FRENCH OPEN-FEDERER Federer withdraws from French Open PARIS (AP) — Roger Federer has withdrawn from the French Open to give himself a chance to recover before Wimbledon. The tournament announced the 20-time Grand Slam champion’s decision to pull out of the field. Federer said in a statement that it is important for him to listen to his body as he…
NBA PLAYOFFS-NETS/BUCKS Nets beat Bucks, lose Harden NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets’ Big 3 quickly became the Big 2 before they took the opener of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Kevin Durant scored 29 points and Kyrie Irving had 25 as the Nets downed the Bucks, 115-107. Joe Harris provided 19 points for the Nets, who played all…
NBA PLAYOFFS-NETS/BUCKS Nets beat Bucks, lose Harden NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets’ Big 3 quickly became the Big 2 before they took the opener of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Kevin Durant scored 29 points and Kyrie Irving had 25 as the Nets downed the Bucks, 115-107. Joe Harris provided 19 points for the Nets, who played all…
NBA PLAYOFFS-NETS/BUCKS Nets beat Bucks, lose Harden NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets’ Big 3 quickly became the Big 2 before they took the opener of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Kevin Durant scored 29 points and Kyrie Irving had 25 as the Nets downed the Bucks, 115-107. Joe Harris provided 19 points for the Nets, who played all…
NBA PLAYOFFS-NETS/BUCKS Nets beat Bucks, lose Harden NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets’ Big 3 quickly became the Big 2 before they took the opener of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Kevin Durant scored 29 points and Kyrie Irving had 25 as the Nets downed the Bucks, 115-107. Joe Harris provided 19 points for the Nets, who played all…
NBA PLAYOFFS-NETS/BUCKS Nets beat Bucks, lose Harden NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets’ Big 3 quickly became the Big 2 before they took the opener of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Kevin Durant scored 29 points and Kyrie Irving had 25 as the Nets downed the Bucks, 115-107. Joe Harris provided 19 points for the Nets, who played all…
NHL-SCHEDULE Bolts down Canes TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The defending Stanley Cup champs are one win away from reaching the semifinals. The Tampa Bay Lighting own a three-games-to-one lead in their second-round series after Nikita Kucherov (KOO’-cheh-rahv) and Steven Stamkos each had two goals and an assist in a 6-4 win over the Hurricanes. The Lightning trailed 4-2 before scoring…
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Belmont Stakes (all times local): 6:55 p.m. Essential Quality wore down pacesetter Hot Rod Charlie in the stretch and crossed the finish line first in the Belmont Stakes. The win was the sixth in seven career starts and gave trainer Brad Cox his first Triple Crown win. It was also vindication for…
NBA PLAYOFFS-SCHEDULE No. 2 Nets open second-round series vs No. 3 Bucks NEW YORK (AP) — The two highest-scoring teams in the NBA meet Saturday night in New York when the Brooklyn Nets open their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Milwaukee Bucks. The two teams played three thrillers during the regular season and Brooklyn coach Steve Nash said the…
