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| Embiid strengthens MVP bid, 76ers hold off Pelicans 109-107 Embiid made two free throws with 1:39 left to bring the Sixers within one, then grabbed a defensive rebound on the other end to set up Tobias Harris' 3 with 1:10 left that made it 109-107. Philadelphia forced two turnovers to seal the victory. | |
| LaVine, White score 25 as Bulls beat Celtics 121-99 With their playoff hopes fading and fans at the United Center for the first time this season, the Bulls had their way with the Celtics. They led by 21 in the third quarter and put this one away after Boston got within eight in the fourth, scoring 12 straight. | |
| Diaz powers Marlins to 6-1 win over reeling Brewers MIAMI -- — Isan Diaz hit his first career grand slam and the Miami Marlins beat the reeling Milwaukee Brewers 6-1 Friday night. Miguel Rojas had two hits and scored three times for the Marlins, who have won four straight. Milwaukee lost its sixth straight and ... | |
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| Capitals lose to Flyers, miss chance to reclaim 1st in East WASHINGTON -- — Falling flat after an emotional week, the Washington Capitals cost themselves their easiest path to a division title and showed worrying signs with the playoffs approaching. The Capitals lost to the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 Friday night, ... | |
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| Late explosion propels Nats to rout at Yankee Stadium The situation - runner on second, nobody out, late in a close game - felt eerily familiar. What happened next felt completely foreign for a Nationals club that has spent weeks trying everything in its power to manufacture some late runs and tonight broke through ... | |
| Cooper Dossey is living an 'alternate' reality at the Walker Cup JUNO BEACH, Fla. — Three weeks ago, Cooper Dossey got a call from a USGA official who started the conversation saying: "This is going to be a little awkward." Indeed, it's easy to ring someone up and tell them they've just made the U.S. Walker Cup team ... | |
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| Canes Clinch Central Division Title NASHVILLE - It's official: The Carolina Hurricanes are champions of the National Hockey League's Discover Central Division. Even though the Canes were idle on Friday night, the Tampa Bay Lightning lost to the Dallas Stars and thus will not be able to catch ... | |
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| Buffalo tabs Michigan's Linguist to take over football team BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Maurice Linguist was hired as the University at Buffalo's football coach Friday night, just months after he became Michigan's co-defensive coordinator. Linguist joined Jim Harbaugh's Michigan staff in January as part of an offseason ... | |
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| Sharks' Logan Couture could miss remainder of regular season SAN JOSE – Sharks captain Logan Couture will miss Friday's game with the Arizona Coyotes at SAP Center with a lower-body injury, which could keep him out of the lineup for the remainder of the regular season. Sharks coach Bob Boughner said Couture ... | |
| Giants' Mike Yastrzemski: Reinstated from injured list Yastrzemski isn't in Friday's lineup against the Padres, but he'll be available off the bench. Mike Tauchman will start in right field and bat eighth. However, manager Gabe Kapler expects Yastrzemski to return to the lineup Saturday, Slusser reports. | |
| Presbyterian hires no-punt coach Kelley for FCS team CLINTON, S.C. (AP) — Presbyterian has named successful Arkansas high school coach Kevin Kelley to coach its FCS program. The school announced Kelley's hiring on Friday. Kelley had led Pulaski Academy in Little Rock to nine state titles and six in the ... | |
| Thunder's Luguentz Dort: Questionable Saturday Dort has been deemed questionable for Saturday's game against the Warriors due to a right knee issue. Dort had been dealing with a strained right hip previously, so this is a new issue for the injury report. He presumably suffered the injury in the team's ... | |
| Knicks' Alec Burks: Out Friday Burks (knee) will not play Friday's game against the Suns, Steve Popper of Newsday reports. Burks was deemed doubtful heading into the evening, so no surprise here. With Immanuel Quickley (ankle) also sidelined, some combination of RJ Barrett and ... | |
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| Kings' Cal Petersen: Guarding cage Friday Petersen will draw the start for Friday's home contest against Colorado, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports. Petersen has been stuck in a slump as of late, going 1-4-0 with a .890 save percentage and 3.40 GAA in his last six outings. He picked up his ... | |
| Golden Knights' Max Pacioretty: Out again Friday Pacioretty (undisclosed) will not be in Friday's lineup against the Blues, David Schoen of the Las Vegas Review Journal reports. Pacioretty will miss his third straight game and there's no clear timetable for his return at this time. The 32-year-old has 24 goals ... | |
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| Pittsburgh Steelers announces roster cuts, new signing The Pittsburgh Steelers are overhauling part of their 2021 roster this week, making the call to cut defensive backs Trevor Williams and John Battle while signing safety Arthur Maulet to a one-year deal. Maulet has played the past two seasons with the New ... | |
| It's Nikola Jokic's world, and we're all just along for the ride Tale as old as time. It's a narrative that's getting old, I know... but what does Nikola Jokic have to do to get some respect around here? Not only has Jokic been the best player in the NBA this season, but he has been a dominant force in the league ever since ... | |
| Wild's Zach Parise: Scratched Friday Parise is a healthy scratch for Friday's game against the Ducks, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports. Parise has averaged just 9:45 of ice time with no points over the last nine games. It's unclear if the 36-year-old will be back in the lineup for Saturday's ... | |
| How the Rockets Unlocked Kevin Porter Jr. He can sling cross-court skip passes with ease. His feel in the pick-and-roll is advanced for his age, and in a pinch, Porter can manipulate his body to draw contact near the rim. Making a direct comparison between Porter and James Harden is a bit of an insult to ... | |
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| Luis Saez To Ride Pletcher-Trained Unbridled Honor In Preakness Todd Pletcher, Thoroughbred racing's newest Hall of Fame trainer, will take aim at the May 15 Preakness Stakes (G1) – the only Triple Crown race he has yet to win – with Unbridled Honor. Pletcher's election to the Hall of Fame at the National Museum of ... | |
| Tokyo Olympic head says Bach visit to Japan could be 'tough' TOKYO (AP) — The president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee said Friday that a visit to Japan this month by IOC President Thomas Bach seemed unlikely with a state of emergency order being extended by the government to Tokyo and other areas ... | |
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| Andrew Friedman weighs in on recent Dodgers slump It's just kind of an imperfect storm. I think the offensive slump that a number of guys are going through is part of the game, and to be expected over the course of the season. I think it's really rare for five or six guys to be going through it at the same time. | |
| NHL News & Rumors: Coyotes, Senators, Rangers, Laine, Gretzky… In today's NHL news and rumors rundown, the Columbus Blue Jackets are likely to make some changes at the center ice position and speculation is they'll want to add a top-line pivot to help Patrik Laine. The New York Rangers will look to make a splash this ... | |
| Newcastle close to EPL safety after stunning Leicester 4-2 LEICESTER, England (AP) — Newcastle stunned Leicester 4-2 to inch closer to survival in the English Premier League and deal a potentially damaging blow to the Foxes' Champions League hopes on Friday. Callum Wilson struck twice to all but secure the ... | |
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