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NBA-SCHEDULE Nets wrap up playoff berth UNDATED (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets are the first Eastern Conference team to clinch an NBA playoff berth. Kevin Durant scored seven of his 17 points in the fourth quarter of the Nets’ 116-103 win over the Raptors. Durant added 10 rebounds in 33 minutes for his eighth double-double of the season. He was…

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NBA-SCHEDULE Nets wrap up playoff berth UNDATED (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets are the first Eastern Conference team to clinch an NBA playoff berth. Kevin Durant scored seven of his 17 points in the fourth quarter of the Nets’ 116-103 win over the Raptors. Durant added 10 rebounds in 33 minutes for his eighth double-double of the season. He was…

Update on the latest sports

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NBA-SCHEDULE Nets wrap up playoff berth UNDATED (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets are the first Eastern Conference team to clinch an NBA playoff berth. Kevin Durant scored seven of his 17 points in the fourth quarter of the Nets’ 116-103 win over the Raptors. Durant added 10 rebounds in 33 minutes for his eighth double-double of the season. He was…

Update on the latest sports

AP

NBA-SCHEDULE Nets wrap up playoff berth UNDATED (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets are the first Eastern Conference team to clinch an NBA playoff berth. Kevin Durant scored seven of his 17 points in the fourth quarter of the Nets’ 116-103 win over the Raptors. Durant added 10 rebounds in 33 minutes for his eighth double-double of the season. He was…

The Latest: Rams’ coach, GM do final prep for draft at home

By The Associated Press

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay and general manager Les Snead are conducting their final draft preparations from their homes after they came into close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. McVay and Snead have both tested negative ever since the close contact was…

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SPORTS-VIRUS OUTBREAK MLB: Most in Tier 1 vaccinated UNDATED (AP) — Major League Baseball says 70% of players, on-field staff and support personnel have been fully or partially vaccinated for the novel coronavirus. In an email to The Associated Press, Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said his figure referred to all individuals defined as Tier 1 in MLB’s protocols. Those persons…

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SPORTS-VIRUS OUTBREAK MLB: Most in Tier 1 vaccinated UNDATED (AP) — Major League Baseball says 70% of players, on-field staff and support personnel have been fully or partially vaccinated for the novel coronavirus. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred made the announcement during SporticoLive’s online discussion of its estimates to baseball franchise valuations. In an email to The Associated Press, Manfred said…

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NFL-WASHINGTON-DOLPHINS TRADE Dolphins trade Flowers to Washington MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Dolphins have agreed to trade guard Ereck Flowers to Washington in a deal that also includes a swap of late-round draft picks. Flowers’ agent, Drew Rosenhaus, says the Dolphins will pay the veteran guard $6 million as a signing bonus for a restructured contract this year, and Washington…

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MLB-SCHEDULE Springer expected to make Toronto debut DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Toronto manager Charlie Montoyo is optimistic that outfielder George Springer will finally be ready to make his Blue Jays debut when they host Washington in Dunedin, Florida. The MVP of the 2017 World Series with Houston, Springer signed a team-record $150 million, six-year deal with the Blue Jays during…

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MLB-SCHEDULE Royals own best AL record, sweep Tigers UNDATED (AP) – Jarrod Dyson doubled and scored the go-ahead run in the fifth inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 to complete a four-game sweep on the road for the first time in nearly 22 years. The Royals have won a season-high five straight and own the…