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Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo exits game with lower back bruise
MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo drove to the basket and took a hard fall. And just like that, the championship aspirations of the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks got quite a bit more precarious. Antetokounmpo landed hard on his backside after getting fouled in the first quarter and left the Bucks’ Eastern Conference...
Matt Fitzpatrick wins RBC Heritage on 3rd extra holeVideo
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Matt Fitzpatrick defeated defending champion Jordan Spieth on the third playoff hole at the RBC Heritage on Sunday, stuffing his approach in close on the par-4 18th at Harbour Town to secure his first victory since the U.S. Open last June. Fitzpatrick hit a 9-iron...
Kyle Larson pulls away from Joey Logano to win at Martinsville
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Kyle Larson passed Joey Logano with 29 laps to go and went on to win his second Cup Series race of the season Sunday at Martinsville Speedway on a day when NASCAR welcomed back Chase Elliott. Logano, who was forced to begin the race in the back...
Oklahoma women win 2nd straight NCAA gymnastics title
FORT WORTH, Texas — Trinity Thomas of Florida tied the NCAA record with her 28th career perfect 10 and Oklahoma won its second consecutive team title Saturday at the NCAA women’s gymnastics championships. It’s the top-ranked Sooners’ sixth title in nine years. They finished with 198.3875 points, 0.15 ahead of...
Elliott makes return at Martinsville after breaking legVideo
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Chase Elliott makes his return to racing this weekend at Martinsville Speedway with one thing on his mind: winning. And that approach won’t change the rest of the season. Elliott has missed the last six Cup Series races after breaking his leg during a freak snowboarding accident...
What to know entering the NBA playoffs, which start Saturday
Here’s a rarity: All five teams from one division are going to the NBA playoffs. And they pulled that off in a year where a division champion almost didn’t get there. All five teams from the Pacific Division — Sacramento, Phoenix, the Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State and the Los...
Former NBA star Shawn Kemp charged in parking lot shootingVideo
SEATTLE — Prosecutors in Washington state charged former NBA star Shawn Kemp on Friday with first-degree assault in a parking lot shooting last month over a stolen cellphone, saying that in a text message just before the shooting, Kemp wrote, “I’m about to shoot this (expletive).” Kemp was arrested after...
Masters champ Jon Rahm rebounds as Jimmy Walker leads RBC HeritageVideo
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Jimmy Walker was feeling like his old self after his second straight 6-under-par 65 on Friday — and so was Masters champion Jon Rahm halfway through the RBC Heritage. Walker had his third straight round in the 60s overall to post a two-day total of...
Rory McIlroy to forfeit $3 million by skipping RBC HeritageVideo
Rory McIlroy withdrawing from the RBC Heritage this week means he will forfeit $3 million from his Player Impact Program bonus. The PGA Tour confirmed Friday that McIlroy, who received $9 million of his potential $12 million bonus in January, will not be getting the balance. The PIP, which began...
Hovland leads RBC Heritage; Masters champ Rahm strugglesVideo
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Viktor Hovland’s round of 7-under-par 64 at the rain-delayed RBC Heritage on Thursday gave him a first-round lead for a second straight week and left Masters champion Jon Rahm eight shots behind and with plenty of work ahead to get into contention after his major...
The losing is done, NBA teams now await 7-foot-3 WembanyamaVideo
Gregg Popovich placed his left thumb on the inside of his right wrist, paused for a couple of moments and then confirmed that, yes, he has a pulse. It was also an indication when asked that, yes, he is thinking about Victor Wembanyama. There are very specific rules that teams...
Chase Elliott vows to continue snowboarding after accidentVideo
Chase Elliott won’t stop snowboarding or any of the other off-track activities he enjoys, even after an accident in Colorado sidelined NASCAR’s most popular driver with a broken leg. Elliott will return this weekend at Martinsville Speedway after missing six Cup races with a broken left tibia that he suffered...
