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Surging, energized Bucks host floundering Pelicans
The Milwaukee Bucks are playing some of their basketball of the season as the start of the postseason looms.,The Bucks have won five games in a row as they host the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night. It matches their longest win streak since a season-best seven-game streak from mid-November unt...
With 3 games left, Cavaliers and Pacers still have goals to reach
The red-hot Indiana Pacers are searching for their fifth consecutive win Thursday, hosting a Cleveland Cavaliers team that has been the dominant force in the Eastern Conference all season.,The Cavaliers (63-16) clinched the No. 1 seed in the East by beating the Chicago Bulls 135-113 on Tuesday. If C...
Grizzlies’ Jaylen Wells discharged from hospital
Memphis Grizzlies rookie forward Jaylen Wells has been discharged from a Charlotte-area hospital after being stretchered off the floor following a hard fall in Tuesday night's game, his agent told ESPN on Wednesday. ,Wells also suffered a broken wrist that will end his season, postseason included. ,...
LeBron James enters Barbie's world with new doll
Watch out, Ken. LeBron James is moving into the Barbie universe as Mattel prepares to launch a new doll in the likeness of the NBA great.,James was chosen as the brand's first "Kenbassador" due to his "positive impact on culture, style and community" for the last two decades, the company said Wednes...
Chicken little: Yankees' Cody Bellinger bids goodbye to wings, hello to lineup
New York Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger has sworn off chicken wings for five years following his recent bout with food poisoning.,Bellinger announced his decision Wednesday, two days after he consumed some room-service chicken wings at the Yankees' team hotel in Detroit while he watched the NCAA ...
Orioles place RHP Zach Eflin on 15-day IL
The Baltimore Orioles placed right-hander Zach Eflin on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a low-grade right lat strain. ,The move is retroactive to Tuesday, one day after Eflin exited his start against the Arizona Diamondbacks after six innings with what was described as shoulder fatigue.,Eflin...
Georgia freshman F Asa Newell declares for NBA draft
Georgia big man Asa Newell is entering the 2025 NBA Draft, his representatives confirmed Wednesday to ESPN.,The 6-foot-11 freshman averaged 15.4 points and 6.9 rebounds in 33 starts for the Bulldogs this season.,Newell is ranked as the No. 21 prospect in the ESPN draft projections.,Newell made the S...
Cubs place LHP Justin Steele (elbow) on 15-day IL
Chicago Cubs left-hander Justin Steele is headed to the 15-day injured list with tendinitis in his pitching elbow.,The move is retroactive to Tuesday, one day after Steele scattered three hits and struck out eight batters over seven scoreless innings in a 7-0 romp over the Texas Rangers.,Steele, 29,...
Reports: Crew to acquire Daniel Gazdag from Union
The Columbus Crew are finalizing a deal to acquire midfielder Daniel Gazdag from the Philadelphia Union, multiple media outlets reported Wednesday.,It is not immediately known what the Union will receive in return for Gazdag, who has two goals and two assists in six matches this season.,Gazdag, 29, ...
No Ifs, Ands or Butts: Tush Push Ban Talk Hits a Stalemate
The NFL’s debate over the tush push rages on as the Packers push for a ban — and the Eagles stand firm. Will the “brotherly shove” survive 2025?...
Rays look to solve batting woes against Angels
Last year's biggest frustration -- producing at the plate in key moments -- already has revisited the Tampa Bay Rays' clubhouse as the team prepares to host the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night. ,In Tuesday's 4-3 defeat against the Angels to start a 13-game homestand, the Rays had a chance to a...
Magic, fighting for top play-in seed, host road-dominant Celtics
The Orlando Magic can move a step closer to securing the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference Wednesday when they meet the visiting Boston Celtics.,Sixth place is out of reach for the Magic (39-40), but the seventh position would allow Orlando to play at home throughout the NBA's play-in tournamen...
Celtics edge Knicks in OT, secure No. 2 seed in East
Kristaps Porzingis scored 34 points and tied a career high with eight 3-pointers, including one in the third quarter with a foot on the New York Knicks' logo, as the visiting Boston Celtics won 119-117 in overtime Tuesday night.,With their ninth straight win on the road, the Celtics secured their fi...
Celtics edge Knicks in OT, will be East's No. 2 seed
Kristaps Porzingis had 34 points and a career-high-tying eight 3-pointers, including one in the third quarter with a foot on the Knicks' logo, as visiting Boston downed New York 119-117 in overtime Tuesday night.,With their ninth straight win on the road, the Celtics secured their first four-game re...
Angels sneak past Rays with ninth-inning run
Luis Rengifo produced a two-out RBI single in the ninth as the visiting Los Angeles Angels topped the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Tuesday for their third win in a row.,Rengifo dropped a single into shallow center to score pinch runner Kevin Newman and give Los Angeles the lead against Pete Fairbanks (1-1)...
Grizzlies' Jaylen Wells breaks wrist in face-first fall
Memphis Grizzlies rookie forward Jaylen Wells broke his right wrist but was conscious and had movement in all extremities after a frightening fall on Tuesday in Charlotte, his agent told ESPN.,Wells left the court on a stretcher after he crashed face-first to the floor following a foul while complet...
Nets erupt for 43 points in third quarter, hang on to beat Pelicans
Trendon Watford scored 11 of his 22 points in a 43-point third quarter for the Brooklyn Nets, who halted a five-game home losing streak with a 119-114 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night.,The Nets (26-53) earned their first home win since beating the Atlanta Hawks on March 16 and ...
Grizzlies' Jaylen Wells stretchered off after face-first fall
Memphis Grizzlies rookie forward Jaylen Wells left the court on a stretcher Tuesday in Charlotte after he fell face-first to the floor following a foul while completing a second-quarter dunk.,Wells was in the clear and going up for a jam when Charlotte Hornets guard KJ Simpson upended him from below...
Braves acquire RHP Rafael Montero, cash from Astros
The Houston Astros sent veteran right-hander Rafael Montero and cash considerations to the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday in exchange for a player to be named later.,Montero, 34, had been with the Astros since a late-season move with the Seattle Mariners in 2021, and he contributed to Houston's 2022 Worl...
NASCAR slams judge's ruling for Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing
In response to the preliminary injunctions granted to 23XI Racing -- owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin -- and Front Row Motorsports, NASCAR filed a brief on Friday urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to reverse the decision. ,In the appeal, NASCAR contends that 23XI and F...