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Harrison Barnes' bomb lifts Spurs over Warriors at buzzer
Harrison Barnes buried a buzzer-beating 3-pointer and the San Antonio Spurs damaged the Golden State Warriors' bid for a top-four finish in the Western Conference with a 114-111 victory Wednesday night in San Francisco.,Riding the momentum of six wins in its last seven games, Golden State (47-33) en...
Jalen Williams scores 33 as Thunder romp past Suns
Jalen Williams scored 33 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 125-112 road win over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday.,The loss, their eighth consecutive, eliminated the Suns from contention for the play-in tournament.,Phoenix (35-45) will miss the playoffs for the first time since 2020.,The wi...
Leafs sweep Lightning, take over first place in Atlantic
Matthew Knies capped a hat trick with the game-winner at 2:56 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs earned a giant win Wednesday night, edging the host Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in a battle for Atlantic Division supremacy.,After the Lightning's Nikita Kucherov failed to score on a two-on-one break, K...
Kyle Filipowski's career game carries Jazz to OT win over Blazers
Rookie Kyle Filipowski set career highs with 30 points and 18 rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a 133-126 overtime victory against the Portland Trail Blazers in Salt Lake City on Wednesday.,Filipowski hit 13 of 17 shots, including a game-tying dunk with 2.8 seconds left in regulation, and finished w...
Jackson Chourio, Brewers unload on Rockies, 17-2
Jackson Chourio homered, doubled and drove in five runs, William Contreras and Christian Yelich each went deep for the second straight game, and the Milwaukee Brewers routed the Colorado Rockies 17-2 in Denver on Wednesday night.,Garrett Mitchell, Joey Ortiz and Brice Turang had two hits apiece and ...
Randy Arozarena helps Mariners rally to knock off Astros
Randy Arozarena walked with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to bring home the decisive run as the Seattle Mariners rallied to defeat the visiting Houston Astros 7-6 on Wednesday afternoon.,Seattle trailed 5-0 before Arozarena hit a grand slam in the eighth inning and ...
Joel Eriksson Ek scores 4 goals in Wild's OT win over Sharks
Kirill Kaprizov scored one minute into overtime, Joel Eriksson Ek netted four goals and the Minnesota Wild escaped with an 8-7 win over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Both players celebrated remarkable returns from prolonged lower-body-injury absences for Minnesota (43-2...
Trea Turner's 9th-inning homer pushes Phillies past Braves
Trea Turner launched a go-ahead solo home run in the top of the ninth inning on Wednesday, leading the visiting Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves.,Turner finished 2-for-4, and teammate Bryce Harper connected on a two-run homer in the seventh inning. Philadelphia starter ...
Bulls defeat Heat, inch ahead in play-in standings
Josh Giddey finished with 28 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists for his seventh triple-double of the season and Nikola Vucevic had 20 points and 11 boards to boost the host Chicago Bulls to a 119-111 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday.,The Bulls (37-43) pulled a game ahead of the Heat (36-44) for ...
Lakers win as Luka Doncic nets 45 in return to Dallas
Luka Doncic scored 31 of his 45 points in the first half of his highly anticipated Dallas homecoming as the visiting Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Mavericks 112-97 on Wednesday.,Doncic's 46th career 40-point game was complemented by eight rebounds and six assists, while connecting on 16 of 28 from...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Lionel Messi lifts Inter Miami to semis
Lionel Messi's second goal of the night, an 84th-minute penalty kick, capped Inter Miami's 3-1 win over Los Angeles FC on Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., sending the Herons to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.,Inter Miami won the two-leg, total-goal semifinal series 3-2, rallying aft...
Tyson Foerster's hat trick helps Flyers top Rangers
Tyson Foerster recorded his first career hat trick and Sean Couturier scored the tiebreaking goal with 8:05 remaining in the third period Wednesday as the visiting Philadelphia Flyers earned an 8-5 victory over the New York Rangers,The result leaves the Rangers (36-35-7, 79 points) on the verge of e...
Joe Ryan, Twins shut out Royals
Joe Ryan continued his mastery of Kansas City hitters by tossing two-hit ball over seven scoreless innings as the Minnesota Twins posted a 4-0 victory over the host Royals on Wednesday night.,Ryan threw just 85 pitches, struck out four and walked none while improving to 7-0 in nine career starts aga...
Leafs sweep Lightning, take over first in Atlantic
Matthew Knies capped a hat-trick with the game-winner at 2:56 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs earned a giant win on Wednesday night, edging the host Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in a battle for Atlantic Division supremacy.,After the Lightning's Nikita Kucherov failed on a two-on-one break, Knies r...
Jonathan Mogbo's first triple-double boosts Raptors past Hornets
Rookie Jonathan Mogbo recorded his first career triple-double as the Toronto Raptors completed their home schedule with a 126-96 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday.,Mogbo finished with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, and reserve Jared Rhoden added 23 points for the Raptors (30-50...
76ers end 12-game skid by pummeling Wizards
Jeff Dowtin Jr. scored a career-high 30 points and Lonnie Walker IV added 24, helping the visiting Philadelphia 76ers snap a 12-game losing streak with a 122-103 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday.,Dowtin made 11 of 15 shots from the floor and 4 of 7 from 3-point range to eclipse his p...
Jose Caballero’s grand slam helps Rays top Angels in homer-filled game
Jose Caballero's first-inning grand slam and Yandy Diaz's seventh-inning solo homer provided all the offense the host Tampa Bay Rays would need in a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.,The Rays took advantage of the dimensions at Steinbrenner Field, the home ballpark of the Y...
Blue Jays pitchers fan 14 in 11-inning win over Red Sox
Bo Bichette hit a game-winning sacrifice fly in the top of the 11th before Nick Sandlin pitched a 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the frame, lifting the visiting Toronto Blue Jays to a 2-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday.,After trading single first-inning runs, neither team scored until Toron...
Magic clinch No. 7 seed with easy win over shorthanded Celtics
Franz Wager scored 23 points and Cole Anthony finished with 18 as the Orlando Magic extended their winning streak to four games by earning a 96-76 home victory against the undermanned Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.,Wagner has scored at least 20 points in each of his last 12 games. Anthony and Wa...
Guardians strike early, withstand late rally to beat White Sox
Jhonkensy Noel delivered an RBI single for one of his two hits, Carlos Santana homered and the Cleveland Guardians cut down Chicago's Mike Tauchman, who pulled up with an injury before reaching home plate, for the final out of their 3-2 victory over the visiting White Sox.,Noel's two hits and Santan...