AP National Sports

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Former Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius has applied for parole and is expected to attend a hearing on Friday that will decide if he can be released from prison 10 years after killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius was convicted of murder for shooting Steenkamp multiple

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyrie Irving knows time is about to run out on the Dallas Mavericks if they want to make the playoffs. The Mavericks’ 116-108 loss in Philadelphia on Wednesday night dropped them to 8-14 since Irving was acquired in February. The franchise that reached the Western Conference

LONDON (AP) — A tennis umpire from the Dominican Republic has been handed a lifetime ban from the sport for manipulating the scoring of matches in 2019. Fabián Carrero was found to have committed 16 breaches of tennis’ anti-corruption program across eight matches in tournaments held in the Dominican Republic in November and December 2019.

By COURTNEY WALSH Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — After claiming his 100th podium in Saudi Arabia in confusing circumstances Fernando Alonso is looking for a better result at Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix than his two third-place finishes so far this Formula One season. Maybe even his 33rd career F1 win and his first in

By CRAIG MEYER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Frederick Gaudreau scored two short-handed goals, Filip Gustavsson stopped 39 shots, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-2. Marcus Johansson and Sam Steel also scored for the Wild, who improved to 16-1-4 in their last 21 games moved three points ahead of Colorado and Dallas

By COURTNEY WALSH Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Oscar Piastri is hopeful his debut Formula One drive on home soil at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday will be more successful than the first time he stood on the grid in Melbourne. The first-season driver grew up in a nearby suburb to the Albert

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — De’Aaron Fox had 18 points and the Sacramento Kings clinched their first playoff berth since 2006 with a 120-80 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Kevin Huerter added 17 points in the win which also earned the Kings home-court advantage to open the postseason.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU guard Mike Miles Jr. has declared for the NBA draft, and he says he is leaving this time. Miles had also declared for the draft last year, but pulled his name out of consideration and returned for his junior season with the Horned Frogs. He says the time is

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid had 25 points and nine rebounds, James Harden added 15 points and 12 assists and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Dallas Mavericks 116-108 on Wednesday night. Embiid flashed his MVP credentials when he powered the Sixers back in the fourth against Luka Doncic and

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Minor league baseball players reached a historic initial collective bargaining agreement with Major League Baseball on Wednesday that will more than double player salaries, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because details were not

By PAT PICKENS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Cam Johnson had 31 points, Mikal Bridges scored 12 of his 27 in the fourth quarter and the Brooklyn Nets rallied to beat the Houston Rockets 123-114 on Wednesday night. Johnson and Bridges came over together from Phoenix in the trade that sent Kevin Durant to

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Rookie Jalen Williams’ putback with less than a second remaining gave the Oklahoma City Thunder a 107-106 win over the Detroit Pistons. Oklahoma City entered the night two games under .500 and hanging onto the final Western Conference play-in spot. The Thunder were coming off

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Ilya Sorokin made 28 saves in regulation and two more in the shootout to help the New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 2-1. Trade deadline pickup Pierre Engvall scored his second goal in two games. Bo Horvat and Kyle Palmieri scored in the shootout. The

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Immanuel Quickly scored 24 points, Quentin Grimes had 23 and the New York Knicks moved closer to a postseason berth and sent the Miami Heat closer to the play-in tournament with a 101-92 victory. Josh Hart added 13 for the Knicks, who overcame the loss

By PHILLIP B. WILSON Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jrue Holiday scored a career-high 51 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 38 points in a triple-double and the NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks beat the Indiana Pacers 149-136 on Wednesday night. Antetokounmpo added 17 rebounds and 12 assists to help the Bucks improve to 55-21. He returned after sitting

TORONTO (AP) — Brandon Montour scored 1:41 into overtime and the Florida Panthers rallied to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2, snapping a four-game skid. Anton Lundell and Sam Reinhart also scored to help the Panthers get their first win since snapping a 6-0-1 stretch in a loss at Philadelphia on March 21st. Alex Lyon

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights are the only team to have five goalies record multiple victories this season. Vegas also made NHL history when it became the first team ever to win four consecutive games with four different goalies last week. The Knights entered Wednesday leading

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Knicks All-Star forward Julius Randle missed the second half against Miami with a sprained left ankle. He has played in all 77 games for New York this season. Randle was hurt in the second quarter Wednesday when he grabbed an offensive rebound and Heat center Bam Adebayo landed on