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Warriors look to close out Rockets in Game 6 at home
With 5:50 remaining in the third quarter and Golden State facing a 29-point deficit on Wednesday, Warriors coach Steve Kerr executed a wholesale substitution of all five starters and opted to sit his frontline players for the remainder of Game 5 in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs....

Jack Draper, Casper Ruud notch milestones with Madrid QF wins
No. 5 seed Jack Draper of Great Britain breezed past Italian Matteo Arnaldi 6-0, 6-4 in 77 minutes on Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Mutua Madrid Open.,Draper's run at the ATP Masters 1000 event ensures that he will break into the top five of the world rankings next week for the first time ...

Zac Gallen, Diamondbacks take series from host Mets
Zac Gallen pitched six sharp innings in his 150th career start and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks held on for a 4-2 victory over the New York Mets on Thursday afternoon.,Gallen (2-4) ended a four-start winless skid and bounced back from allowing nine runs in his past two starts against the Chicag...

Jets aim to clinch series in St. Louis with Mark Scheifele sidelined
The visiting Winnipeg Jets will take the ice without one of their best players when they try to close out their Western Conference first-round series against the St. Louis Blues with a victory in Game 6 on Friday night.,Mark Scheifele was injured in the first period of a 5-3 win by Winnipeg in Game ...

Jets F Mark Scheifele out for Game 6 vs. Blues
Winnipeg Jets star forward Mark Scheifele will not travel to St. Louis for Game 6 of the Western Conference first-round series versus the Blues on Friday, coach Scott Arniel announced.,Scheifele absorbed a couple big hits during the first period of Winnipeg's 5-3 win in Game 5 on Wednesday. The Jets...
Overreactions and Bold MLB Predictions Heading Into May 2025
From Aaron Judge chasing .400 to the Philadelphia Phillies' recent decline, here are six bold MLB predictions entering May 2025....

A's look to take another series as they face struggling Rangers
The Athletics will go for their third straight series win when they battle the swooning Texas Rangers on Thursday afternoon in the finale of a four-game American League West set in Arlington, Texas., ,The Athletics have penciled in left-hander Jeffrey Springs (3-3, 6.04 ERA) to start in the matinee ...

Zac Gallen aims to send Diamondbacks to series win vs. Mets
The Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Mets ended April with winning records.,But the last day of the month offered reminders that the rest of the season will present both teams with plenty of challenges.,The Diamondbacks and Mets will play the rubber match of their three-game series on Thursday afte...

After 2 lopsided losses, Jets strike back, take Game 5 vs. Blues
Kyle Connor had a goal and two assists as the Winnipeg Jets knocked off the visiting St. Louis Blues 5-3 in Game 5 of their Western Conference first-round series Wednesday night.,The Jets lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 heading to Game 6 on Friday in St. Louis.,Vladislav Namestnikov and Nino Niede...

After 2 lopsided losses, Jets strike back and take Game 5 vs. Blues
Kyle Connor had a goal and two assists for the Winnipeg Jets in a 5-3 win against the visiting St. Louis Blues in Game 5 of their Western Conference first-round series Wednesday night.,The Jets own a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series heading to Game 6 on Friday in St. Louis.,Vladislav Namestnikov...

Ninth-inning home runs lift Athletics over Rangers
Brent Rooker lined a two-run tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning and Lawrence Butler followed with a grand slam as the Athletics turned it on late to beat the Texas Rangers 7-1 on Wednesday in Arlington, Texas.,Rooker was the first batter faced by Texas closer Luke Jackson after the Athletics' Tyl...

Diamondbacks survive harrowing ninth inning, hang on to edge Mets
Pinch hitter Geraldo Perdomo's two-run single in the seventh inning put the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks ahead, and they withstood a furious ninth-inning rally by the New York Mets for a 4-3 win on Wednesday night.,Still leading 2-1 in the ninth, the Diamondbacks' Jorge Barrosa and Perdomo lofted b...

Rockets get off to hot start, cruise past Warriors in Game 5
Fred VanVleet scored 14 of his game-high 26 points in a runaway first quarter, and Amen Thompson produced 25 points as the Houston Rockets surged to a 131-116 victory over the visiting Golden State Warriors in Game 5 of this Western Conference first-round series Wednesday.,Houston seized control wit...

Jack Draper dismantles Tommy Paul to reach Madrid Open quarters
Fifth-seeded Jack Draper of Great Britain cruised past No. 11 Tommy Paul of the United States 6-2, 6-2, on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open. ,Draper had four aces on the clay court and won 86 percent of his first-serve points while limiting the American to zero aces and just 5...

In control of series, Nuggets aim to bounce host Clippers
The Denver Nuggets were wobbling and in complete disarray after losing by 34 points in Game 3 of their first-round series against the Los Angeles Clippers.,Their plight has changed quickly with back-to-back victories, and now the Nuggets will try to close out the Western Conference series when they ...

Jets QB Jordan Travis, '24 draft pick, forced to retire
New York Jets quarterback Jordan Travis, a fifth-round draft pick in 2024, informed the team Wednesday that he is retiring.,Travis, 24, cited ongoing complications from a left leg injury sustained during his final game at Florida State.,"On November 18, 2023, my life took an unexpected turn," Travis...
Tyrese Haliburton’s Dad Doesn’t Play in the NBA, Doesn’t Belong on the Court
After the Indiana Pacers beat the Milwaukee Bucks in five games, Tyrese Haliburton's dad stole the spotlight when he clashed with Giannis Antetokounmpo on the court....

Reds put INF Jeimer Candelario (back) on 10-day IL
The Cincinnati Reds placed infielder Jeimer Candelario on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday, citing a lumbar spine strain.,The move is retroactive to Monday. Candelario, 31, last played Sunday in 8-1 win against the Colorado Rockies in Denver and was 0-for-4.,On the season, he is hitting .113 wit...

Rangers hope to continue scoring in bunches while hosting Athletics
The Texas Rangers have finally broken out of a prolonged scoring slump and will attempt to keep that momentum going when they square off against the Athletics on Wednesday in the third contest of a four-game series in Arlington, Texas., ,It will be a battle of high-profile starters as the Athletics ...

Mets bring blazing bats, hot gloves into matchup with D-backs
New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said "there's a lot to like about the offense right now" after his team scored 27 runs in lopsided wins Monday and Tuesday night.,The rest of the Mets' game isn't too shabby, either.,The Mets will look to continue their all-around impressive play Wednesday night ...