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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...

Jets coach on Aaron Rodgers: 'He's 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 on Tuesday. "The arm talent, o...

Patrick Reed WDs from U.S. Open qualifier, ends streak
Patrick Reed withdrew from U.S. Open qualifying to snap his streak of competing in every major since the 2014 Masters.,Reed did not tee off on Monday after being listed in the field for a sectional qualifier at Dallas Athletic Club.,Per the USGA, a player who withdraws from a qualifier cannot enter ...

Nelly Korda back in winner's circle at Mizuho Americas Open
Nelly Korda outlasted Hannah Green of Australia down the stretch to win the Mizuho Americas Open on Sunday in Jersey City, N.J.,The World No. 1 earned her sixth win in seven starts after her five-tournament winning streak came to a halt last week. Her 1-under 71 was enough to get to 14-under 274 and...

Hurricanes, Rod Brind'Amour agree on contract extension
Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour agreed to a multi-year contract extension with the team on Sunday.,Terms of the deal were not announced by the Hurricanes, however The Athletic announced it was a five-year contract extension. The coach's contract was due to expire on July 1.,"Rod has b...

Reports: Hurricanes, Rod Brind'Amour agree on contract extension
Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour agreed to a five-year contract extension with the team, The Athletic reported. ,Per multiple reports, the assistant coaches under Brind'Amour also received contract extensions.,The coach's contract was due to expire July 1.,Brind'Amour, 53, has guided t...

Tight finish sends Mavs past Thunder, into Western Conference finals
P.J. Washington made two free throws with 2.5 seconds left and the Dallas Mavericks advanced to the Western Conference finals for the second time in the past three seasons with a 117-116 victory over the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night.,Washington was fouled shooting a 3-pointer and...

Nelly Korda catapults into two-shot lead at Jersey City
Nelly Korda fired a 7-under 65 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead entering the final round of the Mizuho Americas Open at Jersey City, N.J.,The solid round puts Korda in position to win for the sixth time in her past seven tournaments. She is at 13-under 203 after three rounds at Liberty National...

Atthaya Thitikul surges in front at Mizuho Americas Open
Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand birdied five of her last seven holes to charge into the second-round lead at the Mizuho Americas Open on Friday in Jersey City, N.J.,Thitikul matched the low round of the day with a 7-under 65 at Liberty National Golf Club to get to 9-under 135 for the tournament. That g...

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...

Chris Kreider's hat trick sends Rangers to clincher over Hurricanes
Chris Kreider had a natural hat trick in the third period to rally the New York Rangers to a 5-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C., on Thursday night, clinching the Eastern Conference second-round series in six games.,Vincent Trocheck had a goal and an assist, Jack Roslovic and A...

Rookies So Mi Lee, Gabriela Ruffels faring well at Mizuho Americas Open
LPGA rookie So Mi Lee of South Korea piled up eight birdies to shoot a 6-under 66 and take the first-round lead at the Mizuho Americas Open on Thursday in Jersey City, N.J.,Lee has a two-shot lead over four players tied at 4-under 68, including Australian rookie Gabriela Ruffels.,Lee was the second ...

Rose Zhang (illness) WDs from Mizuho Americas Open
An illness forced defending champion Rose Zhang to withdraw from the Mizuho Americas Open on Thursday after just three holes.,Zhang began the opening round on the back nine at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, N.J. She parred Nos. 10 and 12 and posted a double bogey on the par-3 11th hole b...

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...