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Host Mavericks looking to bounce top-seeded Thunder
Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks are trying to stay the course and not get overly wrapped up in the consequences of Saturday's contest against the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder.,The Mavericks hold a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference second-round series and a victory would propel fifth-seeded D...
Dodgers' Emmet Sheehan (elbow surgery) out for season
Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed pitcher Emmet Sheehan will miss the rest of the season after undergoing elbow surgery on Wednesday to repair a torn right UCL.,Sheehan had not pitched for the Dodgers this season after he was placed on the 60-day injured list in late March with right forearm inflamma...
Knicks focus on finishing off Pacers, avoiding Game 7
The New York Knicks are one victory away from reaching the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2000.,New York will be swinging hard to end that drought when it visits the Indiana Pacers for Game 6 of their second-round series on Friday night in Indianapolis.,The second-seeded Knicks h...
Playoff exit casts doubt over J.B. Bickerstaff's future with Cavs
Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff is not guaranteed a return to Cleveland despite his team advancing to the Eastern Conference semifinals.,According to multiple reports, Bickerstaff and his assistant coaches are still being evaluated and not promised they'll be back with the Cavs next season. ,Back-t...
Luka Doncic, Mavs beat Thunder, grab 3-2 series edge
Luka Doncic finished with 31 points and delivered his second consecutive triple-double as the Dallas Mavericks moved one victory from their second Western Conference finals appearance in three seasons with a 104-92 victory over the host Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday.,The Mavericks hold a 3-2 le...
Luka Doncic, Mavs beat Thunder, now one win from taking series
Luka Doncic finished with 31 points and delivered his second consecutive triple-double as the Dallas Mavericks moved one victory from their second Western Conference final in three seasons with a 104-92 victory Wednesday over the host Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of their second-round series.,Don...
Reds LHP Nick Lodolo (groin) placed on 15-day IL
The Cincinnati Reds placed left-hander Nick Lodolo on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a left groin strain.,Lodolo, 26, is 3-2 with a 3.34 ERA in six starts this season. He owns a 9-10 record with a 4.12 ERA in 32 career starts with the Reds.,Also on Wednesday, fellow left-hander Sam Moll was ...
Jalen Brunson scores 44, Knicks pound Pacers in Game 5
Jalen Brunson scored 44 points Tuesday night for the host New York Knicks, who routed the Indiana Pacers 121-91 in Game 5 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series.,The Knicks, who lost Games 3 and 4 in Indianapolis, now hold a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. New York will attempt to clinch a ...
Giants place C Patrick Bailey back on concussion IL
San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey was placed back on the seven-day concussion injured list on Tuesday after having a stint there earlier this month.,The Giants recalled shortstop Marco Luciano from Triple-A Sacramento in advance of Tuesday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.,Bailey, 24...
Thunder set to push Mavericks to brink of elimination
Top-seeded and playing like it again, the Oklahoma City Thunder have stacked the odds in their favor as they head into Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinal series Wednesday against the visiting Dallas Mavericks.,With a 100-96 victory in Game 4 Monday, the Thunder have evened the series at tw...
Oilers G Calvin Pickard to start Game 4 vs. Canucks
The Edmonton Oilers will start Calvin Pickard in goal in Game 4 of their Western Conference second-round series against the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.,It will be the first career playoff start -- and just the second playoff game ever for the 32-year-old Pickard.,"It's exciting," Pi...
Thunder storm back in Game 4, even series with Mavs
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 22 of his game-high 34 points in the second half as the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks 100-96 on Monday to even their Western Conference semifinal series at two wins apiece.,Chet Holmgren had 18 points, nine rebounds and four blocks, Luguentz ...
Reports: Knicks C Mitchell Robinson has ankle surgery
Already ruled out for the rest of the postseason, New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson underwent a second left ankle surgery on Monday, per multiple media reports.,Robinson, 26, suffered a stress injury to his surgically repaired left ankle last Monday in Game 1 of the second-round series agains...
Green Bay G David Douglas Jr. enters portal after coach leaves
Horizon League Freshman of the Year David Douglas Jr. of Green Bay said Monday that he entered the transfer portal.,Douglas cited Sunday's departure of coach Sundance Wicks as the reason for entering the portal. Wicks was announced as Wyoming's new coach on Sunday.,"Due to the recent exit of our hea...
Short-handed Knicks hope to shift series flow vs. Pacers
The last time the New York Knicks played at home, Jalen Brunson conjured up memories of the franchise's first NBA title by playing through an injury and lifting the Knicks to a memorable victory.,But the Knicks' next championship may seem even further away by the end of Tuesday night.,The undermanne...
Saints reach deal with veteran G Lucas Patrick
The New Orleans Saints agreed to terms on a one-year deal with veteran guard Lucas Patrick.,Agents Joel and Justin Turner said Patrick, 30, will sign his contract on Monday. Financial terms were not disclosed.,Patrick spent the past two seasons with the Chicago Bears after five campaigns with the Gr...
Pacers blast Knicks to even series 2-2
Tyrese Haliburton scored 20 points as the Indiana Pacers breezed to a 121-89 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday in Indianapolis to even their Eastern Conference semifinal series at two wins apiece.,The sixth-seeded Pacers rode a sizzling start en route to recording their second straight vict...
Wyoming hires state native Sundance Wicks as new coach
Wyoming hired Sundance Wicks as its new head coach on Sunday, three days after Jeff Linder departed to take an assistant coaching job at Texas Tech.,Wicks, 43, is a native of Gillette, Wyo., and served as an assistant coach with the Cowboys from 2020-23.,Wicks coached Green Bay to an 18-14 record la...
OKC's Sam Presti is an overrated draft savant
Sam Presti is the only NBA executive ever to draft three future MVPs and he did it in three consecutive drafts. It’s a maniacal stroke of luck and an exercise of risk/reward, chance and foresight. By doing so, Presti at the time guaranteed short-term success for the soon-to-be relocated Seattle Soni...
Who is the best point guard in the NBA?
What is a point guard in today’s NBA? The role and term has evolved so much from the 1990s when the position was defined by midrange scoring, playmaking and limited athleticism. Today’s concept of a point guard runs the whole gamut, across all five positions, where a center in Denver is the best pas...