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Washington Nationals 7-2 on Wednesday. The Rays improved to 6-0 and extended [Read More…]

Woods and his limp back at Masters, but for how much longer?
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods is back at the Masters, along with his slight limp. It is not every step, every minute. But it is there. And as much hardware as he has in his [Read More…]

Coach Dan Hurley adds to family legacy with UConn Men’s Basketball NCAA Championship title
PhotoAlto/Sandro Di Carlo Darsa/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — From busted brackets to No. 1 seed nail-biters, March Madness lived up to the hype, culminating Monday night as the University of Connecticut Huskies men’s basketball team won [Read More…]

MLB game times cut 30 minutes, steals double under new rules
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball’s new rules are working as hoped through the first four days of the season. The average game time has dropped by 30 minutes, stolen bases have doubled and batting average [Read More…]
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