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Magic top Pacers in battle of backups
Trevelin Queen scored a career-high 25 points and Anthony Black had 21 as the visiting Orlando Magic beat the Indiana Pacers 129-115 on Friday night in Indianapolis for their fifth straight win.,With their postseason spots nearly set before the game, both teams opted to sit all their starters. The M...
Payton Pritchard puts up 22 as Celtics crush Hornets
Payton Pritchard came off the bench to score a game-high 22 points and Derrick White added 19 points, seven assists and four blocked shots to lead the Boston Celtics to a 130-94 victory over the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Friday night.,Jayson Tatum had 16 points, eight rebounds and eight assists ...
Bucks clinch Eastern Conference's No. 5 seed by edging Pistons
Giannis Antetokounmpo notched a triple-double with 32 points, 15 assists and 11 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks clinched the Eastern Conference's No. 5 seed in the playoffs with a 125-119 win over the host Detroit Pistons on Friday night.,Bobby Portis had 17 points and 10 rebounds off the bench and...
Sidney Crosby rescues Penguins in win over Devils
Sidney Crosby scored a power-play goal to snap a tie with 6:39 remaining in the third period, fueling the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Friday in Newark, N.J.,Stationed in the left circle, Bryan Rust wired a diagonal slap-pass that Crosby deflected home at the ri...
Hawks dump 76ers, wrap up No. 8 seed in East
Trae Young recorded 36 points and 11 assists and Caris LeVert added 31 points on 12-of-15 shooting as the Atlanta Hawks posted a 124-110 road victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday.,Georges Niang chipped in 16 points and Mouhamed Gueye notched 10 points and 18 boards for Atlanta (39-42), whic...
Rays snap out of funk, extend Braves' woes
Danny Jansen went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs, Taj Bradley threw six strong innings and the Tampa Bay Rays posted a 6-3 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Friday.,Bradley (2-0) allowed just one run on five hits, while striking out seven and walking two. Christopher Morel also went...
Jeimer Candelario's homer sparks Reds to win over Pirates
Jeimer Candelario broke an 0-for-15 slump with a two-run homer and Cincinnati turned in a pair of key defensive plays in a 5-3 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.,Brady Singer (3-0) won his third straight start to open the season, allowing three runs on two hits while walking three a...
Gabriel Arias breaks out of slump as Guardians beat Royals
Gabriel Arias clubbed a fourth-inning, three-run homer for one of his three hits, and five Cleveland pitchers held the visiting Kansas City Royals to five hits, as the Guardians won their fourth straight, 7-0 on Friday night.,After going 0-for-14 in his previous four games, Arias showed off his powe...
Elena Rybakina helps Kazakhstan advance in BJK Cup qualifying
Yulia Putintseva and Elena Rybakina were dominant for the second straight day to help Kazakhstan sweep Colombia 3-0 and clinch Group D in Billie Jean King Cup qualifying Friday in Brisbane, Australia.,After Putintseva outmatched Colombia's Valentina Mediorreal Arias 6-0, 6-1 in a mere 37 minutes, Wo...
Chucky Lozano-led San Diego FC aim to stay hot, meet Rapids
San Diego FC look to continue a stellar start to its inaugural season against the Colorado Rapids at Commerce City, Colo., on Saturday night.,The expansion outfit from Southern California has won back-to-back home matches while scoring three times before halftime in each, a 3-2 win over LAFC followe...
West-leading Whitecaps face Austin's staunch defense
The Vancouver Whitecaps are atop the Western Conference, and Austin FC are the stingiest side in the 30-team league.,The Whitecaps will try to solve the Austin defense when the clubs meet Saturday night in Vancouver.,The Whitecaps (5-1-1, 16 points) aren't just excelling in MLS play, but they have a...
Orioles, Blue Jays rained out; will play two July 29
The Baltimore Orioles' series opener against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays was postponed Friday due to inclement weather.,Instead, the American League East rivals will play a split-admission doubleheader on July 29, scheduled for 12:35 and 6:35 p.m.,Baltimore and Toronto were slated to begin a thre...
Blue Jackets face must-win game vs. playoff-ready Caps
The visiting Washington Capitals continue their pursuit of the Presidents' Trophy when they open a home-and-home series against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.,The Capitals (50-19-9, 109 points) trail the Winnipeg Jets by three points for the top seed in the NHL playoffs but have a game in ha...
Justin Rose clinging to slim lead at Masters
First-round leader Justin Rose of England maintained the top spot through his second round of the Masters by shooting 1-under-par 70 on Friday at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.,Rose is 8 under for the tournament, completing his round with a one-shot edge on Bryson DeChambeau, who had fiv...
FaZe Clan, G2 Esports reach semis at PGL Bucharest
FaZe Clan and G2 Esports swept their respective quarterfinal matches Friday at the $625,000 PGL Bucharest 2025 event in Romania.,FaZe Clan breezed past 3DMAX with a 13-0 win on Anubis and a 13-5 victory on Nuke.,FaZe Clan advanced to the semifinals to face Team Falcons, who secured a 2-1 victory ove...
Carlos Alcaraz rallies to reach Monte Carlo semifinals
No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz overcame a spirited challenge from Frenchman Arthur Fils in Friday's quarterfinals at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters in Monaco.,The Spanish star saved three break points at 5-5, love-40 in the second set and overcame a 1-3 deficit in the third set for a thrilling 4-6, 7-5, 6...
Marcell Ozuna's HR powers Braves over Phillies in 11th
Marcell Ozuna hit a two-run walk-off homer in the 11th inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 in the rubber match of a three-game series on Thursday night.,Atlanta tied the game 2-2 in the 11th inning when Austin Riley's double against Joe Ross (1-1) scored automat...
Kings score 3 power-play goals, blow past Ducks
Kevin Fiala scored two power-play goals for the Los Angeles Kings in a 6-1 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night.,Anze Kopitar and Quinton Byfield each had a goal and an assist, Andrei Kuzmenko and Adrian Kempe had three assists apiece, and Darcy Kuemper made 24 saves for the King...
Knights edge Kraken, close in on Pacific Division title
Adin Hill made 24 saves to notch his 31st win of the season and the Vegas Golden Knights took another step closer to a Pacific Division title with a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night in Las Vegas.,Ivan Barbashev and William Karlsson scored for Vegas (48-22-9, 105 points), which m...
Kings score 3 PP goals, blow past Ducks
Kevin Fiala scored two power-play goals for the Los Angeles Kings in a 6-1 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night.,Anze Kopitar and Quinton Byfield each had a goal and an assist, Andrei Kuzmenko and Adrian Kempe had three assists each, and Darcy Kuemper made 24 saves for the Kings ...