NBA PLAYOFFS-SCHEDULE Nuggets advance PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Denver Nuggets are going to the second round of the NBA playoffs after closing out the Portland Trail Blazers in six games. Nikola Jokic (nih-KOH’-lah YOH’-kihch) poured in 36 points and the Nuggets stormed back from a 14-point deficit in the third quarter to beat the Blazers, 126-115. Jokic hit a…
MLB-SCHEDULE Rays rip Yanks UNDATED (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays have left the Bronx with a four-game split of the New York Yankees. Ryan Yarbrough tossed the Rays’ first complete game in more than five years, leading a 9-2 rout of the Yankees. Yarbrough hadn’t won a start since August 29, serving as an opener much of that time….
MLB-SCHEDULE Rays rip Yanks UNDATED (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays have left the Bronx with a four-game split of the New York Yankees. Ryan Yarbrough tossed the Rays’ first complete game in more than five years, leading a 9-2 rout of the Yankees. Yarbrough hadn’t won a start since August 29, serving as an opener much of that time….
MLB-SCHEDULE Braves top Nationals 5-1 UNDATED (AP) — Dansby Swanson continued his power surge by hitting a two-run homer in Atlanta’s four-run sixth inning and the Braves beat Patrick Corbin and the Washington Nationals 5-1. Braves left-hander Tucker Davidson, recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett for his second start of the season, allowed only one hit in 5 2/3 scoreless innings. He…
PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local): 11:25 p.m. Rafael Nadal’s record against Richard Gasquet improved to 17-0 as he reached the third round of the French Open with a 6-0, 7-5, 6-2 win. The defending champion improved his Roland Garros record to 102-2 as he bids to win a 21st Grand Slam title to…
MLB-SCHEDULE Braves top Nationals 5-1 UNDATED (AP) — Dansby Swanson continued his power surge by hitting a two-run homer in Atlanta’s four-run sixth inning and the Braves beat Patrick Corbin and the Washington Nationals 5-1. Braves left-hander Tucker Davidson, recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett for his second start of the season, allowed only one hit in 5 2/3 scoreless innings. He…
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: The International Skating Union has provisionally awarded the 2024 world figure skating championships to Montreal. The championships were scheduled to be held in Montreal in 2020 but they were cancelled on March 11 — five days before the start of the event — because of the…
NBA PLAYOFFS-SCHEDULE Suns and Lakers on brink of elimination UNDATED (AP) — The last time Damian Lillard was on the court he had one of the best individual playoff performances ever, with 55 points, including 12 3-pointers. Yet, his Portland Trail Blazers lost to the Denver Nuggets in double overtime. Now the series shifts to Portland for Game 6 with…
NBA PLAYOFFS-SCHEDULE 76ers finish off Wizards without Embiid UNDATED (AP) — No Joel Embiid (joh-EHL’ ehm-BEED’)? No problem as the Philadelphia 76ers advanced to the second round of the NBA playoffs. Seth Curry scored a playoff career-high 30 points and the Sixers beat Washington 129-112 to end the series in five games, overcoming Embiid’s absence because of a knee injury….
