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Clippers win to earn No. 5 seed, relegate Warriors to play-in round
James Harden had 12 of his game-high 39 points in overtime Sunday afternoon, delivering the Los Angeles Clippers a 124-119 win over the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco that will send the Clippers directly into the NBA playoffs while relegating the Warriors to the play-in bracket.,Kawhi Leonar...

Blue Jays rally for extra-inning win over Orioles
Jeff Hoffman blanked the Baltimore Orioles in the ninth and 10th innings to help the visiting Toronto Blue Jays finish off their 7-6 comeback victory Sunday and earn a split of the rain-shortened two-game series.,Hoffman struck out back-to-back batters with the tying run on third base in the 10th in...
Deepest of the Decade: Ranking the Top 5 RBs in the 2025 NFL Draft Class
The 2025 NFL Draft features a stacked RB class with star potential. Here are the top 5 backs ready to shake up depth charts from Day 1....

Cedric Mullins, Orioles eye sweep of shortened series with Jays
Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde would like to see his team play a little looser earlier in games.,The Orioles will get their next opportunity when they host the Toronto Blue Jays in the finale of their rain-shortened two-game series Sunday.,After Friday's series opener was rained out, Baltimo...

Orioles' big bats rally past Blue Jays, Anthony Santander
Heston Kjerstad and Adley Rutschman homered to help the Baltimore Orioles rally for a 5-4 win against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon in the opener of a rain-shortened two-game series.,Cedric Mullins delivered the go-ahead two-run triple for the Orioles, who trailed 3-0 heading ...

Clippers, Warriors battle for playoff positioning in season finale
The Los Angeles Clippers and Golden State Warriors have a chance to secure a playoff berth while at the same time sending the other into the Western Conference play-in bracket when they duel in the regular-season finale Sunday afternoon in San Francisco.,The Clippers (49-32) enter the road affair ti...

Jimmy Butler III scores 24 as Warriors top Blazers
Jimmy Butler III had 24 points and seven assists and the visiting Golden State Warriors got a win they needed, beating the Portland Trail Blazers, 103-86, on Friday night.,The win moves the Warriors to 48-33 this season with their last regular-season game at home against the LA Clippers Sunday. Gold...

Rain delays Orioles' adjustments by a day versus Blue Jays
The Baltimore Orioles were welcoming a day off this week, yet also anxious to get back to work and fix glitches from the first couple of weeks of the season.,Now they'll have to wait until Saturday's game against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays.,The series opener scheduled for Friday night was rained...

Orioles, Blue Jays rained out; will play two July 29
The Baltimore Orioles' series opener against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays was postponed Friday due to inclement weather.,Instead, the American League East rivals will play a split-admission doubleheader on July 29, scheduled for 12:35 and 6:35 p.m.,Baltimore and Toronto were slated to begin a thre...
The Final Countdown: Stephen Curry’s Shot at 3-Point History
Stephen Curry chases 3-point history in a final-day showdown with Anthony Edwards, echoing a legendary NBA scoring duel from 1978....

After disappointing loss, Warriors set to face Trail Blazers
Playoff mode has started for the Golden State Warriors, who travel to face the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday for a regular-season game that is crucial for their postseason seeding.,"We are already in the playoffs," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. "This is what the playoffs feel like -- a lot of p...

Harrison Barnes' bomb lifts Spurs over Warriors at buzzer
Harrison Barnes buried a buzzer-beating 3-pointer and the San Antonio Spurs damaged the Golden State Warriors' bid for a top-four finish in the Western Conference with a 114-111 victory Wednesday night in San Francisco.,Riding the momentum of six wins in its last seven games, Golden State (47-33) en...

Brandon Pfaadt, Diamondbacks overwhelm Orioles
Corbin Carroll, Pavin Smith, Josh Naylor and Geraldo Perdomo homered, Brandon Pfaadt pitched six scoreless innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks shut out the Baltimore Orioles 9-0 in Phoenix on Wednesday.,Carroll, Perdomo, Smith and Naylor -- the top four in the Arizona lineup -- were 11-for-17 with ...

Orioles place RHP Zach Eflin on 15-day IL
The Baltimore Orioles placed right-hander Zach Eflin on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a low-grade right lat strain. ,The move is retroactive to Tuesday, one day after Eflin exited his start against the Arizona Diamondbacks after six innings with what was described as shoulder fatigue.,Eflin...

Warriors battling for playoff position; Spurs heading toward lottery
The Golden State Warriors finally will catch a break in the schedule, and at an opportune time, when they host the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night in San Francisco.,The Warriors (47-32) climbed into a four-way tie for fourth place in the Western Conference with a 133-95 shellacking of the Phoen...

D-backs look to ride momentum of alert play into finale vs. Orioles
The Arizona Diamondbacks found a novel way to help end a three-game losing streak while keeping the Baltimore Orioles in a bit of a funk.,Corbin Carroll's fourth homer of the season, in the third inning, and Josh Naylor's two-run double in the fifth were the big blows in Arizona's 4-3 victory on Tue...

Diamondbacks edge Orioles to end 3-game skid
Corbin Carroll hit his fourth homer, Josh Naylor had a tie-breaking two-run double and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 in Phoenix to break a three-game losing streak Tuesday.,Carroll had two hits and scored twice and Merrill Kelly (2-1) gave up three runs and three hits in si...

Stephen Curry, Warriors leave Suns on brink of elimination
Stephen Curry amassed 25 points, nine rebounds and six assists, Brandin Podziemski scored 22 points, and the visiting Golden State Warriors blew past the Phoenix Suns 133-95 on Tuesday.,Trayce Jackson-Davis added 13 points and eight rebounds off the bench for the Warriors (47-32), who won their sixt...

O's look for more production from Gunnar Henderson vs. D-backs
Baltimore's much-needed victory came with Gunnar Henderson highlights but also included some sobering news.,First, the good stuff. Henderson had his most productive game since returning from the injured list to help the Orioles beat the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Monday.,Henderson had two hi...

Ryan O’Hearn-led Orioles hand Diamondbacks third straight setback
Ryan O'Hearn had two hits, including a homer, and Gunnar Henderson had two hits, two runs and two stolen bases when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 in Phoenix on Monday.,Ryan Mountcastle had a two-run single and Zac Eflin (2-1) gave up one run in six innings in his third qual...