NBA PLAYOFFS-BUCKS/HAWKS Bucks get even, down Hawks MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks have tied the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals at a game apiece with a dominant performance against the Atlanta Hawks. Giannis Antetokounmpo (YAH’-nihs an-teh-tah-KOON’-poh) scored 25 points and Jrue (jroo) Holiday added 22 in the Bucks’ 125-92 blowout against the Hawks. Khris Middleton chipped in 15 points, eight…
NBA PLAYOFFS-BUCKS/HAWKS Bucks get even, down Hawks MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks have tied the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals at a game apiece with a dominant performance against the Atlanta Hawks. Giannis Antetokounmpo (YAH’-nihs an-teh-tah-KOON’-poh) scored 25 points and Jrue (jroo) Holiday added 22 in the Bucks’ 125-92 blowout against the Hawks. Khris Middleton chipped in 15 points, eight…
NBA PLAYOFFS-BUCKS/HAWKS Bucks get even, down Hawks MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks have tied the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals at a game apiece with a dominant performance against the Atlanta Hawks. Giannis Antetokounmpo (YAH’-nihs an-teh-tah-KOON’-poh) scored 25 points and Jrue (jroo) Holiday added 22 in the Bucks’ 125-92 blowout against the Hawks. Khris Middleton chipped in 15 points, eight…
NHL PLAYOFFS-LIGHTNING/ISLANDERS Bolts reach Cup Final again TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning will make a return trip to the Stanley Cup Final. The defending champs have closed out their semifinal series by defeating the New York Islanders, 1-0 in Game 7. Yanni Gourde (YAH’-nee-gohrd) put the Bolts ahead with a short-handed goal 1:49 into the second period,…
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. track and field Olympic trials (all times local): 5:40 p.m. Washington State’s Sam Brixey won an appeal of his disqualification in Friday’s final heat of the men’s 110-meter hurdles at the Olympic trials. Brixey will compete in the semifinals on Saturday night. He was the only runner disqualified for a false…
MLB-SCHEDULE Mets win despite Nola’s Ks UNDATED (AP) — Aaron Nola tied a major league strikeout record that has stood for 51 years. It wasn’t enough to give the Philadelphia Phillies a victory. The Phillies absorbed a 2-1, eight-inning loss to the Mets in Game 1 of a doubleheader despite Nola, who struck out 10 consecutive batters. Nola’s record-tying run…
NBA-NEWS AP source: Mavs pick Kidd to replace Carlisle DALLAS (AP) — Jason Kidd is returning to Dallas to replace Rick Carlisle, the coach he won a championship with as the point guard of the Mavericks 10 years ago, according to a person with direct knowledge of the agreement. The person tells The Associated Press that Kidd and the Mavericks…
NBA-MAVERICKS-KIDD AP source: Mavs pick Kidd to replace Carlisle DALLAS (AP) — Jason Kidd is returning to Dallas to replace Rick Carlisle, the coach he won a championship with as the point guard of the Mavericks 10 years ago, according to a person with direct knowledge of the agreement. The person tells The Associated Press that Kidd and the Mavericks…
The Latest on soccer’s European Championship: Italy’s players will decide as a team whether to take a knee before their match against Austria on Saturday in the round of 16 at the European Championship. Italian media reported that the team would not make the anti-racism gesture ahead of the match at Wembley Stadium. Half the players remained standing before the…
NHL PLAYOFFS-ISLANDERS/LIGHTNING Islanders visit Lightning to battle for spot in Stanlye Cup Final TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning haven’t lost consecutive postseason games in over two years and haven’t faced a winner-take-all challenge since 2018. That may speak to how difficult they’ve been to beat in the playoffs lately. But neither streak will mean anything when the…
