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Report: Initial tests OK for Mavs' Dereck Lively II (neck)
Initial tests "returned OK" for Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II after he left Sunday night's game with a neck strain, ESPN reported Monday.,The rookie's availability remains unclear for Game 4 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves, per the repo...

Team effort pushes Mavericks to 3-0 lead over Timberwolves
P.J. Washington broke a late tie with a 3-pointer, Daniel Gafford made big plays at both ends of the court down the stretch and the Dallas Mavericks outdueled the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves for a 116-107 victory in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals Sunday night to go up 3-0 in the best-of...

Mavs C Dereck Lively (neck) exits game vs. Wolves
Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II was forced out of Game 3 of the Western Conference finals against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night due to a neck sprain.,After contesting a shot, Lively fell to the floor and banged his head against Minnesota big man Karl-Anthony Towns' knee with 8:...

Mavs' Luka Doncic ‘available’ for Game 3 despite knee soreness
Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is "available" for Sunday's Game 3 of the Western Conference finals against the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves after briefly being listed as questionable with knee soreness.,Mavericks coach Jason Kidd told reporters about two hours before the game that Doncic was f...

Mavericks home with 2-0 lead as Wolves try to avoid panic
The Minnesota Timberwolves hope to get more from Anthony Edwards when they hit the road in search of a much-needed win against the Dallas Mavericks in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals Sunday night.,The fifth-seeded Mavericks went to Minneapolis and stole Games 1 and 2 from the third seed by a...

ATP roundup: Casper Ruud wins twice to take Geneva title
Second-seeded Casper Ruud recorded a pair of victories on Saturday to capture his third Gonet Geneva Open title in four years in Switzerland. ,Ruud advanced to the final with a 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4) win over Italian Flavio Cobolli to complete a match delayed on Friday because of heavy rain. The 25-year-...

Veteran C Billy Price (blood clot) announces retirement
Former first-round draft pick Billy Price announced his retirement from the NFL on Saturday morning due to the potential of complications from a blood clot.,Price, a center, last played in the league with the Arizona Cardinals during the 2022 season. ,"In the blink of an eye, everything can be taken...

Raptors, Warriors advance to NBA 2K Tipoff final
Raptors Uprising GC had all it could handle with Wizards District Gaming on Friday night in Washington, D.C. Warriors Gaming Squad, on the other hand, breezed by Bucks Gaming. Regardless of how they got there, the Raptors and Warriors are the last teams standing at the NBA 2K League's The Tipoff.,Th...

Luka Doncic hits game-winning 3 to put Mavs up 2-0 on Wolves
Luka Doncic knocked down the go-ahead 3-pointer with 3.1 seconds left, and the Dallas Mavericks held on for a 109-108 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Doncic registered a triple-double with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 13 as...

Jets name Scott Arniel head coach
The Winnipeg Jets named Scott Arniel as the franchise's next head coach Friday, replacing Rick Bowness.,Arniel, 61, was associate coach for two seasons under Bowness, who announced his retirement May 6.,A head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets (2010-12), Arniel served as the Jets' interim coach for...

Don Waddell steps down as Hurricanes president, GM
Carolina Hurricanes president and general manager Don Waddell resigned Friday morning. ,Eric Tulsky has been named interim general manager for the Hurricanes, who announced that they are beginning a search for a full-time replacement.,"This morning, I spoke with Tom (Dundon, Hurricanes owner) and in...

Travis Kelce weighs in on Harrison Butker commencement speech
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce said he doesn't agree with the "majority" of Harrison Butker's recent controversial comments but noted that he will not judge his teammate for it.,Butker caused a stir during his 20-minute commencement address on May 11 at Benedictine College, which is a Cat...

LIV Golf's Richard Bland tied for lead at Senior PGA Championship
Playing in his first senior event of any kind, Englishman Richard Bland shares the 18-hole lead at a major championship.,Bland, a member of LIV Golf, and Australian Richard Green are tied atop the leaderboard at the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship after shooting 7-under 65s on Thursday at Harbor ...

Mavericks not satisfied heading into Game 2 vs. Timberwolves
The Dallas Mavericks battled back from Game 1 losses in each of their first two playoff series to advance to the next round., ,This time, the Mavericks face a new, albeit more pleasant, challenge. They will try to find a way to build upon a 1-0 series lead when they tip off against the Minnesota Tim...

Wizards, Raptors advance in NBA 2K League's Tipoff playoffs
Benjamin "Benzo" Bernstein averaged 21 points and 13.5 assists as Wizards District Gaming, the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference, swept top-seeded Heat Check Gaming to open bracket play at the NBA 2K League's The Tipoff on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.,The Wizards will next face second-seeded Rap...

Luka Doncic helps Mavs take down Wolves in Game 1
Luka Doncic scored 33 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter, and the Dallas Mavericks outlasted the Minnesota Timberwolves for a 108-105 win in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.,Kyrie Irving added 30 points on 12-for-23 shooting for Dallas. Daniel Gaffor...

Interim coach named after Sac State's David Patrick resigns
David Patrick resigned as head men's basketball coach at Sacramento State on Wednesday to take the associate head coaching position at LSU.,The Hornets promptly named associate head coach Michael Czepil as the interim head coach for the 2024-25 season. ,Patrick went 24-42 in two seasons in Sacrament...

Cubs remove struggling Kyle Hendricks from starting rotation
The Chicago Cubs have seen enough from their former ace Kyle Hendricks and have taken him out of the starting rotation, according to manager Craig Counsell.,Hendricks has seven starts this season, an 0-4 record and an ERA of 10.57.,Counsell told reporters Tuesday that he wasn't sure whether the move...

Aaron Rodgers 'doing everything'
New York Jets coach Robert Saleh has liked what he's seen from veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers during organized team activities.,"For him to push the envelope and continue his rehab (from an Achilles injury), he has no restrictions and he looks good, man," Saleh said Tuesday. "The arm talent, obvi...

Wolves, Mavericks set to tangle in Western Conference final Game 1
The Minnesota Timberwolves have waited 20 years to return to this stage.,The Dallas Mavericks were here two years ago, only to get bounced in five games by the eventual NBA champion Golden State Warriors. ,When the Timberwolves and Mavericks tip off in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals Wednesd...