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Ja Morant guides Grizzlies past Mavs, into playoffs
Ja Morant recorded 22 points, nine assists, seven rebounds and three steals while playing on his sprained right ankle and the Memphis Grizzlies earned the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference playoffs with a convincing 120-106 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks in the play-in round on Friday...

Heat pull away from Hawks in OT, secure 6th straight playoff berth
Tyler Herro had a game-high 30 points, Davion Mitchell buried three 3-pointers in overtime and the Miami Heat advanced into the NBA playoffs with a 123-114 road victory over the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference play-in finale Friday night.,The No. 10 Heat, who began the four-team playoff-qual...

Yankees silence Rays for 5th straight win
Trent Grisham delivered a run-scoring single in the top of the second inning, and four pitchers combined on a three-hit shutout as the visiting New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 on Friday.,Carlos Rodon (2-3) allowed two hits with four walks and nine strikeouts over six innings. Mark Leite...

Sporting KC return to San Jose, scene of last road win
The host San Jose Earthquakes aim to defeat Sporting Kansas City for the second time this season when the teams meet Saturday night.,While the Earthquakes (3-4-1, 10 points) are looking to improve upon a 2-2-1 home record, Sporting Kansas City (1-6-1, 4 points) will bid for their first road victory ...

Toronto FC shoot for rare road win at Real Salt Lake
Toronto FC haven't defeated Real Salt Lake in the state of Utah in nearly 18 years.,Real Salt Lake are 10-0-2 at home against Toronto FC since losing their first-ever meeting and look to add another victory to the ledger when the two squads meet on Saturday night in Sandy, Utah.,Toronto posted a 2-1...

NYCFC, Alonso Martinez take aim at Revolution's struggling attack
New York City FC are aiming for an early-season sweep when they visit the New England Revolution on Saturday in Foxborough, Mass.,The Eastern Conference rivals already had their first of two matches back on March 15, when NYCFC (3-3-2, 11 points) recorded a 2-1 home win over the Revolution (2-4-1, 7...

Yankees 2B Jazz Chisholm Jr. banned 1 game for social media violation
New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. was suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount on Friday.,Major League Baseball said in a statement that Chisholm was being punished for "his conduct, including his violation of Major League Baseball's Social Media Policy for Major League...

Carson Kelly helps Cubs outlast Diamondbacks in showdown
Carson Kelly had two homers, Kyle Tucker, Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki also homered, and the host Chicago Cubs blew a six-run lead against the Arizona Diamondbacks before recovering for an 13-11 victory Friday afternoon.,Eugenio Suarez hit a grand slam and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had a three-run homer in a...

Snowout in Denver gives Rockies, Nationals time to regroup
The Washington Nationals had one day off scheduled for the last two weeks, but they got an unexpected one Friday when their game at the Colorado Rockies was postponed due to snow.,The teams will now fit their three-game series into two days, starting Saturday afternoon in Denver and concluding with ...

Lakers' Luka Doncic gets the 'big games' he covets vs. Wolves
The season series seems to show the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves are even heading into their first-round playoff series although the reality is something much different. ,The teams head into Game 1 of their series at Los Angeles on Saturday having split four games against each other...

Lakers extend GM Rob Pelinka, add president to title
On the eve of the NBA playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers extended the contract of general manager/vice president Rob Pelinka, with a promotion included, just over two months after star Luka Doncic was acquired from the Dallas Mavericks.,Under the new deal, Pelinka now becomes the president of basketba...

Report: PWHL to add Vancouver as first expansion club
The Professional Women's Hockey League is set to add an expansion club in the 2025-26 season, with all signs indicating that team will land in Vancouver, The Athletic reported Friday.,A news conference is scheduled for Thursday of next week, with organizers teasing "a historic announcement in Britis...
MLB Over/Under Best Bet: Miami Marlins vs. Philadelphia Phillies, April 18
April 18th's top MLB betting prediction is a run total bet on Friday evening's Miami Marlins vs. Philadelphia Phillies over/under....

Miller family, MSE purchase controlling interest in RSL, Utah Royals
The Larry H. Miller family and Miller Sports + Entertainment on Friday finalized their acquisition of the controlling interest in RSL Football Holdings, a group that includes MLS' Real Salt Lake and NWSL club Utah Royals FC.,The $600 million purchase, according to The Athletic, also includes MLS NEX...

Nationals-Rockies game ppd.; split DH slated for Sunday
The Washington Nationals' game against the Colorado Rockies on Friday has been postponed due to inclement weather in the Denver area.,The game has been rescheduled as part of a split-doubleheader on Sunday.,The Rockies, with a new hitting coach on the bench, will attempt to snap a six-game losing st...

Knicks know all about Pistons' rise as Game 1 approaches
On their way to making the playoffs for the third straight season and the fourth time in five seasons, the New York Knicks had multiple up-close encounters with the massively improved Detroit Pistons.,More meetings are ahead in a first-round matchup between the teams starting Saturday when Jalen Bru...

QB Jaxson Dart, DE Mykel Williams won't be in Green Bay for draft
Quarterback Jaxson Dart and edge rusher Mykel Williams apparently have changed their minds about being in Green Bay next week for the start of the 2025 NFL Draft.,The names of Dart, who played at Ole Miss, and Georgia's Williams were on the initial list of 17 players set to attend. But an updated li...

Jake Paul to battle former champ Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Jake Paul will return to the boxing ring when he squares off against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., the son of the legendary Mexican boxer by the same name.,Paul, who recorded a unanimous decision over 58-year-old Mike Tyson on Nov. 15, announced that the 10-round bout against Chavez will take place on Jun...

Pacers open quest for first NBA title vs. familiar Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks won the season series and have the greater postseason experience, but the Indiana Pacers hold the home-court advantage when the rivals tip off an Eastern Conference first-round best-of-seven playoff series Saturday afternoon in Indianapolis.,The Pacers earned the No. 4 seed in th...
2025 NBA Playoff Matchups We Want to See Most
From Thunder-Cavs in the NBA Finals to a Clippers-Thunder grudge match, here are the NBA Playoff series that would light up the 2025 postseason....