DENVER — The Denver Nuggets defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-105 on Saturday in Game 1 of their first-round NBA playoff series, overcoming a Minnesota first-half outburst and a third-quarter slump. Jamal Murray scored 30 points and Nikola Jokic recorded a triple-double as Denver used a third-quarter run to seize control...
Los Angeles, United States. The Lakers will host the Houston Rockets Saturday at Crypto.com Arena in a Western Conference first-round opener after Luka Doncic suffered a Grade 2 hamstring strain and Austin Reaves sustained a Grade 2 oblique strain during a 139-96 loss in Oklahoma City on April 2, leaving...
Orlando, Fla. The Orlando Magic defeated the Charlotte Hornets 121-90 in the NBA Play-In Tournament on Friday, securing the Eastern Conference's eighth seed and eliminating the Hornets from postseason contention. Paolo Banchero led the Magic with 25 points as Orlando dominated the paint and forced 20 Charlotte turnovers at Kia...
Fort Worth, Texas. Minnesota clinched the program’s first NCAA women’s gymnastics finals appearance on Thursday night, advancing as the No. 13 seed and joining top seeds Oklahoma, Florida and LSU in the national final; Oklahoma led the semifinals with the day’s highest overall score, 198.3000, while individual athletes posted career-high...
Fort Worth, Texas — No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 13 Minnesota clinched spots in Saturday's NCAA Gymnastics Championship after Thursday's semifinals, with Oklahoma posting a 198.300 and Minnesota edging UCLA in the final rotation to secure the program's first appearance in the Four on the Floor. Head coach Jenny Hansen...
Cleveland. Rookie left-hander Parker Messick carried a no-hit bid into the ninth inning Thursday, and the Guardians beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 after Leody Taveras led off the ninth with a ground-ball single that eluded the infield. Messick faced one batter over the minimum before Blaze Alexander’s subsequent single ended...
Los Angeles. Chizzy Iwai opened the first round of the JM Eagle LA Championship at El Caballero Country Club with an extraordinary stretch, playing her first seven holes 7 under and capping the run with an eagle on the par-5 16th. She shot a 9-under 63 on Thursday to take...
Nashville — Troy Terry scored on a power play with 2:54 remaining Thursday night, and the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Nashville Predators 5-4 in the regular-season finale. Cutter Gauthier, Jackson LaCombe, Alex Killorn and Tristan Luneau also scored for Anaheim, while Steven Stamkos and Filip Forsberg each recorded multiple goals...
Cincinnati — The San Francisco Giants defeated the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 on Thursday when starter Landen Roupp allowed one hit over six innings and a two-out RBI double by Matt Chapman ignited a three-run seventh-inning rally. Roupp departed after 87 pitches; the Giants combined to allow a single hit while...
BUFFALO — The Buffalo Sabres clinched a Stanley Cup Playoff berth this week, ending a 14-year postseason drought, and will host the Boston Bruins in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round at KeyBank Center on Sunday. Players including captain Rasmus Dahlin and center Tage Thompson are preparing for...
