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Carson Hocevar earns 1st NASCAR Cup victory with last-lap pass at Talladega
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Carson Hocevar ensured the Talladega Superspeedway fans who witnessed his first NASCAR Cup Series win would remember it. After outdueling Chris Buescher with a last-lap pass Sunday, Hocevar celebrated with one of NASCAR’s most unconventional victory laps. While sitting on the windowsill of his No. 77 Chevrolet...
AP source: Wolves’ Edwards likely out weeks
The left knee of Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards remained structurally intact when he was injured during Game 4 of his team’s Western Conference first-round playoff series, but he is likely to miss multiple weeks, a person with knowledge of the situation said Sunday. Edwards has a bone bruise and...
Spurs star Victor Wembanyama available to play vs. Trail Blazers after clearing concussion protocol
PORTLAND, Ore. — San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama is available to play Sunday in Game 4 of the team’s first-round playoff series against the Portland Trail Blazers after clearing the NBA’s concussion protocol. Wembanyama, the league’s first unanimous Defensive Player of the Year, missed Game 3 on Friday in...
Pletcher’s Renegade draws inside No. 1 post, opens as the Kentucky Derby favorite
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Renegade opened Saturday as the morning line favorite for the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby, which is set for May 2. The colt trained by Todd Pletcher and set to be ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr. is 4-1 after drawing the inside No. 1 post on...
Brad Keselowski needs a little bit of luck to keep up with the Toyotas at Talladega
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Brad Keselowski felt the utmost confidence entering Talladega Superspeedway this weekend — even while knowing his car doesn’t have the speed to keep up with the Cup Series leaders. Keselowski has six wins at the 2.66-mile tri-oval, tying him with Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon for...
James makes tying 3 as Lakers storm back late, win in OT and take a 3-0 series lead over the Rockets
HOUSTON — LeBron James scored 29 points, including a tying 3-pointer with 13 seconds left in regulation, Marcus Smart had eight points in overtime and the Los Angeles Lakers took advantage of a Houston Rockets team missing Kevin Durant for a 112-108 win Friday night to take a 3-0 lead...
Celtics beat the 76ers 108-100 in Game 3 behind 25 points each from Tatum and Brown
PHILADELPHIA — Jayson Tatum continued to shine in his return from injury with 25 points, and Jaylen Brown also scored 25 to help the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers, 108-100, on Friday night and take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference first-round series. Game 4 is Sunday in...
From tragedy to triumph, the Thunder and their fans bond and put Oklahoma City on the world stage
OKLAHOMA CITY — Isaiah Hartenstein never expected a museum visit to be life-altering. Before the 7-foot center even signed his free agent contract with Oklahoma City two years ago, Thunder general manager Sam Presti told him onboarding would include a trip to the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum, the...
McCollum ruins New York’s night again, leading the Hawks to a victory
ATLANTA — CJ McCollum hit a fadeaway jumper with 12.5 seconds left to ruin New York’s night again, leading the Atlanta Hawks to a 109-108 victory and a 2-1 lead over the Knicks in their first-round playoff series Thursday night. After starring in a Game 2 stunner at Madison Square...
CJ McCollum leads a late rally as the Hawks stun the Knicks 107-106 to tie their series at 1-1
NEW YORK — CJ McCollum scored 32 points and the Atlanta Hawks rallied to stun the New York Knicks 107-106 on Monday night, tying their first-round playoff series at one game apiece. McCollum led a late surge that was almost for naught when he missed two free throws with 5.6...
Mitchell scores 30, Harden adds 28 as Cavaliers beat Raptors 115-105 for 2-0 series lead
CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points, James Harden added 28 and the Cleveland Cavaliers held on for a 115-105 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night for a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series. Evan Mobley had 25 points and eight rebounds for the Cavaliers, who...
Reddick’s last-lap move, his 5th win, and a pace not seen since Earnhardt in 1987
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — None of the past four NASCAR Cup Series champions managed to win more than four races in their entire season. That puts into perspective the kind of roll Tyler Reddick is on right now. The driver for the 23XI Racing team co-owned by Denny Hamlin and...
Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman will retire in August, ending a transformative era
NEW YORK — Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman will retire at the end of August, the conference announced Monday. Ackerman, 66, has served in that role since 2013, presiding over the rebirth of the conference following the decision a year earlier for the Big East to split. Ackerman led the...
NBA playoffs roundup: Shae Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder trounce Suns in Game 1
OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 25 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder began their title defense with a 119-84 rout of the Phoenix Suns in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series on Sunday. The reigning league MVP made just 5 of 18 field goals but went...
A crowd scientist is helping the Boston Marathon manage a growing field of 30,000-plus runners
BOSTON — Running the Boston Marathon is tough enough without having to jostle your way from Hopkinton to Copley Square. So race organizers this year turned to an expert in crowd science to help them manage the field of more than 32,000 as it travels the 26.2 miles through eight...
Tyler Reddick passes Kyle Larson on the final lap of OT to win NASCAR Cup Series race at KansasVideo
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — NASCAR driver Tyler Reddick is riding the kind of Cup Series hot streak that Michael Jordan once enjoyed in his playing days. Oh, you can bet the NBA Hall of Famer is enjoying this one, too. Reddick roared by Kyle Larson on the final lap of...
Kennard scores 27, LeBron leads Lakers to surprising 107-98 win over Rockets in playoff opener
LOS ANGELES — Luke Kennard scored a career playoff-high 27 points, LeBron James had 19 points and 13 assists and the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers capitalized on Kevin Durant’s injury absence for a 107-98 victory over the Houston Rockets in the opener of their first-round playoff series Saturday night. Deandre...
Brunson, Towns lead Knicks past Hawks in Game 1 of series
NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson scored 28 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 of his 25 in the second half and the New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks, 113-102, on Saturday night in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference playoff series. OG Anunoby added 19 points, and Josh Hart had...
Kyle Larson returns to Kansas hoping to end 32-race drought
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — It has been nearly a year since two-time champion Kyle Larson reached victory lane in the NASCAR Cup Series. He knows the way to the one at Kansas Speedway quite well. That was the site of his last victory in NASCAR’s top series — and two...
Mitchell scores 32 as Cavaliers defeat Raptors in Game 1 of East 1st-round series
CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points, Max Strus had 24 off the bench and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors, 126-113, on Saturday in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. James Harden had 22 points and 10 assists, and Evan Mobley had 17 and seven...
Murray, Jokic lead Nuggets to win over Timberwolves in opener of 1st-round series
DENVER — Jamal Murray scored 30 points, going 16 of 16 from the free-throw line, and Nikola Jokic had a triple-double as the Denver Nuggets shook off a sluggish start to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 116-105, on Saturday in the opener of their first-round playoff series. Jokic had 25 points,...
Fitzpatrick overcomes slow start, leads Scheffler by 3 at Hilton Head
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Matt Fitzpatrick had a slow start that brought Scottie Scheffler back into the mix Saturday until holing two shots from off the green on the back nine that sent him to a 3-under-par 68 and a three-shot lead in the RBC Heritage. Scheffler, the world’s...
Tiger Woods’ lawyer vows to fight subpoena for prescription records in DUI case
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods ’ attorney intends to fight an attempt by prosecutors to subpoena the golfer’s prescription drug records following his arrest last month in Florida on suspicion of driving under the influence. Attorney Doug Duncan said this week in a court filing that Woods has a constitutional...
Dallas Wings select Azzi Fudd of UConn No. 1 in WNBA Draft with a $500,000 payday waiting
NEW YORK — Azzi Fudd is on her way to Dallas as the No. 1 pick in the WNBA Draft with a $500,000 payday waiting for the former UConn star. A record-setting six UCLA players followed her into the league. “I’m not really sure I have words to describe that...
Doc Rivers steps down as Bucks’ coach after 32-50 season that snapped 9-year playoff streak
MILWAUKEE — Doc Rivers is stepping down as Milwaukee Bucks coach, capping a tumultuous year in which he was inducted into the Hall of Fame while his injury-riddled team fell far short of expectations. “I have truly loved my time in Milwaukee,” Rivers said Monday in a statement released by...
