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Porter scores career-high 39 points, Nuggets beat Rockets

By DENNIS GEORGATOS - Associated Press

Michael Porter Jr. scored a career-high 39 points, Nikola Jokic had 24 points and the Denver Nuggets beat the undermanned Houston Rockets 129-116. P.J. Dozier started at guard in place of the injured Will Barton and added a career-high 23 points for the Nuggets. They are 13-3 in their last 16 games while dealing with a wave of backcourt injuries. The Rockets also have been besieged by injuries and roster upheaval and only seven players logged playing time against the Nuggets. D.J. Wilson led Houston with 25 points, Kelly Olynyk had 21 and Kenyon Martin Jr. 18. Denver swept the three-game season series.

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NBA-SCHEDULE Knicks extend win streak to 9 UNDATED (AP) — The New York Knicks have continued their longest winning streak in about eight years, while the Philadelphia 76ers have fallen another half-game off the NBA’s Eastern Conference lead. It’s a nine-game winning streak for the Knicks after Julius Randle led them to a 120-103 win over the Raptors. Randle delivered…

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NBA-SCHEDULE Knicks extend win streak to 9 UNDATED (AP) — The New York Knicks have continued their longest winning streak in about eight years, while the Philadelphia 76ers have fallen another half-game off the NBA’s Eastern Conference lead. It’s a nine-game winning streak for the Knicks after Julius Randle led them to a 120-103 win over the Raptors. Randle delivered…

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NBA-SCHEDULE Knicks extend win streak to 9 UNDATED (AP) — The New York Knicks have continued their longest winning streak in about eight years, while the Philadelphia 76ers have fallen another half-game off the NBA’s Eastern Conference lead. It’s a nine-game winning streak for the Knicks after Julius Randle led them to a 120-103 win over the Raptors. Randle delivered…

The Latest: Outbreak shuts down Marlins’ affiliate complex

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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: The Miami Marlins’ minor league complex in Jupiter, Florida, was shut down for the weekend after five players tested positive for COVID-19, a Marlins spokesman said. The stricken players were isolated. About 120 players train at the complex. The Marlins’ alternate training site in Jacksonville wasn’t…

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NBA-SCHEDULE Knicks extend winning streak to 9, beat Raptors 120-103 UNDATED (AP) — Julius Randle had 31 points and 10 rebounds, RJ Barrett had 25 points and 12 boards, and the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Raptors 120-103 for their ninth straight victory. Derrick Rose added 19 points for the Knicks, who are on their longest winning streak since…

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NBA-SCHEDULE Knicks extend winning streak to 9, beat Raptors 120-103 UNDATED (AP) — Julius Randle had 31 points and 10 rebounds, RJ Barrett had 25 points and 12 boards, and the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Raptors 120-103 for their ninth straight victory. Derrick Rose added 19 points for the Knicks, who are on their longest winning streak since…

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MLB-NEWS Houston’s Altuve waits to return after positive COVID-19 test UNDATED (AP) — Houston second baseman Jose Altuve (al-TOO’-vay) says he tested positive for COVID-19 but he never felt bad and hopes to return to the lineup soon. The 2017 AL MVP was among five Astros who were placed on the COVID-19 list on April 14. The other four players…

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MLB-SCHEDULE Cole and Bieber square off in Cleveland UNDATED (AP) — Two of baseball’s best arms square off Saturday in Cleveland, with New York’s Gerrit Cole starting against Shane Bieber. The All-Star right-handers met last October in the wild-card round and the Yankees teed off on Bieber, tagging the 2020 AL Cy Young Award winner for seven runs and nine…

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MLB-SCHEDULE Cole and Bieber square off in Cleveland UNDATED (AP) — Two of baseball’s best arms square off Saturday in Cleveland, with New York’s Gerrit Cole starting against Shane Bieber. The All-Star right-handers met last October in the wild-card round and the Yankees teed off on Bieber, tagging the 2020 AL Cy Young Award winner for seven runs and nine…