Women’s tennis tour ends Peng Shuai-inspired China boycott
The women’s professional tennis tour will bring its events back to China later this year, announcing on Thursday the end of a boycott instituted in late 2021 over concerns about the safety of former player Peng Shuai after she accused a high-ranking government official there of sexual assault. WTA Chairman...
What’s our prediction for Pelicans-Thunder play-in game? Best Bets for April 12
BY JIM DERRY | Home Field Sports Each day, one of our experts will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer. Here are...
Column: PGA and LIV produced a Masters just like any otherVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Masters had eight major champions finish among the top 10 and ties, and where they made a living became a mere footnote when Jon Rahm slipped into the green jacket. For the most part, it was a Masters just like any other. That includes the final...
Review: ‘LeBron’ examines the remarkable career of NBA star
“LeBron” by Jeff Benedict (Avid Reader Press) LeBron James has lived a very public life. Who can forget the 2002 Sports Illustrated cover anointing him “The Chosen One” when he was just 17? Now 38, he’s done thousands of interviews, spoken out on a variety of social justice issues, earned...
Duke’s Kyle Filipowski to return for 2nd season with Blue Devils
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke 7-footer Kyle Filipowski is returning to the Blue Devils for his sophomore season instead of testing the NBA draft waters. Filipowski announced his decision Tuesday in a social media post, saying: “I’m not done yet, see you next year.” Filipowski was named The Associated Press newcomer...
Canada beats U.S. 4-3 in 9th round of shootout at women’s worldsVideo
BRAMPTON, Ontario — Jamie Lee Rattray scored the winner in the ninth round of the shootout and Canada beat the United States 4-3 Monday night in the final preliminary round game for both teams at the women’s world hockey championship. The teams will turn their attention to the quarterfinals on...
Will Zalatoris out for PGA Tour season with back surgery
Will Zalatoris spent the Masters weekend having back surgery that will end his PGA Tour season having played just seven times since returning from a previous back injury. Zalatoris, who lost in a playoff at the PGA Championship and was one putt away from forcing a playoff in the U.S....
Memorable Masters ends with Jon Rahm slipping into green jacket
AUGUSTA, Ga. — By the time Jon Rahm walked up the 18th fairway Sunday, and made like his late idol Seve Ballesteros with a brilliant par save to finish off the Masters, the fact the Spaniard soon would be slipping into the green jacket long had been decided. The most...
NASCAR suspends Cody Ware after arrest on assault charges
NASCAR suspended Cup Series driver Cody Ware indefinitely Monday after he was arrested on charges of assault on a female and assault by strangulation. The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office in Statesville, N.C., indicated Ware’s bond was set at $3,000 after his arrest, according to NASCAR.com. Ware didn’t participate in weekend...
Timberwolves suspend Rudy Gobert post-punch for play-in game vs. Lakers
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves suspended center Rudy Gobert for their play-in game against the Los Angeles Lakers, after the 10-year veteran threw a punch at teammate Kyle Anderson in an argument in the huddle during a timeout. The Timberwolves announced Monday that Gobert would serve his one-game punishment when...
NBA’s play-in tournament starts Tuesday, giving 8 teams new life
MIAMI — Getting to the play-in tournament probably wasn’t the goal of any team when training camps opened back in September. It does, however, beat the alternative. There are 12 teams with playoff spots right now, 10 teams whose seasons are over — and eight teams with a second chance....
Mark Madden: Tiger Woods is golf’s most popular attraction, so make some exceptions to sacred rules
If Tiger Woods can still make the shots but can’t walk, the PGA and the four major tournaments should let him use a cart. (Here’s betting LIV Golf would.) It would violate one of golf’s most sacred rules and give Woods an unfair advantage over the rest of the field....
WNBA adding charters for all playoffs and back-to-back games
NEW YORK — The WNBA is adding charter flights for the entire playoffs and back-to-back regular season games this year, the league announced Monday. The league will pay for all of the flights. “It’s significant dollars,” WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert told The Associated Press. “Now that we have best of...
