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By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Desmond Bane scored 30 points and keyed a fourth-quarter rally, Ja Morant added 23 points and nine assists and the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers 119-109. Luke Kennard added 20 for Memphis, converting 6 of 10 3-pointers. Skylar Mays, who signed a 10-day

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — De’Aaron Fox scored 23 points, rookie Keegan Murray added 21 points, and the Sacramento Kings beat the New Orleans Pelicans 121-103 to clinch the Pacific Division title. Domantas Sabonis had 16 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for the Kings, who took the lead for

By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Austin Riley hit a two-run homer and Dylan Dodd pitched five strong innings in his major league debut, helping the Atlanta Braves beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1. Dodd allowed one run and six hits. The left-hander struck out three and walked none, throwing 52 of

By PAT PICKENS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 23 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 22 points, 14 rebounds and five assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held off the Brooklyn Nets 107-102. Rudy Gobert had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Minnesota, which snapped a three-game losing streak. Mike Conley scored 18 points,

HOUSTON (AP) — Jalen Green scored 32 points, six others scored in double figures and the last-place Houston Rockets prevented the Denver Nuggets from clinching the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference with a 124-103 victory in their home finale. Denver entered Tuesday three games ahead of Memphis for the top spot in the

By HARVEY VALENTINE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Luke Raley, Josh Lowe and Yandy Díaz homered in the ninth inning as the undefeated Tampa Bay Rays rallied for a 10-6 win over the Washington Nationals. Raley hit his third homer in two nights, a liner to left field leading off the ninth against Washington closer

TORONTO (AP) — Zach Aston-Reese scored twice, Joseph Woll made 24 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 on Tuesday night. Woll was recalled from the American Hockey League on an emergency basis after Matt Murray left with a head injury Sunday in a 5-2 loss to Detroit. Woll improved

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid strengthened his MVP bid with 52 points, 13 rebounds, and the NBA scoring leader carried the Philadelphia 76ers to a 103-101 win over the Boston Celtics.  James Harden had 20 points and 10 assists. Derrick White scored 26 points for the Celtics and Jayson

By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 26 points, as the Atlanta Hawks overcame the loss of leading scorer Trae Young to beat the Chicago Bulls 123-105. Young didn’t make the trip to Chicago due to a non-COVID illness, and starting forward De’Andre Hunter missed his third consecutive game because of

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol questioned outfielder Tyler O’Neill’s effort after he was thrown out at home during a 4-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves. With St. Louis trailing 4-1 with two out in the seventh inning, O’Neill attempted to score on Brendan Donovan’s pinch-hit liner to right. But O’Neill was cut

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Golden State forward Andrew Wiggins has rejoined the Warriors after more than a month away from the team and is working his way back to being able to play again for the defending NBA champions. Wiggins says his family needed him an he appreciated the

MONTREAL (AP) — David Perron had two goals and an assist, Ville Husso returned from a lower-body injury to make 24 saves and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-0 on Tuesday night. Husso was back after sitting out seven games. Lucas Raymond, Matt Luff and Joe Veleno also scored and Jordan Oesterle

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Dawson Mercer scored his first career hat trick and the New Jersey Devils beat the fading Penguins 5-1, putting Pittsburgh’s bid for a 17th straight Stanley Cup playoff berth in serious jeopardy. Dougie Hamilton and Timo Meier also scored for the  Devils and Vitek Vanecek

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 18 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter and the Miami Heat avoided an embarrassing loss by rallying to beat the hapless Detroit Pistons 118-105. Miami (42-37) kept its chance of escaping the Play-In tournament alive, but Detroit (16-63) made it tough before

By RICHARD WALKER Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Pascal Siakam led a balanced Toronto Raptors attack to their fifth win in six games over the injury-riddled Charlotte Hornets. Toronto has won five of its last six games, improving to 40-39 and solidifying their position for the NBA play-in tournament. The Raptors scored 19 straight

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — UFC President Dana White says combining marketing forces with World Wrestling Entertainment will create an even larger fan base for both organizations. The sides will work together after Endeavor announced a $21.4 billion deal to bring WWE under its umbrella with UFC. White also says

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, and Jrue Holiday nearly added a triple-double of his own as the Milwaukee Bucks took another step toward wrapping up the NBA’s best record with a 140-128 victory over the Washington Wizards. Holiday finished with 26

MIAMI (AP) — Sandy Alcantara pitched the major leagues’ first complete game this season, a three-hitter that led the Miami Marlins to a 1-0 win over the Minnesota Twins. The 2022 NL Cy Young Award winner pitched six of the big leagues’ 36 complete games last season.  He struck out five and walked one in

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres lost Manny Manny Machado to a first-inning ejection, blew a 5-1 lead and lost 8-6 to the Arizona Diamondbacks, who surged ahead with four runs in an ugly eighth inning. José Herrera singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth, when

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Veteran offensive lineman Josh Wells has signed a one-year deal with Jacksonville. He returns to the Jaguars after four seasons in Tampa Bay. Wells was an undrafted rookie from James Madison in 2014. He spent the first five years of his NFL career with Jacksonville. He started nine games and missed