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James Harden, Clippers force Game 7 vs. Nuggets
James Harden recorded 28 points, eight assists and six rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers remained alive in their first-round series with the Denver Nuggets, winning 111-105 on Thursday night in Inglewood, Calif.,Kawhi Leonard added 27 points, 10 rebounds and five assists and Norman Powell scored...
Own goal sends Avs past Stars, extends series to Game 7
Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon broke a tie midway through the third period when Dallas scored an own goal, and the Avalanche beat the Stars 7-4 in Denver on Thursday to force Game 7 in their Western Conference quarterfinal series.,Valeri Nichushkin had two goals while MacKinnon and Cale Makar had a goa...
Tigers' late outburst sends Angels to 6th straight loss
Dillon Dingler's tiebreaking three-run home run in a five-run eighth inning propelled the Detroit Tigers over the Los Angeles Angels 10-4 in the opener of a four-game series on Thursday night in Anaheim, Calif.,The Angels led 4-2 going into the eighth before the Tigers teed off on Los Angeles' bullp...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Late PK sends Cruz Azul to final
Angel Sepulveda's 82nd-minute penalty kick gave Cruz Azul a 1-0 win over Tigres UANL on Thursday in Mexico City and sent the hosts to the final of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.,Cruz Azul won the two-leg, total-goal series 2-1. Even with a scoreless draw on Thursday, Cruz Azul would have advanced based...
Marlins out to spoil A's prospect Gunnar Hogland's debut
The Athletics will look to their future on Friday when they call up prospect Gunnar Hoglund from Triple-A Las Vegas to make his major league debut against the floundering Marlins in Miami to open a three-game series.,Hoglund, 25, has posted a 1-2 record with a 2.43 ERA and 1.04 WHIP in six starts th...
Red-hot Royals travel to Baltimore for weekend series
It's a new month and a new series for the Baltimore Orioles.,They'll play their first game in May on Friday night against the visiting Kansas City Royals.,The Orioles were expected to be better than 12-18 at this stage of the season.,"Good teams have bad months," Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde said....
Haeran Ryu jumps in front at Black Desert Championship
Haeran Ryu carded a bogey-free, 9-under-par 63 on Thursday to take the first-round lead at the inaugural Black Desert Championship in Ivins, Utah.,The 24-year-old South Korean holds a one-shot lead over Taiwan's Wei-Ling Hsu and Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn at the Club at Carlton Woods' Nicklaus Cour...
Golden Knights advance with Game 6 victory vs. Wild
Jack Eichel was one of three Vegas players to tally a goal and an assist, and the Golden Knights held on for a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild to clinch their Western Conference first-round series on Thursday night in Saint Paul, Minn., ,Shea Theodore and Mark Stone also finished with a goal and an ...
Max Pacioretty, Leafs finish off Senators in Game 6
Max Pacioretty's goal with 5:39 left lifted the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-2 series-clinching victory over the host Ottawa Senators in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference first-round matchup on Thursday.,The 36-year-old forward, who missed the last two months of the regular season and first two games...
Anna Leigh Waters, mother advance to U.S. Open Pickleball semis
As Andre Agassi's partner, Anna Leigh Waters took an early exit from the mixed pro doubles draw at the U.S. Open Pickleball Championships, but the No. 1-ranked woman in the world is still alive in the women's pro doubles competition.,Waters and her mother, Leigh Waters, advanced to the semifinals in...
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. belts 3-run HR as Blue Jays beat Red Sox
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Thursday night.,Guerrero's homer in the rubber match of the three-game series came against Justin Slaten (0-2), who also took the loss in the 10th i...
Brad Lord, Luis Garcia Jr. guide Nationals past Phillies
Brad Lord worked five solid innings for his first career win as the visiting Washington Nationals avoided a three-game sweep against the Philadelphia Phillies with a 4-2 victory Thursday.,A 25-year-old rookie, Lord (1-3) allowed two runs and six hits with a walk and four strikeouts. Jose Ferrer logg...
Reports: Rangers zero in on Mike Sullivan as next head coach
Mike Sullivan, who led the Pittsburgh Penguins to back-to-back Stanley Cup titles in the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons, is deep into contract negotiations to become the next head coach of the New York Rangers, according to multiple media reports on Thursday.,The Penguins parted ways with the 10-year c...
Block party on: Club pro qualifies for PGA Championship
Michael Block, the Southern California golf pro who shot into the spotlight at the 2023 PGA Championship with a legendary effort including a slam-dunk ace, has qualified for the 2025 tournament on May 15-18 at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, N.C.,Block, 48, beat the odds again this week when he tied for ...
WNBPA taking aggressive approach in CBA negotiations
The Women's National Basketball Players Association sees now as the time to get a new collective bargaining agreement done.,The WNBPA opted out of the current CBA last fall, so both sides are now on the clock when it comes to a new deal. The agreement expires Oct. 31.,WNBPA executive director Terri ...
Pacers put Tyrese Haliburton's dad in timeout for playoffs
John Haliburton agreed to stay home for the "foreseeable future" and will not attend games in the playoffs after the dad of Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton was involved in an on-court confrontation with Giannis Antetokounmpo.,ESPN reported the Pacers levied the decision and the elder Haliburton...
Scottie Scheffler shoots scorching 61 to lead Byron Nelson
Scottie Scheffler shot his best round of the season, a 10-under-par 61, to set the pace on the first day of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Thursday in McKinney, Texas.,When Scheffler's final putt dropped in the late afternoon, he had a two-stroke lead over Rico Hoey of the Philippines and Jhonattan Vega...
Coco Gauff storms into Madrid final to face Aryna Sabalenka
No. 4 seed Coco Gauff dominated No. seed Iga Swiatek of Poland 6-1, 6-1 in a mere 64 minutes in the semifinals of the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday.,Gauff set up a showdown in the final against World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, who took care of business in the semis with a 6-3, 7-5 victory ove...
Dodgers acquire RHPs J.P. Feyereisen, Ryan Loutos
The Los Angeles Dodgers added right-handed pitchers J.P. Feyereisen and Ryan Loutos among multiple roster moves on Thursday.,Los Angeles claimed Feyereisen, a former Dodgers reliever, off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks and obtained Loutos from the St. Louis Cardinals for cash considerations.,...
Royals option LHP Noah Cameron hours after no-hit bid
Less than 24 hours after taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning of his MLB debut, Noah Cameron is on his way back to Triple-A Omaha.,The Kansas City Royals optioned the 6-foot-3 left-hander to the Storm Chasers on Thursday, a day after Cameron threw 79 pitches and allowed just one hit over 6 1/3...