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Tyrese Maxey, Sixers dump Pacers, stay in chase for 6th in East
Tyrese Maxey scored 32 points, Andre Drummond posted a double-double off the bench, and the Philadelphia 76ers assured themselves of finishing no worse than eighth in the Eastern Conference after beating the Indiana Pacers 105-94 in Indianapolis on Friday.,The 76ers (44-37) were helped when the Detr...
Max Muncy blasts 3 HRs to propel Dodgers past Rangers
Max Muncy's two-out solo home run in the bottom of the ninth capped off his second career three-run game, and it gave the Los Angeles Dodgers an 8-7 walkoff win over the Texas Rangers Friday night in Los Angeles.,Andy Pages homered and collected his fourth three-hit game of the season, and the Dodge...
LeBron James reaches 12K assists as Lakers crush Suns
LeBron James scored 28 points and dished 12 assists to become the fourth player in NBA history to top 12,000 in a career, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a convincing 101-73 victory over the visiting Phoenix Suns on Friday night.,Luke Kennard added 19 points in the victory that assured Los Angeles...
Randy Arozarena's homer helps Mariners top Astros to end skid
Randy Arozarena hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer into the second deck in left field in the fifth inning and the Seattle Mariners snapped a five-game skid with a 9-6 victory against the visiting Houston Astros on Friday night.,Yordan Alvarez hit a three-run homer for the Astros, who lost their fifth ...
Devin Carter fills box score in Kings' win over Warriors
Devin Carter set career highs with six 3-pointers, 29 points and nine rebounds as the Sacramento Kings beat the visiting Golden State Warriors 124-118 on Friday night.,Carter shot 11-for-18 from the floor and 6-for-11 from 3-point range for Sacramento (22-59), which avenged a 110-105 loss to the War...
Deni Avdija, Blazers earn clutch win vs. Clippers for play-in positioning
Deni Avdija scored 15 of his game-high 35 points in the fourth quarter and helped fuel a crucial run as the Portland Trail Blazers powered past the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Friday, 116-97.,Portland (41-40) fell behind early in the fourth quarter of Friday's clash, a pivotal matchup for posit...
Donte DiVincenzo, Wolves end Rockets winning streak
Donte DiVincenzo scored 11 of his 18 points to spark a fourth-quarter rally, and Terrrence Shannon Jr. chipped in 23 points off the bench as the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves snapped the host Houston Rockets' eight-game winning streak with a 136-132 victory on Friday.,Anthony Edwards scored 22...
Gavin Sheets gives Padres another walk-off homer vs. Rockies
Gavin Sheets launched a game-ending three-run homer Friday night and the San Diego Padres walked off the visiting Colorado Rockies for the second straight game, prevailing 5-2.,Jackson Merrill started the winning rally with a leadoff single off Juan Mejia (0-2). Manny Machado drew a walk and Xander ...
Two Jazz reserves log triple-doubles in blowout of Grizzlies
Rookie Blake Hinson scored a career-high 30 points and two Utah reserves logged triple-doubles, helping the Jazz snap a 10-game losing streak with a 147-101 demolition of the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday in Salt Lake City.,Rookie Bez Mbeng logged 27 points, 11 assists, 11 rebounds and three steals fo...
Nuggets win 11th straight as reserves outlast Thunder counterparts
Jonas Valanciunas amassed 23 points and 17 rebounds, both season highs, and Julian Strawther added 22 points as the host Denver Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 127-107 in a matchup of benches on Friday night.,Denver (53-28) clinched at least the fourth seed in the Western Conference with its ...
Late charge gives Christopher Bell victory in Trucks race at Bristol
BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver Christopher Bell was thrilled to have an opportunity to drive the No. 62 Halmar Friesen Toyota on Friday in the Tennessee Army National Guard 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway.,After crossing the finish line first in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series ...
Dustin May's best outing of season leads Cardinals past Red Sox
Dustin May pitched six solid innings as the St. Louis Cardinals edged the visiting Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Friday in the opener of a three-game weekend series.,Jordan Walker went 2-for-4 with a run to help lead St. Louis, which had an 8-5 advantage in hits and won its third straight game. Ramon Urias ...
James Wood helps Nationals come back vs. mistake-prone Brewers
James Wood highlighted a four-run ninth inning with a run-scoring double as the Washington Nationals came from behind to beat the host Milwaukee Brewers 7-3 Friday.,The Nationals used three bunts and a hit by pitch off Brewers closer Trevor Megill (0-2, 11.25 ERA) to spark an unusual winning rally.,...
Victor Wembanyama scores 40 points as Spurs take down Mavericks
Victor Wembanyama showed that he's playoff ready after an injury by amassing 40 points and 13 rebounds as the host San Antonio Spurs pummeled the Dallas Mavericks 139-120 on Friday in the teams' penultimate game of the regular season.,The Spurs (62-19) have won 14 of their past 15 games and will be ...
Bucks AJ Green buries 11 treys to wrap home slate with victory over Nets
AJ Green scored a career-high 35 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 125-108 victory over the visiting Brooklyn Nets in Milwaukee's final home game of the season.,Milwaukee snapped a two-game losing skid as Green also became just the third Buck ever to make 10 or more 3-pointers in a game (11-fo...
High-scoring Whitecaps, NYCFC set to clash for the first time since '23
It would have been difficult to have scripted a much better start to the Whitecaps' season, as Vancouver has won five of its first six matches and boasts the highest-scoring offense in Major League Soccer.,Coach Jesper Sorensen's confident club will look for more of the same against visiting New Yor...
Magic stay in sixth-place chase with rout of Bulls
Franz Wagner scored 25 points and Jamal Cain added 20 as the visiting Orlando Magic stretched their winning streak to five games with a 127-103 victory against the Chicago Bulls on Friday.,Orlando (45-36) remained alive for the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference -- which would allow the Magic to a...
Tyrese Maxey scores 32 to lead Sixers past Pacers
Tyrese Maxey scored 32 points, Andre Drummond posted a double-double off the bench, and the Philadelphia 76ers ended Friday alone in eighth place in the Eastern Conference with their 105-94 defeat of the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis.,Philadelphia (44-37) gained ground on Charlotte with the Hornets...
Knicks rout Raptors, wrap up East's No. 3 seed
Jalen Brunson scored 14 of his game-high 29 points in the third quarter as the New York Knicks clinched the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference with a 112-95 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Friday.,Karl-Anthony Towns added 22 points and 10 rebounds while Mikal Bridges logged 13 points ...
Brandon Valenzuela powers big inning as Blue Jays dump Twins
Brandon Valenzuela hit his first career home run, a two-run blast that capped a five-run fourth inning Friday night and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Minnesota Twins 10-4.,Daulton Varsho added a solo shot and a double in the opener of a three-game series while Vladimir Guerrero had thr...