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Brewers extend contract of manager Pat Murphy through 2028
Back-to-back National League Manager of the Year Pat Murphy agreed to a multi-year contract extension with the Milwaukee Brewers, the team announced Friday morning.,Specific terms of the deal were not disclosed by the Brewers, however multiple media outlets reported that it was a three-year deal, sp...
MLS opener vs. RSL is part of Whitecaps' busy early stretch
The Vancouver Whitecaps will begin the defense of their Western Conference crown on Saturday when they open the MLS regular season against visiting Real Salt Lake.,Saturday will mark the 500th regular-season MLS match for the Whitecaps, who fell 3-1 to Inter Miami in the MLS Cup final in December.,V...
Lakers' star trio back together to battle resurgent Clippers
There will be far more than pride on the line as the Battle of L.A. resumes Friday with plenty at stake for both the Los Angeles Clippers and the host Los Angeles Lakers.,While the Lakers hope to have all of their stars in place for the fourth and final matchup of the regular season, the Clippers --...
Under new leadership, St. Louis City focus on Charlotte FC
Yoann Damet will make his debut as a permanent manager on Saturday when he leads St. Louis City against visiting Charlotte FC in both teams' season opener.,The 35-year-old Frenchman was previously twice an interim manager at FC Cincinnati, promoted from his role as assistant both times at a club tha...
Bennedict Mathurin (38) lifts Clippers to tight win over Nuggets
Bennedict Mathurin scored a season-high 38 points in his home debut for the Los Angeles Clippers and Kawhi Leonard added 23 in a 115-114 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday at Inglewood, Calif.,Derrick Jones Jr. produced 22 points and John Collins had 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Clippe...
Battling Hawks amid playoff race, Heat may get Tyler Herro back
The Miami Heat hope to get a boost to their playoff hopes when Tyler Herro returns to the lineup, possibly as soon as Friday when they visit the Atlanta Hawks for their first game after the All-Star break.,Herro has missed 45 games because of assorted injuries -- the first 17 with an offseason ankle...
Magic set 3-pointer mark, send Kings to record 15th straight loss
Paolo Banchero scored 30 points and the Orlando Magic set a franchise record with 27 3-pointers while routing the host Sacramento Kings 131-94 on Thursday night.,Sacramento set a franchise record with its 15th consecutive loss. The former Cincinnati Royals twice had 14-game skids -- in the 1959-60 a...
Jaylen Brown, Celtics run host Warriors off the floor in rout
Jaylen Brown collected 23 points, 15 rebounds and 13 assists to lead the visiting Boston Celtics to a 121-110 triumph over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night in San Francisco.,It was Brown's third triple-double of the season and the sixth of his career.,Payton Pritchard came off the bench t...
NBA roundup: Pistons dominate Knicks to cap season sweep
Cade Cunningham totaled 42 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds as the Detroit Pistons pulled away in the second half and completed a season sweep of the host New York Knicks with a 126-111 victory on Thursday.,Detroit won the three meetings by a combined 84 points, improving its regular-season win...
Spurs pick on short-handed Suns, earn 7th straight win
Stephon Castle scored 20 points as the San Antonio Spurs owned the middle two quarters and dominated the short-handed Phoenix Suns 121-94 on Thursday in Austin, Texas, to win their seventh straight game.,San Antonio led by a dozen points at halftime before all but putting away the game by outscoring...
Spurs capitalize on Suns' shortcomings, win 7th straight
Stephon Castle scored 20 points as the San Antonio Spurs owned the middle two periods and dominated the short-handed Phoenix Suns 121-94 on Thursday in Austin, Texas, to win their seventh straight game., ,San Antonio led by a dozen points at halftime before all but putting away the game by outscorin...
Brandon Ingram scores 31 as Raptors take down Bulls again
Brandon Ingram scored 31 points to fuel the visiting Toronto Raptors to a 110-101 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday.,Ingram added eight rebounds and six assists to help the Raptors defeat the Bulls for the second time this month. He scored 33 points in Toronto's 123-107 home victory over Ch...
Sporting KC trade F Daniel Salloi to Toronto
Toronto FC finalized a deal to acquire Hungarian winger Daniel Salloi from Sporting Kansas City on Thursday.,In exchange, Sporting KC received $300,000 in general allocation money and $700,000 in add-ons. Kansas City also would get a portion of the proceeds if Toronto moves Salloi to another club.,T...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Galaxy draw in first leg at Panama
Joseph Paintsil's 68th-minute goal allowed the Los Angeles Galaxy to salvage a 1-1 draw against Sporting San Miguelito on Thursday in the opening leg of a first-round CONCACAF Champions Cup series at Penonome, Panama.,The finale of the two-game, total-goal series is scheduled for Wednesday in Carson...
Behind Cade Cunningham's 42, Pistons complete season sweep of Knicks
Cade Cunningham totaled 42 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds as the Detroit Pistons pulled away in the second half and completed a season sweep of the host New York Knicks with a 126-111 victory on Thursday.,Detroit won the three meetings by a combined 84 points, improving its winning streak vs....
Rebounds key to No. 9 Nebraska rebounding versus Penn State
One of the last teams in the country to suffer its first loss, No. 9 Nebraska will try to get back to its winning ways when it hosts last-place Penn State in a Big Ten Conference game on Saturday afternoon in Lincoln, Neb.,Since starting 20-0, the Cornhuskers (22-4, 11-4) have dropped four of six to...
Jalen Johnson puts up 32 as Hawks power past 76ers
Jalen Johnson recorded 32 points, 10 rebounds and five assists as the Atlanta Hawks posted a 117-107 road win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday.,In both teams' first game following the All-Star break, Atlanta snapped a three-game skid despite 43.2% shooting from the field and a 10-of-32 showin...
Joe Gibbs Racing files $8M lawsuit against ex-competition director
Joe Gibbs Racing, in a lawsuit filed Thursday in the Western District of North Carolina, accused its former competition director, Chris Gabehart, of sharing confidential information and trade secrets with a competing team.,The suit seeks damages of at least $8 million.,Gabehart put in 13 years at JG...
Seven double-figure scorers enable Wizards to edge Pacers
Bub Carrington, Jaden Hardy, Anthony Gill and Kadary Richmond each scored 13 points as the Washington Wizards beat the visiting Indiana Pacers 112-105 on Thursday.,Bilal Coulibaly and Tristan Vukcevic added 12 points apiece and Tre Johnson had 10 for Washington, which snapped a three-game losing str...
Big shots late lift Rockets, who cool off Hornets
Kevin Durant poured in 35 points on 14-for-20 shooting as the Houston Rockets fended off the host Charlotte Hornets for a 105-101 victory in the first game after the All-Star break Thursday night.,Jabari Smith Jr. added 15 points and Alperen Sengun and Reed Sheppard both scored 13 points for the Roc...